Department of Automobile Engineering

The Department of Automobile Engineering at MIT was an under-graduate Programme in Automobile Engineering for Science graduates (B.Sc). Subsequently, on the formation of Anna University in 1978, MIT has become one of the constituent institutions of the University and hence, the Department has also become a department of Anna University. The postgraduate Programme was started in 1978. This is the only pioneering Institute which is a offers both UG and PG Programmes in Automobile Engineering in the whole of India, besides offering MS (by research) and Ph.D. Programmes. Since 1996 a 4 year B.Tech undergraduate programme for students of higher secondary education is also being offered. Besides the academic activities, the department is dynamically involved in the programmes of “CENTRE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING” (CART).

Courses Offered :

=> B.Tech in Automobile Engineering
=> B.E Automobile Engineering
=> M.E Automobile Engineering

Research :

All the staff members of the department are either guiding or pursuing research work. The research findings of the staff members are regularly presented/published in national and international conferences and journals. The faculty members have presented papers in International Conferences held in countries such as U.S.A., Hong Kong, etc. and have carried out research work in Poland. The current research activities include the following areas:

=> Environment-friendly Two-stroke Engines
=> Pollution Control of Four-stroke Diesel Engines
=> Combustion and Heat transfer studies of Diesel Engines, including spray Dynamics
=> Lean Burn Engines
=> Alternative Fuels Application for Automobiles
=> Automotive Micro Electronics
=> Re-Designing of Engines
=> Vehicle System Dynamics
=> Automotive Vibration and Fatigue
=> Innovative Suspension Systems
=> CAD application for Automotive Disc Brakes Design and Heat Transfer Analysis
=> Active Suspension System
=> Acoustic Emission in Manufacturing Process
=> Two-Stroke Engine Design Modification
=> Material Handling Problems
=> Air Motion Study in Diesel Engines

Facility :

=> Two / Three / Four Wheeler Chassis Dynamometer
=> Chemiluminescence Nox Analyser
=> Digital Storage Oscilloscope Signal Explorer DL-1740 EL
=> Eddy current dynamometer of various capacities
=> Universal Engine Test Rig with four cylinder MPFI SI Engine
=> Comprehensive Engine Diagnostics System
=> FIP calibration test bench
=> Variable compression ratio Multi-fuel engine
=> NISSALCO Smoke meter
=> Crypton 290 – 5 parameter Gas Analyser
=> Combustion pressure measurement pickups and Data Acquisition System
=> Computer based Car geometry measuring equipment
=> Micro controllers and training kits for automotive electronics
=> 230kW Schenk Dynamometer
=> 11 kW Vibrometer eddy current dynamometer
=> FEXA 574GE Horiba 7 parameters exhaust gas analyser
=> RION Sound level meter
=> RION Vibration analyser
=> Optical wheel alignment system
=> Automotive embedded system software
=> Electrical Test Bench