Understanding Automotive Electronics

✍ Scribed by William Ribbens

• Publisher: Newnes
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 446
• Edition: 5th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In today's cars, electronic systems are more complex than simple electrical wiring. They now affect almost every operating aspect of the automobile. The sixth edition of Understanding Automotive Electronics covers the most recent technological advances in operation and troubleshooting of electronic systems and components, including low-emission standards, on-board diagnostics and communication, digital instrumentation, and digital engine control.With extensive revisions, the sixth edition of this popular book is a practical text, suitable for the automotive technician, student, enthusiast, or professional who wants to upgrade his or her background in electronic systems found in the automobile.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
1 Automotive Fundamentals......Page 13
2 The Systems Approach to Control and Instrumentation......Page 41
3 Electronics Fundamentals......Page 83
4 Microcomputer Instrumentation and Control......Page 111
5 The Basics of Electronic Engine Control......Page 159
6 Sensors and Actuators......Page 199
7 Digital Engine Control System......Page 235
8 Vehicle Motion Control......Page 273
9 Automotive Instrumentation......Page 309
10 Diagnostics......Page 347
11 Future Automotive Electronic Systems......Page 379
Glossary......Page 421
Index......Page 427
Answers to Quizzes......Page 445

✦ Subjects

Транспорт;Автомобильная и тракторная техника;Электрооборудование автомобиля и автоэлектроника;