Understanding automotive electronics /

Ribbens, William B.,

Understanding automotive electronics / William B. Ribbens ; with contributions to previous editions by Norman P. Mansour [and others]. - Sixth edition. - ix, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Automotive Fundamentals; The Systems Approach to Control and Instrumentation; Electronics Fundamentals; Microcomputer Instrumentation and Control; The Basics of Electronic Engine Control; Sensors and Actuators; Digital Engine Control System; Vehicle Motion Control; Automotive Instrumentation; Diagnostics; Future Automotive Electronic Systems.

"In addition, the new edition explains new electronically controlled vehicle motion control systems including advanced suspension, electronically controlled electric power steering, 4-wheel steering and electronically controlled electric brakes. The braking systems are part of an integrated motion control system that couples ABS brakes; traction control and variable vehicle dynamics for enhanced stability are also described. The development of hybrid/electric vehicles and their associated electronic control/monitoring systems as well as the new technologies incorporated into conventional gasoline and diesel-fueled engines are also discussed.*Extensive revision of a popular text*Covers the shift from 14-volt to 42-volt systems*Includes information on future automotive elctronic systems"--Publisher description.

0750675993 9780750675994

2002034651


Automobiles--Electronic equipment

TL272.5 / .R45 2003

629.27

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