100% in course using a portfolio of work undertaken within the module. The portfolio will cover the specific items raised in the indicative content and will address the four learning outcomes and will also include an on-line multiple choice assessment in Blackboard and an individual oral presentation.

Basic electrical and electronic principles, principles of electomagnetic, AC and rectification.
Automotive and electrical electronic systems
Automotive sensors, electronic control units (ECU) and actuators
Body Control Modules
Controller Area Network (CAN) and Flexray communicaiton protocols
automotive diagnostics and data acquisition systems
Automotive wiring, fuses and relays
Fibre optics and lighting technology
EMC and Grounding issues
Hybrid, high voltage powertrain and power electronic systems.
Future automotive electrical and electronic technology

The module is delivered over 6 days using a mixture of lectures, tutorials, demonstrations and labatory work. Additional support is available through blackboard. Students are also required to undertake additional learning, through independent study, in order to support the formal teaching on this module. Independent study will include further reading of related literature, research activity using the Internet and University library resources, and the completion of the portfolio of evidence.

FCES Labs

None

Electrical Engineering, Principles and Applications: 4th Edition, Allan R. Hambley, 2008, Pearson Education, ISBN-10: 0-13-206692-0
Automotive Electrics Automotive Electronics (4th Edition), Robert Bosch GmbH, 2004, ISBN 1-86058-436-5
Understanding Automotive Electronics (6th Edition), William B. Ribbens, 2003, ISBN 0-7506-7599-3