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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Electronic engineering for intelligent vehicles
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

GROUND VEHICLE DYNAMICS
cod. 1010711

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Nicola MIMMO
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
"altre conoscenze utili per l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro"
Type of training activity
More
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: UNIBO
course unit
in ENGLISH
lectures timetable
exam calls
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Learning objectives

This course aims at providing theoretical and practical tools for the design of the dynamics of automotive mechanical systems.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

1. Mathematical and computer science background
Definitions and operations with vectors and matrices; Matlab;
2. Description of the kinematics
Reference systems; Linear position; Linear speed; Rotation matrices; Euler angles; Kinematics of rotation; Kinematic constraints for ground vehicles;
3. Internal and external forces
Internal springs and dumpers; Aerodynamics; Gravity; Wheel Forces;
4. Description of the dynamics
Euler Lagrange equations; Kinetic Energy; Potential Energy; Derivation of the equation of the dynamics of ground vehicles; Definition of the oriented system; State space representation;

Full programme

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Bibliography

Mathematical background
[1] Meyer, Carl D. Matrix analysis and applied linear algebra. Vol. 71. Siam, 2000.
Description of the kinematics
[1] Beatty M.F. (1986) Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion. In: Principles of Engineering Mechanics. Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering, vol 32. Springer, Boston, MA
[2] Gross D., Ehlers W., Wriggers P., Schröder J., Müller R. (2017) Kinematics of Rigid Bodies. In: Dynamics – Formulas and Problems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
[3] Waldron K.J., Schmiedeler J. (2016) Kinematics. In: Siciliano B., Khatib O. (eds) Springer Handbook of Robotics. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32552-1_2
[4] Olguin Diaz, Ernesto (2019) 3D Motion of Rigid Bodies: A Foundation for Robot Dynamics Analysis. Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-04275-2
Internal and external forces
[1] Gillespie, Thomas D. Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics. Vol. 400. Warrendale, PA: Society of automotive engineers, 1992.
[2] Milliken, William F., and Douglas L. Milliken. Race car vehicle dynamics. Vol. 400. Warrendale: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995.
Description of the dynamics
[1] Gelfand, Izrail Moiseevitch, and Richard A. Silverman. Calculus of variations. Courier Corporation, 2000.
[2] Amirouche, Farid. Fundamentals of multibody dynamics: theory and applications. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
[3] Friedland, Bernard. Control system design: an introduction to state-space methods. Courier Corporation, 2012.
[4] Pila, Aron Wolf (2020) Introduction To Lagrangian Dynamics. Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22378-6

Teaching methods

Blackboard, Electronic Board, Microsoft Teams, Computer Simulations

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam consists of a group (max 3 students) project in which the students model the dynamics of an automotive system. The group must provide a technical report and the simulator on which the proposed solution is tested. The project is developed in tight collaboration with the teacher in agreement with a recursive "submit and review" process.
The exam is a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading.
To pass the exam the students must know the good practices to model the dynamics of automotive systems.
Attendance is not necessary to take the exam.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.ingarc@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education manager:

T. 
Office E. dia.didattica@unipr.it
Manager E. 

 

President of the degree course

Prof. Massimo Bertozzi
E. massimo.bertozzi@unipr.it

Faculty advisor

Prof. Letizia Marchegiani
E. letizia.marchegiani@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Letizia Marchegiani
E. letizia.marchegiani@unipr.it

Tutor professor

Prof. Nicola Mimmo (UNIBO)
E. nicola.mimmo2@unibo.it
Prof. Riccardo Rovatti (UNIBO)
E. riccardo.rovatti@unibo.it

Erasmus delegates

to be determined

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Nicola Mimmo (UNIBO)
E. nicola.mimmo2@unibo.it
 

Internships

Prof. Alessandro Chini (UNIMORE)
E. alessandro.chini@unimore.it
Prof. Gaetano Bellanca (UNIFE)
E. gaetano.bellanca@unife.it
Prof.ssa Annamaria Cucinotta (UNIPR)
E. annamaria.cucinotta@unipr.it
Prof. Nicola Mimmo (UNIBO)
E. nicola.mimmo2@unibo.it
Prof. Paolo Pavan (UNIMORE)
E. paolo.pavan@unimore.it
Prof. Riccardo Rovatti (UNIBO)
E. riccardo.rovatti@unibo.it

Tutor students

to be determined