• Motor Vehicles, Semester 2, position 3

The course objectives are designed to meet the needs of the modern automotive industry and make possible for students to develop the necessary skills and understanding of vehicle mechatronic systems. Students should have broad skills in the field of research, design, development and testing of mechatronic systems used in motor vehicles.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: - explain the concept of mechatronics and mechatronic systems, with respect to vehicles; - describe in a nutshell the function of all components of vehicle mechatronic systems; - analyse and explain the specificities of vehicle mechatronic systems (suspension systems, braking systems, power transmission systems, steering systems...); - analyze the problems when designing a vehicle mechatronic system; - define the design process of a vehicle mechatronic systems (which includes the determination of future system goal and development of a functional mechatronic system scheme); - simulate the operation of the designed mechatronic system, as well as to define the testing method for the system in question.

Theoretical part of the course comprises following units: introduction to mechatronics, sensors and actuators, anti-lock braking systems, stability control systems, steer-by-wire steering systems, active suspension systems, advanced driver assistance systems (parts 1, 2 and 3), autonomous vehicles.

Practical part of the course is focused on students's own mechatronic system project.

No special requirements.

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Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 30
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 0

Auditory exercises: 10
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 20
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

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: 5
Test: 0
Test: 5
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 35
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 20
Final exam: 35
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 35

Handouts in digital form, 2025.; K. Reif (Ed.), Automotive Mechatronics - Automotive Networking, Driving Stability Systems, Electronics, Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-03974-5; B.T. Fijalkowski, Automotive Mechatronics: Operational and Practical Issues - Vol. 1, Springer Heidelberg, Dordrecht, 2011, ISBN 978-94-007-0408-4; B.T. Fijalkowski, Automotive Mechatronics: Operational and Practical Issues - Vol. 2, Springer Heidelberg, Dordrecht, 2011, ISBN 978-94-007-1182-2