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Driving Dynamics (4 cr)

Code: 5C00GO21-3004

General information


Enrolment period

19.09.2026 - 08.10.2026

Timing

02.10.2026 - 31.12.2026

Credits

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Vehicle Engineering

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Vehicle Engineering

Teachers

  • Jarkko Peltonen

Person in charge

Jarkko Peltonen

Groups

  • 25AUTOB

Objectives (course unit)

Students:
- know the basics dynamics
- know the vehicle linear and horizontal dynamics
- know tire contact theory
- know acceleration and deceleration force effects
- know the basics of aerodynamics.

Content (course unit)

The course covers the road and the tire contact during acceleration and braking, evasive maneuvers, performance and consumption calculations, forces, traction resistances and wheel power measurement, industrial vehicle special dynamics, aerodynamics and acoustics of the vehicle.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Can recognise components and systems of a car. Can calculate components, but can't explain choices. Can work in a group and recognise interaction skills. Can recognise automotive way of acting.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Can analyze components and systems of a car and compare then. Can calculate components and explain choices. Can work responsible in a group and is ready to improve interaction skills.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Understand all-round components and systems of a car. Can calculate components in a specific car and create new solution. Can work responsibly, flexibly and constructively in a group. Is ready to improve own and group interaction skills.

Assessment scale

0-5