AT8009 - AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

AT8009 - AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

AT8009

AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY

 LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVE:
• At the end, the students will have good exposure to automotive safety aspects including the understanding of the various safety equipments.

UNIT I

INTRODUCTION            

9

Design of the body for safety, energy equation, engine location, deceleration of vehicle inside passenger compartment, deceleration on impact with stationary and movable obstacle, concept of crumble zone, safety sandwich construction.

UNIT II

SAFETY CONCEPTS            

9

Active safety: driving safety, conditional safety, perceptibility safety, operating safety, passive safety: exterior safety, interior safety, deformation behaviour of vehicle body, speed and acceleration characteristics of passenger compartment on impact.


UNIT III

SAFETY EQUIPMENTS           

9

Seat belt, regulations, automatic seat belt tightener system, collapsible steering column, tiltable steering wheel, air bags, electronic system for activating air bags, bumper design for safety.

UNIT IV

COLLISION WARNING AND AVOIDANCE  

9

Collision warning system, causes of rear end collision, frontal object detection, rear vehicle object detection system, object detection system with braking system interactions.

UNIT V

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE SYSTEM  

9

Steering and mirror adjustment, central locking system , Garage door opening system, tyre pressure control system, rain sensor system, environment information system

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:
• The student will be familiar in various systems that enhances vehicle safety, passenger comfort, recent technologies in automobile field etc.,

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Bosch, “Automotive Handbook”, 8th Edition, SAE publication, 2011.
2. Powloski. J., “Vehicle Body Engineering”, Business books limited, London, 1969.

REFERENCES
1. Ronald.K.Jurgen, “Automotive Electronics Handbook”, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1999.

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