Automotive mechatronics

1st Level of Study, 1st Year, Summer Semester

Students will gain knowledge of the operating principles of the main mechatronic systems used in vehicles, their simulation models, and the simulation tools employed in this field, including real-time simulators and their integration into vehicle control systems. They will acquire fundamental knowledge and practical experience in the analysis, design, measurement, and diagnostics of CAN and LIN communication networks in vehicles.

1. Mathematical models of vehicle mechatronic systems: traction systems, braking systems, and vehicle stability control systems.
2. Modeling of various vehicle propulsion systems: internal combustion engines, electric motors, hybrid powertrains, fuel cells, and energy management systems.
3. Simulation of driving cycles, analysis of fuel consumption, and emissions.
4. Basic communication standards used in automobiles: CAN, LIN, MOST, and FlexRay.
5. Measurement and analysis of CAN and LIN communication in a vehicle and its simulator.
6. Real-time simulation of vehicle dynamics. Integration of the simulator with a real vehicle.
7. Vehicle power measurement using a MAHA chassis dynamometer.

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[2] F. Vlk, Úlohy z dynamiky motorových vozidel. Brno, Czech Republic: Vydavatelství Prof. Ing. František Vlk, DrSc., 2001. ISBN: 80-238-6574-9.
[3] L. Guzzella and A. Sciarretta, Vehicle Propulsion Systems. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-540-74691-1.
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[5] Automotive Handbuch, BOSCH. ISBN: 0-7680-0669-4.
[6] S. Onori, L. Serrao, G. Rizzoni, Hybrid Electric Vehicles Energy Management
Strategies, Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht: ISBN  978-3-658-01784-2, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-6781-5.