Fundamentals of Vehicle

Design
Dr. Shirish P Patil &
Dr. Kamarul Tawi

Course Objectives
Understand vehicle manufacturing organization
Understand vehicle development process
Understand vehicle systems and attributes (properties)
Learn to set performance specifications for a new
vehicle
Understand system/component contribution towards
vehicle performance
Learn to set specifications for system/component design
Learn to design components to meet specifications

Course Outline
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Overview of vehicle design process

Vehicle performance specifications
Vehicle acceleration & powertrain design specification
Vehicle deceleration & brake design specification
Vehicle ride & chassis design specification
Vehicle roll-over & chassis design specification
Vehicle handling & chassis design specification
Vehicle durability & chassis design specification
Vehicle crash safety & body design specification
Design of the suspension system
Design of the steering system
Design of the body/door system

Course Schedule
Every Tuesday: classroom instruction (2 hours)
Every Thursday: group project discussion (3 hours)
Study time: approximately 4 hours/week

Evaluation Criteria
Final written project report including
weekly log of activities (40%)
Final project presentation (15%)
Mid-term project presentation (5%)
Team participation & contribution (40%)