Indicative contents

• Overview of Measurements
  General Concepts and Terminology, Measurement System Elements, Characteristics of a measuring instrument and calibration
• Sensors
  Introduction to Sensors, Classification of Sensors, active and passive transducers, types of sensors, Pressure sensors, Flow sensors, Temperature sensors, Strain sensors, Force sensors, Torque sensors, Displacement sensors, Lambda sensors, Principle of functioning, and its applications in automobiles
• Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
  Overview of MEMS, Need for MEMS based sensors for Automobile
  Micro Sensors: Thermal sensors (thermocouples, thermoresistors, thermal flow-rate sensors), piezoresistors, piezoelectric sensors, capacitive sensors, optical sensors, resonant sensors, accelererometers, pressure sensors
  
• Analog Electronics
  Diodes, BJTs, FETs. Rectifier and Filters,Introduction to operational amplifiers, Instrumentation and Isolation amplifiers; Current and voltage sources; Active filters. Comparators, clippers, clampers, voltage to current converters, and current to voltage converters. Basic modulation technique, PWM, PPM, and PAM
• ADC and DAC techniques
  Basic principle, sampling theorem, SAR pipelined, R-2R, thermometric, standard converter IC’s.
• Power Electronics
  Need for power conversion; Power electronic converters – classifications and scope; Power semiconductor switches – diodes, SCR, GTO and transistors (BJT, MOSFET and IGBT), DC to DC conversion, Rectifiers: single phase operation, Drive concept, selection of motor, control and stability of electric drives, feed back control of drives; DC motor drive; Inverters – single phase bridge inverters.
• Automotive Batteries
  Primary and Secondary cell, Battery Construction, Types of Batteries, Battery capacity ratings, charging systems, Modern developments in battery technology
   

Module Resources

• Essential reading
  1. Course notes
• Recommended Reading
  1. Robert Bosch, Automotive Sensors, Robert Bosch GmbH, February 28, 2002
  2. E Q Doebelin, Measurement Systems, Application and Design, McGraw-Hill, 4th edition,1990,
  3. William B. Ribbens, Understanding Automotive Electronics, Newnes; 5th edition, April 1, 1998
  4. Ronald k. Jurgen, Automotive Electronics Handbook, McGraw-Hill Inc. 2nd Ed., 1999, ISBN 0-07-034453-1
• Magazine
  1. Automotive Engineering- SAE International
• Laboratory
  Hardware: PC, National Instruments Data Acquisition kit, Compact RIO
  Software: LabVIEW, MATLAB
  Software Manual: LabVIEW Manual