ME 56500 - Vehicle Dynamics

Credit Hours: 3.00. Modeling of wheeled vehicles to predict performance, handling, and ride. Effects of vehicle center of mass, tire characteristics, traction and slip, engine characteristics, and gear ratios on performance. Suspension design. Steady state and transient handling models of four-wheeled vehicles and car-trailer systems to determine oversteer and understeer characteristics, critical speeds, and stability. Multi-degree-of-freedom ride models, including tire and suspension compliance. Computer simulations. Current research topics in vehicle vibration isolation. Typically offered Spring.

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ME 56500 - Vehicle Dynamics