ME465 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 5690465 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. YAVUZ SAMİM ÜNLÜSOY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will
- be familiar with the function and construction of basic road vehicle systems,
- have an understanding of the road vehicle dynamics related to directional control and stability,
- learn the basic vehicle models for ride comfort and how to evaluate ride quality,
- have the basic information related to body styling and structural design for automobiles.
Course Content
Tires: types and construction, materials, tread pattern, designation, tire manufacture. Wheels: designation, rim flange shapes, bead seat contours, rim profiles. Steering System: basic types, geometrically correct steering, Ackerman linkage, steering error, turning radius. Vehicle handling: tire cornering force characteristics, plane motions and stability of vehicles. Suspension system: basic functions and components, geometry, front and rear wheel suspension types, roll centers, kinematics. Vehicle ride: vibrational characteristics of vehicles, body bounce, wheel hop, quarter and half car models. Chassis and body design. Prerequisite: ME 302 and ME 304.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will
- have detailed information on the nomenclature, construction, materials, design, designations, and manufacture of pneumatic tires,
- be familiar with the basic characteristics of automobile and commercial vehicle wheels,
- understand the basic types of steering systems for land vehicles and principles of geometrically correct steering,
- be able to evaluate steering systems for multi axle vehicles, the suitability of a proposed linkage, and the turning radius,
- be able to use the bicycle model to examine the basic handling characteristics of a vehicle,
- have a detailed knowledge of various types of suspension systems and their characteristics and be able to analyze in-plane suspension linkages for camber and track changes,
- be able to analyze and evaluate the ride comfort of road vehicles using body bounce and wheel hop, and body bounce and pitch vehicle models,
- have a basic understanding of the process of body design for automobiles.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||