AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS

LAB HANDOUT
Course Automotive Control Systems

Course code AEZG510

EC-1 lab Develop control and failsafe strategies for designed functions of automotive components by application of system
principles and thereby interfacing with controller.
Weightage 20%
Mode of delivery Introduction to Lab (Live Lecture in Impartus),
Bootcamp - Integrated Automotive Engg. (On-site) Lab* at Hyderabad campus

*It is essential for the students to participate in the Bootcamps conducted in the campus for the successful completion of the
program.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)

By performing the assigned Experiential Learning modules, the students will be able to:

1. Suggest appropriate controller and tune the same for a specific application taking into account the external disturbances to the
desired set point value.

2. Build failsafe strategies and limit the functionality of automotive systems by detecting abnormalities in the sensor outputs.

3. Develop control strategies for automotive control systems and implement the same on a hardware to test their functionality.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

Time
EC-1 Mode of Marks
Topics to be covered Timeline Objective investment
component delivery (out of 30)
required

Pre-requisites for attending Bootcamp

Homework to be completed before attending the Bootcamp

Onramp
certificate Last date
submission in Matlab Stateflow On-ramp Onramp Online 6h 5
15.02.2020
e- Learn

Experiential Learning components

Introduction and relevance to the theory
Introduction, Remote Live Lecture,
to Experiential 1. Requirements to fulfil to meet the 02.02.2020 30m N.A.
lab Remote lab
Learning expectations of Experiential Learning.
2. Infrastructure (Remote lab)

3. Important dates
4. Reference materials (Tutorials &
Introduction Lab process document)
02.02.2020 Introduction Live Lecture 30m N.A.
to Virtual Lab 5. Support
6. Assignment submission in Taxila
7. Evaluation (Rubric)
 Time
EC-1 Mode of Marks
Topics to be covered Timeline Objective investment
component delivery (out of 30)
required

2-day
Integrated AE Lab - Hyderabad
Bootcamp

Perform
To gain hands-on
during any On-site lab at
Physical Lab experiments and experience by
of the Hyderabad
discussions applying theory in
bootcamp campus
practice
dates

1. Develop an algorithm to determine upshift and downshift threshold points for an

automatic gear box and build fail-safe strategy to limit transmission at a specific
gear. 8h
Evaluation
2. Build a controller to adjust brake pressure on a wheel based on slip ratio intensity.
during the 15
3. Take analog inputs from Arduino to measure the target and actual angle of rotation
Bootcamp
of a steering wheel and build a PI controller to generate control PWM pulse from the
digital output of Arduino.
4. Build a cruise control strategy for an electronic throttle body using a PID controller.
Further
Simulation - Electude modules N.A.
Learning

EVALUATION MATRIX

All components Output graphs Desired Clarity

Model runs Design of
Tutorials are named are plotted and results are of Inferences Total
without errors Experiments
properly error free achieved Process

Matlab Onramp
1 5
completion
 All components Output graphs Desired Clarity
Model runs Design of
Tutorials are named are plotted and results are of Inferences Total
without errors Experiments
properly error free achieved Process

2
Bootcamp evaluation 5 1 3 2 2 1 1 15

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Activity Resources used Learning Objective Learning Outcome

Control system for electronic
throttle control
Developing state flow equations Automatic Gearbox Test rig
for automatic gearbox control
Control system for Steer by
Wire system
Control System for Brake by
Wire System
Electronic throttle body Test
rig
Steer by wire Test rig
Brake by wire test rig
To build a cruise control strategy for an LO1
electronic throttle body using a PID controller.
To develop an algorithm to determine upshift LO2,3
and downshift threshold points for an automatic
gear box and build fail-safe strategy to limit
transmission at a specific gear.
To use analog inputs from Arduino to measure LO3
the target and actual angle of rotation of a
steering wheel and build a PI controller to
generate control PWM pulse from the digital
output of Arduino.
To build a controller to adjust brake pressure on LO1
a wheel based on slip ratio intensity.
CONTACT DETAILS

Purpose Contact information

Experiential Learning – Faculty incharge sajeethkumar@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in

Virtual Lab, Remote lab and Onsite-lab (Technical related) issues aelab@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in

Virtual lab (Connectivity/ Slots related) issues vpharish@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in

Impartus Lectures related issues support@impartus.com

Helpline: 1800 1027 300

Lab Instructor-in-charge
(AE ZG510)