Try it free

Read books on your computer or other mobile devices with our FREE Kindle Reading Apps.

Understanding Automotive Electronics (Sams Understanding Series) [Kindle Edition]

William Ribbens (Author)

1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) |

Digital List Price:	�37.07 What's this?
Print List Price:	�35.99
Kindle Price:	�25.64 includes VAT* & free wireless delivery via *Amazon Whispernet*
You Save:	�10.35 (29%)
Unlike print books, digital books are subject to VAT.

Length: 482 pages
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download
Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

	Amazon Price	New from	Used from
Kindle Edition	�25.64	--	--
Hardcover	�56.99	--	--
Paperback	�34.19	--	--
Show # more paperbacks
Show fewer paperbacks
Unknown Binding	--	--	--

Product Description

In addition, the new edition explains new electronically controlled vehicle motion control systems including advanced suspension, electronically controlled electric power steering, 4-wheel steering and electronically controlled electric brakes. The braking systems are part of an integrated motion control system that couples ABS brakes; traction control and variable vehicle dynamics for enhanced stability are also described. The development of hybrid/electric vehicles and their associated electronic control/monitoring systems as well as the new technologies incorporated into conventional gasoline and diesel-fueled engines are also discussed.

*Extensive revision of a popular text
*Covers the shift from 14-volt to 42-volt systems
*Includes information on future automotive elctronic systems

Product details

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 18279 KB
Print Length: 480 pages
Publisher: Newnes; 6 edition (30 Nov 1982)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B001V5IQF4
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Would you like to give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

› Visit Amazon's William B. Ribbens Page

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items.

Customer Reviews

5 star

4 star

3 star

2 star

1 star

1 review

1.0 out of 5 stars

Write a customer review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

A dissapointing book as it has little practical value 7 Mar 2001

By chrisjbarnes

Format:Paperback

The book describes itself as being " a practical text suitable for the automotive technician, student or enthusiast" unfortunately it is not, this is doubly dissapointing as it come from the Newnes stable who have a good record of producing practical texts, and after 5 editions you expect it to live up to its claims. The book is readable and should be of use to the manager or journalist who requires background information, but borrow it from the library, for a few hours read will take you through it with no real residual reference value after this. It has very little of practical value, and is pretty well worthless to the man with grease on his hands, furthermore the author is not a motor engineer and it shows, his grasp of certain areas of modern car electronics and operation is poor, and his complete ignorance of anything happening in Europe or the far east almost breathtaking, sufficient to say the Bosch name only appears in a very minor way very late in the book and is not referenced in the index at all.

Comment |

Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

› See the customer review

Write a customer review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com ^(beta)

Amazon.com: 8 reviews

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

Excellent treatment of engine controls 21 Jan 2004

By Thomas L. McQueary - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

The book title, Understanding Automotive Electronics, is an understatement. This book, in chapters 5, 6, and 7, gives one of the best explanations of modern engine control systems I have ever read. Every major concept of OBD-II vehicles is discussed in clear precise language. These chapters alone are worth the price of the book.

My favorite feature of the book is the end of chapter questions which can be used to test your understanding of the material. And in the back of the book, you can check your answers.

Be careful when buying automotive books. Many are written by good in-shop mechanics who have poor writing skills. This book is different. Mr. Ribbens not only knows his stuff but can communicate it to others as well.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Great choice for electrical engineers interested in automotive electronics 26 Nov 2006

By calvinnme - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Electronics has taken over control of the modern automobile, so much so that it is difficult to tinker with the car as we used to do in the old days, since all of the electronics is contained in embedded systems and diagnostics are usually performed by a PC. All the key functions are, or can be, controlled with electronics which has greatly benefited the driver.

There are 11 chapters and over 450 pages illustrated with diagrams, circuits and performance graphs, but very few photographs of the electronics. The chapters step the reader through fundamentals of combustion, controls, engine and motion control and diagnostics. After each chapter there is a multiple choice quiz relating to the chapter. You will have to read the text in detail to answer the questions, not speed-read. It's an interesting textbook and ideal for education in the topic. I found it to be easy to read and informative. The book shows how the electronics works to improve the safety and performance of the automobile. There is little coverage on the type of componentry, wiring or reliability of different forms of assembly, so the book is only of interest to manufacturing engineers if they want to understand the reasons behind the circuits built into automobiles. Instead there are quite a few block diagrams, equations, snippets of assembly language code, and even explanations of more elementary electronic devices and systems that will probably be most interesting to the electrical engineer who is interested in how electronics controls the modern automobile.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Wish the new edition had dropped more of the old 21 Aug 2009

By Edward Durney - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Good books on automotive electronics are hard to find. Must not be much of a market for them. This book, Understanding Automotive Electronics, written by a professor at the University of Michigan, is by far the best book on this topic that I have found.

Still, it leaves a lot to be desired. Published in 2003, this book is the sixth edition. Even in 2003, much of it was outdated and should have heavily edited or dropped. The discussion of global positioning systems (GPS), for example, puts their adoption in cars well into the future. But the car I bought in 2003 has a very nice GPS system. The section of the book on GPS systems was outdated even before the book went into print.

Similarly, if you want to know how Controller Area Network (CAN) buses work, you will find little here. That's one topic I hoped this book would cover. That it focuses more on technology from the 1980s and 1990s was a disappointment. A complete rewrite of the book in 2003 would have been very valuable.

But you have to take what you can get. I'll take this book. In my opinion, there's enough here to make it worth reading.

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 8 reviews

Were these reviews helpful? Let us know

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }