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
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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