Contents

?Basics of mechatronics.- Architecture.- Electronic control unit.- Software development.- Basic principles of networking.- Automotive networking.- Bus systems.- Automotive sensors.- Sensor measuring principles.- Sensor types.- Electric actuators.- Electrohydraulic actuators.- Electronic transmission control.- Electronic transmission control unit.- Modules for transmission control.- Antilock braking system.- Traction control system.- Electronic stability program.- Automatic brake functions.- Hydraulic modulator.- Electrohydraulic brake.- Overview of common-rail systems.- Electronic Diesel control.- Active steering.- Drive and adjustment systems.- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning.- Vehicle security systems.- Electromagnetic compatibility and interference suppression.- Fault diagnostics.

The target groups

Motor-vehicle technicians in education and vocational training

Master-mechanics and technicians in garage-workshops

Teachers and lecturers in vocational schools

Students at universities and technical colleges

And all those interested in automotive engineering

About the Bosch Group

Bosch is the world´s largest independent supplier of parts and equipment for motor vehicles. Innovations by Bosch have shaped the development of the automobile. Bosch´s dominant technological role in many fields is demonstrated by the fact that it has the most patent applications in automotiveengineering in Germany, to the European Patent Office and in the USA.