Course Title: Vehicle Power-Train Technologies
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Vehicle Power-Train Technologies
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AUTO1032 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
AUTO1032 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Petros Lappas
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 8084
Course Coordinator Email: petros.lappas@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 57.3.20
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course is designed to provide you with advanced knowledge of the power-train in vehicles. The course will provide you the opportunity to learn to solve problems in engine performance and emissions of the whole power-train.
This course will cover:
• Performance analysis of the internal combustion engine; comparison of SI and Diesel performance
• Methods of mixture preparation; ignition, combustion, emissions and emissions control.
• Basic thermodynamics of the engine; ideal cycles, heat and its determination.
• Fuel chemistry and mixture preparation.
• The basic structure of the engine. Elements of engine design.
• Future power-train technologies and regulatory standards, The course will also cover alternative propulsion and deal with hybrid engines.
• Gas-exchange and boosting the intake manifold pressure.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the program learning outcomes for the following program:
MC230 Master of Engineering (International Automotive Engineering)
PLO 1. Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of engineering theories, principles and concepts within multi-disciplinary engineering practice
PLO 2. Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline
PLO 3. Demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities, and bounds and a critical appreciation of trends in contemporary practice, sustainability, research and innovation in the engineering discipline.
PLO 7. Apply advanced contemporary engineering technologies and practices and research principles and methods, taking into account risk and economic, social, environmental and global contexts, to plan and execute complex projects.
PLO 9. Demonstrate the capacity for personal accountability, professional and ethical conduct, intellectual independence, cultural sensitivity, autonomy, adaptability and critical reflection on own learning and career when undertaking engineering projects
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1 Analyse internal combustion engine performance to optimise efficiency and emissions.
CLO2 Evaluate fuel chemistry and mixture preparation methods using emissions measurement techniques to inform control strategies
CLO3 Design powertrain components for integration with hybrid and alternative propulsion systems
CLO4 Assess regulatory standards and their implications on future powertrain technologies.
CLO5 Apply thermodynamics principles to solve complex engine performance problems.
CLO6 Assess future power-train technologies including hybrid and electric propulsion in relation to environmental impact and mobility trends.
Overview of Learning Activities
The educational philosophy of this course is based on the principles of adult learning. You will be studying in internal mode, which includes attendance to a series of lectures. The principal learning activities will be:
- Viewing pre-recorded lectures
- Participating in class and online discussions
- Solving set of problems relating to vehicle power-train systems
- Engine modelling.
- Attending laboratory activities. In circumstances such as pandemics, lab data may be provided for students to complete their lab reports.
Overview of Learning Resources
A list of key references and sources will be provided through the online learning management system for the course. The course presenter will suggest further works and sources for following up on the topics covered. Wherever possible, lecture presentations will be made available electronically to the students. Some additional written material will also be made available via the online learning management system from time to time.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment 1 Take-home assessment 1,40%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO5.
Assessment 2 Take-home assessment 2, 40%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO5 and CLO6.
Assessment 3 Quiz, 20%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5 and CLO6.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.