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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Automotive Electronics I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 430-8731/02
Abbreviation AE1
Course title Automotive Electronics I
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Applied Electronics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Šimoník, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
System solution and cooperation of vehicle electronic control units
Systems for controling of vehicle accumulators, on-board voltage control
Coverters for DC generators controling, principle and construction
Starting engine systems, working principle, basic construction
Control units of engine with applied ignition, tools and principle
Control units of compression ignition engine, tools and principle

Control of transmission mechanism, electronics control of clutch and transmission gear
Chassis unit regulation and control, basic systems
Comfort system
Operating and signalling systems
Retaining and safety systems
Burglar protection systems
Automotive diagnostics, Europien on-board diagnostics
Information systems, communication and navigation sytems

Exercises:
Safety training for practice instruction in labs

Standards of vehicle electrical equipments
Graphical symbols in schematic diagram of electrical equipments, basic automotive short cuts
Taps and wiring description
Electrochemical energy sources, mathematical computations
Construction of vehicle DC generators, ignition, mathematical computations
Checktest no.1 - Grounding of lecture instructions no. 1-7
Basic parts and principles of electrical equipments for control of engine with applied ignition
Basic parts and principles of electrical equipments for control of compression ignition engine
Electrical control units (ECUs), structure, communication

Data transfer and communication, automotive communication standards, principle
Automotive diagnostics, diagnostics tools
Practical demonstration of diagnostics methods
Checktest no.2 - Grounding of lecture instructions no. 8-14

Laboratories:
Measuring of electrochemical sources
Measuring of vehicle supply system
Ignition
Kinematical systems
Data communication(K-line, CAN Bus)

Diagnostics

Projects:
Courseworks of practice instructions no. 1 up to no.6.

Literature

ERJAVEC, J.: Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach, 4th Edition, USA 2004, Thomson Learning, 1401 str., ISBN 1-4018-4831-1 .

Advised literature

RIBBENS, B., W.: Understanding Automotive Electronics, Sixth Edition, USA 2003, Elsevier Science, 480 str., ISBN 0-7506-7599-3 .