FALL SEMESTER

 

AU-313 COMBUSTION, EMISSION AND POLLUTION

Combustion Theory:                                                                     

Definitions, chemical equations, First Law, chemical equilibrium/Second Law, computer solution techniques.

Applied Combustion:                                                              

Combustion processes in SI and CI engines, combustion characteristics; combustion chamber design for diesel and petrol engines including stratified charge and lean burn; phenomenon of knocking and autoignition.

Gaseous Pollution:                                                       

Formation of gaseous exhaust emissions and toxicity; legislation on exhaust emissions; method of control of CO, HC and diesel smoke; engine particulates; Effect of fuel quality on noise and emissions; lean burn and exhaust gas catalysers; oxygen sensors and control; smoke formation; Basic dispersion factors; effect of pollutants on plant and human life. 

Noise Pollution:                                                                                      

Vehicle internal and external noise characteristics; vehicle noise legislation; vehicle noise sources; effect of operating parameters on engine and vehicle noise; engine noise; linear engine combustion noise model; noise excitation characteristics of engine combustion systems; tire noise sources and effect of road surface on generated tire noise; traffic noise.
 

MT-332 ADVANCED CALCULUS & LINEAR ALGEBRA

Linear Algebra:
Linearity and linear dependence of vectors, basis, dimension of a vector space, field matrix and type of matrices (singular, non- singular, symmetric, non- symmetric, upper, lower, diagonal tridiagonal matrix), Rank of a matrix using row operations and special method, echelon and reduced echelon forms of a matrix, determination of consistency of a system of linear equation using rank, transitions matrix, basic concept of tensors, eigen value and eigen vectors of a matrix, Diagonolization, Cayley-Hamiton theorem. Applications of linear algebra in Engineering.

Euclidean Spaces and Transformation:
Geometric representation of vector, norm of vector, Euclidean inner product, projections and orthogonal projections, Euclidean n spaces n properties Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Euclidean transformations, apply geometric transfom1ations to plane figure, composition or transformations.

Advance Calculus:
Define a stationary point of a function of several variables, define local maximum and saddle point for a function of two variables the stationary points of a several variables, obtain higher partial derivatives of simple functions of two or more variables, iterated integrals, double and triple integrations with applications (area, centoroid, moment of inertia, surface area, and volume, use multiple integrals in solutions of engineering problems.

Vector Calculus:
Vector differential operator, directional derivative, gradient, divergence, curl of a vector field, and Laplacian operators with applications. (Solenoid, conservative, etc). Vector Integrations; Evaluate line integrals along simple paths, apply line integrals to calculate work done, apply Green’s theorem in the plane to simple examples, evaluate surface integrals over simple surface, use the Jacobean to transform a problem a new coordinate system, apply Gauss' divergence theorem to simple problems, apply Stokes theorem to simple examples.

HS-304 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & ETHICS

Introduction to Communication:
Definition, Communication process, Types (nonverbal/oral/written/technological), Levels (intra/inter/small group/ organizational/ public/mass), Nonverbal Communication (temporal/environment/person-oriented);
Principles, Channels (internal/external), Modes (upward/downward/lateral/formal/informal, Feedback & its types (positive-negative/immediate-delayed/low-high monitoring/critical-supportive/judgmental-non-judgmental) Multicultural/Intercultural communication - International Communication; Characteristics (7C’s), Barriers/Problems (Noise/Distortion/Gender differences/language/lacking communication skills/problems in the message/information over/underload); Listening (skills/process and stages/problems and coping strategies/dimensions or types (participatory –passive/surface-deep/non-judgmental-judgmental/empathic-objective).

Oral Communication:
Interviews: Theory and preparation; Presentations: Theory.

