The course 'Vehicle Dynamics' is aimed at gaining a basic understanding about vehicle lateral dynamics. It offers a good balance between fundamentals and practical aspects of vehicle lateral dynamics in relationship to its suspension components including tyres. With this basis, students will learn how to set up equations of motion and derive fundamental mathematical models to understand and experiment the basic phenomena of Vehicle Dynamics.

Introduction into the theory of dynamic systems
Forces acting between road and wheel
Basics of lateral dynamics
Modelling of vehicle components: tyres, springs, dampers
Criteria of good handling performance
Controlled subsystems of vehicle dynamics: suspension, braking
Criteria of lateral stability

1. Lecturing material and hand-outs
2. Genta, G.: Motor Vehicle Dynamics, World Scientific, Singapore 1997 (basic textbook)

1) Introduction into the theory of dynamic systems
2) Forces acting between road and wheel
3) Basics of lateral dynamics
4) Wheel- and axle kinematics
5) Modelling of vehicle components: tyres, springs, dampers
6) Criteria of good handling performance
7) Controlled subsystems of vehicle dynamics: suspension, braking
8) Criteria of lateral stability

Information on the organisation of the course, special conditions for the award of ungraded assessment, graded assessment or examination and study materials can be found on the study material server https://studium.fs.cvut.cz/studium/u12120/E211113_VDY2 .

lateral vehicle dynamics, tire design and behaviour