Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, Mechanical Engineering Semester 5, Automobile Engineering Syllabus

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Automobile Engineering

MODULE I 
Introduction
Main units of automobile chassis and body, different systems of the automobile, description of the main parts of the engine, motor vehicle act.
Power for Propulsion
Resistance to motion, rolling resistance, air resistance, gradient resistance, power required for propulsion, tractive effort and traction, road performance curves.
Breaking systems
Hydraulic breaking system, breaking of vehicles when applied to rear, front and all four wheel, theory of internal shoe brake, design of brake lining and brake drum, different arrangement of brake shoes, servo and power brakes.


MODULE II 
Transmission Systems
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, design of 3 speed and 4 speed gear box, over drive, torque converter, semi and fully automatic transmission. Hookes joint, propeller shaft, differential, rear axles, types of rear axles, semi floating, there quarter floating and full floating types.


MODULE III 
Front wheel Geometry and steering systems: Camber, castor, kingpin inclination, toe-in and toe out, centre point steering condition for true rolling, components of steering mechanism, power steering.
Electrical System of an Automobile: Starting system, charging system, ignition system, other electrical system.
Electrical vehicles:
History, 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.

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