ENGR 5310G - Advanced Vehicle Dynamics

Introduction to transport systems related to vehicle dynamics behaviour. Pneumatic tire mechanics ride, cornering and aligning properties. Transient and steady-state directional dynamics and handling analyses of road vehicles. Directional response and stability analysis in small and large perturbation maneuvers, roll dynamics and rollover, braking performance analyses, directional responses to simultaneous steering and braking inputs, and performance measures. Characterization of road roughness, ride vibration analyses and assessment of ride comfort. Measurement methods and data analyses techniques. Vehicle-driver interactions analysis of the closed loop vehicle-driver system. Introduction to typical control strategies for vehicle dynamic control.
Credit hours: 3