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ME42128:: Automobile Engineering

Credits: 03 Teaching Scheme: - Theory 03 Hrs / Week

Prerequisites:

 Engineering Mechanics
 Internal Combustion Engines

Course Objectives:

1. To familiarize with the basic concepts and working principles of various

automobile components.
2. To distinguish between various types of transmission systems, and rear axles.
3. To learn about various conventional and automatic steering and braking
systems.
4. To identify the need and usage of suspension, wheels and electrical systems.
5. To learn causes of automobile emissions and the future alternative vehicles.

Course Details

Unit 1: Introduction to Automobile and Vehicle Kinematics (06 Hrs)

U1.1. Main units of automobile chassis and body, different systems of the
automobile, description of the main parts of the engine, motor vehicle act.
Resistance to motion, rolling resistance, air resistance, gradient resistance,
power required for propulsion, tractive effort and traction, road performance
curves.

U1.2. Understanding specifications of an engine, engine location problems based

on tractive force, maximum acceleration.

Unit 2: Transmission, and Rear Axle (10 Hrs)

U2.1. Layout of the transmission system, main function of the different components
of the transmission system, transmission system for two-wheel and four-wheel
drives, Hotchkiss and torque tube drives. Gear box: Sliding mesh, constant
mesh and synchromesh gearbox, over drive, torque converter, semi and fully
automatic transmission. Hooke’s joint, propeller shaft, differential, rear axles,
types of rear axles: semi floating, there quarter floating, and full floating.

U2.2. Understanding of 3 speed and 4 speed gear box

Unit 3: Steering and Braking systems (10 Hrs)

U3.1. Front wheel Geometry and steering systems: Camber, castor, kingpin
inclination, toe-in and toe-out, centre point steering condition for true rolling,
types and components of two wheel steering mechanism, Power steering.
Braking: need and classification, drum and disc-mechanical, Hydraulic braking
system, braking of vehicles when applied to rear, front and all four wheel,
theory of internal shoe brake, different arrangement of brake shoes, servo and
power brakes.

U3.2. Continuously variable transmission, Constant Velocity joint, Anti-lock brake

system, Traction control, Over steer and Under steer

Unit 4: Suspension, Wheels and Electrical Systems (08 Hrs)

U4.1 Suspension: Suspension system: Independent and Solid axle, coil, leaf spring
and air suspensions, torsion bar, shock absorbers. Wheels and Tires:
Construction, Type and specifications, Tire wear and causes. Starting system,
Charging system, Ignition system Coil and Magneto: Spark plug, Distributor,
other electrical systems.

U4.2 Wheel Alignment and Balancing systems.

Unit 5: Automobile Emissions and Alternative Vehicles (06 Hrs)

U5.1. Automobile Emissions, Source of formation, Emission tests and standards,

Control techniques- Exhaust Gas recirculation, catalytic converter. Electric
vehicles: History of electrical vehicles and the environment pollution,
description of electric vehicle, operational advantages, present EV
performance and applications, battery for EV, Battery types and fuel cells,
Solar powered vehicles, Hybrid vehicles.

U5.2. Degree of hybridization, series and parallel hybrids, Turbochargers, Turbo-

direct Injection, Engine downsizing.

Course Outcomes:

Students will be able to

CO1: explain and analyze the basic concepts and working principles of various
automobile components.
CO2: distinguish between various types of transmission systems, and rear axles.
CO3: explain the need of various conventional and automatic steering and
braking systems.
CO4: explain and analyze the need and usage of suspension, wheels and
electrical systems.
 CO5: evaluate the causes of automobile emissions and the future alternative
vehicles.

Text Books:

T1. “Automotive Mechanics”, Donald L Anglin and William H Crouse, TATA

McGraw Hill Education, 10th Edition, 2006.
T2. “Automobile Engineering”, R.K. Rajput, Lakshmi Publication, 2nd Edition, 2015.
T3. “Automobile Engineering Vol. I & II”, K.M. Gupta, Umesh Publication, 1st
Edition, 2007.
T4. “Automobile Mechanics”, N.K. Giri, Khanna Publishers, 8 th Edition, 2008.

Reference Books:

R1. “Automotive Mechanics”, Joseph Heitner, East-West Press, 2nd Edition, 1999.
R2. “Automobile Engineering”, R.B. Gupta, Satya Prakashan Publishers, 1st
Edition, 2015.
R3. “Automobile Engineering (Volume – 1&2)”, Dr. Kirpal Singh, Standard
Publishers Distributors, 12th Edition, 2011.
R4. “Automobile Engineering”, K.K Ramalingam, Scitech Publications, 1st Edition,
2011.

Open sources:
 http://nptel.ac.in
 http:// ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/
 http://www.myopencourses.com/discipline/mechanical-engineering