To know: general theory of vehicle; basic theory of wheel rolling; pull-speed characteristics of the vehicle; calculation of vehicle traction; theory of vehicle braking process.
Be able: to calculate pull-speed characteristics of the vehicle; to determine fuel efficiency of the vehicle; to calculate braking options of the vehicle.

• Theoretical Mechanics
• Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
• Structure and dynamic of internal combustion engine
• Fundamentals of vehicle and tractor structure

Basic theory of wheeled and tracked propulsion movement. Forces and moments acting on the vehicle and tractors during rectilinear motion. Pull-speed characteristics of the vehicle. Pull-speed characteristics of the vehicle with hydrodynamic transmission. Traction calculation of the cars and tractors. Vehicles braking characteristics and properties. Vehicles fuel efficiency.

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2. Гришкевич А.И. Автомобили. Теория. – Минск: Вышэйшая школа, 1986. – 229 с.
3. Грубель М.Г., Назаркевич С.М., Зіркевич В.М. Автомобілі. Теорія експлуатаційних властивостей автомобіля. Курс лекцій. – Львів: Вид-во Академії сухопутних військ, 2011. –153 с.

The report (100% control measure, test) consisting of the explanatory notes, drawings and defended orally (100%)