2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
MECH5185M Automotive Chassis Engineering
15 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Professor David C Barton
Email: D.C.Barton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
MECH2610 | Engineering Mechanics |
MECH2620 | Vibration and Control |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- describe the components and systems which are associated with a vehicle chassis structure;
- apply the principles of engineering science to the design and analysis of suspension and steering systems together with their components;
- state the fundamentals of acoustics and be able to apply these to the analysis and solution of chassis borne noise and vibration phenomena;
- categorise the various designs of chassis structure;
- illustrate the differences in chassis performance through application of appropriate analysis techniques.
Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will have acquired the following skills:
- analytical
- problem solving
- mathematical derivations
- solutions related to automotive chassis systems.
Syllabus
Suspension systems and components: Introduction to vehicle suspensions, suspension types, suspension components and their charactyeristics, design and selection springs, anti roll bars, dampers, bushes, kinematic and force analysis, antisquat and antidive geometries and vehicle ride quality analysis.
Steering systems: review of designs, system geometry and kinematics, bump, roll and compliance steer, forces-stationary and moving vehicles, four wheel steer.
Noise Vibration harshness (NVH): fundamentals of acoustics, subjective response to noise, automotive vibration-sources, modelling and control, automotive noise-sources, criteria and control.
Chassis structure: review of vehicle structures, analysis of car body structures, safety under impact.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Example Class | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Lecture | 30 | 1.00 | 30.00 |
Private study hours | 115.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 35.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Private study
Students should read / revise before / following lectures, complete the examples sheets.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formal formative feedback will be provided for the two assignments, with further informal feedback through examples sheets and tutorials.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Report | Review Report | 15.00 |
Report | Analytical Team Report | 15.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 26/04/2018
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