Vehicle System- Forces and its effect. Tires- its mechanics, models and resistance to motion. Vehicle Handling – Models for a rigid vehicle – Simple linearized models, Steady State Cornering, Stability – Derivatives, Understeer & OverSteer. Vehicle Dynamics testing – Instrumentation, ISO Standards in testing. Ride – Perception to Ride. Introduction to Random Process. Road Excitation and Characterization. Models for vehicle ride and ride comfort. Chassis Control systems -Review of current developments, Braking, steering, driveline and suspension.(leading to ABS, Active suspension, traction control etc.)
- Teacher: rkkumar Krishnakumar R