Get introduced to modern vehicles, their functions, architecture and most common technical designs.

First introduction to typical vehicle architecture, including body, chasis, powertrain, domain controllers, sensors, software and interfaces. Participants will understand problems behind each of the architecture parts and required skills to address those problems.

Course topics:

• Overall vehicle architecture

• Main vehicle development trends

• Powertrain, chassis and body parts

• Domain controllers

• Vehicle interfaces

• Vehicle sensors

• Vehicle software

• Use cases for next generation vehicles

• Example and small project: build your first autonomous driving function for a vehicle system

Hardware (required): Computer with Internet connection, working speakers and microphone.

Software: Chrome browser.

Course Typically Offered: Live Online in Fall quarter (mid June - August), Winter quarter (mid January - March), Spring quarter (April - mid June) or Summer quarter (mid June - August).

Prerequisites: Students should have basic engineering knowledge gained from either industry experience or appropriate level of undergraduate studies (ideally in electronics, mechanical or software engineering).

Next Step: To further practice and deepen the knowledge in automotive engineering, consider taking the remaining courses from the Automotive Engineering catalog (NIT-AU-XX).

Course Number: NIT-AU-01

Duration: 3.00 units (~30 live teaching hours, ~60 hours of individual practice and preparation work)