This capsule course on Vehicle Dynamics & Control - Essentials of Longitudinal & Lateral Vehicle Dynamics is designed for Practicing Automotive Engineers who deal with Vehicle Dynamics in their job.
Numerous animations and visualisations are used in this course for the intuitive understanding of vehicle dynamics concepts.
The knowledge gained with this course is expected to make the vehicle dynamics concepts clear, so that it nurtures your innovative thinking while developing code or developing a product.
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This capsule course on Vehicle Dynamics & Control - Essentials of Longitudinal & Lateral Vehicle Dynamics is designed for Practicing Automotive Engineers who deal with Vehicle Dynamics in their job.
Numerous animations and visualisations are used in this course for the intuitive understanding of vehicle dynamics concepts.
The knowledge gained with this course is expected to make the vehicle dynamics concepts clear, so that it nurtures your innovative thinking while developing code or developing a product.
This capsule course on Vehicle Dynamics & Control - Essentials of Longitudinal & Lateral Vehicle Dynamics is designed for Practicing Automotive Engineers who deal with Vehicle Dynamics in their job.
Numerous animations and visualisations are used in this course for the intuitive understanding of vehicle dynamics concepts.
The knowledge gained with this course is expected to make the vehicle dynamics concepts clear, so that it nurtures your innovative thinking while developing code or developing a product.
This course is also suitable for Aspiring Automotive Engineers to get to know what are the useful concepts actually used in the Automotive Industry and thus to finetune their theoretical knowledge.
In simple words, the fact is that so many derivations from textbooks are not directly useful in an industry setting.
At the same time, there are definitely a couple of useful mathematical stuff needed for Automotive / Vehicle Dynamics Control industry and care is taken to cover those in this course.
The primary focus is to convey the conceptual understanding correctly with the support of proofs or mathematical equations.
And whenever a mathematical equation is shown, it is analysed in-depth and the physical understanding is made clear.
All the derivations are moved to Appendix section at last, for those who are interested to see and/or workout the proofs/derivations.
The delivery of this course is done in a concise manner covering comprehensive topics to maximise the benefit you get out of this course and also to respect your time spent on this course.
PS: Sufficient care is taken to avoid "um"s and "ah"s and no unnecessary repetitions of words in the videos, to help you stay focused :)
Some of the major highlights of this course are the explanations of the below questions and topics:
What happens to the vehicle when front wheels are locked?
What happens to the vehicle when rear wheels are locked?
What happens to steerability and directional stability of the vehicle in the above both cases?
And is there any difference in vehicle response for high-"μ" and Low "μ" surfaces?
In general, there are ambiguities among engineers on what would happen. All the above questions are addressed with insightful animations and explanations.
Do Understeer Vehicles always exhibit the same behaviour? Why?
In general, lot of misunderstandings exist regarding oversteer and understeer among engineers. In this course clarity is brought in those topics considering steady state behaviour and transient behaviour of vehicles with simple and elegant mathematical insights.
Concepts of This is expected to boost thinking and innovation for product development.
Oversteer Control, Understeer Control, Rollover Control and Torque Vectoring are explained with visualisations.
Kinetic and Kinematic Bicycle Models are explained and the advantages, disadvantages and usage are explained.
Kinematic Bicycle Model of Ackermann steering condition is covered and derivation is also provided. And applications are explained.
Dynamic Rolling Radius or Effective Radius is one of the most important but misunderstood topics. Clarity is brought in with animations and a mathematical relation.
Combined slip, slip ratio, slip angle are explained intuitively.
Factors influencing basic vehicle dynamics including the static reaction loads, dynamic load transfer during braking and acceleration, dynamic load transfer during cornering are explained in depth with mathematical relations.
