ME513 VEHICLE DYNAMICS
| Course Code: |
5690513 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. YAVUZ SAMÝM ÜNLÜSOY |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Vehicle handling: Tire cornering force characteristics, vehicle handling model for plane motions; understeer, oversteer, and neutral steer; roll centers and roll axis; four-wheel steering; articulated vehicle dynamics. Vehicle ride: Passive suspensions; vehicle models for bounce, pitch, and roll; higher order models; description of road surface roughness, optimization of suspension parameters; active suspensions.
