Agricultural Vehicles detailed syllabus for Automobile Engineering (AUTO) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the AUTO students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Automobile Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AUTO 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to AUTO Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of agricultural vehicles is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
TRACTORS 9 Tractors – Classification – types of tractors with their application, Power take off shaft – purpose -application – types, Track width necessity – different methods, hydraulic system in tractors -necessity, depth & draft control -types. Final drives – types of reductions – single reduction -double reduction final drives Farming equipments – types,- construction and working of Cultivator , Disc plough, Mouldboard plough, Harrow plough, rotary plough, thresher, sprayer. Farm Equipment for Marginal, Small & Medium land holding farmers – Power Tiller & attachments, Power Weeder, Power Reaper, Power Sprayer, Irrigation Pump set, Electric Farm Equipment (viz Brush Cutter, Battery operated sprayer, Multi-purpose Power Tiller) MiniRobots.
Unit II
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Unit III
TRACTOR DESIGN PRINCIPLES 9 Trends in tractor design. Engine performance.Selection of engines for various types of tractors. Principles of similitude in engine design. Design of principle engine parts.Design of main, big and small end bearings.Design of cooling and lubrication systems. Design of tractor clutches, brakes, Transmission, chassis, steering, and hydraulics system. Design of seat and controls from ergonomic consideration. Introduction to computer aided design
Unit IV
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Unit V
PRECISION FARMING MACHINERY TECHNIQUES 9 Concept and introduction of precision farming – Importance, definition, principles and concepts -Role of GIS and GPS – Mobile mapping system and its application in precision farming – design, layout and installation of drip and fertigation – georeferencing and photometric correction – Sensors for information gathering – UAV – geostatistics – robotics in horticulture – postharvest process management (PPM) – remote sensing
Course Outcomes:
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Reference Books:
- Srivastava, A.K., Goering, C.E., Rohrbach, R.P. and Buckmaster, D.R. 2013. Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines, 2nd Edition.ASABE, St. Joseph, USA.
- Kepner, R.A., Bainer, R. and Berger, E.L. 1978. Principles of Farm Machinery. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
- Singh, T.P. 2017. Farm Machinery. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
- Singh, S. 2007. Farm Machinery Principles and Applications. ICAR, New Delhi.
- MacMillan, R.H. 2002. Mechanics of Tractor Implement Performance. University of Melbourne.
- Bernacki, H., Haman, J. and Kanafojski, Cz. 1972. Agricultural Machines: Theory and Construction. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia.
- Liljedahl, J.B.,Turnquist, P.K., Smith, D.W. and Hoki, M. 2004. Tractors and their Power Units, 4th Edition.CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Automobile Engineering 5th Sem, visit AUTO 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Automobile Engineering results, visit Anna University AUTO all semester results direct link.