CIC346 Automotive Instrumentation and Control Syllabus:

CIC346 Automotive Instrumentation and Control Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To define the glossary related to vehicle electrical and electronic system.
2. To understand the need for starter batteries, starter motor and alternator in the vehicle.
3. To differentiate the conventional and modern vehicle architecture and the data transfer among the different electronic control unit using different communication protocols.
4. To list common types of sensor and actuators used in vehicles.
5. To understand networking in vehicles

UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES

Introduction ‐ Overview of vehicle electrical systems‐ Electrical circuits ‐ Electrical power supply in conventional vehicle‐ Dimensioning of wires‐ Circuit diagrams and symbols ‐ Electromagnetic Compatibility and interference suppression. Batteries – Battery design – Method of operation – Lead acid battery construction – Battery ratings and testing‐ Maintenance ‐free batteries – Battery – Substitute, versions, special cases.

UNIT II STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM

Alternators – Generation of electrical energy in vehicle‐ physical principles‐ Alternator and voltage regulations versions – power losses – characteristics curve‐ Alternator operation in the vehicle‐ Alternator circuitry. Starter Motors – Development and Starting requirements in the IC engines‐ starter motor design – Starter motor design variations – starter motor control and power circuits.

UNIT III IGNITION, LIGHTING AND AUXILLARY SYSTEM

Ignitions System ‐ Ignition fundamentals‐ Electronic ignition‐ Programmed ignition‐ Distributor less ignition ‐Direct ignition ‐ Spark plugs. Automotive lighting Technology – Technical demands – Development of lighting technology‐ Light sources – physical principles – Front and rear lighting system‐ Interior lighting system – Special purpose lamps – Adaptive Lighting system ‐ Instrument clusters ‐ Wiper and Washer systems‐ electric horns.

UNIT IV AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS AND ACTUATORS

Automotive Electronics‐ overview and demands‐ Basic principles of semiconductor technology ‐ Electronic Components‐ semiconductor components‐ Microcontrollers ‐ Sensor‐Signal Processing ‐ Data Processing in the vehicle ‐ Glossary for automotive microelectronics. Automotive Sensors – Basics – Sensors : Position, speed, Acceleration/Vibrational , Force/Torque, Flow meters, Gas/ Concentration , Temperature‐ Measured Quantities, Measuring Principles and automotive applications Automotive Actuators ‐ Electromechanical actuators‐ Fluid‐mechanical actuators‐ Electrical machines‐ Direct‐current machines‐ Three‐phase machines‐ Single‐phase alternating‐current Machines ‐ Duty‐type ratings for electrical machines

UNIT V VEHICLE NETWORKING

Data transfer between automotive Electronics systems ‐ Basic principles of networking‐ Network topology‐ Network organization‐ OSI reference model‐ Control mechanisms ‐ communication protocols in embedded systems‐‐ Vehicle Communication Protocols – Cross‐system functions ‐ Requirements for bus systems‐ Classification of bus systems‐ Applications in the vehicle ‐ Coupling of networks‐ Examples of networked Vehicles ‐ Bus system‐ CAN, LIN, Flexray – MOST etc.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1 Define the glossary related to vehicle electrical and electronic system
CO2 Understand the need for starter batteries, starter motor and alternator in the vehicle.
CO3 Differentiate the conventional and modern vehicle architecture and the data transfer among the different electronic control unit using different communication protocols
CO4 List common types of sensor and actuators used in vehicles.
CO5 Understand networking in vehicles.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics Systems and Components, Networking and Hybrid Drive, 5th Edition, 2007, ISBN No: 978‐3‐658‐01783‐5

REFERENCES:

1. Barry Holembeak, “Automotive Electrical and Electronics” , Delmar Publishers, Clifton Park,USA,2010
2. James D Halderman, “ Automotive Electrical and Electronics” , Prentice Hall, USA, 2013
3. Tom Denton, “Automotive Electrical and Electronics Systems,” Third Edition, 2004, SAE International
4. William Ribbens, “Understanding Automotive Electronics ‐ An Engineering Perspective,” 7th Edition, Elsevier Butterworth‐Heinemann Publishers, 2012.