Course

Unit 1

Introduction: Automotive component operation – Electrical wiring terminals and switching, Multiplexed wiring systems – Circuit diagrams and symbols. Charging Systems and Starting Systems: Charging systems principles alternations and charging circuits – New developments requirements of the starting system – Basic starting circuit.

Ignition systems: Ignition fundamentals, Electronic ignition systems. Programmed ignition distribution – direct ignition spark plugs. Electronic Fuel Control Basics of combustion – Engine fuelling and exhaust emissions – Electronic control of carburetion – Petrol fuel injection – Diesel fuel injection.

Unit 2

Instrumentation systems: Introduction to instrumentation systems – Various sensors used for different parameters sensing – Driver instrumentation systems – vehicle condition monitoring – trip computer different types of visual display.

Electronic control of braking and traction: Introduction – control elements and control methodology – Electronic control of Automatic Transmission: Introduction – Control of gear shift and torque converter lockup – Electric power steering – Electronic clutch.

Unit 3

• Knowles D. – ‘Automotive Electronic and Computer controlled Ignition Systems’ – Don, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey – 1988
• William T. M. – ‘Automotive Electronic Systems’ – Heiemann Ltd., London – 1978
• Ronald K. J. – ‘Automotive Electronics Handbook’ – McGraw Hill, Inc, – 1999