EVT syllabus for engineering students study

EVT SYLLABUS

1. Course
Code
21EVC204T
Course
Name
Automotive Engineering Systems
Course
Category
C Professional Core
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Pre-requisite
Courses
Nil
Co-requisite
Courses
Nil
Progressive
Courses
Nil
Course Offering
Department
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Data Book /
Codes/Standards
Nil

Course Learning Rationale
(CLR):
The purpose of learning this course is to:
Program Outcomes (PO)
(1 - Low, 2 - Medium, or 3 - High)
Program
Specific
Outcomes
(PSO)
CLR-1 : understand the principles and fundamental of automotive transmission 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
CLR-2 : understand the arrangement and functioning of passenger transmission systems

CLR-3 : understand the concept of passenger vehicle body
Engineering Knowledge

Problem Analysis

Design &
Development

Analysis, Design, Research

Modern Tool Usage

Society & Culture

Environment & Sustainability

Ethics

Individual & Team Work

Communication

Project Mgt. & Finance

Life Long Learning

PSO
-

1

PSO
-

2

PSO
-

3

CLR-4 : describe the different types of breaking systems in an automobile
CLR-5 : understand the concept of different suspension systems

Course Outcomes (CO): At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
CO-1 : identify the key components of automotive transmissions and their performance 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CO-2 : illustrate the different arrangements of passenger vehicle transmission system 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-3 :
categorize different vehicles bodies , layout’s and it’s nomenclature, structural elements and synthesis it to meet
vehicle crashworthiness requirements
3 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-4 : explore information about braking system and its types 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-5 : depict the different suspension systems and demonstrate the vehicle stability. 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -

Unit-1: INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS 9 Hours
History - Development of vehicles and drive units - Stages in the development of automotive transmissions, Development of gear-tooth systems and other - Transmission components- Basic
elements of vehicle and transmission engineering, Need of gearboxes, Functions of vehicle transmissions, Fundamental performance features of vehicle transmissions, Trends in transmission
design, Transmission losses and efficiency.
Unit-2: PASSENGER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM 9 Hours
Arrangement of the transmission in passenger / Commercial / All-Wheel drive passenger cars - Transverse and longitudinal dynamics with all-wheel drive - Transmission formats and designs,
Basic gearbox concept - Passenger car transmissions: manual passenger car transmissions - Automated manual passenger car transmissions, Dual clutch passenger car transmissions, Automatic

2. passenger car transmissions, Passenger car hybrid drives, Continuously variable passenger car transmissions - Final drives: axle drives for passenger cars, axle drives for commercial vehicles
- Differential gears and locking differentials - Hub drives for commercial vehicles - transfer gearboxes.
Unit-3: PASSENGER VEHICLE BODY 9 Hours
Automobile body - Description of the automobile body Types (space frame, central frame, body-on-frame, monocoque) - Body nomenclature - Body mass benchmarking - Steel used in passenger
vehicle - Vehicle layout - Different types of car body style - Automotive body structural elements - Overview of classical beam behaviour - Design of automotive beam sections - Design for
crashworthiness: Standardized safety test conditions and requirements - Front barrier - Side impact - Note on rear impact.
Unit-4: BRAKING SYSTEMS 9 Hours
Type of brakes - Disc and drum brake theory - Constructional details – Advantages - Brake actuating systems – Materials - Braking torque - Factors affecting brake performance - Parking and
exhaust brakes - Power-assisted brakes - Antilock breaking system - Testing of brakes - Thermal Considerations
Unit-5: SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 9 Hours
Construction of suspension system - Solid axles and independent suspension system - Four-link and multi-link - Trailing arm - Short long arm, MacPherson strut suspension system - Anti-squat,
Anti-pitch, and anti-dive suspension system - Roll center and stability Analysis.

Learning
Resources
1. Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak “Automotive
Transmission: Fundamentals, Selection, Design & Application”, Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg, second edition, 2011.
2. Shaoshan Liu, Liyun Li, Jie Tang, Shuang Wu, Jean-Luc Gaudiot, “Creating Autonomous
Vehicle Systems”, Morgan and Claypool, first edition, 2017.
3. Donald E. Malen “Fundamentals of Automobile Body Structure Design” SAE International
Publication, second Edition, 2020.
4. K. Newton, W.Steeds and T.K.Garret, “The Motor Vehicle”, Butterworth Heinemann, India, thirteenth
edition, 2004
5. Giancarlo Genta, “Automotive Chassis”, springer Italy, first edition, 2014.
6. W.Steed, “Mechanics of Road Vehicles”, Illiffe Books Ltd, London, first edition, 1992.
7. Heinz Heisler, “Advanced Vehicle Technology”, Butterworth – Heinemann, New York, second edition,
2002.





Bloom’s
Level of Thinking
Continuous Learning Assessment (CLA)
- By the Course Faculty
By The CoE
Formative CLA-1
Average of unit test (50%)
Life Long Learning
CLA-2 (10%)
Summative
Final
Examination
(40% weightage)
Theory Practice Theory Practice Theory Practice
Level 1 Remember
20% - 15% - 20% -
Level 2 Understand
20% - 15% - 20% -
Level 3 Apply
30% - 30% - 30% -
Level 4 Analyze
30% - 30% - 30% -
Level 5 Evaluate
- - 10% - - -
Level 6 Create
- - - - - -

Total 100 % 100 % 100 %

3. Course Designers
Experts from Industry Experts from Higher Technical Institutions Internal Experts
1. Santhiya, Tataelxi , Bangalore, India
1. Dr.Sheldon Williamson Professor, Ontario Tech
University, Canada
1. . Dr.K. Sivanathan, SRMIST
2. Paul, HanKaiSi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.,
Guizhou, China
2. Dr Hariharan Muthusamy. National Institute of
Technology, Uttarakhand, India
2. Dr.K.Saravanan, SRMIST