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Terminated in academic year 2009/2010

Automotive Electronics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 448-0516/01
Abbreviation AE
Course title Automotive Electronics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Electronics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Chlebiš, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
Wiring and data networks, basic elements, safeguarding
Electrochemical energy sources, principle
Vehicle DC generators, construction, principle
Vehicle actuator motor, working principle, basic construction and classes

Control of engine with applied ignition, tools and principle
Control 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

Vlk, F.: Elektronické systémy motorových vozidel 1. Prof. Ing. František Vlk, DrSc., nakladatelství a vydavatelství, Brno 2002, ISBN 80-238-7282-6.

Vlk, F.: Elektronické systémy motorových vozidel 2. Prof. Ing. František Vlk, DrSc., nakladatelství a vydavatelství, Brno 2002, ISBN 80-238-7282-6.
Učební texty - http://fei.vsb.cz/kat448/kat_448.htm

Advised literature

Štastný, J.,Remek, B.: Autoelektrika a autoelektronika. Nakladatelství T. Malina, Praha 1997.
Vlk, F.: Elektrická zařízení motorových vozidel. Prof. Ing. František Vlk, DrSc., nakladatelství a vydavatelství, Brno 2005, ISBN 80-239-3718-9.