Automotive Aerodynamics & Safety
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Automotive Aerodynamics & Safety Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Automotive Aerodynamics & Safety (subject code 3731106) as prescribed for MEAA · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 19 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 (3731106)Unit 1 The concept of bluff body; Analysis of aerodynamic drag force; types of drag
- drag coefficient of cars
- strategies for aerodynamic development
- low drag profiles for vehicle
Unit 2 Aerodynamic shape analysis; Front and modification; front and rear wind
- shield angle
- boat tailing
- hatch back
- fast back and square back
- dust flow patterns at the rear
- effect of gap configuration
Unit 3 The concept of vehicle safety; Need of safety; active safety
- driving safety
- conditional safety
- perceptibility safety
- operating safety- passive safety exterior safety
- interior safety
- deformation behavior of vehicle body
Unit 4 Regulations, automatic seat belt Tightener system; Collapsible steering
- Tiltable steering wheel. 6 13
Unit 5 Electronic system for activating air bags; Bumper design for safety; antiskid
- braking system. 6 13
Unit 6 Speed control devices; Causes of rear end collision; Frontal object detection;
- Rear vehicle object detection system
- Object detection system with braking system interactions