ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

BSE/ME 476

Course Description

Engineering design principles of heavy-duty vehicles intended for off-road use: fuels, engine cycles, engine principles and construction, clutches, mechanical and hydrostatic transmissions, final drives, traction systems, traction modeling, dynamic behavior, suspension systems and braking.

Prerequisties

(ME 361 or concurrent enrollment), (ME 240 , EMA 202 , PHYSICS 201 , PHYSICS 207 , or PHYSICS 247 ), and declared in Biological Systems Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average

3.59

12.34% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.72%

0.31% from Historical

A Rate

56.41%

90.65% from Historical

Class Size

109.81% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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