Automotive 12 PDH Discount Package
Courses in this Package
The Evolution of the U.S. Automotive Industry (D05-004)
Principles of an Internal Combustion Engine (M03-046)
Plug-in Electric Vehicle Handbook (E02-022)
Automotive Bearing Applications (M02-035)
This online engineering PDH course presents the evolution of the U.S. auto industry by tracing historical events relating to the origin of the automotive history to Detroit, Michigan. Michigan is a glove-shaped piece of land, off the beaten track, wedged up between two lakes, and with sometimes very inclement weather. Ohio and Indiana; who are also instrumental in the founding of the auto industry; are located adjacent to Michigan and have the same weather patterns. Despite these seeming disadvantages, the author traces what he thinks are the circumstances that lead to Detroit becoming the automotive capital of the world.
He starts in England where an event occurred 200 years ago that transformed the world of engineering making the automobile and automobile designs possible and functional. He traces the origin of the key materials that make up an automotive vehicle and how they aided Detroit in the automotive industry. He describes the brilliant and famous people who lived in the Midwestern part of the country who aided Detroit in its famous rise to prominence. He sums up Detroit's success to famous people, an abundance of key materials, and great lakes.
This 5 PDH online course if for Mechanical Engineers, Automotive Engineers, Power Train Engineers, Design Engineers and any other discipline dealing with the automotive industry.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Learning about the three states that led the nation in the founding of the automobile industry
- Understanding the most important invention in the last 200 years that enabled the development of automobiles, appliances, and buildings
- Learning about the history of the exploration and development of iron ore mineral deposits in the great lakes area of the United States
- Understanding the role that the Great Lakes played in the development of the U.S. automotive industry
- Learning about the history of the development of other raw materials necessary for the creation of the auto industry in the U.S. such as limestone, coal, rubber, glass, and oil.
- Learning about the early history of the carriage industry in the United States and the transition from carriages to automobiles
- Knowing the names and history of the automobile pioneers who helped to found the U.S. auto industry and develop it into the world's largest.
- Learning about the history of the development of the Big Three Automakers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document titled "The Evolution of the U.S. Automotive Industry".
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering course presents the operational principles and basic mechanisms of the internal combustion engine.
The power of an internal combustion engine comes from burning a mixture of fuel and air in a small, enclosed space. When this mixture burns, it expands significantly; building pressure that pushes the piston down, in turn rotating the crankshaft. Eventually, this motion is transferred through the transmission and out to the drive wheels to move the vehicle.
The automobile is a familiar object to all of us. The engine that moves it is one of the most fascinating and talked about of all the complex machines we use today. This machine is what we call the internal combustion engine.
This 3 PDH online course is intended for mechanical and industrial engineers, designers, manufacturers and anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the basics of an internal combustion engine.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the principles of operation, the different classifications, the measurements and performance standards of an internal combustion engine
- Identifying the series of events /cycles in a gasoline engine
- Identifying the series of events /cycles in a diesel engine
- Understanding the differences between a four-stroke cycle engine and a two-stroke cycle engine
- Recognizing the differences in the types, cylinder arrangements, and valve arrangements of internal combustion engines
- Identifying the terms, engine measurements, and performance standards of an internal combustion engine
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering PDH course presents the considerations for hosting public charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). It provides detailed information about PEVs, charging basics, benefits, costs, and discusses the installation and maintenance of charging stations.
Concerns about the environmental impacts of conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) vehicles sparked a PEV renaissance at the end of the 20th century. Today, PEVs are back and ready to compete with — and complement — the ubiquitous ICE technology. First, advances in electric-drive technologies enabled commercialization of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which integrate an ICE or other power source with batteries, regenerative braking, and an electric motor to boost fuel economy. Continued technological advances have spawned plug-in HEVs (PHEVs), which integrate small ICEs (or other power sources) and large, grid-chargeable batteries that enable all-electric driving ranges of 10 to 40 miles or more. Advanced technologies have also enabled manufacturers to introduce a new generation of EVs that don’t use an ICE at all. At the same time, charging station technologies have evolved to facilitate a range of charging options and business models.
This 2 PDH online course is intended for mechanical and electrical engineers as well as others interested in learning more about plug-in electric vehicles.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the basics behind plug-in electric vehicles
- Learning about the different types of charging methods
- Understanding the costs and benefits of hosting charging stations
- Learning about the basic installation and maintenance considerations of charging stations
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering PDH course is intended for mechanical, automotive, civil, machine design engineers and any other professional interested in automotive design and development.
This course deals with some of the more important applications of anti-friction bearings in automotive vehicles. It explains in simple terms how the various ratios of a planetary gearset are used in automotive automatic transmissions and how to calculate the forces on their bearings. It describes the "differential unit" in automotive drive axle systems and how to calculate the bearing loads on the all-important spiral bevel gearset.
This 2 PDH online course also includes an engineering discussion and design study of wheel bearings and associated mounting equipment. An expert analysis is presented on the new "integral spindle wheel bearing unit" that is used on front drive vehicles. Additional information includes the design of the new integral bearing engine coolant pump and also how low cost "drawn cup" bearings have replaced standard design roller bearings in rear drive, rear wheel applications.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Learning how to calculate the operation life of anti-friction bearings
- Learning how to calculate the design loads on automotive front wheel bearings
- Learning how to calculate the design loads on automotive rear wheel bearings
- Understanding the design of "drawn cup" bearings and how they have replaced standard cylindrical roller bearings in rear drive-axle applications
- Understanding the design of "integral spindle wheel bearings" and how they have replaced conventional wheel bearing applications in front drive vehicles
- Understanding the differences in safety features between integral spindle wheel bearing units and tapered roller bearings
- Learning about integral shaft waterpump bearings and the new stamped metal waterpumps
- Learning how to calculate the forces on drive axle differential spiral bevel gearset bearings
- Learning how to calculate the forces on automatic transmission planetary gearset bearings
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, "Automotive Bearing Applications".
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.