Course detail

Vehicle Engines

FSI-QVO Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester

The teaching of the course is focused on the current state and perspectives of further development of modern internal combustion and electric vehicle engines. The division of drive units for vehicles and their characteristic designs in terms of operational use and function is made. Basic concepts of vehicle engine control are also described. For internal combustion engines, the design of the piston group, connecting rods, crankshaft, engine block, cylinder heads, valve train, cooling and lubrication is described. For electric motors, the design and concept of batteries, electric motors, cooling and lubrication are described.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Entry knowledge

The student must have knowledge corresponding to the subjects of the theoretical basis of the FSI master's degree at BUT in Brno.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit: mandatory attendance in seminars, presentation and submitting the seminary work.
Examination is written or oral. Seminar thesis evaluation is part of the total evaluation.
Attendance in seminars is obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of absence is solved individually with a subject garant.

Aims

The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental principles of vehicle engine design, their individual components, groups, and assemblies. Vehicle engine design is a multidisciplinary field that combines knowledge from mechanics, thermomechanics, electrical engineering, and materials science. The acquired knowledge enables objective evaluation of specific vehicle engine designs in terms of their suitability for use in vehicles, as well as their reliability and the environmental impact of their operation.

Study aids

Complete lectures, teaching texts and materials for exercises are available for the course in the school's E-learning system.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-ADI-P: Automotive and Material Handling Engineering, Master's, compulsory

Programme N-AAE-P: Advanced Automotiv Engineering, Master's, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. Basic division of vehicle engines according to design and use. History.
2. Electric cars and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines.
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Construction of electric motors and their cooling and lubrication.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Assignment of an individual seminar paper.
2. Electric motors and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Presentation of the seminar work.