PEC

15ME36E

Vehicle Systems Design

3003

CO 1: Express the importance of styling and aerodynamic factors on vehicle body design
CO 2:
Body Design
Styling process - The studios, working environment and structure - Product planning Brainstorming - The package - Review of competition - Concept sketching and package related
sketching - Full sized tape drawing - Clay modeling.
Aerodynamics - Aerodynamic forces - Drag - Drag reduction - Stability and cross-winds Noise - Underhood ventilation - Cabin ventilation - Wind tunnel testing - Computational fluid
dynamics
Human comfort in vehicle design
Ergonomics - Eight fundamental fallacies - Ergonomics in the automotive industry Ergonomics methods and tools to promote occupant accommodation - Case studies - Further
trends - Strategies for improving occupant accommodation and comfort
Vibration control - Fundamentals of acoustics - Human response to sound - Sound
measurement - Automotive noise criteria - noise sources and control techniques - General noise
control principles
Chassis and Suspension Design
Load case, introduction - Chassis types, introduction - Structural analysis by simple
structural surfaces method.
Role of a vehicle suspension - Factors affecting design - Definitions and terminology The mobility of suspension mechanisms - Suspension types - Kinematic analysis - Roll centre
analysis - Force analysis.
Transmission and braking systems design
Engine Characteristics - Vehicles power requirement - manual gearbox - automatic
transmission - Continuously variable transmissions
Fundamentals of braking - Legislation - Brake proportioning and adhesion utilization
design of brake materials.
Automobile control systems
Automotive application of sensors - Engine management systems - Electronic
transmission control - Integration of engine management and transmission control systems Chassis control systems - Multiplex wiring systems - Vehicle safety and security systems - Onboard navigation systems
Failure prevention and Crashworthiness
Aspects of failures - endurance and durability - Testing and failure prediction
automotive failures - importance of avoiding failures - Case studies.
Accident and injury analysis - Vehicle impacts: general dynamics - crush characteristics Structural collapse and its influence on safety.