Course code TraZ3023
Credit points 3
Basics of Vehicle Diagnostics
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for laboratory classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation05.01.2016
Responsible UnitInstitute of Engineering and Energetics
Course developer
Inženiertehnikas un enerģētikas institūts
Aivars Birkavs
Dr. sc. ing.
Course abstract
The course gives an insight into the vehicle structure and operating features. The parameters characterizing vehicles and operation of engines and transmission are considered in detail, and constructive peculiarities are compared. The operation of vehicles under different load conditions, its impact on fuel consumption and exhaust gas composition as well as other parameters characterizing engine performance are analysed. In parallel with the vehicle structure and operation, information is provided on the possible engine or other mechanism or system failure. Vehicle fault detection tecniques.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
The knowledge and skills acquired enable one to detect motor vehicle faults.
Test for vehicle defects.
Laboratory works on defective vehicles have been developed.
Course Content(Calendar)
1 Determination of cranial-cranial mechanism defects (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
2 Determination of faults in gas distribution mechanisms (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
3 Operating principles and diagnostics of the cooling system (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
4 Lubrication system design and diagnostics (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
5 Detection of petrol fuel injection systems (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
6 Detection of diesel engine power supply faults (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
7 High-pressure pump diagnostic techniques (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
8 Transmission design and fault detection (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
9 Study of clutch structures and determination of possible defects (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
10 Operating principles of the gearbox and possible defects (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
11 Determination of possible defects in the design of boxes and cardan shafts (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
12 Forecasting Automatic Transit Refusals (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
13 Driving axle structures and refuses (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
14 Wheeled pneumatic tires, tire and wheel defects (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
15 Damage to the steering gear (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
16 Brake mechanism design and diagnostics (1h lect, 1h lab.w)
Requirements for awarding credit points
Laboratory works have been developed and defended.
Tests are successfully written.
Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work
Analysis of laboratory works.
Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes
Comprehension of the operation and defects of Ground Motor Vehicles mechanisms. Criteria for assessment of learning - students with an average grade of at least five points will get a positive result.
Compulsory reading
1. Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines. Stone. 2012. Palgrave Macmillan
2. Internal Combustion Engine Handbook. Basshuysen.2004. SAE
3. Cikovskis V. Motori 1 daļa. – Rīga, Jumava, 2010 - 286 lpp.
Further reading
1. Miķelsons Z., Pīrs V. Spēkratu konstrukcijas. Jelgava: 2008. 199 lpp. 2. Blīvis J., Gulbis V. Traktori un automobiļi. Rīg: Zvaigzne, 1991. 517 lpp. 3. Cikovskis V. Motori. Rīga: Jumava, 2000. 224 lpp. 4. Modern Automotive Technology. 1st. English edition. 2006. 688 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. LUBE Magazine. United Kingdom Lubricants Association Limited lube-media.com | ukla.org.uk, Registered in the UK: No. 936857 VAT Reg No. GB 240 8376 65 2. Profi: Magazin fur Agrartechnik. -1997- Münster-Hiltrup Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH -1997- ISSN 0937-1583.
Notes
Optional study course for engineering students.