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Automobile Engineering - Introduction To Automobile Engineering

The document provides an overview of automobile engineering, including: 1) It defines an automobile as a self-propelled vehicle that travels on land and usually has four wheels powered by an engine. 2) It discusses the basic components of an automobile including the engine, powertrain, suspension, steering, braking, electrical, and body systems. 3) It classifies automobiles based on various criteria such as purpose, load capacity, fuel used, drive type, number of wheels, and transmission type.

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Automobile Engineering - Introduction To Automobile Engineering

The document provides an overview of automobile engineering, including: 1) It defines an automobile as a self-propelled vehicle that travels on land and usually has four wheels powered by an engine. 2) It discusses the basic components of an automobile including the engine, powertrain, suspension, steering, braking, electrical, and body systems. 3) It classifies automobiles based on various criteria such as purpose, load capacity, fuel used, drive type, number of wheels, and transmission type.

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Automobile Engineering

ME-4015
Introduction of
Automobile

Dr. Sobahan Mia


Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
KUET, Khulna
Automobile Engineering
The automobile is a self propelled vehicle that travels on land.
It usually has four wheels. An engine provides the power to
move the vehicle. The automobile, or Car carries people
primarily for their personal transportation.

The automobile is a type of motor vehicle. Two other types of


motor vehicles are the truck and the bus.
History of Automobile
The first automobile was a gas buggy built by Karl Benz in
Germany in 1885 and 1886. It had three wheels, one in the
front and two in the rear. Next year another German, Gottlieb
Daimler built a four wheel gas buggy.
History of Automobile
Two brothers, Charles and Frank Duryea built the first
automobile in USA in 1893. Henry Ford built first car in USA
in 1896. Ford wanted to make car as cheaply as possible and
in 1908 the car Model T Ford in production that put America
on wheel. During the next 20 years 15 million Model T Ford
were sold.
Automobile Companies
Components of Automobile
Automotive vehicles are produced in a large variety of size and
shapes. All have the same basic parts and systems.
Engine or power plant produces power to move the vehicle
Power train carry the power from the engine to the drive
wheel
Suspension system absorbs the shock of the tires and
wheels meeting bumps and holes in the road.
Steering system the driver can control the direction
Braking system Driver can slow or stop the vehicle
Electrical system provide electricity for cranking the
engine, charging the battery and powering the lights and
other electrical equipment
Body provides enclosures or compartments for the engine,
passengers and luggage or cargo.
Automobile Classification
Classification of Automobiles:
Automobiles can be classified into several types based on many criteria.
A brief classification of automobiles is listed below:
1. Based on Purpose :
Passenger vehicles: These vehicles carry passengers. e.g: Buses, Cars,
passenger trains.
Goods vehicles: These vehicles carry goods from one place to another
place. e.g: Goods lorry, Goods carrier.
Special Purpose: These vehicles include Ambulance, Fire engines,
Army Vehicles.
2. Based on Load Capacity:
Light duty vehicle: Small motor vehicles. eg: Car, jeep, Scooter, motor
cycle
Heavy duty vehicle: large and bulky motor vehicles. e.g: Bus, Truck,
Tractor
Automobile Classification
3. Based on fuel used:
Petrol engine vehicles : Automobiles powered by petrol engine.
e.g: scooters, cars, motorcycles.
Diesel engine vehicles : Automobiles powered by diesel engine.
e.g: Trucks, Buses, Tractors.
Gas vehicles : Vehicles that use gas turbine as power source.
e.g: Turbine powered cars.
Electric vehicles : Automobiles that use electricity as a power source.
e.g: Electric cars, electric buses.
Steam Engine vehicles : Automobiles powered by steam engine.
e.g: Steamboat, steam locomotive, steam wagon.
4. Based on Drive of the vehicles:
Left Hand drive : Steering wheel fitted on left hand side.
Right Hand drive : Steering wheel fitted on right hand side.
Fluid drive : Vehicles employing torque converter, fluid fly wheel or
hydramatic transmission.
Automobile Classification
5. Based on number of wheels and axles:
Two wheeler : motor cycles, scooters
Three wheeler : Tempo, auto-rickshaws
Four wheeler : car, Jeep, Bus, truck
Six wheeler : Buses and trucks have six tires out of which four are carried on
the rear wheels for additional reaction.
Six axle wheeler : Dodge(10 tire) vehicle
6. Based on type of transmission:
Automatic transmission vehicles: Automobiles that are capable of changing
gear ratios automatically as they move. e.g: Automatic Transmission Cars.
Manual transmission vehicles: Automobiles whose gear ratios have to be
changed manually.
Semi-automatic transmission vehicles: Vehicles that facilitate manual gear
changing with clutch pedal.
7. Based on Suspension system used:
Convectional Leaf Spring
Independent Coil spring, Torsion bar, Pneumatic.
Components of Automobile
Components of Automobile
Components of Automobile
Identifying The Drive Wheel
The way the engine mounts usually tells which wheels are
the drive wheels. These are the wheel that move the car.
If the engine mounts longitudinally, the car usually has
Rear Wheel Drive (RWD). Engine power flows through the
transmission and driveshaft to rear wheels.
Some rear-wheel-drive vehicles may also drive the front
wheels. These vehicles usually have a transfer case. It can
send or transfer some of the engine power to the front
wheels. This is called Four Wheel Drive (4WD) or all wheel
drive (AWD).
If the engine mounts transversely at the front of the
vehicle, the vehicle has Front Wheel Drive (FWD). Engine
power flows through the transaxle too the front wheel.
Wheel Drive
Wheel Drive
Supporting Engine Operation

1. The Fuel System


2. The Ignition System
3. The Lubrication System
4. The Cooling System

Getting Power to the Wheels

1. The Power Train


2. The Clutch
3. Transmissions and Transaxles
4. Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles
Automotive Repair

The six steps in an automotive repair job


1. Measuring
2. Disassembling
3. Machining
4. Installing new, rebuilt, r serviced parts
5. Reassembling
6. Adjusting
Modern Automobile
Modern Automobile
Hybrid Car
Automotive Engine System

Engine fuel and Exhaust System


(EFI System, Supercharger,
Turbochargers, Carburetor, Diesel
fuel injection system)
Engine Lubrication System

Engine Cooling System

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