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Chapter Automotive Systems Automotive History • Early vehicles were powered by electricity or steam • Most bodies were open carriage designs • Few major changes from the 1930s until the 1960s • Improved safety and pollution controls in the 1960s 1970s • OPEC oil embargo created fuel shortages and the demand for smaller, more efficient vehicles • The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard set in 1975 • Leaded fuel phased out • Catalytic converters introduced 1980s • Mechanical systems replaced by electronic components • First use of electronic engine controls • Anti-Lock brakes introduced • Passive restraint systems and air bags installed • Fuel injection replacing carburetion 1990s • Fuel injection standard on all engines • Increasing use of electronics and computers • Passive restraints and ABS standard equipment on new cars • First hybrid vehicles appear 2000s • Electronics and computer systems manage most on-board vehicle functions • GPS, navigation, adaptive cruise control, and dynamic vehicle control systems standard equipment • Hybrids available from several manufacturers Typical Body Over Frame A Unibody Design The Basic Engine • Gasoline engines most common in passenger cars • Uses a spark ignition system • Combined with electric motors in hybrid vehicles • Diesel engines most common in heavy duty applications • Uses compression pressure for ignition • Newer diesels much cleaner and quieter Cylinder Block • Made from cast iron or aluminum • Contains the crankshaft, pistons, and connecting rods • Forms the lower half of the engine Cylinder Head • Mounts on top of engine block • Made of cast iron or aluminum • Contains camshaft and valves • Has intake and exhaust manifolds attached Engine Systems • • • • Lubrication system Cooling system Fuel and air system Emission control system • Exhaust system • Ignition system • Starting and charging system • Electronic engine control system • On-board diagnostics Lubrication System • Supplies clean oil to various parts of the engine • Removes heat from combustion • Removes combustion by-products • Filters oil Cooling System • Removes heat from combustion • Maintains proper engine operating temperature • Supplies heat for passenger compartment Fuel and Air Systems • Fuel system stores and supplies fuel to the engine • Contains fuel tank, pump, and filter • Fuel is injected into engine by fuel injectors • Air intake system supplies filtered air to the engine • Air is drawn into the cylinder and mixed with fuel for combustion Ignition System • Must ignite the air/fuel mixture a precisely the correct time • Boosts battery voltage to 20,000 – 40,000 volts • Changes spark timing based on engine load, speed, and other factors Starting and Charging Systems • Electric motor converts stored energy into motion • Generator converts movement into electrical energy • Starter motors and generators can be conventional 12v or part of hybrid motor/generator assembly Heating System • Uses coolant heated by the engine to warm the passenger compartment • Thermostat maintains minimum system temperature Air Conditioning • The A/C system removes heat and moisture from the passenger compartment • The A/C compressor can be belt driven or electric on a hybrid vehicle Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) • HEVs use one or more electric motors and an internal combustion engine (ICE) to propel the vehicle • HEVs recapture braking energy to recharge the high-voltage batteries • The high-voltage batteries pose a significant safety hazard if proper precautions are not followed ... introduced 1980s • Mechanical systems replaced by electronic components • First use of electronic engine controls • Anti-Lock brakes introduced • Passive restraint systems and air bags installed... appear 2000s • Electronics and computer systems manage most on-board vehicle functions • GPS, navigation, adaptive cruise control, and dynamic vehicle control systems standard equipment • Hybrids.. .Automotive History • Early vehicles were powered by electricity or steam • Most bodies were open