MAE 4860

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

MAE 4860
Automotive Engineering

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Selected topics in the analysis and design of vehicle components and vehicle systems. Emphasis on automobiles. Engines, transmissions, suspension, brakes, and aerodynamics are discussed. The course uses first principles and applies them to specific systems. The course is highly quantitative, using empirical and analytical approaches.


Prerequisites MAE 2030 and ENGRD 2210.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

  • Students will be able to explain the fundamental concepts of intake air flow and valves for internal combustion spark ignition engines.
  • Students will be able to perform calculations using efficiencies and fuel flow to estimate power and torque developed by IC engines.
  • Students will be able to perform calculations estimating the power developed with turbochargers and superchargers
  • Students will be able to calculate the engine power and torque required to operate a vehicle under various loads.
  • Students will be able to estimate braking performance given the parameters of the vehicle.
  • Students will be able to calculate the stability and performance of vehicles with specified suspension geometries.
  • Students will be able to calculate steering and ride performance, given vehicle parameters.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 4861, MAE 5860

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4899 MAE 4860   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Callister, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    To fulfill Mechanical Engineering (M.E.) senior design requirement, enroll in MAE 4861.