MODERN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

Subject Title : MODERN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

Sem : V
Subject Code : A
Hours Per Week : 04
Hours Per Semester : 64

TOPIC ANALYSIS
Hours Weightage of
SL.No Major Topics
Allotted Marks
1 Power plants 16 38
2 Transmission system 12 28
3 Final drive 07 18
4 Suspension system 07 18
5 Brakes 11 26
6 Steering system 07 17
7 Tests & Revisions 04 -
Total 64 145

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the working principle of wankel diesel & petrol engines.

2. Understand the working principle of gas turbines.
3. Understand the construction of gas turbine combustion chamber.
4. Understand the need of variable compression ratio engine.
5. Know about the working principles of different hybrid vehicle technology.
6. Know about the working of automatic transmission.
7. Understand the need & working of limited slip differential.
8. Understand the need of four wheel drive.
9. Understand the need & working of air suspension.
10. Understand the need & working of hydro elastic suspension.
11. Understand the need & working of servo brakes.
12. Understand the need & working of power brakes.
13. Understand the need & working of power steering.
14. Understand the need of collapsible steering.
 CONTENT DETAILS

1.0 Power plant

Working of rotary petrol and diesel Wankel engine. Classification and working of gas
turbines. Construction of typical gas turbine combustion chamber, types. Need of variable
compression engine, types. Variable compression ratio piston. Under stand the need and
working of supercharging and turbo charging. Types and working of hybrid propulsion
systems.

2.0 Transmission system

Working of automatic transmission, working of planetary gearbox. Need of lock up control

in torque converter. Need of viscous coupling. Working of four wheel drive system.

3.0 Final drive

Need and working of limited slip differential and differential lock.

4.0 Suspension system

Understand the working of air suspension and hydro elastic suspension.

5.0 Brakes

Need of servo brakes, types, working of servo brakes, power brakes, types and working of
power brakes. Fail safe parking brake and engine exhaust brakes.

6.0 Steering

Need of power steering, types and working of different types of power steering. Need of
collapsible steering, working of different types of collapsible steering column.
 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION OBJECTIVES:

1.0 Power plant

1.1 Introduction to rotary engine (3,10)

1.2 Explain the construction and working of petrol Wankel engine. (3,10)
1.3 Explain the construction & working of diesel Wankel engine. (3,10)
1.4 State advantage & disadvantages of Wankel engine. (3,10)
1.5 Introduction to gas turbines. (3,10)
1.6 State the classification of gas turbines. (3,10)
1.7 Explain the working of open cycle gas turbine. (3,10)
1.8 State advantage & disadvantages of gas turbine. (3,10)
1.9 Explain the necessity of variable compression ratio in engine. (3,10)
1.10 List the methods of obtaining variable compression ratio in engine. (3,10)
1.11 Explain the construction & working of variable compression ratio piston. (3,10)
1.12 Introduction to supercharging. (3,10)
1.13 List of objectives of supercharging. (3,10)
1.14 List types of superchargers. (3,10)
1.15 Introduction to turbo charging. (3,10)
1.16 List the methods of turbo charging. (3,10)
1.17 Explain the construction and working of constant pressure turbo charging. (3,10)
1.18 Explain the construction and working of pulse pressure turbo charging. (3,10)
1.19 List advantages of turbo charging. (3,10)
1.20 Explain the need of fuel cells. (13)
1.21 Explain the working of fuel cell with a sketch. (13)
1.22 List advantages of fuel cell. (13)
1.23 List limitations of fuel cell. (13)

2.0 Hybrid and battery operated vehicles.

2.1 Introduction to hybrid propulsion system. (13)

2.2 Explain the working principle of series type hybrid system with a block diagram. (13)
2.3 Explain the working principle of parallel type hybrid system with a block diagram. (13)
2.4 State advantage & disadvantages of hybrid propulsion system. (13)
2.5 Explain the need of battery operated vehicles. (13)
2.6 Explain the working of the battery operated vehicle with a block diagram. (13)
2.7 List the advantages and disadvantages of battery operated vehicle. (13)
2.8 Explain the regenerative braking with a neat sketch. (13)
3.0 Transmission system

3.1 Introduction to automatic transmission. (1, 8)

3.2 Explain the construction & working of planetary gear train (1, 8)
3.3 State the advantages of planetary gear box. (1, 8)
3.4 Explain the need of lock up control in torque converter. (1, 4)
3.5 List types of lock up control mechanisms. (1, 4)
3.6 Explain the construction & working of centrifugal type lock up control. (1, 4)
3.7 Explain the construction & working of double clutch type lock up control. (1, 4)
3.8 Explain the process automatic shifting of gears in automatic transmission system.(1, 4)
3.9 Introduction to viscous coupling. (1, 4)
3.10 Introduction to four wheel drive system. (1, 4)
3.11 List the types of four wheel drive system. (1, 4)
3.12 Explain the working of permanent 4 wheel drive system with a block diagram. (1, 4)
3.13 Explain the application of viscous coupling in four wheel drive system. (1, 4)
3.14 State the advantages & disadvantages of four wheel drive. (1, 4)

