Course Title AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENTATION (Institutional Elective I)

Credits 03 L-T-P-S 3-0-0-0

CIE 50 Marks(100%weightage) SEE 100 Marks(50% weightage)

Prerequisites: Measurement Techniques, Instrument Transducers.

Course Objectives: Course objective: In this course, students receive an introduction to the
principles, performance and applications of automobile instrumentations. Students expose to
electrical, electronic and mechatronic components used in automobile engineering.
Understanding the working of various sensors and actuators used in automotive electronics.
Expose to new systems like ABS, EDC, ESP & ACC.
UNIT-I 9 Hours

Electrical and electronic systems in the vehicle: Overview, Motronic-engine management

system, Electronic diesel control (EDC), Electronic stability program (ESP), Adaptive cruise
control (ACC), Occupant protection systems.
UNIT-II 9 Hours
Architecture of electronic systems: Overview, vehicle system architecture.
Electronic components in the vehicle: Basic principles of semiconductor technology, passive
components, semiconductor components, manufacture of semiconductor components and
circuits.
UNIT-III 7 Hours
Mechatronics: Mechatronic systems and components, development methods, outlook.
Control units: Operating conditions, design, data processing, digital modules in the control
units, control unit software
UNIT-IV 7 Hours
Automotive sensors: Basics and overview, automotive applications, details of the sensor
market, features of vehicle sensors, sensor classification, error types and tolerance requirements,
reliability, main requirements, trends, overview of the physical effects for sensors, overview and
selection of sensor technologies.
Actuators: Electromechanical actuators, fluid mechanical actuators, electrical actuators.
UNIT-V 7 Hours
Sensor measuring principles: Position sensors, speed and rpm sensors, acceleration sensors,
pressure sensors, force and torque sensors, flowmeters , gas sensors and concentration sensors,
imaging sensors (video)
Text books:
1. Automotive electrics Automotive electronics, 5th edition, Robert Bosch GmbH.
References:
1 Understanding Automobile electronics, William B Ribbon, 6th Edition, 2003 Elsevier
Science.
Course outcomes: Students will be able to
CO1: Know the working OPS, ABS, ACC and TCS in gasoline and diesel engines

CO2: Analyze the architecture and role of electronic components in a vehicle

CO3: Determine the functions of control units and mechatronics in an automobile engineering
CO4: Analyze the requirement of sensors and actuators for automobile applications

CO5: Describe the working of various sensors used in automotive electronics