Course Details

1. Analyse the functional, working, conceptual and system interrelationship for a vehicle system
2. Analyse the process of conceptual design for a vehicle system
3. Analyse the functional, working, conceptual and system interrelationship for a vehicle system
4. Analyse the logical, physical and constructive operations for a vehicle system
5. Analyse the process of embodiment design for a vehicle system
6. Analyse the principles of detail design for a vehicle system
7. Optimize a vehicle system using parameter optimization methods

Fundamentals of Engineering Design in vehicles

Energy, material and signal transformation, Functional, working, conceptual and system interrelationship, Logical, physical and constructive operations, case study

Fundamentals of a Systematic Approach in vehicles

General working method, General problem solving, Abstracting to identify functions, Search for solution principles, Evaluation of functions, case study

The Design Process in vehicles

Defining requirements, Conceptual Design, Embodiment Design, Detail Design, case study

Principles of Embodiment Design

Basic rules of Embodiment Design, Principles of Embodiment Design, Guidelines of Embodiment Design, case study

Design Analysis and Optimization Methods

Finite Element Analysis, Parameter Optimization Mehtods, case study

• Engineering Design, Rudolph J. Eggert, Prentice Hall, 2005

• Engineering Design: A systematic approach, Pahl, Beitz, 2nd Edition, 1999
• Engineering Design, A Materials and Processing Approach, G. E. Dieter, McGraw–Hill International Editions, 3rd Edition, 2000
• Robert Bosch, Automotive Handbook, Robert Bosch GmbH, 2007
• William F. Milliken, et al, Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2002.
• Julian Happian Smith, Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, SAE International, 2002
• Saeed Moaevni, Finite Element Analysis Theory and Application with ANSYS, Prentice Hall 2007

�         Lectures and lecture-based problem classes for exam preparations.

�         Assignments for learning how to obtain and present relevant information

�         Laboratory sessions with aim to get acquainted with lab equipment and instruments for measuring noise and pollution

�         Knowledge checking: One midterm examination, assignments, laboratory reports and final examination.