Course code Course Name L-T-P- Year of

Credits Introduction
ME463 Automobile Engineering 3-0-0-3 2016
Pre requisites: Nil
Course objectives
 To know the anatomy of automobile in general
 To understand the working of different automotive systems and subsystems
 To update the latest developments in automobiles
Syllabus:- Engine, clutch, transmission, steering, brakes, suspension and aerodynamics
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students will be able to:
i. Practically identify different automotive systems and subsystems.
ii. Understand the principles of transmission, suspension, steering and braking systems of an
automobile
iii. Develop a strong base for understanding future developments in the automobile industry

Text Books
1. Gupta R.B. Auto design , Satya Prakash, New Delhi, 2015

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2. Heinz Heisler, Advanced engine technology, Butterworth-Heinemann,1995
3. Heinz Heisler, Advanced vehicle technology, Society of Automotive Engineers Inc, 2002
4. Hillier and Peter Coobes, Fundamentals of motor vehicle technology, Nelson Thornes, 2004
5. Tom Denton, Automobile mechanical and electrical systems, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011
Course Plan
End Sem.
Module Contents Hours Exam.
Marks
Piston: - material for piston, clearances, piston rings, types,
1
need for two compression rings, oil control ring, piston pin.
Piston for IC engine, piston rings, piston pin, connecting
1
rod, crank shaft, crank pin, cam shaft, valves, fly wheel,
fluctuation of energy and size of fly wheel, hub and arms,
stress in a fly wheel rim, simple problems. 1
I 15%
Petrol fuel injection systems: - comparison petrol injection 1
and carbureted fuel supply systems- comparison –multiport
fuel injection (MPFI) and common rail direct injection 1
(CRDI) systems.
Super charging systems: fundamentals, naturally aspirated
engines and supercharged engines– Turbo charger, turbo 1
lag.

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 Hybrid cars, safety overview -Formula-I engine technology:
1
overview, electrical technology, brakes, transmission
technology.
Friction clutch:- fundamentals, driven plate inertia, driven
plate transmitted torque, driven plate wear –angular driven
1
plate cushioning and torsional damping, clutch friction
materials, when clutch is worn out.
Pull type diaphragm clutch, multiple diaphragm clutch, 1
multi-plate hydraulically operated automatic transmission
15%
clutch, semi centrifugal clutch, fully automatic centrifugal
II clutch, and integral single plate diaphragm clutch. 1

Need of gear box, resistance to vehicle motion, power to 1

weight ratio, speed operating range-five speed and reverse
sliding mesh, constant mesh, and synchromesh gear boxes:- 1
gear synchronization and engagement.
Over drives – hydrodynamic fluid couplings: - efficiency 1
and torque capacity – fluid friction coupling- torque
converters. 1
FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Steering:-basic principle of a steering system:- swinging 1
beam system – Ackermann –over steer and under steer –
1

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slip angle, camber, caster etc.
Swivel axis inclination: centre point steering, camber, king
1
pin inclination, negative offset, caster, toe-in and toe-out
Steering gear box: - fundamentals screw and nut steering
III 1 15%
gear mechanism-worm and roller type steering gear box –
Re-circulating ball nut and rocker lever, re-circulating ball 1
rack and sector steering gear box– need of power assisted
steering. 1
External direct coupled and rack and pinion and integrated
steering power cylinder, power assisted steering lock 1
limitations
Suspension: - suspension geometry, terminology-
Macpherson strut friction and spring offset - suspension roll 1
centers:-roll centers, roll axis, roll centre height, short
swing and long arm suspension, transverse double
wishbone, parallel trailing double arm and vertical pill strut
IV suspension, Macpherson strut suspension, semi-trailing arm 1 15%
rear suspension, telescopic suspension.
High load beam axle leaf spring, sprung body roll stability.
Rear axle beam suspension- body roll stability analysis:-
1
body roll couple, body roll stiffness, body over turning
couple

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 Body weight transfer, body direct weight transfer couple,
body roll couple distribution, body roll weight transfer, 1
lateral force distribution.
Anti roll bars and roll stiffness:- anti roll bar function,
operating principle, anti roll bar action caused by the body
1
rolling, single wheel lift -rubber spring bumper:-bump stop
function and characteristics, axis inclination.
Rear suspension: - live rigid axle suspension, non drive rear
suspension- swing arm rear wheel drive independent 1
suspension.
Low pivot split axle coil spring wheel drive independent
suspension, trailing and semi trailing arm rear wheel drive 1
independent suspension. 15%
Transverse double link arm rear wheel drive independent
suspension, De Dion axle rear wheel suspension - 1
Hydrogen suspension, hydro-pneumatic automatic height
correction suspension.
SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Brakes:- mechanical and hydraulic brakes (review only) –
properties of friction lining and pad materials, efficiency, 1
stopping distance, theory of internal shoe brake, equations –
effect of expanding mechanism of shoes on total braking

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Braking vehicles:- brakes applied on rear, front and all four
wheels, equations –calculation of mean lining pressure and
heat generation during braking operation, equations. –
braking of vehicle moving on curved path, simple
1

1
V problems. 20%
Anti Lock Braking system (ABS):- need and advantages of
ABS – hydro-mechanical ABS - hydro-electric ABS - 1
air-electric ABS.
Brake servos: - operating principle, vacuum servo - direct
acting suspended vacuum assisted brake servo unit 1
operation - hydraulic servo assisted brake systems.
Pneumatic operated disc brakes – air operated brake
systems: - air over hydraulic brake system - Three line 1
brake system-– electronic-pneumatic brakes.
Aerodynamic drag: pressure drag, air resistance, opposing
1
motion of a vehicle, equations, after flow wake, drag
coefficients, various body shapes, base drag, vortices,
1
trailing vortex drag, attached transverse vortices.
V1 20%
Aerodynamic lift:-lift coefficients, vehicle lift, underbody 1
floor height versus aerodynamic lift and drag, aerofoil lift
and drag, front end nose shape. 1
Car body drag reduction:-profile edge chamfering, bonnet 1

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 slope and wind screen rake, roof and side panel chamfering,
rear side panel taper, underbody rear end upward taper, rear
end tail extension, underbody roughness.
Aerodynamic lift control:- underbody dams, exposed wheel
air flow pattern, partial enclosed wheel air flow pattern, rear 1
end spoiler, negative lift aerofoil wings.
After body drag: - square back drag, fast back drag, hatch
1
back drag, notch back drag.
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Question Paper Pattern

Maximum marks: 100 Time: 3 hrs

The question paper should consist of three parts

Part A
There should be 2 questions each from module I and II
Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3x10 marks =30 marks)

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Part B

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There should be 2 questions each from module III and IV
Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3x10 marks =30 marks)

Part C
There should be 3 questions each from module V and VI
Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any four questions out of 6 (4x10 marks =40 marks)

Note: Each question can have a maximum of four sub questions, if needed.

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