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

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Energy (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Energy
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering