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Diagnostics and Testing of Vehicles

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 430-8754/02
Abbreviation DTV
Course title Diagnostics and Testing of Vehicles
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Applied Electronics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Šimoník, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

LECTURES
1. Structures of motor vehicle data networks
2. Data sensing, components, sensors, sensors of required values, actuators
3. Diagnosis of gasoline engines and exhalation measurements
4. Diagnosis of diesel engines and exhalation measurements
5. The onboard diagnostics EOBD, EOBD system, technical system design EOBD, legislation
6. The onboard diagnostics EOBD, error codes
7. The onboard diagnostics EOBD, diagnostic connector, communication, data transmission
8. UDS diagnostic communication protocol - technical system design
9. Management of self-diagnostics of the internal combustion engine control unit - monitoring function
10. Management of self-diagnostics of the internal combustion engine control unit - diagnostic services
11. Management of self-diagnostics of the internal combustion engine control unit - functional tests of emission systems
12. Diagnostics of chassis for motor vehicles and vehicle brakes
13. Ecological and economic aspects of the diagnosis of motor vehicles
14. Trends in the diagnosis of motor vehicles



EXERCISES
1. Starting the first exercise (training, using principles used equipment, exercise overview)
2. Vehicle roller chassis dynamometer - ballast driving simulation, verification board indicators, measurement of power and torque of vehicles with a gasoline engine
3. Vehicle roller chassis dynamometer - ballast driving simulation, verification board indicators, measurement of power and torque of vehicles with a diesel engine
4. Serial diagnostics of motor vehicles - use of OEM and multi-brand diagnostic devices
5. Serial diagnostics of motor vehicles (OBD-II, OEM and multi-brand devices) - troubleshooting, read measured values, basic settings, adaptation, coding, TEST No. 1
6. Diagnostics of sensor signal processing circuits and analysis of the communication protocol
7. Analysis of the UDS communication protocol on the experimental vehicle - establishing a diagnostic session
8. Analysis of the UDS communication protocol on the experimental vehicle - reading the fault memory
9. Creation of diagnostic algorithms using a programmable unit - monitoring function of sensors
10. Creation of diagnostic algorithms using a programmable unit - monitoring function of actuators
11. Creation of diagnostic algorithms using a programmable unit - UDS communication protocol
12. Automotive diagnostic apparatus for parallel diagnostics (digital oscilloscopes, signal generators, automotive, multimeters), measurement procedures and principles, TEST No. 2
13. Automotive diagnostics - searching for an unknown faults on vehicle 1
14. Automotive diagnostics - searching for an unknown faults on vehicle 2


Note. Except the first introductory exercise is filling consists of practical analyzes on models and vehicles.

Literature

DENTOM, T.: Automotive Technology: Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis, 2th Edition, USA 2004, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd. 2006, 288 str., ISBN 0-7506-6991-8 

Advised literature

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