Vehicle Dynamics
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Vehicle Dynamics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Vehicle Dynamics (subject code 3726401) as prescribed for EVT · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 56 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3726401)Unit 1 Fundamental approach for Vehicle dynamics
- Fundamental approach for vehicle dynamics model
- Introduction of vehicle performance
- handling and ride. vehicle fixed coordinate system
- Earth fixed coordinate system
- Euler angles
- Lumped mass
- un sprung mass
- Dynamic axle loading
- Static and dynamic loads acting on vehicle
- Location of C.G
Unit 2 Longitudinal dynamics
- Vehicle road performance
- Road loads
- Rolling resistance
- Low speed acceleration and high speed acceleration on level road and inclined road surface
- Drive line dynamics
- Braking performance
- Stopping distance and time
- Braking efficiency
- Braking forces
- Brake factor
- Tyre-road friction
- Brake proportioning
- Anti-lock braking system
Unit 3 Lateral dynamics
- Steering linkages and kinematics
- Steering geometry errors
- Steering system forces and moments
- Low speed turning and high speed cornering models
- Neutral steer and their effects
- Effect of understeer gradient and measurement
Unit 4 Vertical dynamics Suspension system
- Solid Axle Suspension
- Independent Suspension
- Roll Center and Roll Axis
- Relative angles: castor
- toe and their effects
- Anti –dive Subject Code : 3726401 Subject Name : Vehicle Dynamics and Anti-pitch suspension geometry
- Suspension effect on cornering
- Ride: Newton’s method and vibrations
- ride excitation sources
- Single DOF forced mass-spring-damper system
- Quarter car model
- Bicycle vibrating model of vehicle
- Half car and body roll model
- Active suspension system
Unit 5 Tyre dynamics
- Tire Components
- viscoelastic property of tyre and their effects
- Radial and Non-Radial Tires
- Tire print
- Wheel and Rim, Tyre dimensions
- Tyre axis system
- Tyre mechanic for force generation
- Tractive and cornering properties of tyre
- Camber thrust
- Aligning moment
- friction circle diagram
- conicity and ply steer
- tyre dynamic models
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