Understanding Automotive Electronics, 7th Edition

Introduction

This book covers the general topic of the application of electronics in automobiles and light trucks. Some of the technology described herein is also found in large trucks and other land vehicles, although these applications are not explicitly discussed.

The only important use of electronics in automobiles through the late 1950s was the broadcast band radio receiver, which was based upon vacuum tube technology. The development of solid-state electronics, from the first transistors through the latest high performance integrated circuits, came at a time that permitted the very sophisticated electronic systems discussed in this book to be applied to solving automotive control and instrumentation problems.

The book is organized in a ...