Business Writing:
Planning Audience Centered Business Messages: Audience Analysis (psychographic & demographic profile, Five Types of Audiences (initial/ gatekeeper/ primary/ secondary/ watchdog); Features of written style, way to make writing optimally readable, criteria for effective messages, process of writing effective messages; Letter Elements and formats: practice in writing letters); Three types of Business Messages & organizational plans (Direct/Indirect/Persuasive); Practice in writing business messages (letters/memo) for situations (Enquiries, responses, special announcements, granting and rejecting requests etc); Employment communication: job application and resume; Tenders, Inter Office Communication: Memorandum, Meetings: notice, agenda, and minutes; Report Writing: Report Types (letter –memo/analytical-informational/based on purpose), report structure, practice in writing short formal report.

Engineering / Business Ethics:
Development of Engineering Ethics, Key issues in Engineering Ethics Code of Ethics and Conduct of different national and global bodies Development of Engineering ethics and impact, Criteria for classifying a professional; Four moral theories as the basic ethical framework(utilitarianism/duty/rights/virtue ethics), Ethical problem solving Techniques(line drawing/flow charting/conflict problems), Key Ethical Concerns and concepts: confidentiality, risk and safety, environment and computer ethics, whistleblowing, bribes and gifts, sexual harassment etc. (Course pack will be provided to students for reading)

AU-317 FLUID MECHANICS

Introduction and properties of Fluid:
Properties of Fluid, viscosity, surface tension, vapour pressure and cavitation.

Fluid Statics:
Center of pressure, Hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, Buoyancy and stability.

Fluid Dynamics:
Velocity and acceleration fields, Static, dynamic and stagnation pressure, Bernoulli’s equation;, laminar and turbulent flow in circular pipes; Hydraulic losses and correction factor, Introduction of Dimensional Analysis.

Governing Equations of Fluid Flow:
Eulerian and Lagrangian viewpoints; Continuity equation, Navier-Stokes Equation, Reynold’s Transport theorem for continuity, linear momentum and Angular Momentum.

Potential Flow Theory:
Irrotational flow field; stream function, velocity potential function, vorticity and circulation relation, basic potential flows; and superposition of potential flows.

Boundary Layer Theory:
Boundary layer theory; laminar and turbulent boundary layer, boundary layer thicknesses; drag, lift and airfoil cascades.

Fluid Machinery:
Euler’s equation of turbo-machine, centrifugal pumps and turbines, affinity laws, specific speed, performance curves.

AU-331 AUTOMOTIVE EMBEDDED SYSTEM

Introduction:
Basic components of embedded systems, applications in automotive.

Microcontroller and Programming:
Internal architecture; controller memory organization; special function registers; addressing modes; programming instructions (arithmetic, data transfer, logical, Boolean and branching); timer operation; serial port operation and modes of operation, interrupts; programme design using interrupts, assembly language programming.

Memory and Storage:
Basics of semiconductor memory, Random Access Memory (RAMs), Read-Only Memory (ROMs), Programmable ROMs (PROMs and EPROMs), flash memories, memory expansion, special types of memories, magnetic and optical storage, testing memory chips.

CAN and Communication Networks:
Introduction to CAN; Network fundamentals and advantages of communication and network modules; Types of communication, 03 common types of networks in vehicles (Ring link, star link , ring/star hybrid); Network classification based on SAE, Vehicles Applications of CAN, Automotive embedded software applications.

AU-315 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

Fundamental Aspects of Design:
Basic Design Process and Design Methodologies, Role of Brain-Storming in design, Uncertainty in Design, Standards and Codes.

Failure Prevention:
Failure Resulting from Static Loading, Failure Theories for Ductile and Brittle Materials, Selection of Failure Criteria.
Design of Mechanical Elements: Shafts:
Shaft materials, shaft design for stress, deflection considerations, shaft design for combined loading, design of shafts based on rigidity.

Welded Connections:
Welding symbols, fillet and butt welds, stresses in welded joints in torsion and bending, strength of welded joints based on static and fatigue loading.

Helical Springs:
Stresses in helical springs, deflection of helical springs, spring materials, fatigue loading and design of helical compression springs.

