ME542 Vehicle Dynamics - University of Michigan：me542车辆动力学-密歇根大学.pdf

ME542 Vehicle Dynamics Winter 2014 Tu  Th 1:30‐3:00pm Huei Peng 3012 PML Department of Mechanical Engineering hpeng@, 1-734-769-6553 Office hours: Mon. 4-5pm (Peng), Wed. 1-2pm (Peng) GSI office hours to be announced ME542 Vehicle Dynamics-Lecture 1- 1 Vehicle Dynamics and Safety  • Accident occurred in May 2006 on I-96, caught by police dash-cam. • Induced by an initial light side impact, SUV rolled over multiple times. ME542 Vehicle Dynamics-Lecture 1- 2 Lecture 1‐‐Introduction and Motivation (and administrative stuff) • About this course – Introduction and administrative information – Major course content – Grading policy – MATLAB/SIMULINK • Review of rigid body dynamics ME542 Vehicle Dynamics-Lecture 1- 3 Administrative Information • Textbook (not required) – J.Y. Wong, Theory of Ground Vehicles, John Wiley Sons, Inc, 4th edition, 2008. (/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd‐ 0470170387.html) • Course material will be made available on the Ctools site  (PPT files should be downloaded and printed before the  lectures, HW, solutions, example MATLAB programs will  be distributed using this site) ME542 Vehicle Dynamics-Lecture 1- 4 Course Requirements • Prerequisites – Knowledge in Newtonian Dynamics (ME240 level) is  essential – That of Automotive Engineering (ME458) and