Automobile Design & Drafting
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The official GTU curriculum for Automobile Design & Drafting (subject code 4330206) as prescribed for Auto · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 17 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Aug-2022 intake. 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 (4330206)Unit 1 Design of simple machine components. 2a Design cross section of simple machine element subjected to pure axial load only.
- 2.1. Simple machine element subjected to pure axial load only. Automobile Design & Drafting Course Code: 4330206 2b Design cross section of simple machine element subjected to pure shear force only. 2c Design shaft under maximum torque. 2d Design axle under maximum bending moment.
- 2.2. Simple machine element subjected to pure shear load only.
- 2.3. Design of shaft used for power transmission only.
- 2.4. Design axle used to take direct load only.
Unit 2 Design of automotive components. 3a Calculate head thickness of piston 3b Calculate I-section/ circular section of connecting rod. 3c Cal...
- 3.1. Piston nomenclature and Design of IC-engine piston head thickness.
- 3.2. Design of I-section/circular section of connecting rod.
- 3.3. Understand uniform wear and pressure condition for designing clutch. Design face width and no. of clutch lining required for given torque and other boundary condition.
- 3.4. Turning moment diagram of flywheel, fluctuation of speed and energy, finding mass and cross-sectional area of flywheel.
Unit 3 Basics of drafting. 4a Explain various types of drawing (used for manufacturing, catalog, workshop manuals) of automotive component. 4b E...
- 4.1. Various types of automotive component drawing used at manufacturing unit, workshop manuals and catalog of car. (Just make them understand how drawings differs considering the purpose for which they are prepared)
- 4.2. Importance and differences of detail drawing and assembly drawing.
- 4.3. Machining symbol and its interpretation.
- 4.4. Geometrical symbols and its interpretation.
- 4.5. Other drafting symbols like threading, dowels, pins, ribs, bearings, etc.
- 4.6. Notes in drawing like heat treatment conditions, surface conditions, assembly notes, etc. (All symbols as per BIS). Automobile Design & Drafting Course Code: 4330206
- 4.7. Importance of development of surfaces. Drawing of development of surfaces of simple shapes like cylinder, cone, pyramid, prism.
Unit 4 Drafting of automotive components 5a Draw assembly and detail drawing of IC-engine piston. 5b Draw assembly and detail drawing of IC-engi...
- 5.1. Detail drawing of piston and connecting rod with bill of material.
- 5.2. Assembly drawing of piston and connecting rod. Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
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