Eco-Marathon Project

5 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4020628ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Partnership Agreement

Under interuniversity agreement for degree program

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department and involved faculties/organizations

Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics
Applied Mechanics

External partners

Université libre de Bruxelles

Educational team

Patrick Hendrick (course titular)
Johan Gyselinck

Activities and contact hours

150 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The work is done by a group of students (varying between 4 and 8 students) selected after an interview made by the Eco-Marathon teams and the titular. Their task is to work on the design, manufacturing and testing of a typical “Eco-Marathon competition” (light) vehicle including all aspects of the problem from technical to certification and also the European competition related aspects. The vehicle will normally be an all-electric vehicle using batteries or another electric propulsion solution..

Additional info

Under construction..

Learning Outcomes

General Competences

Integrate design and manufacturing aspects (including CAD) for a light (electric) car at a system level

Definition and realisation of a test campaign for a complex design problem

Team work and management of a large number of constraints related to regulation and competition

Strategy to be able to integrate one of the European races taking place each year

Time management and scheduling for a multi-tasks project.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Under construction..

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context