Automobile Engineering (ME-802 (A)) - Important Questions

Explain driver's visibility in automobile/commercial vehicles and discuss its role in safety and accident management, including methods for visibility improvement.

Define vehicle aerodynamics with layout and discuss various possible locations of engine in vehicle design.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and four-wheel drive configurations and their influence on vehicle performance and handling.

Describe the basic components of a steering system in an automobile and their functions.

Describe the different types of steering gears / steering gear boxes used in vehicles.

Explain front wheel geometry parameters camber, kingpin inclination, caster/castor, toe-in and toe-out with sketches and their effects on steering and tire performance.

Explain the different types of gear boxes used in vehicles with neat sketches, characteristics and applications.

Discuss the working principle, construction and characteristics of a torque converter used in automobiles.

Describe the construction and working of a telescopic shock absorber with neat sketch.

Discuss different types of wheels and tyres used commercially in India.

Explain what is meant by power brakes and the operating principle of a pneumatic power brake.

Explain the construction and working of horn, wiper and lighting system in automobiles with neat sketches.

Explain the working principle and operation of catalytic converters (including three-way type) and how they reduce harmful emissions such as NOx, CO and HC, including advantages.

Explain the different types of fuel additives and their effects on engine performance.

Discuss environmental management systems for automotive vehicles.