TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DECLARATION
ABSTRACT
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROBLEM DEFINITION

1.1.1 EXISTING MECHANISM

1.2 FEASIBILITY STUDY

1.2.1 TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY

1.2.2 ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY

1.2.3 OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY

2.COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

2.1 DIFFERENTIAL

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2.1.1 WHAT'S A DIFFERENTIAL?

2.1.2 WHY YOU NEED A DIFFERENTIAL

2.2 THE FUNCTION OF A DIFFERENTIAL

2.3 TYPES OF DIFFERENTIALS

2.3.1 OPEN DIFFERENTIALS

2.3.2 LIMITED SLIPS

2.3.3 AUTOMATIC LOCKERS

2.3.4 MANUALLY LOCKABLE DIFFERENTIALS

2.3.5 VISCOUS COUPLING

2.4 PNEUMATIC COMPONENTS

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2.4.1 PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED AIR

2.4.2 PNEUMATIC SINGLE ACTING CYLINDER

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2.4.2.1 CYLINDER TECHNICAL DATA

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2.4.2.2 SOLENOID VALVE

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2.4.2.3 WORKING OF 3/2 SINGLE ACTING

SOLENOID VALVE

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2.4.2.4 FLOW CONTROL VALVE

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3.WORKING PRINCIPLE & DESIGN CALCULATIONS

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3.1 WORKING PRINCIPLE

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3.2 DESIGN CALCULATIONS

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3.2.1 PNEUMATIC CYLINDER

3.3 TECHNICAL DATA

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3.3.1 SINGLE ACTING PNEUMATIC CYLINDER

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3.3.2 3/2 SOLENOID VALVE

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3.3.3 FLOW CONTROL VALVE

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4.PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

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4.1 TORSION DIFFERENTIAL PERFORMANCE

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4.2 VEHICLE TRAVEL ON STRAIGHT ROADS

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4.3 VEHICLE TRAVEL THROUGH TURNS

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4.4 CENTER BOX APPLICATION

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4.5 CONCLUSION

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5.MODELLED DRAWINGS

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6.LIST OF MATERIALS AND COST ESTIMATION

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6.1 MATERIAL COST

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6.2 LABOUR COST

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6.3 OVERHEAD CHARGES

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6.4 TOTAL COST

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7.ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

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7.1 ADVANTAGES

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7.2 DISADVANTAGES

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8.CONCLUSION

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9.REFERENCES

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LIST OF FIGURES
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WORKING OF A DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE WORKING UNIT

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PNEUMATIC OPERATED SINGLE ACTING

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CYLINDER SOLENOID CONTROL VALVE

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ASSEMBLY LAYOUT OF THE AUTOMATIC

DIFFERENTIAL UNIT LOCKING SYSTEM

LIST OF ABBERVIATIONS
y

DESIGN STRESS in N/m2.

DIAMETER OF THE PISTON in mm.

ft

WORKING STRESS in N/m2.

MINIMUM THICKNESS OF THE CYLINDER in mm.

ri

INNER RADIUS OF THE CYLINDER in mm.

WORKING PRESSURE in N/m2.

dp

DIAMETER OF THE PISTON ROD in mm.

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