Our program
- Duration: one-year full-time
- Start date: November 2023
- Location: Pavia, Italy
- Start date for submitting the application: April 28th, 2023
- Application Deadline: September 21st, 2023
This one year full-time programme aims to train highly qualified professionals in vehicle dynamics, through a variety of teaching activities. The course includes both theoretical and practical teaching, as well as workshops, tours, and a 6-month internship in industry. Thanks to the partnerships with Danisi Engineering, VI-Grade, ASC (Automotive Safety Centre), Siemens, and MSC Software, among others, students have a wealth of opportunities to develop their knowledge and skill in designing vehicle dynamics. Students will benefit from:
- Full-time use of a compact station simulator to develop vehicles in a virtual environment
- Test sessions on the ASC track and proving ground
- An Advanced Driving Course
- Workshop on the VI-Grade Driver in Motion dynamic simulator
- A variety of Advanced Short Courses taught by professionals
- Vehicle testing with both Computer Aided Engineering, and experimentally on real vehicles
- Guided tours of plants and facilities
Teaching Modules
- Total Vehicle Design
- Fundamental Driving Dynamics
- Virtual Dynamics Design and Simulation
- Materials and Structural Design
- Propulsion: IC & Hybrid
- Vehicle Dynamics Control
- Total Vehicle Testing and Development
- Biomechanics: Driver/Vehicle Interaction
Advanced Short Courses
Courses are held by expert professionals on the following topics:
- Unconventional Vehicle Dynamics
- Tyre/Vehicle Handling Analyses
- Tyre/Vehicle Handling: Experimental Test with different Tyre Specifications
- Advanced Techniques for the Physical Modelling of Tyre/Road Interaction Phenomena
- Experimental Workshop on Objective and Subjective Performance Evaluations
- Autonomous Vehicles and Regulation
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
- Braking Systems
- CFD Analysis
- Wheel Force Transducer Technology
- Laser 3D Scanning
Internship
A 5-month internship in the automotive industry will complete students’ training thanks to the partnerships with VI-Grade, ASC (Automotive Safety Centre), FCA, Danisi Engineering, and MSC Software
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