Rolling Contact Bearings:
Bearing types, bearing life, bearing load life and rated reliability, Weibull distribution, combined radial and thrust loading, variable loading, design assessment of rolling contact bearing.

Lubrication and Journal Bearings:
Types of lubrication, viscosity, thick film lubrication, hydrodynamic theory, design consideration of bearings, bearing clearance.

Spur Gears:
Types of gears, gears nomenclature, conjugate action, Lewis bending equation, AGMA stress equations, AGMA strength equations, geometry factors, factors affecting gear strength, design criteria of spur gears.

Clutch and brakes:
Static analysis of clutch and brakes, design of friction clutch, design of disk and band brakes.

AU-312 MODELING & SIMULATION LAB

Principles of Modelling and Simulation
Introduction to Modelling and Simulation, Defining the Need for Models and Simulation, Developing Models and Simulation, Study of CAD software, Parametric modelling, Study design documentation

Modelling
Construction of a simple 3d model, Construction of a sketch using constraints, Construction of axisymmetric models, standard holes, Drafting of CAD model, using special views, Construction helical features, sweep features, assembly, Application of advance assembly, Drafting of assembly using exploded view

Simulation
Identify the stress concentration, in Trusses, at different points, using different loads, using different boundary conditions, Deformation in a rectangular geometry, when different loads are applied, at different points, Deformation in a rectangular geometry with a fixed hole in the centre, when different loads are applied, at different points

SPRING SEMESTER

 

AU-323 VEHICLE NOISE & VIBRATION

Introduction to Vibration:
Components of vibratory system, vibration analysis procedure, damping and natural frequency, harmonic analysis.

Single Degree of Freedom Systems:
Undamped free vibrations of linear and torsional systems; energy method, damped free vibrations of linear and torsional systems, undamped free and forced vibrations of linear and torsional system.

Vibration Control:
Base excitation and vibration isolation.

Two Degree of Freedom Systems:
Undamped and damped free vibrations; Undamped and damped steady state forced vibrations, Modal Analysis.

Methods for Finding Natural Frequencies:
Rayleigh method, Holzer method.

Fundamentals of Acoustics:
General sound propagation, plane wave propagation, effect of reflecting surfaces on sound propagation, human response to sound.

Automotive Noise Criteria:
Drive by noise tests, interior vehicle noises, exterior noises.

Automotive Noise Sources:
Engine, transmission, intake and exhaust, aerodynamic, tire and braking noise.

Automotive Noise Control Principles:
Sound in enclosures (interior sound), sound energy absorption, sound transmission through barriers.

MF-303 APPLIED ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS

Introduction:
Engineering economy defined; Measures of financial effectiveness; Non-monetary factors and multiple objectives; principles of engineering economy.

The Economic Environment:
Consumer and producer goods; Measures of economic worth; Price, Supply, & Demand relationship; Production; Factors of production; Laws of return.

Cost Concepts & Analysis:
Sunk & opportunity costs; Fixed, variable, and incremental costs; Recurring & nonrecurring
costs; Direct, indirect, and overhead costs; Standard costs; Breakeven analysis; Unit cost of production; Cost-benefit analysis; Feasibility studies; Value analysis in designing & purchasing.

Time Value of Money:
Simple interest, Compound Interest, Cash flow diagrams, Interest formulas, Nominal versus effective interest rates, continuous compounding.

Depreciation and Depletion:
Purpose of depreciation, types of depreciation, economic life, what can be depreciated.

Comparing Alternatives:
Present economy, Selection among machines, materials, processes, and designs, Payback period method, Present worth method, Uniform annual cost method, Rate of return method, Alternatives having identical live, Alternatives having different lives.

Production Concepts & Mathematical Models:
Manufacturing lead time; Production rate; Capacity; Utilization; Availability; Work in process; WIP and TIP ratios.

Linear Programming:
Mathematical statement of linear programming problems; Graphic solution; Simplex method; Duality problems.

Capital Financing and Budgeting:
Types of ownership; types of stock; Partnership & joint stock companies; Banking & specialized credit institutions.

