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| MECA0497-1 | Vehicle performance
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Pierre Duysinx |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : |
- To an sustainable automotive era
- Longitudinal vehicle dynamics
- Propulsion forces (ICE, electric motors)
- Rolling resistance and aerodynamics drags
- Steady state performance and acceleration performances
- Fuel consumption and emissions
- Real life fuel consomption and emissions
- Green cars: active and passive strategies
Lab works on chassis dynamometer. Computer lab work: Normalized measurement of fuel consumption and emissions on NEDC and real driving cycles. |
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| Course objective : |
- Knowledge of major performance critera of road vehicles
- To be able to calculate the performance and the fuel consumption / emissions of vehicle on standard and real-life driving cycles
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| Prerequisites : |
- Basics in mechanics, in applied themodynamics and electric drives
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| Workshops : | Lab works on chassis dynamometer. Computer lab work: Normalized measurement of fuel consumption and emissions on NEDC and real driving cycles. |
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| Organization : | Week from 20 to 24 September, 2010 at the Campus Automobile in Spa-Francorchamps |
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| Written notes : | Copy of slides |
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| Assessment : | Assessment of computer homwork and lab reports |
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| Contacts : | Pierre Duysinx
P.Duysinx@ulg.ac.be
(P.Duysinx@ulg.ac.be) |
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| Remarks : | Part of the lectures are given by Dr Mustapha BELHABIB (FORD) |
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