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Basics of Structural Design of Armoured Combat Vehicles

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Basics of Structural Design of Armoured Combat Vehicles

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Course Description

Introducing students to the construction of armored vehicles and the fundamental starting point in construction of combat armored vehicles and subsystems.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Armour - course
(6. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. explain definitions of armoured fighting vehicles and their sub-systems
  2. repeat the definitions related to armored vehicles armament
  3. describe the construction of armored vehicles armaments
  4. describe the construction of armored vehicles
  5. explain the features of armored vehicles armaments
  6. explain the basic elements of the armored vehicles concept

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Exercises

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Topic 1: Construction of armored combat vehicles Seminar: Practice 1: Construction of M-84 tank
  2. Lectures: Topic 2: The basic elements of the concept of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles Seminar: Practice 2: Construction of AFV M80A
  3. Lectures: Topic 3: Construction of artillery weapons Seminar: Practice 3: Large caliber tank guns
  4. Lectures: Topic 4: Designs and assemblies features of artillery weapons Seminar: Practice 3: Small caliber tank guns
  5. Lectures: Topic 5: Technology in the weapons production Seminar: Practice 5: Production of tank guns and machine guns
  6. Lectures: Topic 6: Armament stabilization system in armored combat vehicles and fire control system Seminar: Practice 6: Armament stabilization system in armored combat vehicles and fire control system
  7. Lectures: Mid exam Seminar: Mid exam
  8. Lectures: Topic 7: Optoelectronic systems in armored combat vehicles Seminar: Practice 7: Vision and Sighting devices
  9. Lectures: Topic 8: Armored Protection Seminar: Practice 8:Armored Protection
  10. Lectures: Topic 9: The mobility of armored combat vehicles Seminar: Practice 9: The mobility of armored combat vehicles
  11. Lectures: Topic 10: Power pack systems of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles Seminar: Practice 10: Power pack systems of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles
  12. Lectures: Topic 11: Construction of wheeled combat vehicles Seminar: Practice 11: Construction of AFV Patria
  13. Lectures: Topic 12: Development trends of tanks Seminar: Practice 12: Subsystems within the armored combat vehicles
  14. Lectures: Topic 13: Development trends of infantry combat vehicles Seminar: Practice 12: Subsystems within the armored combat vehicles - continue
  15. Lectures: Final exam Seminar: Final exam

Literature

Milorad Dragojević (1986.), Tenkovi i borbena vozila pešadije - koncepcije i perspektive razvoja, VINC
Anastas Paligorić (1982.), Projektovanje naoružanja samohodnih artiljerijskih orudja i tenkova,
Radoš Obrenović (1975.), Konstrukcija artiljerijskih oruđa I, TŠC KoV, Zagreb
Vinko Pavelić (1995.), Specifične tehnologije u proizvodnji oružja, MORH
Dušan Pavlović, Milorad Novaković i Ante Duilo (1983.), Osnovi konstrukcije artiljerijskog naoružanja,

For students

General

ID 282232
  Summer semester
2.0 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Exercises