Industrial Relations:
Labour problems; Labour organizations; Prevention & settlement of disputes.

AU-316 VEHICLE RIDE & HANDLING LAB

Simple Pendulum, Forced Damped Vibration, Vehicle Simulation, Rotary balancing, Noise measurement, Wheel alignment parameters (Camber, Caster, Toe-in and out) Hydraulic Lifter, Suspension and Shock Absorber Characteristics, Dampers, Sprung and un-sprung mass characteristics, Wheel balancing, NVH, Chassis Dynamometer, Tyre pressure, friction and stiffness, Steering and Cornering, Ergonomics and human comfort.

AU-332 AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENTATION

Electronic Instrumentation & Testing Meters:
Basic electronic instrumentation key components, (Analog /digital) voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeter and other multi-meter functions, logic analyzers, measurement error handling.

Sensors and Transducers:
Transducers (resistive, capacitive, inductive), optical measurement system, Automobile air flow rate sensor, engine crankshaft angular position sensor, typical coolant sensor.

Solid State Sensors and Transducers:
Magnetic measurement, temperature measurement, measurement of different physical quantities.

Actuators:
Solenoids & relays, electric motors, automobile fuel injection, exhaust gas circulation actuators, digital engine control system.

Basics of Electronic Engine Control:
Engine performance terms (power, BSFC, torque, volumetric & thermal efficiency, air/fuel ratio, spark timing); electronic fuel control system, and electronic ignition.

Vehicle Motion Control:
Typical cruise control system, antilock braking system, electronic suspension system, and electronic steering system.

On-Board Diagnosis:
On-board diagnosis system components, on-board diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures.

ME-315 HEAT & MASS TRANSFER

Introduction to Heat Transfer:
Mechanism of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation, Fourier’s law of Heat Conduction, Newton’s law of Cooling, Stefan’s Boltzmann law.

Steady State Heat Conduction:
Derivation of Heat Conduction Equation, Solutions of heat conduction equation, Electrical Analogy, Combined networks, Critical thickness of Insulation, Fins and its performance.

Unsteady State Heat Conduction:
Derivation of one dimensional transient heat conduction equation, Heisler’s Charts, Lumped Heat Capacity Method.

Heat Exchangers:
Types and classification of Heat Exchangers, LMTD Method, NTU-Effectiveness Method.

Thermal Radiation Fundamentals:
Radiation Fundamentals, Plank’s law, Wien’s displacement law, Monochromatic and Spectral radiation, Radiative properties of surfaces, Intensity of radiation.

Radiative Heat Transfer:
Shape factor algebra, heat transfer by radiation between two black surfaces, Radiosity, Electrical analogy and networks, Radiation shield, Re-radiating surfaces.

Convective Heat Transfer:
Derivation of Energy equation, Thermal boundary layer, convective heat transfer in internal and external flow problems, Natural Convection.

Heat Transfer in Phase Change:
Condensation and Boiling.

Mass Transfer:
Fick’s law of Diffusion, Heat and Mass transfer Analogy, Convective Mass transfer.

AU-333 CHASSIS SYSTEM DESIGN

Wheels and tires:
Tire operation, rolling radius, Rolling resistance, Static Forces, Longitudinal Force, Cornering forces, Interaction between longitudinal and side forces, testing.

Suspensions system:
Independent suspensions, Semi-independent suspensions, Rigid axle suspensions, Industrial vehicles suspensions, Testing of wheel.

Steering system:
Steering mechanism, Rack and pinion steering box, Screw and sector steering box, Steering column, Power steering, Testing of Steering.

Brake system:
Car brakes, Industrial vehicle brakes, Design of Brake System.

Transmission system:
Manual gearbox, Shifting mechanisms, Start-up devices, Differentials and final drives, Automatic Gearbox, Car CVTs, Testing of transmission.

Chassis Design:
Design of sub-systems through selecting appropriate constructions, determining basic parameters based on design principles, physical laws, standards, design criteria and constraints