Automobile Design
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The official GTU curriculum for Automobile Design (subject code DI03002051) as prescribed for COMPUTER · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 21 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 (DI03002051)Unit 1 Introduction to Engineering Design and Terminology
- 1.1 Design and its types
- General consideration and factors influencing the design of machine elements and general design process. 1.2 Various materials used in manufacturing of automotive components
- (Which and why) 1.3 Basic definitions and SI units of Mass
- young modulus
- modulus of rigidity
- Bulk modulus
- area moment of inertia and mass moment of inertia 1.4 Types of loads
- types of stresses. 1.5 Concept of stress concentration and factor of safety. 1.6 Standardization and interchangeability. 1.7 Column and Strut
- different end conditions
- Rankin’s and Euler’s Formulae. 1.8 Limits
- fits and tolerances
Unit 2 Design of simple machine components subjected to simple stress
- 2.1 Load 2.2 Tensile
- shear and bearing stresses. 2.3 Safety factor and material selection 2.4 Design of simple machine element subjected to pure tensile and/or compressive and/or shear and/or bearing stresses like rod, column
- pins etc
Unit 3 Design of Design of simple machine components subjected to
- torsional and bending stress. 3.1 Torsional shear stress and bending stress in simple beam. 3.2 Design of propeller shaft on maximum torque to be transmitted. 3.3 Design of dead axle on bending
Unit 4 Basic Design of Automotive Engine Components
- 4.1 Design consideration for a piston of IC-engine. 4.2 Material for piston. 4.3 Piston head thickness based on maximum pressure and maximum temperature
- Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Automobile Engineering Course / Subject Code : DI03002051 Course / Subject Name : Automobile Design 4.4 Forces on connecting rod and material of connecting rod. 4.5 Design consideration for connecting rod. 4.6 Design of I-section of connecting rod. 4.7 Turning moment diagram of flywheel
- fluctuation of speed and energy
- finding mass and cross-sectional area of flywheel
Unit 5 Basic design of automotive transmission system components
- 5.1 Understand uniform wear and pressure condition for designing clutch. 5.2 Design criteria for a clutch. 5.3 Design face width and no. of clutch lining required for given torque and other boundary condition. 5.4 Gear terminology. 5.5 Types of gears. 5.6 Design consideration for gear drive. 5.7 Relation between number of teeth
- speed and torque in gears. 5.8 Calculation of number of teeth and torque transmitted
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