MAE 4860

Automotive Engineering

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Selected topics in the analysis and design of vehicle components and vehicle systems. Emphasis on automobiles. Engines, transmissions, suspension, brakes, and aerodynamics are discussed. The course uses first principles and applies them to specific systems. The course is highly quantitative, using empirical and analytical approaches.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MAE 2030 and ENGRD 2210.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

• Students will be able to explain the fundamental concepts of intake air flow and valves for internal combustion spark ignition engines.
• Students will be able to perform calculations using efficiencies and fuel flow to estimate power and torque developed by IC engines.
• Students will be able to perform calculations estimating the power developed with turbochargers and superchargers
• Students will be able to calculate the engine power and torque required to operate a vehicle under various loads.
• Students will be able to estimate braking performance given the parameters of the vehicle.
• Students will be able to calculate the stability and performance of vehicles with specified suspension geometries.
• Students will be able to calculate steering and ride performance, given vehicle parameters.

When Offered Spring.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies senior design requirement if enrolled in MAE 4861.

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