3 Final drive

3.1 Introduction to limited slip differential. (4,12)

3.2 List types of limited slip differentials. (4,12)
3.3 Explain the construction and working of clutch type limited slip differential. (4,12)
3.4 Necessity of differential lock. (4,12)
3.5 Explain the construction and working of dog clutch type differential lock. (4,12)

4 Suspension system

3.5 List the types of air springs. (1,6)

3.6 Explain the working of bellows and piston type air spring. (1,6)
3.7 Explain the working of air suspension with a layout. (1,6)
3.8 Explain the construction & working hydro elastic spring. (1,6)
3.9 Explain the working of hydro elastic suspension with a layout. (1,6)

5 Brakes
3.10 Necessity of servo brakes. (1,6)
3.11 Explain the working of vaccum servo brakes with a layout. (1,6)
 3.12 Explain the construction & working of vaccum servo booster. (1,6)
3.13 Necessity of power brakes. (1,6)
3.14 Explain the working of air brake system with a layout. (1,6)
3.15 Explain the construction & working of air brake valve. (1,6)
3.16 Explain the construction & working of single diaphragm brake chamber. (1,6)
3.17 Explain the necessity of unloader valve. (1,6)
3.18 Explain the working of air assisted hydraulic brake system with a layout. (1,6)
3.19 Explain fail safe parking brake system with a layout. (1,6)
3.20 Explain the need of engine exhaust brake system. (1,6)
3.21 Explain the working of engine exhaust brake system with a layout (1,6)

6 Steering

3.22 Explain the necessity of power steering. (1,7)

3.23 Mention types of power steering. (1,7)
3.24 Explain construction & working of integral power steering system. (1,7)
3.25 Explain construction & working of linkage type power steering system. (1,7)
3.26 Mention types of special steering columns. (1,7)
3.27 Explain the need of collapsible steering column. (1,4)
3.28 Explain the construction and working of the ball type collapsible steering column.(1,4)
3.29 Explain the construction and working of the mesh type steering column (1,4).
3.30 Explain the need of tilt & telescopic steering column. (1,4)

Reference books:

1 Automobile engineering vol -1 - Kripal Singh

2 Automobile engineering vol -11 - Kripal Singh
3 Internal combustion engines - Mathur & Sharma
4 Automotive Mechanics - Crouse & Anglin
5 Automobile engineering vol – I - K.M. Gupta
6 Automobile engineering vol -11 - K.M. Gupta
7 Automobile engineering - Banga & Nathu Singh
8 Automotive Mechanics - Joseph Hietner
9 Automobile engineering - R.B. Gupta
10 Internal combustion engines - V. Ganeshan
11 Automotive mechanics II edition - S Srinivasan
12 Automotive technology (manual transmission) - Jack Erjavec CENGAGE Learning.
13 Alternative fuel technology - Erjavic and Arias CENGAGE Learning
14 Automotive technology - Jack Erjavec CENGAGE Learning

NOTE: The numbers against specific instructional objectives indicate the serial number
of book in the reference book list.
 MODEL QUESTION PAPER
NOTE: 1. Q.NO 1 Is Compulsory.
2. Answer Any Two Full Questions From Each Remaining Sections, B, C & D.
PART – A
1. a. Fill in the blanks 5X1 = 5
a. ________ no of rotors are used in diesel Wankel engine.
b. _________ is used to increase the efficiency of torque converter.
c. _________ is used to prevent differential action completely.
d. _________ is used to provide braking feed back to driver in air brakes.
e. The power cylinder is not in the steering box in ________ type of power
steering.
b. With the neat sketch explain the construction & working of ball type collapsible
steering column. 05
PART – B
2. a. Sketch & explain the construction & working of diesel Wankel engine. 10
b. State the relative advantages & disadvantages of Wankel engine. 05

3. a. Explain the construction & working of typical gas turbine combustion chamber. 07
b. Mention the types of gas turbine combustion chambers. 03
c. State advantages & disadvantages of gas turbine. 05

4. a. With line diagram explain the construction & working of planetary gear box. 07
b. Explain the necessity of lock up control in torque converter. 03
c. State the advantages & disadvantages of four wheel drive. 05
PART – C
5. a. Explain the working principle of open cycle gas turbine. 07
b. Explain the working principle of automatic transmission system. 08

6. a. Explain the working of permanent four wheel drive system with a block diagram. 08
b. Explain the construction and working of clutch type limited slip differential. 07

7. a. Explain the construction and working of dog clutch type differential lock. 07
b. Explain the necessity of differential lock. 03
c. Explain the working of bellows type air spring with a neat sketch. 05
 PART – D
8. a. Explain the working of hydro elastic suspension with a layout. 07
b. With the neat sketch explain the construction & working hydro elastic spring. 05
c. Explain the necessity of servo brakes. 03

9. a. Explain the construction & working of vaccum servo booster with neat sketch. 07
b. Explain the working of air assisted hydraulic brake system with the layout. 08

10. a. Explain the construction & working of air brake valve with neat sketch. 07
b. Explain construction & working of integral power steering system with neat sketch.
08