Vehicle Dynamics

AU-801
Unit-1, Assignment-1

1.) What do you mean by vehicle dynamics? Why it has infinite scope.
2.) What are the different types of motion described by a vehicle?
3.) Explain vehicle with coordinate system with neat sketch?
4.) Explain Earth fixed coordinate system?
5.) A moving vehicle can have maximum 12 motion variables in total. Explain why?
6.) During turning, a vehicle is supposed to have minimum velocity to avoid rolling/
overturning. Explain why?
7.) Centripital and centrifugal forces are equal and opposite in nature. Still a vehicle with high
velocity tends to roll. Explain why?
8.) What is vehicle modelling? Explain its various approaches.
9.) A vehicle is neither symmetrical about x axis, y axis and z axis, although it seems to be
symmetrical about y axis from outside. Explain why?
10.) What are the different ways of showing a moving vehicle on paper from vehicle
dynamics point of view?
11.) Explain the various vehicle modelling/ investigation methods? Which one is better and
why.
12.) Explain multi body system approach in detail for vehicle modelling?
13.) Explain the different kinds of forces to be considered for vehicle modelling in detail?
14.) Explain the Lagrauge’s form of Newton’s equation of motion?
15.) Describe the Newtonian formulation approach on a moving vehicle?