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Learning objectives
- Understand longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics essential concepts with the help of graphical visualisations
- Understand longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics control essential concepts by their most core idea with the help of graphical visualisations
- This course gives a good clarity on concepts for practicing automotive engineers and also for aspiring automotive engineers
- Apart from vehicle dynamics, essential vehicle statics are also covered because of its fundamental nature
- Understand longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics essential concepts with the help of graphical visualisations
- Understand longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics control essential concepts by their most core idea with the help of graphical visualisations
- This course gives a good clarity on concepts for practicing automotive engineers and also for aspiring automotive engineers
- Apart from vehicle dynamics, essential vehicle statics are also covered because of its fundamental nature
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Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics & Vehicle Dynamics Control
What is Vehicle Dynamics and Vehicle Dynamics Control?
Classification of Vehicle Dynamics & Vehicle Dynamics Control
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Review basic concepts of vehicle dynamics
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Refreshes the basic principles behind vehicle dynamics and how it is related to everyday experience.
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Review Newton's laws of motion
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Review basic concepts of kinematics and dynamics
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Review concepts of force and torque
Follow online tutorials on vehicle dynamics simulations
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Provides hands-on experience with vehicle dynamics models and simulations.
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Find online tutorials or software that provide vehicle dynamics simulations
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Follow the tutorials to create and run simulations
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Analyze the simulation results and compare with theoretical predictions
Join a study group to discuss vehicle dynamics concepts
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Allows for collaborative learning and exchange of ideas with peers.
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Find a study group or create one with classmates
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Schedule regular study sessions
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Discuss course concepts, ask questions, and share insights
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Read "Vehicle Dynamics and Control" by Rajesh Rajamani
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Provides a comprehensive overview of vehicle dynamics and control systems, reinforcing the main course topics.
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Solve practice problems on vehicle dynamics
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Strengthens problem-solving skills and reinforces the application of learned concepts.
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Find practice problems from textbooks, online resources, or the course instructor
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Attempt to solve the problems independently
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Check your solutions and identify areas for improvement
Create presentations or videos explaining vehicle dynamics concepts
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Enhances understanding by requiring students to synthesize and explain concepts in their own words.
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Choose a vehicle dynamics concept to focus on
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Research and gather information on the concept
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Create a presentation or video that clearly explains the concept
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Share your presentation or video with peers or the course instructor
Review basic concepts of vehicle dynamics
Show steps
Refreshes the basic principles behind vehicle dynamics and how it is related to everyday experience.
Browse courses on
Vehicle Dynamics
Show steps
- Review Newton's laws of motion
- Review basic concepts of kinematics and dynamics
- Review concepts of force and torque
Follow online tutorials on vehicle dynamics simulations
Show steps
Provides hands-on experience with vehicle dynamics models and simulations.
Show steps
- Find online tutorials or software that provide vehicle dynamics simulations
- Follow the tutorials to create and run simulations
- Analyze the simulation results and compare with theoretical predictions
Join a study group to discuss vehicle dynamics concepts
Show steps
Allows for collaborative learning and exchange of ideas with peers.
Show steps
- Find a study group or create one with classmates
- Schedule regular study sessions
- Discuss course concepts, ask questions, and share insights
Read "Vehicle Dynamics and Control" by Rajesh Rajamani
Show steps
Provides a comprehensive overview of vehicle dynamics and control systems, reinforcing the main course topics.
View
Vehicle Dynamics and Control (Mechanical...
on Amazon
Show steps
Solve practice problems on vehicle dynamics
Show steps
Strengthens problem-solving skills and reinforces the application of learned concepts.
Show steps
- Find practice problems from textbooks, online resources, or the course instructor
- Attempt to solve the problems independently
- Check your solutions and identify areas for improvement
Create presentations or videos explaining vehicle dynamics concepts
Show steps
Enhances understanding by requiring students to synthesize and explain concepts in their own words.
Show steps
- Choose a vehicle dynamics concept to focus on
- Research and gather information on the concept
- Create a presentation or video that clearly explains the concept
- Share your presentation or video with peers or the course instructor
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