B.E. (Automobile Engineering) Design for X 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 Design for X
Module 1: DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE :
- General design principles for manufacturability-strength and mechanical factors, mechanisms selection, evaluation method, Process capability-Feature tolerances Geometric tolerances-Assembly limits—Datum features-Tolerance stacks
Module 2: DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY:
- Assembly processes-Handling and insertion process-Manual, automatic and robotic assembly-Cost of Assembly-Number of Parts-DFA guidelines
Module 3: VALUE ENGINEERING:
- Introduction to Value Engineering and Value Analysis, Value types-functional operational—aesthetic, Value engineering in product design; Advantages, Applications in product design, Problem identification and selection, Analysis of functions, Anatomy of function. Primary versus secondary versus tertiary/unnecessary functions, Functional analysis: Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST), Case studies.
Module 4: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS:
- Elements of Economics Analysis-Quantitative and qualitative analysis-Economic Analysis Process-Estimating magnitude and time of future cash inflows and outflows-Sensitivityanalysis-Projecttrade-offs-Trade-offsrules Limitationofquantitativeanalysis-Influenceofqualitativefactorsonprojectsuccess
Module 5: CONCEPT OF RELIABILITY:
- Introduction: The study of Reliability and Maintainability, Concepts, Terms and Definitions, Applications, The Failure Distribution: The reliability Function, Mean Time to Failure, Hazard Rate Function, Bathtub Curve, Conditional Reliability
Module 6: MAINTAINABILITY:
- Analysis of down time, Report Time Distribution, Stochastic Point Processes, Reliability under Preventive Maintenance, State-Dependent System with Repair, Design for Maintainability. proportional to number of respective lecture hours mentioned in the curriculum.
References
- 1 HarryPeck, DesigningforManufacture, PitmanPublications,1983.
- 2 GeorgeEDieter, EngineeringDesign, McGraw-HillInt Editions,2000
- 3 S.S.Iyer, ValueEngineering, NewAgeInternational, 2000
- 4 CharlesE.Ebeling, An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, TMH2000. 67
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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