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B010624 - ROAD VEHICLE DESIGN
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Teaching Language
Course Content
Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Type of Assessment
Academic Year 2014-15
Coorte 2013 - Second Cycle Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Industrial Engineering (DIEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
ING-IND/14 - MECHANICAL DESIGN AND MACHINE CONSTRUCTION
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
72
Teaching Term
02/03/2015 ⇒ 19/06/2015
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
Course Content
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The wheel,
The tire and rim,
The characteristic angles,
The transmission of the power to the wheels,
Transmission types in vehicles with 2 or 4 wheels,
The engine: the structural aspects,
The friction clutch,
The gear,
The differential,
The braking systems,
Disc brakes and drum,
The chassis and the body,
Type of frames,
Motorcycle frames.
The tire and rim,
The characteristic angles,
The transmission of the power to the wheels,
Transmission types in vehicles with 2 or 4 wheels,
The engine: the structural aspects,
The friction clutch,
The gear,
The differential,
The braking systems,
Disc brakes and drum,
The chassis and the body,
Type of frames,
Motorcycle frames.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
H.Heisler, Advanced Vehicle Technology, SAE Int., 1989.
H.Heisler, Vehicle and Engine Technology, SAE Int., 1999.
G.Genta, L.Morello, L’autotelaio, Levrotto & Bella, 2007, (2 volumi).
L.Morello, G.Pia, L.Rosti Rossini, A.Tonoli, La carrozzeria, Levrotto & Bella, 2009, (2 volumi).
A.Morelli, Progetto dell'autoveicolo, Celid, 1999.
D.Vignocchi, Elementi di progettazione del motore, Athena Editrice, 2002
V.Basshuysen & F. Schäfer, Internal Combustion Engine Handbook,, SAE Int., 2004
V.Cossalter, “Cinematica e dinamica della motocicletta”, Ed. Progetto, 1999
G.Cocco, "Dinamica e tecnica della motocicletta", Giorgio Nada ed., 2001
F.Fazi, " La progettazione della motocicletta", Giorgio Nada ed., 2013
H.Heisler, Vehicle and Engine Technology, SAE Int., 1999.
G.Genta, L.Morello, L’autotelaio, Levrotto & Bella, 2007, (2 volumi).
L.Morello, G.Pia, L.Rosti Rossini, A.Tonoli, La carrozzeria, Levrotto & Bella, 2009, (2 volumi).
A.Morelli, Progetto dell'autoveicolo, Celid, 1999.
D.Vignocchi, Elementi di progettazione del motore, Athena Editrice, 2002
V.Basshuysen & F. Schäfer, Internal Combustion Engine Handbook,, SAE Int., 2004
V.Cossalter, “Cinematica e dinamica della motocicletta”, Ed. Progetto, 1999
G.Cocco, "Dinamica e tecnica della motocicletta", Giorgio Nada ed., 2001
F.Fazi, " La progettazione della motocicletta", Giorgio Nada ed., 2013
Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the functional description of some of the main components of the car and the motorcycle. The other components will be examined in the "Complements of building land vehicles."
Type of Assessment
Oral exam