TATA Motors 2013 Summer Internship Program

Selection Process Instructions

Interested applicants are required to submit a single solution to ANY ONE of the two below problem statements.
Each participant will submit his/her solution to the respective Internship Coordinator, who will then share the same with
us before 18th October (midnight).
Problem launch date: 10th October 2012
Submission date: 18th October 2012
Deliverables: Mentioned below the respective problem statement
Submission Document Naming Format:
RollNumber_CampusName_Stream_P1 (if you are submitting a solution to Problem 1)
RollNumber_CampusName_Stream_P2 (if you are submitting a solution to Problem 2)
*You may submit only one file for your submission

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Problem 1

Context
Considering narrow streets, crowded roads and limited parking space in different towns of our country, innovation is
required in reducing the vehicle turning circle diameter of the Nano, in order to achieve good maneuverability and a
good driving experience in vehicle turning and parking situations.
Problem Statement
An engineering solution to be provided with required modifications in vehicle aggregates to achieve vehicle turning
radius, equal to zero or close to it.
Solution Required
a) To achieve desired goal with least number of aggregates modification for the vehicle
b) The solution must be supported by model simulation and calculations back up
c) Modified part list as well as add-on part list at the vehicle level must be listed down
e.g. Modification: Steering, Suspension type, etc.
Deliverables
Presentation (pdf format) with
a) support of design calculation sheet
b) proven with simulation software

Note:
In case you are not able to achieve the end requirement, please submit details of your thinking process, solutions
explored etc.

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Technical Specifications: Nano

DIMENSIONS
Overall Length

3099 mm

Overall Width

1495 mm (Without ORVMs)

Overall Height

1652 mm

Wheelbase

2230 mm

Ground clearance
Minimum Turning
Circle Radius

180 mm

Seating Capacity

4 persons

Fuel Tank Capacity

15 Litres

4m

Kerb Weight
Nano

600 kg

Nano CX

615 kg

Nano LX

635 kg

Boot Space

With rear seat folded: 500 Litres

Without rear seat folded: 80 Litres
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION

Engine Type
Maximum Engine
Output

38 PS @ 5500 250 rpm

Maximum Torque

51 Nm @ 4000 500 rpm

Maximum Speed

105 kmph

Gradeability
Transmission
No. of Gears

624 cc, 2 cylinder, MPFI

30%
Synchromesh on all forward gears, Sliding mesh on
reverse gear with overdrive on 4th gear
4 Forward + 1 Reverse
SUSPENSION
Independent, Lower Wishbone, McPherson Strut
with gas filled dampers and anti-roll bar
Independent, Semi Trailing arm with coil spring &
gas filled shock absorbers

Front
Rear

BRAKES

Brake Type
Front

Dual Circuit, Vertical Split operated by tandem

master cylinder with vacuum booster
180 mm diameter Drum Brake

Rear

180 mm diameter Drum Brake

WHEELS & TYRES

Tyre Type

Radial & Tubeless

Front Tyre size

135/70 R12

Rear Tyre size

155/65 R12

Spare Tyre size

135/70 R12

Wheels

4 B x 12

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Problem 2
Problem Statement
Short Circuit Protection for Emitter Follower Regulator
Q1

R1

R3

Vin

Vout

R2

Q2
Z1

Figure:

The above figure shows the conventional short circuit protection scheme with current limiting circuit. This circuit is
mainly used to limit the current flowing through the series pass transistor Q1. The circuit has a current sense resistor R3
and current sense transistor Q2. By increasing the value of the sense resistor, we can limit the current to different
values. The short circuit current is limited to about 700/R3 mA.
This circuit suffers from two problems:
a. This circuit generally works fine for power-supplies rated for a few tens of mA of output currents.
However when the power-supply is rated for a few hundred mA (say 200mA) and Vin is around 12 to 16 Volt, Transistor
Q1 which is rated for a few hundred mW for regular linear operation, cannot sustain the power-dissipation of a few
watts, when the output is short circuited (16 Volt x 200mA = 3.2 Watts here). Over-sizing of the transistor proves to be
exorbitant as well as impractical from a space requirement point of view.
b. At currents near current limit value, the drop across R3 is a few hundreds of mV, which adversely affects the
regulation.
Solution Required
The problem is to design a simple short-circuit protection scheme for this circuit (and replace Q2, R3 circuit with this
new scheme) to overcome the above two problems. The solution needs to satisfy requirements as below:
a. The additional components should be restricted to one active component and two passive components. Avoid using
op-amps and comparators, since that makes the circuit costly.
b. The circuit should be self recoverable. It should not be latched off in response to an accidental short-circuit. It should
be recovered to its original output when short-circuit is removed.
c. It should not drop any parasitic voltage across it, affecting regulation as discussed above

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Deliverable: Detailed solution to be submitted in pdf format

Note:
In case you are not able to achieve the end requirement, please submit details of your thinking process, solutions
explored etc.
If you are unable to come up with a solution which meets all the constraints listed in the problem statement, you
may take liberties to relax some of the constraints and offer a sub-optimal solution

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