Advanced Diploma in Automotive Electronics With Focus on Embedded Control Design
Overview:
This course cover Electrical /Electronic (E/E) architecture, sensing technologies, actuation, embedded controller development, Powertrain management, chassis control systems, electric vehicle, body electronics, safety, networking, telematics & diagnostics.
The course contents are designed keeping the industry requirements in mind. Each student will get the opportunity to learn product design from first principles and have adequate time to learn by designing using industry approved software and hardware development platform. An integral part of this program is to work in teams where each team designing a specific module, this will give the students valuable insights into how professionals work in the industry and the interdependencies across teams to achieve a commercially viable product.
Highlights::
- 6 months full time flagship program in vehicle electronics
- Participative & Experiential Learning Model
- 25% time spent on theory
- 75% time spent in Labs and Real Life Projects
- Multicore automotive grade micro controller technology based development
- Work and Learn Tools used by the Industry
- Proto testing on real vehicle modules/lab car.
Module-1: Introduction to Vehicle Mechanics.
This module will help students to gather knowledge of mechanical structure, aggregates and sub systems of a vehicle. This understanding is crucial to implement features using electronics.
Module-2: Vehicle E & E architecture.
This module will provide an overview of electrical systems and communication networks used to handle power, signal and data flow across electronic control units (ECU) in the entire vehicle.
Module - 3: Sensors & Actuators
This module will provide basic understanding of sensing and actuation technology covering working principle, installation scheme, connectivity, and calibration. The key takeaway from this module is to understand how to select a correct type of sensor from a range of sensors for a particular application
Module - 4 Introduction to Embedded controller (Electronic control unit) development
All the vehicle electronic modules and circuits are based on microcontroller architecture. Students will understand multi core concepts, memory management, peripherals handling and selection criteria, which are essential to design, implement and realize various control functions in a vehicle. Further, this will help in understanding logic frame work to translate requirements to functions. Also, Illustrate development process in easy steps to realize control and monitoring functions
Module-5: Vehicle Mechatronic systems
Mechanical subsystems of Modern vehicles are automated using electronic circuits. The area of specialization is commonly called Mechatronics. This module provides insights to the Principles, techniques and control strategy deployed in controlling wide range of vehicle mechanical systems
Module-6: Electric powertrain
Rapid transformation to produce Zero emission vehicle is the current trend in providing clean mobility solutions. Global regulatory requirements will be the key driver in accelerating electric vehicles deployment across all geographical locations. This module will help students in understanding power electronics, motors and battery management required for electric vehicle building
Module- 7: Telematics
In the near future, ownership model of vehicles will change from the current model. Since 90% of the time vehicles are parked unused, there is a compelling need to change this and increase the ROI for vehicle owners. With the advancement of Machine /Artificial learning (ML/AL) and newer electronics components Vehicle availability and utilization optimization for efficient fleet management is possible. This module helps in understanding On - board telematics system along with back end data analytics to provide real time vehicle status.
Module-8: Need for Testing & validation of vehicle electronics
It is required that automotive electronics shall perform reliably under all operating severities. Also, rapid increase in the sophistication of vehicle automation demands development of new cost effective, reliable and quick testing technologies to understand and evaluate driver-automation interaction.
Module-9: Futuristic technologies
The future of vehicles will comprise more of Electrical and electronics devices and less of Mechanical engines. Emerging technologies in VLSI, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has made it possible to achieve a high degree of automation and enhance the driving and user experience. Sophisticated technology is already active in vehicle control like driver assistance, lane keeping, Auto parking, speed maintenance, blind spot monitoring and self - driving technology
Project work
Design and development of control & monitoring features will be under following verticals
- Powertrain/Chassis control systems
- Electric motor controller design
- Body control system
- Comfort/convenience
- Safety/Security
- Elematics/Infotainment
Tools used
- Mathworks toolchain
- CAN Network Simulation with Vector CANoe
- Simscape tool
- Saber and Mentor Graphics
- Wiring harnesss
