MECA0494-3 : Driveline and braking systems

Study Programmes 2015-2016

MECA0494-3

Driveline and braking systems

Duration :

25h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in electrical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in electrical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in electro-mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in electro-mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Certificate in sustainable automotive engineering		3

Lecturer :

Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Introduction to the architecture and to the design of drivelines, powertrains and braking systems and their major components :

Lab Works : brake test bed, gear box and differential manipulations

Learning outcomes of the course :

Knowledge of different layouts and of the major components of drivelines for ICE, EV and HEV,
Knowledge of different layouts and of the major components of braking system for ICE, EV and HEV
To be able to model drivetrain systems using modern CAE techniques

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

The lectures are given in English in two weeks in October at the Campus Automobile in Spa-Francorchamps