Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
PROJECT - FORMULA STUDENTMVKN05
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Optional for: E4, M4, Pi4. Course coordinator: Prof. Bengt Johansson, bengt.johansson@energy.lth.se and Univ adj Krister Olsson, Krister.Olsson@energy.lth.se, Energy Sciences. Recommended prerequisits: 150 credits within the programme. Assessment: Written report and oral presentation. If the student wants and can participate there is a final presentation of the total project at an international competition against other universities in Europe. Further information: The course is operated as a project with consultations and advices from the supervisor. Home page: http://www.energy.lth.se.

Aim
The course is a design-build course with the intent to build a complete car in the form of a small formula racer. The student will participate in a project team where each participant contributes with a certain technical part. The technical objectives of the course are to use previously acquired knowledge to design a technical sub-system, manufacture this and to test it before and during the Formula Student competition.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

be able to

Contents
A practical/experimental or theoretical/numerical/analytical study within a subject in the Formula Student project, that the student likes to achieve a deeper knowledge of. The course might be a pre-study for a Master of Science thesis or a deeper study related to a regular course or a Master thesis.

Literature
Chosen specifically for every project in cooperation with supervisor and examiner.