Course unit

Vehicle architecture 2

Last updated: 22/02/2024

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Course Director(s):

BOSCH Cédric

General Description:

The objective of this module is to provide basic knowledge on the technologies used by carmakers and equipment manufacturers to improve energy efficiency, comfort and safety, and vehicle mobility in the broadest sense.

The module presents the architecture of different types of vehicles (car, plane, tramway), structural elements and the airframe (passenger compartment). A course on the place of design in the vehicle provides knowledge about the "sensory" perception of an interior/exterior layout, equipment and comfort (examples taken from transport: metro, tramway, car). A course on acoustics completes these sensory aspects, including noise pollution. The module then presents the different motorization and power transmission technologies: internal combustion engines and electric motors. The power supply of electric motors is covered in a course on accumulators/batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, their principle and performance. The module ends with a course on on-board electronics in vehicles (sensors, CAN buses, networks, etc.), both for intra-vehicle communication between sensors and actuators, and outside the vehicle, between vehicles and other communicating "objects".

Key words:

Vehicle design Thermal/electrical motorization, Sensory perception Sensors / on-board electronics

Number of teaching hours

22

Fields of study

Mechanical Engineering Energetics Electronics, Telecommunications and Networks

Teaching language

French

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of:	Classification level	Priority
Vehicle architecture and their different mechanisms	2. Understand	Important
The operation of internal combustion and electric engines, fuel cells	2. Understand	Important
On-board sensors and electronics	2. Understand	Important

Learning assessment methods

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Written exam:	100	%	Project submission:		%
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Programme and content

Type of teaching activity

Content, sequencing and organisation

Course/ Practical courses

Architecture of land vehicles, trains, trams and aircraft (C. Bosch, G. Zègre (Airbus Aerospace), J.-F. Bassereau) 1. The vehicle system and its components 2. Design and structural analysis 3. Vehicle dynamics and performance 4. Transmission systems 5. The place of design in the design of a vehicle Motorization (Ch. Desrayaud, C. Bosch, J.-P Viricelle, M. Rieu) 1. The Internal combustion engine 2. The electric motor 3. Fuel cells and accumulators On-board sensors and electronics (J.-P. Viricelle)