Automotive Mechatronics (AE413) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Automotive Mechatronics AE413 3 1 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE 234
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Bu dersin amacı öğrencilere Otomotiv Mühendisliğindeki güncel mekatronik uygulama ve tekniklerini tanıtmaktır.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • define the required components in an automotive mechatronics system
  • recognize sensors and actuators used in the automotive mechatronics systems, select appropriate sensors and actuators
  • use alternative drive systems in automotive engineering and define different power management techniques
  • recognize active safety systems and their components
  • design appropriate controller for automotive systems
Course Content Autonomous vehicles; drive-by-wire, steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire technologies; inter vehicle communication and intelligent transportation systems; electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles; lane keeping systems, adaptive cruise control; collision avoidance, anti-lock brake system; electronic stability control, rollover avoidance systems; modeling and control of internal combustion engines; passive, active and semi-active suspension design and analysis; vehicle electronic

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Automotive Mechatronics Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
2 Autonomous Vehicles Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
3 Drive-By-Wire, Steer-By-Wire and Brake-By-Wire Technologies Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
4 Intelligent Transportation Systems Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
5 Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website Moodle web sitesinde verilen ders notları ve sunumlar
6 Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Fuel cell vehicles Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
7 Anti-lock Brake System. Electronic Stability Control Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
8 Electronic Stability Control. Rollover avoidance systems Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
9 Modeling and control of internal combustion engines Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
10 Passive, Active Suspension design and analysis Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
11 Active and Semi-Active Suspension design and analysis Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
12 Driver in attention / fatigue monitoring Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
13 Driver Warning and Driver Assistance Systems Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website
14 Vehicle Simulators Lecture notes and presentations on Moodle website

Sources

Course Book 1. Automotive Control Systems, Uwe Kiencke and Lars Nielsen, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2005.
Other Sources 2. Vehicle Dynamics and Control, Rajesh Rajamani, Springer, 2006.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 5
Laboratory - -
Application 10 15
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 5 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 19 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering; an ability to apply the theoretical and applied knowledge of mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering to model and analyze mechatronics engineering problems.
2 An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems.
3 An ability to design a complex system, product, component or process to meet the requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; an ability to apply contemporary design methodologies; an ability to implement effective engineering creativity techniques in mechatronics engineering. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include economics, environment, sustainability, producibility, ethics, human health, social and political problems.)
4 An ability to develop, select and use modern techniques, skills and tools for application of mechatronics engineering and robot technologies; an ability to use information and communications technologies effectively.
5 An ability to design experiments, perform experiments, collect and analyze data and assess the results for investigated problems on mechatronics engineering and robot technologies.
6 An ability to work effectively on single disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; an ability for individual work; ability to communicate and collaborate/cooperate effectively with other disciplines and scientific/engineering domains or working areas, ability to work with other disciplines.
7 An ability to express creative and original concepts and ideas effectively in Turkish and English language, oral and written, and technical drawings.
8 An ability to reach information on different subjects required by the wide spectrum of applications of mechatronics engineering, criticize, assess and improve the knowledge-base; consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning; monitoring the developments on science and technology; awareness on entrepreneurship, innovative and sustainable development and ability for continuous renovation.
9 Consciousness on professional and ethical responsibility, competency on improving professional consciousness and contributing to the improvement of profession itself.
10 A knowledge on the applications at business life such as project management, risk management and change management and competency on planning, managing and leadership activities on the development of capabilities of workers who are under his/her responsibility working around a project.
11 Knowledge about the global, societal and individual effects of mechatronics engineering applications on the human health, environment and security and cultural values and problems of the era; consciousness on these issues; awareness of legal results of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planing, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application 10 2 20
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 6 4 24
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 5 5 25
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 6 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 128