EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014
AE 456
MODERN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
(Elective-II)
Instruction 4 Periods per week
Duration of University Examination 3 Hours
University Examination 75 Marks
Sessional 25 Marks
UNIT-I
Trends in Automotive Power Plants: Hybrid Vehicles - Stratified charged / lean burn engines - Hydrogen Engines-Electric vehicles-Magnetic track vehicles solar powered vehicle Combined power source vehicle, types of hybrid drives, Toyota hybrid system.
UNIT-I1
Suspension Brakes and Safety: Interconnected air and liquid suspensions, Hydrolastic suspension system, Hydragas suspension, modern rear wheel brake, indirect floating calliper disc brake, self energising disc brake, brake limiting device, anti-slide system, Ford Escort and Orion anti lock system. Closed loop suspension; Regenerative braking; Passenger comfort.
UNIT-III
Emission and Noise Pollution Control: Introduction, Engine emissions, types of catalytic conversion, open loop and closed loop operation to the oxidizing catalytic converter, Evaporative emissions, Internal and External Noise, Identification of Noise sources, Noise Control Techniques.
UNIT-IV
Vehicle Operation and Control: Fundamentals of Automotive Electronics - sensors, actuators, Processors, Computer Control for pollution, noise and for iuel economy - Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition system.
UNIT-V
Fuel Injection Systems: SPFI, MPFI, DI, Pilot Injection, Unit Injection. CRDI; Two Wheeler Technology : DTS- i, DTS - Fi, DTS - Si; Four Wheeler Technology: WT, Camless Engine, GDi.
Suggested Reading:
1. K.K. Ramalingam, “Automobile Engineering”, Scitech Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2005
2. Dr. N.K. Giri, “Automobile Mechanic”, Khanna Publishers, 2006
3. Crouse/Anglin “Automotive Mechanics”
4. K.Newton, W.Steeds “The Motor Vechicle”