Automobile/Automotive Technology Updates

General Working Principle of Vehicle The general working principle of a vehicle can be described as follows: 1.Cranking of Vehicle:  The driver turns the ignition key, and the battery supplies the current to the starter motor. The starter motor turns the flywheel and the crankshaft, which are interconnected. 2.Starting of Engine: As the crankshaft rotated, air-fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinder and is compressed by the piston. Then, the spark plug ignites this mixture and the pressure that is subsequently generated during combustion drives the piston towards the bottom of the cylinder. The motion of the piston is transferred to the crankshaft, causing it to rotate. This action is repeated over and over again which results in engine running continuously. 3.Transmission of Engine Power to Wheel: The driver presses the clutch, which connects the crankshaft to the transmission. The driver shifts the gear shift lever into the suitable gear (i.e ...

Difference Between Turbo Charger and Super Charger There is quite a bit of terminology when it comes to automobile parts, and a person can get very easily confused. Some of the things that are bantered about may sound very appealing, but may not be what a car buyer wants in his or her vehicle. Understanding differences between various components helps to make a better decision.  Superchargers  and  turbochargers  are mentioned almost in the same breath by many people in the auto industry. There is definitely a difference between the two of them. Super Charger 1. Super Charger uses crankshaft's power to operate. 2. It is a old technology for performance boost. 3. It consumes crankshaft's power. 4. It is directly connected with the engine by a belt drive. 5. It doesn't have a waste gate, so the smog emits from a super charger. 6. It can accelerate turbine up-to 50,000 RPM (revolution per minute). 7. Super charger is easy for maintenance. 8....

History of Automobiles The production of the automobile is not the product of a single product, or a single country. It is a combined effort of many persons of different countries for several years, which puts the today's modern automobile on road. Timeline S.N.         Year/Time                       Event 1.              1769                  Captain Nicolas Cugnot   of France built the first actual self-propelled                                                      vehicle  road vehicle. It was a 3 wheeled vehicle(one wheel at the front                                    ...

Introduction An  automobile  (also called an  automotive ) is a  self-propelled  vehicle which is used for the transportation of passengers and goods on the ground. A self-propelled vehicle is that  in which power is produced within itself for its propulsion.  The various types of self-propelled vehicles are motorcycles, trucks, buses, cars, tractors, locomotives, motor boats, ships, planes etc. But automobile are slightly different from self-propelled vehicles likes locomotives, planes, helicopters etc, because automobiles are the vehicles which only run on a ground with the help of wheels and tires. The power source of an automobile is either an engine or an electric motor. The power thus generated is different transferred through different mechanisms to the wheels and turns them to move the vehicle and load. The steering mechanism is provided to turn the vehicle on either sides(left & right). The speed of the vehicle is controlled with br...