Vehicle safety

ID: 1437
Course type: vocational and applied
Course coordinator: Aleksendrić S. Dragan
Lecturers: Aleksendrić S. Dragan, Blagojević A. Ivan, Mitić R. Saša
Contact: Aleksendrić S. Dragan
Level of studies: B.Sc. (undergraduate) Academic Studies – Mechanical Engineering
ECTS: 6
Final exam type: written
Department: Department of Motor Vehicles

Lectures

Semester 5, position 5

Goal

Main goal of the subject is students' introduction with the basic characteristics of motor vehicles and their trailers regarding active, passive, catalytic safety, importance and influence of periodical technical inspection on the vehicles' and road safety as well as introduction with international and national regulations related to vehicles' safety.

Outcome

Understanding importance of active, passive and catalytic vehicle safety parameters on the road safety, understanding how some vehicle systems contributes to vehicle safety as well as a role and significance of periodical technical inspection on vehicle and road safety. Understanding the basic requirements of international and national regulations regarding the vehicle safety.

Theoretical teaching

1. Vehicle safety- Introduction. 2. Active parameters of vehicle safety. 3. Passive parameters of vehicle safety. 4. Catalytic parameters of vehicle safety. 5. Integration of vehicle safety parameters. 6. Periodical technical inspection. 7. Regulations related to the vehicle safety.

Practical teaching

The project related to analysis of the vehicle safety testing regarding chosen safety parameters.

Attendance requirement

There is no preconditions.

Resources

Aleksendrić D. Hand-outs, Vehicle safety, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Belgrade, 2024.

Assigned hours

Total assigned hours: 75

Active teaching (theoretical)

New material: 25
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 5

Active teaching (practical)

Auditory exercises: 15
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 15
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Knowledge test

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 10
Test: 5
Test: 0
Final exam: 0

Knowledge test (100 points total)

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 30
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 30
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 30

Literature

Aleksendrić D. Hand-outs, Vehicle safety, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Belgrade, 2024.; Integrated Automotive Safety Handbook, SAE International, 2013. ISBN-10, 0768064376.; Peters G., Peters B. Automotive vehicle safety, CRC Press, 2019. ISBN 9780367395872.