B.E. (Automobile Engineering) Automotive Sensors and Control Systems Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Automotive Sensors and Control Systems
Module 1: Automotive Sensors:
- MAP sensor; Crankshaft Angular Position and Engine Speed; mass airflow sensor (MAS); TPS sensor; EGO sensor; Engine knock sensor; vehicle speed sensor; displacement sensor (such as LVDT); Accelerometers; Automotive Actuators: Important actuation devices needed for engine and vehicle-control systems such as Fuel Metering; Spark Ignition; Exhaust Gas; Throttle Actuator; Brake Pressure Modulators; Suspension Actuator etc.
Module 2: Introduction to control systems: Classification of the control system. Open loop and closed-loop systems.
- Transient and steady-state analysis of first and second-order systems. Time Domain specifications. Step response of the second-order system Steady-state error, error coefficients, steady-state analysis of the different type of systems using step, ramp and parabolic inputs
Module 3: Stability analysis: Introduction to concepts of stability, Concept of S-plane, The Routh criteria for stability
- Experimental determination of frequency response, Stability analysis using Root locus, Bode plot and Nyquist Plots Introduction to state-space analysis Process control systems, ON-OFF control. P, PD, PI, P-I-D Controls
Module 4: Powertrain Control Systems:
- Air–Fuel Ratio Control Control of Spark Timing Idle-Speed Control Transmission Control
Module 5: Vehicle Control Systems:
- Cruise and Headway Control Antilock Brake and Traction-Control Systems Vehicle Stability Control Four-Wheel Steering Active Suspensions
Module 6: Intelligent Transportation Systems: Overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Advanced Traffic Management Systems Advanced Traveler Information Systems Commercial Vehicle Operations
- Advanced Vehicle-Control Systems Longitudinal Motion Control: Site-Specific Information Platooning String Stability Automated Steering and Lateral Control: Lane Sensing Automated Lane-Following Control Automated Lane-Change Control
Text Books
- 1 Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics: Systems and Components, Networking and Hybrid Drive, 5th Edition, Published by Robert Bosch GmbH, 2007
- 2 Control Systems by A. Anand Kumar by PHI Learning Private Limited
- 3 Automotive control systems by A. Galip Ulsoy, Huei Peng & Melih Cakmakcı Cambridge University Press
- 1 Bosch Automotive Handbook, 10th Edition
- 2 Automotive Control Systems for Engine, Driveline, and Vehicle, Second Edition by Uwe Kiencke, Lars Nielsen., Published by Springer.
- 3 Control system by Norman Nise , Wiley india Pvt. Ltd
- 4 Control System Engineering by Nagnath J and Gopal M, Wiley Eastern Ltd 26
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automobile Engineering) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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