Automobile Engineering
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Automobile Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Automobile Engineering (subject code 2181915) as prescribed for Mechanical Engineering · Semester 8 divides the course into 4 units, covering 41 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2181915)Unit 1 Introduction to Automotive Systems
- Vehicle body classification and specification: Body construction type
- Location of engine and Drive system types and arrangement
- specification of vehicles
- Functional requirements of vehicle body
- Body trim and fittings
- Overview of various systems including safety features
- steering system types
- Tire construction and types
Unit 2 Body Load Analysis
- Vehicle Loads: Static load
- Load due to Acceleration and Braking
- Moments and Torque due to driving conditions
- resistance to motion and aerodynamic load
- Types of materials used in body construction
- Analysis and Selection of body member sections
- Body sub frame and underfloor structure
- car front and rear end structure
- Vehicle Structure Analysis by Simple Structural Surface (SSS) Method: Saloon and simple van
Unit 3 Transmission and Driveline systems
- Constructional features and working of clutches*
- Gear Train: sliding mesh
- constant mesh and synchromesh gear boxes with related components
- Propeller and drive shaft
- universal joints
- Rear wheel drive arrangements
- Rear axle final drive
- the differential
- rear axle
- Simple problems in all mentioned topics
- Automatic Transmission and CVT
Unit 4 Suspension, Steering and Braking systems
- Types of suspension systems
- Functional requirements of suspension systems
- Front suspension system and Steering: Types
- Definitions for wheel orientation and its effect
- Types and Constructional features of Front Suspension
- Steering layout
- types of steering gears
- steering linkages
- steering mechanism
- definitions and significance of camber
- caster and king pin inclination
- toe in and toe out on turn
- measurement and adjustment of various steering system * To be covered during laboratory sessions
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