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Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SRM University, Kattankulathur 603203

School of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Automobile Engineering

Course plan

Course code : AE 0403

Date : 04 July 2012

Course title : Vehicle Body Engineering & Safety

Semester : 7

Academic year /semester

: 2012-13 / Odd(July November 2012)

Section details:

Section Class

Room

no

Details of Faculty member

Name Room

No.

Interco

m No.

e-mail id Stud

cont

tim

AUTO-A MB

27

Siluvaimuthu S MEC 201 7865 siluvaimuthu.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in 12.30

1.30p

Direct assessment details:

Name of

assessment

Marks Topics Tentative date Duration

Cycle test - I

10 Details of car bodies and

vehicle aerodynamics

27-07-2012 100 minutes

Surprise test 05Car, bus and truckbodies

Fourth week ofSeptember

30 45 min

Cycle test - II 10Details of bus bodies

and commercial

vehicles

18-09-2012 100 minutes

Model

examination20 Entire Syllabus 12-10-2012 3 hours

End semester

examination50 Entire Syllabus - 3 hours

Attendance 05 N/A

mailto:siluvaimuthu.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.inmailto:siluvaimuthu.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

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L T P C

AE403 VehicleBodyEngineeringandSafety 3 0 0 3Prerequisite

Nil

Studentoutcomes ProgramEducationalObjectives1.Apply/ improve

theirknowledgein

basic sciences for

excellinginvarious

disciplines of

Mechanical

Engineeringwith

the emphasis on

Automotive Engg.,

Design, and their

application.

2. Enhance

professional

practice to

meettheglobal

standards with

ethical and

social

responsibility.

3. Solve

industrial,

social, and

environmental

problems with

modern

engineering

tools.

4.Develop skills towork

in teams, think

intellectually and pursue

lifelonglearning.

(a) an ability to apply

knowledgeofmathematics,

science,andengineering

X

(e) an ability to identify,

formulate,

and

solve

engineeringproblems

X X

Coursedesignedby Departmentof Automobile Engineering1 Studentoutcome a b c d e f g h i j K

x x

2 Category GENERAL

(G)BASICSCIENCES(B)

ENGINEERINGSCIENCES ANDTECHNICALART(E)

PROFESSIONALSUBJECTS(P)

X

3 Broadarea(forprofessionalcoursesonly,i.eunderPcategory)

Manufacturing Design Thermal General

x

4 CourseCoordinator Mr.S.Siluvaimuthu

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AE0403 VEHICLE BODY ENGINEERING & SAFETY

PURPOSETo provide knowledge about body building for automobiles.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVESAt the end of the course, students will be able to know1. Car body details2. Vehicle aerodynamics

3. Bus body, Commercial Vehicle details4. Body material and mechanisms

CAR BODY

Types: Saloon, Convertibles, Limousine, Estate Van, racing and sports car - Driver's seat, BodyMechanisms - window winding, Door lock, seat adjustment. Driver's visibility and tests for visibility.

Minimum space requirements and methods of improving space in cars. Safety - safety design, safetyequipments. Car body construction.

VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS

Objectives -Vehicle drag and types - various types of forces and moments -Effects of forces andmoments Side wind effects -Various body optimization techniques for minimum drag Windtunnel testing: Flow visualization techniques, Scale model testing, Component balance to measure

forces and moments. Simple problems.

BUS BODYTypes: Mini bus, single and double decker, two level, split level and articulated bus. Bus body layout Floor height - Engine location - Entrance and exit location - Seating dimensions. Constructional

details: Frame construction, Double skin construction -Types of metal section used - Regulations -

Conventional and integral type construction.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Types: Flat platform, drop side, fixed side, tipper body, tanker body. LCV body types: pickup, van.Dimensions of driver's seat in relation to controls and steering angle -Driver cab design.

BODY MATERIALS, TRIM AND MECHANISMS

Aluminium alloy sheet, extrusion and casting, stainless steels, alloy steels, Metal Matrix Composites.Structural timbers -properties. Designing in GRP and high strength composites, Thermo plastics,

Load bearing plastics, semi-rigid PUR foams and sandwich panel construction. Corrosion,Anticorrosion methods. Selection of paint and painting process -Body trim items.

TEXT BOOK1.Powloski. J., Vehicle Body Engineering, Business Boob Ltd., 1989REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Giles. J. C.,Body construction and design, Iliffe Boob Butterworth & Co., 1971.2. John Fenton., Vehicle Body layout and analysis, Mechanical Engg Publication Ltd., London, 1982.3. Braithwaite. J. B., Vehicle Body building and drafting, Heinemann Educational Book-I Ltd.,

London, 1977.4. Dieter Anselm, The Passenger Car Body, ISBN Number: 0-7680-0708-9, SAE International, 2000

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LESSON PLAN

S.No Title / Details of the chapterReferences ( code of the

Text / Reference books)

CAR BODY

1 Types of car body : Saloon, Convertibles, Limousine T

2 Types of car body : Estate van, Racing and Sports car T

3 Driver's seat T

4 Body Mechanisms: Window winding R3

5 Body Mechanisms: Door lock R3

6 Body Mechanisms: Seat adjustment R3

7 Driver's visibility T

8 Test for visibility T

9 Minimum space requirement T

10 Methods of improving space in cars T

11 Safety : Safety Design T

12 Safety : Safety Equipments T

13 Car body construction R4

VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS

14 ObjectivesR2

15 Vehicle dragR2

16 Various types of forces and momentsR2

17 Effect of forces and momentsR2

18 Side wind effectsR2

19 Various body optimization techniques for minimum dragR2

20 Wind tunnel testing : Flow visualization techniquesR2

21 Scale model testingR2

22 Components balance to measure forces and momentsR2

23 Simple problemsR2

BUS BODY

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24 Types : Mini bus, single and double decker, two level, splitlevel & articulated bus

R3

25 Bus body layoutR2

26 Floor heightR1

27 Engine locationR3

28 Entrance and Exit locationR3

29 Seat dimensionsR3

30 Constructional Details : Frame ConstructionR1

31 Constructional Details : Double skin ConstructionR1

32 Types of material section usedR1

33 RegulationsR3

34 Conventional type constructionR1

35 Integral type constructionR1

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

36 Types : Flat platform, drop sideR3

37 Types : fixed side, tipper body, tanker bodyR3

38LCV body types : pickup, van

R3

39 Dimensions of driver's seat in relation to controls andsteering angle

T

40 Driver cab designT

BODY MATERIALS, TRIM AND MECHANISMS

41 Properties - Aluminium alloy sheet, Extrusion, Casting,

Stainless steels

R3

42 Properties - Alloy steels, Metal matrix composites, Structuraltimbers

R1&R3

43 Designing in GRP R1

44 High strength compositesR1

45 Thermo plasticsR3

46 Load bearing plasticsR3

47 Semi rigid PUR foamsR1

48 Sandwich panel constructionR3

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49 CorrosionR1

50 Anticorrosion methodsR3

51 Selection of paintsR4

52 Painting processR4

53 Body trim itemsR3

Name & Signature Facult y:

Section Name Signature

AUTO-A Siluvaimuthu S

AUTO-B S. Sunil

HOD/AUTO