Body and Chassis Engineering

LESSON PLAN
Subject Code: UE15ME574
Faculty: Vijay Vittal
No. of Hours: 52
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Chapter Title /
Reference
Literature
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Chapter 1:
Methods
Chapter 1:
Construction
Chapter 1:
Construction
Chapter 1:
Classification
Chapter 2:
Classification

Topics to be covered
Unit I
Car Body Details
Types of car bodies, visibility.
Regulations, drivers visibility,
Methods of improving visibility.
Safety design
Constructional details of roof.
Constructional details of under floor.
Constructional details of bonnet,
Constructional details of boot, Constructional
details of Wings
Classification of coach work
Bus Body Details
Types: Mini bus, single Decker, double Decker,
Two levels, split level and articulated bus.

Chapter 2:
Layout

Bus body lay out Floor height

Engine location - Entrance and exit location Seating dimensions.

Chapter 2:
Construction

Constructional details: Frame construction,

Double skin construction- types of metal
section used - Regulations - Conventional and
integral type of construction.
Unit II
Commercial Vehicle Details
Types of body

Chapter 3:
Commercial
Vehicle details
Chapter 3:
Commercial
Vehicle details
Chapter 3:
Commercial

Flat platform,
Drop side, Fixed side.
Light commercial vehicle body types

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Chapter 3:
Specifications
Chapter 3:
Specifications

Dimensions of driver's seat relation to controls

Chapter 3:
Specifications

Drivers cab design.

Chapter 4:
Design
Chapter 4:
Design
Chapter 4:
Properties
Chapter 4:
Properties
Chapter 4:
Properties
Chapter 5:
Loads
Calculation

Unit III
Body Materials, Trim, Mechanisms
Steel sheet, timber, plastic.

Chapter 5:
Load situations

Structural surface,
Shear panel method,
Symmetric Loads
Asymmetrical vertical loads in car
Longitudinal Loads
Different loading situations.
Design of Vehicle Bodies Vehicle
Layout design, preliminary design
Safety, Load distribution on vehicle structure
Calculation of loading cases
Stress analysis in integral bus body
Stress analysis of bus body structure under
bending and torsion
Design of chassis frame,
Rules and regulations for body,
Recent safety measures, Testing of body.
UNIT V: Steering Dynamics
Kinematics Steering, Vehicles with More Than
Two Axles, Vehicle with Trailer, Steering
Mechanisms, Four wheel steering,

Chapter 5:
Load situations
Chapter 6:
Layout
Chapter6:
Analysis
Chapter 6:
Analysis
Chapter 6:
Testing
Chapter 7 :
Steering
Mechanism
Chapter 7:
Steering
Mechanism

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Dimensions of driver's seat relation to controls

GRP, properties of materials

Corrosion - Anticorrosion methods
Scalation of paint and painting process
Body trim items
Body mechanisms.
UNIT: IV :Body Loads and Design of Vehicle
Bodies
Idealized structure

Steering Mechanism Optimization, Trailer Truck Kinematics,

Numerical examples.

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Chapter 8:
Suspension

Chapter 8:
Numerical

Solid Axle Suspension,

Independent Suspension, Roll Center and Roll
Axis, Car Tire Relative Angles, Toe, Caster
Angle, Camber, Trust Angle.
Suspension Requirements and Coordinate
Frames
Kinematics Requirements,
Dynamic Requirements, Wheel, wheel body,
and tyre Coordinate Frames, Caster Theory,
Numerical examples.

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T1: Text Book: Vehicle Body Engineering Pawloski J., Business Books Ltd.
Reference Books:
1. The Automotive Chassis: Engineering Principles Reimpell J.
2. Vehicle Body Layout and Analysis John Fenton, Mechanical Engg. Publications
Ltd. London.
3. Body Construction and Design Giles J. G., Illife Books, Butterworth & Co.