TCE and TVS Motor are jointly desirous of developing a industry supported curriculum program and offer the same to the deserving students.
A Memorandum of understanding was signed between TCE and TVSM on 24 June.2010 with the objective of fostering resource development between two institutions.
The objective of the TSS CAR is to
- Provide infrastructure for hands on experience (academic projects and collegiate events) in automotive product engineering in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment
- Enable implementation of CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) curriculum as a member of the consortium
- Enable faculty to take up Consulting projects with industry and carry out Academic research
TSS CAR encompass the following five centers to meet the above objectives:
- Automotive discovery center
- Product engineering lab
- Product build lab
- Electric Vehicle lab
- Product reliability lab
Centre Head: Dr.M.Balamurali APME
Lab Supervisor: Mr.K.Saravanakumar
- Automotive discovery center
- Cut sections – Present technology – IC engine
- Evolution of automotive industry – a journey in history
- Future mobility & inspiration
- Technology inside automobiles
Product reliability lab (Centre Incharge: Mr. M. Karthic APME)
- Engine and motor test dynamometer
- ACG Endurance test rig
- Electro dynamic shaker
- Universal testing machine
Product Engineering lab (Centre Incharge: Mr.C.Vignesh APME)
- Workstations hosting contemporary design and simulation software
- Desktop PCs for offline design support and simulation
Product build lab ( Centre Incharge: Dr. M.Balamurali APME)
- Metal Cutting – CNC Milling, CNC Turning
- Metal Joining – TIG, MIG MAG Welding booths
- Metal Forming – CNC Tube bending, hydraulic press
- Assembly Station
EV Lab ( Centre Incharge : Dr.G.Sivasankar APEEE)
- EV Charger test system
- Oscilloscope, Picoscope, Function generator
- Safety Compliance analyzer
- Battery durability testing
Expected outcomes
- Academic Projects – Including CDIO projects
- Technical projects – Participation in national, international contests)
- Consultancy projects – Consulting and Collaborative Industry Projects
- Academic research – Technology and applied research
- Sponsored research (Project proposals)
