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COURSE OUTCOMES:

1. Students will demonstrate the different layouts used in automobiles and function of all the
engine parts.
2. Students can understand the various fuel supply systems, ignition and emission norms used in
automotive engines.
3. Students will demonstrate the knowledge of various parts of transmission systems and its
mechanism.
4. Students can able to understand the working of steering, brake and suspension systems.
5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of technological, environmental, and social
impacts of alternative energy sources.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Newton Steeds and Garret, "Motor Vehicles", 13 th Edition, Butterworth, London, 2005
2. Heinz Hazler, "Modern Vehicle Technology", Butterworth, London, 2005

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Heldt P.M., "Automotive Chassis", Chilton Co., New York, 1990
2. Giri. N.K., "Automotive Mechanics", Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2005
3. Milliken & Milliken, "Race Car Vehicle Dynamics", SAE, 1995

L T P C
OAT1702 AUTOMOTIVE SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
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OBJECTIVES:
1. To make the students to understand the various types of sensors and its characteristics used in
automobiles.
2. To make the students to understand the various types of sensors used for position and speed
and their applications in automobiles.
3. To make the students to understand the various types of sensors used for acceleration,
pressure, force and torque and their applications in automobiles.
4. To make the students to understand the various types of sensors used for temperature, flow
and climate control and their applications in automobiles.
5. To make the students to understand the various types of optoelectronic sensors and Actuators
used in automobiles

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Automotive sensors, Terms, definitions, Automotive applications, Features of vehicle sensors, sensor
classification: assignment and application, Characteristic curve types, Types of output signal, Error
types and tolerance requirements, Reliability, Main requirements and trends, Over view of the
physical effects for sensors, Overview and selection of sensor technologies.

UNIT II POSITION, SPEED AND RPM SENSORS 9
Position sensors: Characteristics, measured variables, Potentiometer sensors, Magnetically inductive
type sensors, Wave-propagation sensors, GPS position and distance traveled measurement. Speed
and rpm sensors: measured variables, measuring principles, relative rpm and speed measurement,
Absolute rotating speed measurement.

Applications : Accelerator-pedal sensors: potentiometric accelerator pedal sensor, hall angular
position sensors. Engine speed sensors: Application, Inductive speed sensors, Active speed sensors,
Hall phase sensors, Speed sensors for transmission control, Wheel speed sensors, Micromechanical

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