COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4084 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET MURAT TOPAÇ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To define basic components of motor vehicles and basic design principals to candidates of contructor and design engineer and students that interested in this topic in university which they have not finished yet their education or wants to work automotive industry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define an classify drive, brake, steering systems and components.
2   Students will be able to interpret and explain with examples drive, brake, steering systems of vehicle.
3   Students will be able to apply and develop drive, brake and steering systems to designed vehicle.
4   To analyse design parameters and questioning drive, brake, steering systems in a designed vehicle.
5   At the end of the module, students will be expected to judge while gaining to interpret and criticize to drive, brake and steering systems of used vehicles in automotive sector.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about driving systems, body and chassis
2 Examining spring and spring types
3 Examining stabilizers and air springs
4 Examining absorber components and shock absorbers
5 Examining wheel sling systems
6 Practise problem-solving
7 1. Mid-term exam
8 Examining brake systems
9 Examining permanent brake systems-retarders
10 Examining brake dynamics
11 Examining steering systems
12 Steering system design
13 Practise problem-solving
14 2. Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Kuralay, N .S. : Motor Vechiles Volume 1and 2, TMMOB Mechanical Engineering Association Publication, Izmir 2008
Supplementary Book(s):
References: Prof.Dr. Nusret Sefa KURALAY

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation is made within course to increase recognize and define better. Besides in the lessons that one week before the exams is made practise problem-solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Needs and parameters of system design within the course is evaluated by two mid-term exams and a final exam with schematic and numerical questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation to the lecture

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

+90 (232) 388 31 38 - 215 sefa.kuralay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15453
LO.2553
LO.35354
LO.4544
LO.54545