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ME30217: Vehicle engineering

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Describe the vehicle design process and postulate how this will change in the future.
* Contrast different automotive technologies, design processes and manufacturing methods
* Interpret different literature sources relevant to the field of automotive technology
* Examine how innovation and technology will contribute to the transition to net zero mobility


Aims: To provide knowledge relating to vehicle design and an understanding of the operation and performance of the important sub-systems in the context of the transition to zero impact mobility.

Skills: Problem solving; literature searching; working independently; trend analysis; data analysis with incomplete or uncertain information

Content: Vehicle context and connectivity; Vehicle design and development process; vehicle sub-systems; manufacturing processes; Regulation and vehicle impact evaluation including LCA.

Course availability:

ME30217 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)

ME30217 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
  • UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 4)
  • UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 5)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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