Course detail
Systems, Control and Mechatronics of Vehicles
FSI-QE1 Acad. year: 2020/2021 Summer semester
The course of Systems, Control and Mechatronics of Vehicles is intended to acquaint students with basic topics in the area of electric vehicle network, electrical circuit simulation, design of electronic control units – ECU, electronic control unit periphery, electronic control unit production, development and testing of mechatronic systems, programming of electronic control unit processors, measurement and data processing, vehicle diagnostics, electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. An integral part of the course is an introduction to topics such as Industry 4.0, City 4.0, Autonomous Systems and Internet of Things.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course of Systems, Control and Mechatronics of Vehicles enables students to acquire basic theoretical and practical knowledge for realization of development of mechatronic systems and related areas.
Prerequisites
Fundamentals of dynamics mechanisms, fundamentals of vehicle construction , fundamentals of measurement electric quantities, fundamentals of theory electric machines and apparatuses, principles of data processing and transfer, the basics of programming.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is supplemented by practical laboratory work.
According to the possibility of teaching can be organized lectures for students by practitioners and excursions to companies focused on activities related to the course content.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Conditions for granting a course-unit credit: attendance at exercises, active participation, working out laboratory protocols on measuring. Exam: The exam verifies the acquired knowledge, including practical skills. The exam consists of a written part (test) and if necessary an oral part.
Final evaluation consists of: Evaluation of the work on seminars (elaborated tasks). Result of the writing part of the exam (test). The result of the oral exam if necessary.
Aims
The aim of the course Systems, Control and Mechatronics of Vehicles is to acquaint students with contemporary trends in the area of vehicle control systems. The aim of the course is to achieve basic knowledge of the given problems so that students are able to apply them in their profession and orient themselves in the wide possibilities of contemporary development in this area of automotive technology.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The controlled education includes exercises. Exercises are required. The attendance at exercises is recorded and the level of knowledge is tested by assignments. Students are required to compensate missed lessons with another group of students or in exceptional cases by working out an assignment regarding a relevant topic. A teacher evaluates the quality of the assignment.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme M2I-P: Mechanical Engineering, Master's
branch M-ADI: Automotive and Material Handling Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to Systems, Control and Mechatronics of Vehicle
2. Vehicle electronics I
3. Vehicle electronics II
4. Simulation of electrical circuits
5. Design of the Electronic Control Unit – ECU
6. Production of the Electronic Control Unit – ECU
7. Processor programming of the Electronic Control Unit – ECU
8. Peripherals of the Electronic Control Unit – ECU
9. Development and testing of vehicle mechatronic systems
10. Measurement and data processing
11. Vehicle diagnostics
12. Electric cars
13. Autonomous vehicles
Computer-assisted exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
The following six exercises are held once in two weeks, the exercise takes two lessons.
1. Introduction into laboratory exercises, safety regulations.
2. Assembly, measurement and verification of electrical circuits
3. Basic programming of microcontrollers
4. Measurement on an electrical circuit with a sensor or actuator
5. Communication analysis of vehicle electronic devices
6. Testing the mechatronic system
The following exercise takes one lesson.
7. Presentation of submit works, credit.