Course detail
Vehicle Engines
FSI-QVO Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Language of instruction
Czech
Aims
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental principles of vehicle engine design, their individual components, groups, and assemblies. Vehicle engine design is a multidisciplinary field that combines knowledge from mechanics, thermomechanics, electrical engineering, and materials science. The acquired knowledge enables objective evaluation of specific vehicle engine designs in terms of their suitability for use in vehicles, as well as their reliability and the environmental impact of their operation.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-ADI-P: Automotive and Material Handling Engineering, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 6 credits, compulsory
Programme N-AAE-P: Advanced Automotiv Engineering, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 6 credits, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Basic division of vehicle engines according to design and use. History.
2. Electric cars and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines.
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Construction of electric motors and their cooling and lubrication.
Laboratory exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Assignment of an individual seminar paper.
2. Electric motors and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Presentation of the seminar work.