Automotive End Equipment I

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give a point of view on the automotive electronics as enablers of advanced functionalities for passenger vehicles.

In particular, the student will be able to understand and apply for scratch the V-model for electronic equipment development with a holistic view over pure electronic performances, together with validation activities and functional safety requirements.

Learning outcomes

• Identifies electronic equipment, measurement systems, signal conditioning, analogue and digital signal filtering, AD and DA converters, vehicle instrumentation buses and the criteria required for electromagnetic compatibility.
• Analyses, designs and solves measurement systems, signal conditioning, signal processing, analogue and digital filtering and instrumentation buses applied to the automotive industry.
• Knows and applies the final electronic equipment of a vehicle (advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)). Body electronics and lighting. Hybrid, electric and power train systems. Infotainment and cluster. Passive safety).
• Develops in complex situations or that require the development of new solutions both in the academic, labor or professional fields.
• Evaluates professional practices in emerging and global contexts and proposes lines of intervention adjusted to different realities.
• Critically analyses the results obtained.
• Orally presents the results obtained in practices and / or work.

Competencies

General skills

• Desire to take part in lifelong learning, innovate, create value and acquire new knowledge.

Specific skills

• Know the principles of analogue and digital electronics, electronic instrumentation and microprocessor-based systems, and this knowledge in the design of embedded systems and electronic instrumentation and control systems for the automotive engineering sector.
• Understand the basic principles of use and programming of computers, operating systems, databases, software applications in engineering, industrial computing and communications networks, and apply this to engineering in general and to the design of connectivity systems in the automotive sector.

Basic skills

• Students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have competencies typically demonstrated through drafting and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.
• Students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialists and non-specialists.

Core skills

• Be a critical thinker before knowledge in all its dimensions. Show intellectual, cultural and scientific curiosity and a commitment to professional rigour and quality.

Content

1. Introduction to electronics in a car
   • Introduction to automotive electronics: Why they are needed
   • Electronic basic concepts
   • Sensing and actuating in a car-system
   • Buses and communication in a car
2. Basic principles of mechatronics. The V-model development
   • Testing and validation (norms and testing concepts)
   • Functional blocks for a standard HW PCB automotive oriented
   • The V-Model development (the product life cycle)
   • Spice SW development
3. Functional safety
   • Introduction to the ISO standard
   • Examples and exercises
     • EGAS
     • Shifters
     • Brakes

Evaluation

Methodology

Lectures + forum work + practical work.

The forum work is centered on reading articles and debating. There will be several areas we will discuss. An individual report will be asked.

The practical work will be on functional safety. Every group will have to mandatory work of functional safety assessment of a system and propose technical requirements for de development which can be mechanical, electronic, software.

The exams will be both recuperable with a minimum mark of 3.