Automotive Electronic
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst. |
Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
This course unit aims to familiar students with this area, to describe operative requirements of the various systems and design and analyse the various subsystems of a vehicle, namely its lighting, instrumentation of critical systems, instrumentation and comfort, kinematic chain, motion control and data transmission.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the semester, students should be capable of:
- describing, explaining, identifying, applying and analysing automotive electronic systems, regarding their injection systems, ignition, valve opening and closing events, alternator, battery and starter motor, lighting, diagnosis, automatic speed control, anti block and anti slip control, traction control and automatic suspension.
- using simulation tools to analyse and design these systems;
- using and applying concepts taught in real situations.
Program
Presentation of post-war classic car and various systems associated with it
Potency control of SI engine
Automotive position sensors
Automotive speed sensors
Automotive pressure, force, torque sensors
Electronic injection control
Functioning of various types of injection systems: TBI/SPI/MPI/MPFI/MFI/SFI/GDI
Synchronous and asynchronous, simultaneous, group and sequential injection systems
Case studies
Functioning of engine electronic control system
Variable Valve Timing (VVT)
Ignition
SAM and EECP
Alternator and battery
Starter motor
Lighting
OBD system
Cruise Control system
ABS system
Electronic suspension system
Mandatory literature
Ribbens, William B.;
Understanding automotive electronics. ISBN: 0-672-27017-X
Ribbens, William B.;
Understanding automotive electronics. ISBN: 0-7680-1221-X
Brady, Robert N.;
Automotive Electronics and Computer Systems. ISBN: 978-0-13-744327-7
Kiencke, Uwe;
Automotive control systems. ISBN: 3-540-23139-0
editor in chief Horst Bauer;
Automotive electrics. ISBN: 978-1-86058-436-7
Ehsani, Gao, Gay, and Emadi; Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory and Design, CRC, CRC, 2010. ISBN: 0849331544; 978-0849331541
Emadi, Ali.; Handboo of automotive power electronics and motor drives, Published by CRC Press, 2005, 2005. ISBN: ISBN 0824723619, 9780824723613
Allan W. M. Bonnick; Automotive Computer Controlled Systems, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: ISBN 0 7506 5089 3
Ronald K. Jurgen ; Automotive Electronics Handbook , McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN: ISBN-10: 0070344531; ISBN-13: 978-0070344532
Harper, Gavin ; 50 Awesome Auto projects for teh Evil Genius, Mc Graw Hill, 2005. ISBN: # ISBN-10: 0071458239 # ISBN-13: 978-0071458238
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical classes will be based on the presentation of the themes of the course unit and on examples of application and dimensioning.
Laboratory classes will be based on assembly, study and simulation of application circuits and concepts presented in theoretical classes. Students’ skills will be assessed.
Software
Borland Delphi 4
PSIM
Delphi 5 professional full system
Electronics Workbench
The Mathworks - Matlab - Release 11.1
keywords
Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering
Technological sciences > Technology > Transport technology > Road transport technology
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Attendance (estimated) |
Participação presencial |
52,00 |
|
|
|
Exame |
4,00 |
|
|
|
Teste |
12,00 |
|
|
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
|
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
End date |
|
Estudo autónomo |
40 |
|
|
Estudo autónomo |
40 |
|
|
Estudo autónomo |
12 |
|
|
Total: |
92,00 |
|
Eligibility for exams
To be admitted to the Final Exam (FE), students have to reach a minimum grade of SEVEN (7) out of TWENTY (20) in the laboratory component
Calculation formula of final grade
Final Grade will be based on the following formula:
0.4*FE+0.4*LW+0.1*HMW+0.1*Q
All components will be graded from 0 to 20.
FE: Final Exam
LW: Laboratory Work: Presentation (10%), Report (85%) and Poster (5%)
HMW: Homework
Q: Questions on MOODLE
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Students with a special status (working students, military personnel and students’ association leaders) who do not attend practical classes, have to attend a practical exam.
Classification improvement
According to Article 10 of General Evaluation Rules of FEUP
Observations
Students should review concepts learned in other course units:
Digital Systems, Circuits, Electronics, Signal Theory and Measurement, Sensors and Instrumentation.