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'''Vehicle engineering''' encompasses the fields of [[automotive engineering]], [[aerospace engineering]], [[rolling stock]] and [[Naval architecture|marine engineering]].

==Automotive engineering==
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[[Automotive engineering]] is the design, manufacture and operation of motorcycles, automobiles, buses and trucks and their respective engineering subsystems.Automotive engineering is one of the most exciting professions you can choose. From the global concerns of sustainable mobility, and teaching cars to drive themselves, to working out how we’ll get around on the surface of Mars, automotive engineering is all about the future. The work of an automobile down into three categories:

'''[[Design]]''': Designing new products and improving existing ones

'''[[Research]] and Development''': Finding solutions to engineering problems

'''Production''': Planning and designing new production processes

==Aerospace engineering==
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[[Aerospace engineering]] <ref>{{Cite web|title = the definition of aerospace-engineering|url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aerospace-engineering|website = Dictionary.com|access-date = 2016-02-08}}</ref> is the branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft and related systems (aeronautical engineering) and of spacecraft, missiles, rocket-propulsion systems, and other equipment operating beyond the earth's atmosphere(astronautical engineering) Further concerned with the science of force and physics that are particular only to performance in [[Atmosphere of Earth|Earth's atmosphere]] and the expanse of [[space]]. 

==='''<u>Aeronautics===
[[Aeronautics]] is the design and development of [[aircraft]] and [[air traffic control]] systems:-</u>'''===

=== Definition ===
[[Aeronautics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Aeronautics|url = https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/aeronautics.html|website = www.grc.nasa.gov|access-date = 2016-02-08|editor-first = Dhairya|editor-last = Pansuriya}}</ref> is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the method of designing an airplane or other flying machine. There are four basic areas that aeronautical engineers must understand in order to be able to design planes. To design a plane, engineers must understand all of these elements.

=== Design Process ===
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1 '''[[Aerodynamics]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.livescience.com/47930-what-is-aerodynamics.html|title = Aerodynamics|website = Live Science|editor-last = Pansuriya|editor-first = Dhairya}}</ref>''':''' is the study of how air flows around the airplane. By studying the way air flows around the plane the engineers can define the shape of the plane. The wings, the tail, and the main body or fuselage of the plane all affect the way the air will move around the plane.

2. '''[[Propulsion]]:''' is the study of how to design an engine that will provide the thrust that is needed for a plane to take off and fly through the air. The engine provides the power for the airplane. The study of propulsion is what leads the the engineers determine the right kind of engine and the right amount of power that a plane will need

3. '''[[Materials science|Materials]] and [[Structure]]<nowiki/>s:''' is the study of what materials are to be used on the plane and in the engine and how those materials make the plane strong enough to fly effectively. The choice of materials that are used to make the fuselage wings, tail and engine will affect the strength and stability of the plane. Many airplane materials are now made out of composites, materials that are stronger than most metals and are lightweight.

4. '''Stability and Control:''' is the study of how to control the speed, direction, altitude and other conditions that affect how a plane flies. The engineers design the controls that are needed in order to fly and instruments are provided for the pilot in the cockpit of the plane. The pilot uses these instruments to control the stability of the plane during flight.

===Astronautics===
[[Astronautics]] is the design and development of spacecraft with an emphasis on spacecraft systems, the design of ground control systems for spacecraft, and the design of [[orbital mechanics]] for spacecraft missions.

==Rolling stock==
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