Automobile engineering LA7220

Assignment no. 2

1. State the functions and requirements of steering system.

2. Define and explain the followings:

a) Camber angle
b) Castor angle
c) Scrub radius
d) Steering axis inclination (King pin inclination)
e) Turning radius and turning circle.
f) Perfect steering
g) Toe- in and toe- out

3. Describe the steering system of an automobile with help of a neat diagram?

4. A car is using Ackerman steering system and has a wheel base of 2.85m, front wheel track width of 1.20 m, and distance
between king pin axes 1.07m. If the maximum deflection of the inner front wheel is 45 0 . Determine i) the deflection of
outer wheel assuming perfect rolling. ii) The turning radius of outer front wheel.

5. Explain how the slip angle affects understeer and oversteer?

6. Explain the principal of Ackermann steering gear. The steering wheel diameter of a car using rack and pinion type of
steering gear is 200 mm. Calculate the pitch circle diameter of the pinion to overcome a resistance of 0.5 KN at the rack,
with an effort of 25 N applied at steering wheel.

7. Explain the followings manual transmission system.

a. Sliding mesh

b. Constant mesh

c. Synchronous mesh

8. What do you mean by 'gear ratio'? What is the significance of low and high gear ratios?

9. Why is compound gear train preferred over the simple gear train for use in manual gearbox?

10. Describe the working of an automatic transmission system?

11. Sketch and explain the construction and working of a torque converter?

12. Enlist the purpose of using an overdrive in a vehicle and explain the working of freewheel unit.

13. What is a transfer box? Where is it used? Describe clearly the construction and working of a transfer box?

14. A four speed gearbox is to be designed for providing gear ratios of 1.0, 1.46, 2.28, and 3.93 to 1 as nearby as possible.
The module of each gear is 3.25 mm and smallest pinion has to have at least 15 teeth. The center distance between the
lay shaft and output shaft is 78. Determine the suitable no. of teeth of different gears and the exact gear ratios thus
available.
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Assignment no. 3

Q 1. Show the layout of a modern type hydraulic brake system and explain it's working in details.

Q 2. With the help of a neat labeled diagram explain the working of a hydraulic brake Master cylinder?

Q 3. What do you understand by bleeding of hydraulic brake, explain?

Q 4. What are the advantages of the hydraulic brakes over mechanical brakes?

Q 5. What is leading and a trailing brake shoe arrangement in a brake drum explain with the help of diagram?

Q 6. What are the main objectives of a suspension system?

Q 7. Write short notes on following:

1. Leaf spring 2. Shock absorber 3. Torsion bar 4. Mac Pherson strut.

Q 8. What is the purpose of independent suspension system? Name and draw the various arrangements of independent suspension
system. Describe the advantages over rigid axel suspension system?

Q 9. Explain the function of a spring and a shock absorber? Explain the construction of a shock absorber with a labelled diagram?