Mahatma Gandhi University

AU010 603: Automotive Transmission

Teaching scheme Credits: 4

3 hours lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week

Objectives
To impart basic knowledge to students with respect to transmission system of
automobiles and impart knowledge that will enable the students to understand the
latest developments in the field.

Module I (14 hours)

Clutches: Necessity of clutch in a automobile, different types of clutches, friction

clutches, cone clutch, Single plate - multi plate, helical spring` & diaphragm spring
clutches, centrifugal clutches, electromagnetic clutches, hydraulic clutches, torque
capacity of clutches, clutch facing materials, clutch adjustments, over running clutches,
sprag and roller clutches, necessity and field of application.
Gear box: Need for a gear box, types of gear transmission, number of gear ratios, 3 speed
and 4 speed transmission, determination of gear ratios for vehicles, performance curves
in different gears, Types of gearboxes- progressive & Selective types, sliding mesh,
constant mesh, synchromesh gear box, Transfer box, selector mechanism, gear types &
materials, gearbox oil seals- static & dynamic seals.

Module II (12 hours)

Epicyclic transmission: Principle of planetary gear transmission, Fundamental laws,

Typical 2 speed and three speed planetary gear box, Ford-T-model gear box - Wilson
planetary transmission, Overdrive unit - Principle of Overdrive, Advantage of Overdrive,
Electric control system for overdrive.

Module III (12 hours)

Hydrodynamic drive: Advantages and limitations, fluid flywheel- constructional details,

working, merits and demerits, torque transmission and slip characteristics, constructional
details of typical torque converters - single and dual stator, matching of torque converters,
torque converter lockup-centrifugal, hydraulic & viscous, comparison of torque converter

Module IV (12hours)

Hydrostatic drive: Basic hydrostatic principle, pump and motor combinations for hydrostatic
drives , principles of hydrostatic drive systems: construction and working of typical
drives, comparison of hydrostatic with hydrodynamic drives, Continuously variable
transmission (CVT) mechanical and hydrostatic, Relative merits and demerits.

Module V (10 hours)

Automatic transmission: General description of working of typical automatic

transmissions and their control system, components and parts of Automatic
transmission, comparison with conventional transmission. Three speed and reverse
Transaxle automatic Transmission, ECTi Automatic transmission with intelligent electronic
control system.

Syllabus - B.Tech. Automobile Engineering

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Text Books
1. Jack Erjavec Automotive Engineering Manual Transmissions & Transaxles
2. Newton K / Steeds W / Garrett T.K Motor Vehicle, Butterworth Heinemann Ltd
3. William H Crouse / Donald L Anglin, Automotive Mechanics , Tata McGraw-Hill Publishers
4. Kirpal Singh Automobile Engineering Volume 1 & 2 standard publications, New Delhi.
5. Anil Chhikara - Automobile Engineering Vol 2 Power Transmission- Satya Prakashan

Reference Books
1. W. Thomson: Fundamentals of automotive transmission, pitman and paperbacks
Publications
2. Narang: Automobile Engineering, Khanna Publications, New Delhi.
3. Judge.A.W, Modern Transmission systems ", Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1990.
4. SAE Transactions 900550 & 930910.
5. Hydrostatic transmissions for vehicle applications ", I Mech E Conference, 1981-88.
6. Crouse. W.H., Anglin. D.L., Automotive Transmission and Power Trains construction ",
McGraw-Hill, 1976.

Syllabus - B.Tech. Automobile Engineering