AM4203 Vehicle Body Engineering Syllabus:

AM4203 Vehicle Body Engineering Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To acquire knowledge on Different aspects of car body,
 To acquire knowledge on bus body and commercial vehicle bodies.
 To acquire knowledge on Role of various aerodynamic forces and moments, measuring instruments in vehicle body design.
 To acquire knowledge on Material used in body building,
 To acquire knowledge on Tools used in body repairs and command over vehicle body engineering applications.

UNIT I CAR BODY DETAILS

Types of Car body – Saloon, convertibles, Limousine, Estate Van, Racing and Sports car – car body terminology – Visibility- regulations, driver’s visibility, improvement in visibility and tests for visibility. Driver seat design -Car body construction-Various panels in car bodies. Safety: Safety design, safety equipment for cars. AIS and SAE car body Regulations

UNIT II BUS BODY DETAILS

Types of bus body: based on capacity, distance travelled and based on construction.– Bus body lay out, floor height, engine location, entrance and exit location. Types of metal sections used –Constructional details: Conventional and integral. AIS and SAE bus body Regulations

UNIT III COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DETAILS

Types of commercial vehicle bodies – Light commercial vehicle body. Construction details of Flat platform body, Tipper body and Tanker body – Dimensions of driver’s seat in relation to controls – Drivers cab design.

UNIT IV VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS

Objectives, Vehicle drag and types. Various types of forces and moments. Effects of forces and moments. Side wind effects on forces and moments. Various body optimization techniques for minimum drag. Wind tunnels – Principle of operation, Types. Wind tunnel testing such as: Flow visualization techniques, Airflow management test – measurement of various forces and moments by using wind tunnel balance.

UNIT V BODY MATERIALS, TRIM, MECHANISMS AND BODY REPAIR

Types and properties of materials used in body construction and insulation -Such as steel sheet, timber, plastics and GRP, Insulation materials. Body trim items-body mechanisms. Hand tools-power tools for body repair. Vehicle corrosion-Anticorrosion methods-Modern painting process procedure.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

The students will be able to
 Discuss the different aspects of car body and its safety features.
 Categorize the various bus body based on construction and correlate its safety features.
 Categorize the construction of commercial vehicle bodies.
 Calculate the various aerodynamic forces and moments, and relate the working of measuring instruments in calculating the aerodynamic forces.
 Demonstrate the tools used in body repairs and command over the usage of material in body building.

REFERENCES:

1. Powloski, J., Vehicle Body Engineering, Business Books Ltd., 1998.
2. James E Duffy, Body Repair Technology for 4-Wheelers,Cengage Learning,2009.
3. Thomas Christian Schuetz, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Fifth Edition, SAE International, 2016
4. Braithwaite, J.B., Vehicle Body building and drawing, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., London,1997.
5. Dieler Anselm., The passenger car body, SAE International, 2000
6. Giles, G.J., Body construction and design, Illiffe Books Butterworth & Co., 1991.