Driving dynamics (3 cr)

Code: 8C00CW84-3005

General information

Enrollment: 22.04.2025 - 08.10.2025; Registration for the implementation has begun.

Timing: 20.10.2025 - 14.12.2025; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: SeAMK Mechanical Engineering

Campus: SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 35

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Teachers: Roni Kuru; Jarno Arkko

Scheduling groups: Avoin AMK (Ei koske tutkinto-opiskelijaa) 1 (Size: 8 . Open UAS : 8.)

Groups: AUTO24
Insinööri (AMK), Konetekniikka

Small groups: Open UAS (Doesn't apply to degree student) 1

Course: 8C00CW84

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Upon completion of the course, students will:
- be competent in determining the formation of driving resistance under various circumstances.
- understand the factors affecting fuel consumption.
- be able to determine the factors corresponding to the performance of a car
- be able to seek information on the subject

Content

- Driving resistance
- Basic operational principles of the engine and transmission
- Diagrams of the driving space
- Acceleration
- Choosing transmission drive gear
- Fuel consumption
- Durability
- Limitations of acceleration and ascent
- Automotive labs

Materials

-Field-related publications
-Lecturers material
-Theory of Ground Vehicles; J.Y Wong
-Fundumentals of Vehicle Dynamics; Thomas D. Gillespie

Teaching methods

-Lectures
-Group exercise
-Independent studies
-Automotive lab. exercises

Student workload

-Lectures 26 hours
-Laboratory exercises 4 hours
-Group exercise 28 hours
-Final Exam 2 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1-2: Student knows the basics of the knowledge objectives of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3-4: Student knows the knowledge objectives of the course well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5: Student knows the knowledge objectives of the course well and can apply their knowledge in practice.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.