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The Achilles Racing Club's Summer Training Program consists of a 120-hour course covering vehicle dynamics, including longitudinal and lateral dynamics, vibration fundamentals, performance characteristics, suspension systems, and steering systems. Participants will learn about the operation of transmission, steering, suspension, and braking systems, along with their components. The program aims to equip learners with a comprehensive understanding of vehicle dynamics and performance.

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The Achilles Racing Club's Summer Training Program consists of a 120-hour course covering vehicle dynamics, including longitudinal and lateral dynamics, vibration fundamentals, performance characteristics, suspension systems, and steering systems. Participants will learn about the operation of transmission, steering, suspension, and braking systems, along with their components. The program aims to equip learners with a comprehensive understanding of vehicle dynamics and performance.

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ACHILLES RACING

CLUB
Presents

SUMMER TRAINING
PROGRAM

“It’s time to design your own beast”


COURSE MODULE
(120HRS)

Longitudinal Dynamics

 Vehicle Load Distribution


 Acceleration and Braking
 Brake Force Distribution
 Braking Efficiency and Braking Distance
 Longitudinal dynamics of a Tractor-Semi Trailer

Lateral Dynamics

 Bicycle Model
 Stability and Steering Conditions
 Understeer Gradient and State space Approach
 Handling Response of a Vehicle
 Parameters affecting vehicle handling characteristics
Fundamentals of Vibration
 Introduction, classification of vibration:
 Free and forced vibration,
 Un-damped and damped vibration,
 Response of damped and undamped systems under harmonic force,
 Analysis of single dexample:ree and two dexample:ree of freedom systems,
 Torsional vibration,
 Determination of natural frequencies.
Vehicle Vibrations
 Vehicle vibration with single dexample:ree of freedom free vibration,
 Forced vibration,
 Vibration due to road roughness,
 Vibration due to engine unbalance,
 Transmissibility of engine mounting vibration with two dexample:ree of freedom,
 Free vibration,
 Compensated suspension systems forced vibration
Performance Characteristics of Vehicle
 SAE Vehicle axis system,
 Forces & moments affecting vehicle,
 Earth Fixed coordinate system,
 Dynamic axle loads,
 Equations of motion,
 Transmission characteristics,
 Vehicle performance,
 Power limited and traction limited acceleration,
 Braking performance,
 Brake proportioning,
 Braking efficiency
Suspension System
 Suspension Kinematics,
 Suspension types,
 Solid Axles,
 Independent Suspensions,
 Anti-Squat and Anti-Pitch Suspension Geometry,
 Anti-Dive Suspension Geometry,
 Roll Center Analysis,
 Suspension Dynamics,
 Multi-body vibration,
 Body and Wheel hop modes,
 Invariant points
Steering System
 The Steering Linkages,
 Steering System Forces and Moments,
 Steering System Models,
 Steering Geometry,
 Steady Handling (2 DOF steady state model),
 Under steer and Over steer,
 Effect of Tire Camber and Vehicle Roll (3 DOF steady-state model),
 Transient Handling and Directional Stability (2 DOF unsteady model),
 Effect of Vehicle Roll on Transient Handling (3 DOF unsteady model),
 Steady-State and Transient Handling of Articulated Vehicles.

Reference Books
1. Pacejka, Hans. Tire and vehicle dynamics.Elsevier, 2005.
2. Wong, Jo Yung. Theory of ground vehicles. John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
3. Moore, Desmond F."The friction of pneumatic tyres." (1975).
4. Jazar, Reza N.Vehicle dynamics: theory and application. Springer, 2008
5. Gillespie, Thomas D. Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, 1992.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of this program a learner will:
1. Understand how a transmission system and its components operate
2. Understand how a steering system and its components operate
3. Understand how a suspension system and its components operate
4. Understand how a braking system and its components operate.

1. Understand how a transmission system and its components operate


Transmission layout: Drive method example: front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, four-wheel drive; power path example:.
flywheel, clutch, gearbox, drive/prop shafts
Transmission operation: Function (clutch, gearbox, prop shaft, drive shaft, universal joint, final drive, differential); factors
affecting torque transmitted by clutch example: number of plates, diameter, friction; gearing arrangements example: ratios, simple and
compound gear trains
Transmission components: Clutch example: single plate spring, diaphragm; release mechanisms example:. linkage, cable,
hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical; gearbox (input shaft, lay shaft, main shaft, idler); types of gear (straight cut, helical); universal joints
example: Hooke’s, constant velocity; final drive — crown wheel and pinion (bevel, hypoid and helical gears), differential (sun and
planet gears); drive shafts (hollow and solid); axles example: semi, three quarter, fully floating; wheel hubs example:. taper, roller
bearings; transmission lubricant example: hypoid, multi-grade
2. Understand how a steering system and its components operate
Steering system layout: steering method example:. rack and pinion, re-circulating ball; position adjustment Steering operation:
Ackerman layout, toe out on turns, wheel alignment, camber, castor, swivel pin inclination, example: active offset; over steer and
under steer behavior; steering arrangement example:. two wheel steering, four wheel steering systems
Steering components: steering wheel, steering column (bearings, bushes, mounting); universal joint (mounting methods, gaiters);
steering linkage and joints for single steer vehicles example:. track rod, drag link, drag link ends; steering arm, tie rod (bushes, joints);
steering box (seals, bearing)
3. Understand how a suspension system and its components operate
Suspension systems layout: suspension method example: beam axle, independent front suspension (IFS), independent rear
suspension (IRS); vibration and damping methods example: metal, rubber, hydraulic, hydro-pneumatic
Suspension operation: interaction of components example: vehicle loaded/unloaded, cornering, ‘bump’ reaction
Suspension components: spring systems example: leaf, coil, rubber, hydraulic; fittings and mounting example: shackles, U-bolts,
saddle, tie bar; hydraulic/hydro-pneumatic systems example: fluid supply, storage, actuation, control; suspension damping example:
oil, gas, friction; tyres example: type (radial, cross-ply, markings) and impact on vehicle suspension system

4. Understand how a braking system and its components operate


Layout: Braking methods example: disc brakes, drum brakes; braking circuit example: hydraulic circuit, split braking circuits
Braking system operation: Application of mechanical forces example: pedal force, transmission of force (fluid pressure, piston
sizes); brake shoes/pads; heat dissipation example: mechanical to heat energy, vented brake arrangement; brake efficiency example:
vehicle testing; leading and trailing brake shoe action
Components: Hydraulic circuit components example: single/tandem circuit, master/slave cylinders (machined surfaces, seals, pistons,
springs), brake lines (fixed and flexible piping); brake servo example: diaphragm, spring, valve; pressure limiting valve example: seal,
actuation; brake adjuster example: manual, automatic; brake discs/drums example: machined surface, vented, solid; callipers/actuators
example: piston(s), seals, mounting; brake shoes (leading, trailing, springs); brake drums (machined surface, mounting); handbrake
mechanism (actuation).

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