Automobile Prototyping Workshop at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

What is this course about?

Automobile engineering is a fascinating career path demanding hands-on skills in design and manufacturing along with the knowledge of latest advancements. In this course, you will develop these skills by building a scaled-down prototype of a car on your own.

By making this automobile prototype which can be controlled with a Radio Control, you will learn about the dynamics, control and overall design of real vehicles. You will make your model car with working copies of automobile systems like transmission, suspension, powertrain, steering, locomotion and the chassis. This will help you develop a deeper understanding of automobile engineering and give you necessary practical skills useful for the automobile industry.

Course Highlights

• Design and build your own RC Car with powertrain, suspension and steering systems.
• Designed as a bridge course for mechanical/aeronautical engineers to enter the field of Automobile Engineering
• Comparative case studies about on-road automobiles for better understanding

Course Structure

• Lecture Session - 3 hrs
• Case Studies - 1 hr
• Design Session - 1 hr
• Practical Session: Design & Fabrication of an RC Car - 8 hrs
• Chassis Design & Fabrication
• Powertrain Design & Placement
• Transmission systems & Suspension systems
• Steering Mechanism
• Radio Controls for the miniature Automobile
• Testing Session - 2.5 hrs
• Certificate Distribution - 0.5 hr

Topics Covered

• Basics of Automobiles
• Automobile Systems
  • Powertrain System
  • Transmission Systems
  • Suspension Systems
  • Steering Systems
  • Locomotion (Tyres/brakes/wheels)
  • Chassis
• Aerodynamics and Stability

Kit Content

• DC Motors
• Electronic Speed Controller
• Transmitter *
• Receiver *
• Li-Po Battery
• Servo Motor (1 piece)
• Suspensions
• Wheels (4 pieces)
• Plastic Gears
• Chassis
• Control Rods
• Epoxy Glue
• Working Tools *
• Other miscellaneous items

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All the above components would be provided during the program to participants in groups of 5 but would be taken back at the end. This is being done to reduce the cost of the program and make it affordable for students who do not want to buy the take-away kit.

Take-away kit consists of all the above items excluding the items marked with *. Take-away kit can be purchased at the venue by paying an additional fee of ₹ 5,000

Online Portal

Participants have access to an exclusive online portal to:

• View status of registered and attended workshops
• View study material for workshops
• Write online exams and receive separate certificates with scores. These certificates with scores will provide students an opportunity to show their learning in job interviews

Certification

• All AerotriX certificates have a unique ID which can be verified online for authentication
• Certificate of Completion
• Certificate of Completion with Distinction (for top performers)

Eligibility

• Students interested in Automobile Design
• Students interested for a career in Automobile and related fields of engineering

Why Skyfi Labs?

• Skyfi Labs - an award winning company working towards transforming textbook geniuses into productive engineers.
• Awards won by us:
• 2nd Best Business Venture Award, Ideas, IIT Kanpur
• 30 Most Promising Startups, Next Big Idea, IIM Bangalore
• Runner-up, UnLtd India Growth Challenge
• Limca book of records
• Associated with industry and partnership with organizations transforming engineering education
• Altair Engineering
• Boeing
• IUCEE (Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education)
• Startup Village
• Our courses are officially a part of IIT Delhi Syllabus and IIT Kanpur orientation programs
• Experience of training students across 27 states in India and Dubai (Presence)
• Improved performance of students in Campus Placements
• A venture by IIT Kanpur alumni and funded by The Chennai Angels and Spark Capital

You can also request us to organize this workshop in your college

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