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ME30217: Vehicle engineering

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 15%, EX 85%
Assessment Detail:
  • AS30177 Action Plan for Â鶹´«Ã½ Project (YW) (CW 15%)
  • Examination (EX 85%)
Supplementary Assessment:
ME30217 Re-Assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To provide knowledge relating to vehicle design and an understanding of the operation and performance of the important sub-systems.

Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Understand the vehicle design process.
* Analyse the performance of transmission and driveline systems. Understand the operation of major vehicle sub-systems.
* Analyse aspects of vehicle and powertrain control.
* Understand the operation and performance of braking systems. Understand the principles of vehicle performance testing and calibration.

Skills:
Problem solving; numeracy; working independently.

Content:
Vehicle design; manufacturing processes; materials selection; transmissions; driveline; performance testing and calibration; braking systems including brake-by-wire, ABS, Traction control, stability control. Automotive control systems including engine management systems, on board diagnostics, controller area networks.
Programme availability:

ME30217 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • TEME-AFM05 : MSc Automotive Engineering
  • UEME-AFB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)

ME30217 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
  • UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 4)
  • UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 5)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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