Vehicle Dynamics and Automation

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MECHENG 440 or MECHENG 540. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Focuses on the dynamics and control of road vehicles. Dynamical models of automobiles and trucks are constructed and analyzed. Controllers are designed for driver assistance and vehicle automation. Topics include: longitudinal vehicle dynamics; cruise control and adaptive cruise control; ride dynamics; passive and active suspension design; nonholonomic dynamics of rolling; kinematic and dynamic bicycle models of automobile steering; lane-keeping control; motion planning for automated vehicles, longitudinal and lateral tire models; vehicle handing with tires.