Spring 2025
MECENG 236C 101 - DIS 101
Vehicle Dynamics & Control
Daulet Berdesh, Pierre-Louis Soulie
Class #:32063
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Mechanical Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
3
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 23
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Other classes by Daulet Berdesh
Other classes by Pierre-Louis Soulie
Course Catalog Description
Physical understanding of automotive vehicle dynamics: simple lateral, longitudinal and ride quality models. An overview of active safety systems will be intros including basic concepts and terminology, the state-of-the-art development, and basic principles of systems such as ABS, traction control, dynamic stability control, and roll stability control.Passive, semi-active and active suspension systems will be analyzed. Concepts of autonomous vehicle technology including drive-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems, adaptive cruise control and lane keeping systems. Design of software control systems for an actual 1/10 scale race vehicle.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for MEC ENG 236C after completing MEC ENG 131. A deficient grade in MEC ENG 236C may be removed by taking MEC ENG 131.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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