Description

Theory/Practice
1

Laboratory
1

Instructors

Alexandre Santiago Sottomayor

Contents

CP1: WORK AND POWER CONCEPTS APPLIED TO VEHICLES (10%)
Power Requirement
Wheel Resistance
Gradient Resistance
Air drag Force
Acceleration Resistance

CP2: CLUTCHES, BRAKES (30%)
Torque dimensioning and clutch time
Geometry dimenshioning
Thermal behavior

CP3: VEHICLE GEARBOXES TRANSMISSION RATIOS (40%)
Characteristic curve of internal combustion engines
Diagram gearboxes
Types of fixed ratios gearboxes

CP4: ELECTRIC AND HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS (10%)
Introduction to EV/HEV
Electric engines
Batteries
Energy consumption

CP5: LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICATION (10%)
Properties and characteristics of lubricants
Lubricants for vehicles

Learning Outcomes

OB1: Understand the problems associated with using the power generated by the engine in several aspects, efficiency, confort, etc..
OB2: Know the different types of transmission, its constitution and characteristics;
OB3: Understand the chain of power transmission for motor vehicles
The student should be able to:
OB4: Dimension mechanisms users/transmitters of power in vehicles