MECH4420: Vehicle Dynamics
Auburn University
Fall Semester 2024
Lecture Information: Lowder 155, MW (and some F) 3:00-4:15.
Instructor
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Professor David M. Bevly, Wiggins 2418F
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Office hours: Mon/Wed 2-3, 4:30-5
Course Description and Syllabus
Introduction to the basic mechanics governing vehicle performance,
analytical methods, and terminology. This is a 3 credit hour
undergraduate technical elective.
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Course Outline/Syllabus (PDF)
Assignments
Additional Handouts
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Numerical Techniques for Integration and Differentiation
(PDF)
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Preliminary Information for Lab Day and Final Project
(PDF)
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Sample Tire Parameters
(PDF)
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Definition of ISO 3888 Double Lane Change
(PDF)
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Directions to NCAT Test Track
(PDF) and Garage
(PDF)
- SAE Paper with Vehicle Parameters (PDF)
- NHTSA Rollover Report (PDF)
- Crossbow IMU 400 Datasheet (PDF)
- Septentrio PolaRxe@ Receiver Datasheet (PDF)
- Daily, R., Bevly, D. M., "The Use of GPS for Vehicle Stability Control Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 51, No. 2, April 2004, pp. 270-277.
(pdf)
Data
- Data for HW #1 (data)
- Data for HW #2 (Data File #1)
and (Data File #2)
- Data for HW #4:
(Problem #2 Data) ,
(Vehicle #1 CoastDown Data) ,
(MKZ CoastDown Data) ,
and Sample Lab Data:(MKZ) and
(KIA)
- Data for HW #7 (G35 Data File #1) and (G35 Data File #2)
- HW #8 Chicane Profile (data)
- GPS Data of the NCAT Test Track (Data File)
- ZIP File of good DLC Runs
(ZIP)
- Auburn's MKZ Dyno Test Plots and Data performed by APR
- Auburn's Kia Dyno Test Plots and Data performed by APR
- Auburn's G35 Dyno Test performed by
APR (Dyno test from g35driver.com forum
here)
- Contant Radius Lab Data:
Kia1,
Kia2,
Kia3,
Kia4,
MKZ1,
MKZ2,
MKZ3,
MKZ4
- Double Lane Change Lab Data:
Kia1,
Kia2,
Kia3,
Kia4,
MKZ1,
MKZ2,
MKZ3,
MKZ4
Additional Lectures
Software
Links
