AEL 501 - Modern Automotive Systems  
 

Indicative contents

  • Introduction to Automotive Industry and Modern Automotive Systems
    IIntroduction to Modern Automotive Systems and need for electronics in Automobiles, Application areas of electronics in the automobiles, Possibilities and challenges in the automotive industry, Enabling technologies and Industry trends.
  • Spark and Compression Ignition Engines
    Engine Control Functions, Fuel Control, Calculation of Injector pulse width and Injection strategies, Lambda Control, Ignition Timing Control, Engine Control Modes, Engine Control Diagnostics, Ignition Systems, Fuel Delivery Systems, Fuel Injection Systems.
  • Transmission Control
    Introduction to Electronic Transmission Control, Shift Point Control, Lockup Control/Torque Converter Clutch, Engine Torque Control during shifting, Safety and Diagnostic Functions, Improvement of shift quality.
  • Braking Control
    Vehicle Braking Fundamentals, Vehicle Dynamics during Braking, Brake System Components, Introduction to Antilock Braking Systems, Antilock Components, and Control Logic.
  • Steering Control
    Fundamentals of Electronically Controlled Power Steering, Types, Electronically Controlled Hydraulic System, Hybrid Systems, Electric power steering.
  • Automotive Electronics for passenger safety
    Air Bag and Seat Belt Pretensioner Systems: Principal Sensor Functions, Distributed Front Air Bag sensing systems, Single-Point Sensing systems, Side-Impact Sensing, and Future Occupant Protection systems.
  • Passenger Comfort and Convenience Systems
    Introduction to Passenger Convenience Systems, Electromechanical Seat, Seat Belt Height, Steering Wheel, and Mirror Adjustments, Central Locking Systems, Tire Pressure Control Systems, Electromechanical Window Drives, etc.
  • Overview of Fuel Cell and Hybrid Vehicles

Module Resources

  • Essential reading
    1. Course notes
  • Recommended Reading
    1. Ronald k. Jurgen, Automotive Electronics Handbook, McGraw-Hill Inc. 2nd Ed., 1999, ISBN 0-07-034453-1.
    2. Tom Denton, Edward Arnold, Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems, Society Of Automotive Engineers Inc, 3rd Ed., ISBN 0-7680-1497-2
    3. Bosch, Automotive Electrics & Electronics, Robert Bosch GmbH, 3rd Ed., September 1999, ISBN 0-7680-0508-6.
    4. Jack Erjavec, Automotive Technology – A System Approach, Thomson Delmar Learning, 3rd Edition, 2004, ISBN 981-254-864-5.
    5. Horst Bauer, Gasoline Engine Management – Systems and Components, Robert Bosch GmbH, 2nd Ed., January 2004,ISBN 1-86058-434-9
    6. Horst Bauer, Diesel-Engine Management – Systems and Components, Robert Bosch GmbH, 3rd Ed., January 2004, ISBN 0-7680-1343-7
  • Journals