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TO OUR PRESENTATION
Presented by students of Automobile
Department
DHAKA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE
Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208

DEPARTMENT OF
AUTOMOBILE
Batch: 25
Session: 2018-19
 Introduction to
Introduction to presentation topics
presentation topics
In this presentation, we will discuss in detail the important dashboard and dashboard instruments in
automotive vehicles.

Vehicle Dashboard
Concept of Vehicle Dashboard
Instruments operation

Importance of dashboard
Types of Vehicle Dashboards
and Instruments

Vehicle dashboard
Instrumentation Parts
 Concept of Vehicle
Dashboard

• The dashboard or dashboard instrument panel is a control panel set within the
central console of a vehicle.
• Usually located directly ahead of the driver,
• It displays the instruments and controls for various functions of the vehicle.

That is, the car dashboard is one part of the car interior that is usually placed at
the car’s front. It hosts various indicator panels of each part of the car and
additionally becomes a divider between the front of the car and the driver.
 Types of Vehicle
Dashboards
Dashboards can be divided into
three types:

1 Analog Instrument Panel Board

(Electro-mechanical) 2 Digital Electronic Panel Board
(Micro Electronic) 3
Analog and Digital Panel
Board combination of both.

Digital Electronic Panel Board (Micro Electronic) can be

divided into two types:

4 Digital Electronic Display 5 Virtual Display

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• The analog model uses electro-mechanical components.

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• In the Analog dashboard, an indicator (often a needle)

moves along a fixed scale and gives variable readings.
• The tachometer, speedometer, and other indicators show
values with arrows, lights on the indicators light up.
• Most old and budget car models are equipped with such
panels.
(e.g., Mechanical and Electrical- Speedometer,
Odometer, Tachometer, Trip meter, etc.)
 2 Digital Electronic Panel Board (Micro
Electronic):

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Analog
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• The Digital Display looks impressive and is known for

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showing exact data (value), such as exact speed or exact

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engine rpm.
• whereas a Digital (or electronic) display shows numbers.
• A special program is used on the panel.
• All data is displayed on a single screen.
• It is made up of some display units-
(e.g., LED- Light Emitting Diode, LCD- Liquid
Crystal Display, VFD- Vacuum Fluorescent Display,
DCEL- DC Electroluminescence.)
 3 Analog and Digital Panel Board
combination of both:

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• This type of dashboard is equipped with a combination of a

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digital electronic panel board (microelectronic) and an
analog instrument panel board (electro-mechanical).
Because nowadays Manufacturers mostly prefer making
dashboards with a combination of both Analog and Digital.
(e.g., In many cases, Speedometer (Analog)-
odometer (Digital) combinations.)
 4 Digital Electronic
Display:

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Analog
Virtual

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• This type of dashboard is equipped with a combination of a digital
electronic panel board (microelectronic) and an analog
instrument panel board (electro-mechanical). Because nowadays
Manufacturers mostly prefer making dashboards with a
combination of both Analog and Digital.
(e.g., LED- Light Emitting Diode Display.)
 5 Virtual
Display:

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Analog
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A special program is used in the virtual panel. All data is displayed on a single screen.

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This option is considered more modern than the electronic panel.

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• A software-controlled display panel conveys information from the vehicle's systems,
and associated devices, to the display panel.
• Digital instruments present data in the form of numeric parameters, textual messages,
or graphical gauges.
This panel has its advantages:
i. Great information content;
ii. Beautiful appearance, the developers are trying to make the design as bright as
possible;
iii. Individual settings, the driver can choose the appearance, color scheme, and more;
iv. Interaction with the driver.
 Vehicle Dashboard
Instrumentation Parts:

Instrumentation parts:

• The dashboard originally (Old Fashionable) included an array of simple controls

(e.g., the steering wheel) and instrumentation to show speed, fuel level, and oil
pressure. Control and measuring instruments, as a rule, include those instruments
that show various measurements (speed, RPM, mileage, etc.).
• The modern dashboard may accommodate a broad array of gauges, and controls
as well as information, climate control, and entertainment systems. Contemporary
dashboards may include

i. Speedometer
ii. Tachometer
iii. Odometer
iv. Fuel level indicator gauge
v. Coolant temperature gauge
vi. Lube-Oil Pressure gauge, etc.
 Tachome
Speedome
Odomet
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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operation of car dashboard

instrument in detail.
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 1 Speedomet
er:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual

Display
 A speedometer tells the speed of the vehicle in MPH and KPH.
 A speedometer indicates the speed at which a vehicle runs at a particular instant (at the
time of taking the reading).
 In most cases, will find the speed in both kilometers per hour (kph) and miles per hour
(mph). [1 mile = 1.60934 km]
 Modern speedometers generally collect information from the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)
mounted on the transmission.
 2 Tachometer
:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual

Display
 The tachometer shows how many rotations engine is making per minute.
 A tachometer shows the engine speed (in Revolutions Per Minute, or RPM).
 That is, it displays the number of rotations of the engine crankshaft per minute.
 Must always refer to the tachometer while shifting gears.
 This is particularly required for a manual transmission system.
 If automatic transmission, don’t need to worry about gear shifting at all.
 3 Odometer:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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er
1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual
Display

 The odometer shows how many miles a car has traveled in its lifetime.
 Basically, an odometer will indicate the total distance covered by the vehicle till the time
of taking the reading.
 But this is more than just a little piece of information that can help vehicle maintenance.
 Besides knowing how much km/miles has vehicle run on the road, one can also out when
to service the vehicle.
 4 Fuel level indicator
gauge:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual
Display

 The fuel gauge shows how much fuel remains in the car's tank.
 It shows how much fuel has left in fuel tank.
 Must have a certain amount of fuel to keep the fuel pump lubricated every time.
 This helps in cooling the fuel pump.
 It is always recommended to maintain the fuel level at least 25%-30% of the tank volume.
 5 Coolant temperature
gauge:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

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er
1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual
Display

 This gauge will let know whether the engine’s coolant is cold or hot or at a normal
operating temperature range (1950 F-2200 F).
 The displayed data is fetched from the coolant temperature sensor (or thermistor) that sits
at the thermostat housing.
 A digital temperature gauge can show the exact data.
 6 Lube-Oil Pressure
gauge:

Tachome
Odomet

Speedome
Gauge
Oil Pres.

Gauge
Temp.
Gauge

Fuel

ter
er
1. Analog 2. Digital 3. Analog with Digital 4. Virtual
Display

 The oil pressure gauge works as a monitor, and its job is to see the oil pressure
in the main oilways near the filter and the pump.
 The engine block has a tapping and either an oil pipe or a sensor screwed into
it.
 Importance of dashboard and
Instruments:

A dashboard does have a significant role in a

car because the car’s appearance and
performance will look troublesome without a
dashboard. If your car doesn’t use the
dashboard, it would feel uneasy when
driving.
 Engr. Touhidul Md Shihab
Islam
Head of Department Uddinof
Student
(Power) Department
Creator this Presentation
Dhaka Polytechnic
Institute
Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208

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