AUT 103 
Instructor: Lyle Lippard
Welcome to
Automotive Electronic Fundamentals!
Course Outline






E-Mail: lippardl@macomb.edu
            Office: M216
            Office Phone: 586.445.7379


COURSE NAME:   ELECTRONICS                   
COURSE NUMBER: AUT 103

TEXT:    Automotive Electronic Fundamentals   by Frank Petruzella

INSTRUCTOR:   L. LIPPARD



WEEK NO

TOPICAL OUTLINE

QUIZZES

1

Course information sheet, grading system, course objectives, Pre-Test

Pre-Test, Read Chapter 1

2

Electrical Review such as common electrical terms, voltage, resistance and current measurement using various equipment. Reading and interpreting DVOM values

Read Chapter 2

Perform ATECH Activity 1 (Electrical Student Manual)

3

Manual and auto ranging digital meters

Read Chapters 3 and 4, Quiz 1

Perform ATECH Activities 2, 3 (Electronics   Student Manual)

4

Diodes, Clamping Diodes, LED’s, Zener Diodes, Bridge rectifiers Diodes lab

Read Chapter 5, Quiz 2

Perform Diode exercises (Instructor’s Materials)

5

Diodes Lab,

Perform ATECH Activities 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Electronics Student Manual)

6

Relays, Switching Transistors, SCR Transistors, Voltage Regulators, Darlington Pair Transistors, Inverters, Oscillators, Frequency generators

Read Chapter 6, Quiz 3

Perform Relay and transistor exercises (Instructor’s Material)

7

Transistors Lab

Quiz 4

Perform ATECH Activities 10, 11, 12, 13 (Electronics Student Manual)

8

Mid Term Exam, Capacitors

Mid Term, Perform ATECH Activity 14 (Electronics Student Manual)

9

Fixed Resistors, Stepped Resistors, Photo Resistors, Variable Resistors

Perform Resistor, exercises (Instructor Materials), Perform ATECH Activity  15and Trouble Shooting  Worksheet 15 (Electronics Student Manual)

10

Transformers, and Coils, , Wave Patterns, Oscilloscopes (Hand Held Scopes, Snap-On Scopes, Lab Scopes)

Quiz 5, Transformer, Coil and Oscilloscope exercises (Instructor Materials) Perform ATECH Activity 16 and Trouble Shooting Worksheet 16 (Electronics Student Manual)

11

Integrated Circuits, Electronic Projects Lab

Quiz 6, Using electronic components provided, complete assigned projects to demonstrate proficiency with electronic components discussed in class

12

Introduction to strategies, Electronic principle sensors (input devices)

Read Chapter 13

Observe Demos of Worksheets 1, 2, 3

13

Electronic principle sensors (input devices) continued, Inputs Lab

Quiz 7, Perform Ford ATECH Activities 1 thru 8

14

 

Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers, Gates, Latches, Memory, Microprocessor Through put, Input and Output Signal Processing, Multiplexing

Read Chapter 9, Perform Ford ATECH Activities 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19

15

Electronic principle actuators (outputs)

Quiz 8, Perform ATECH Activities 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

16

Final Exam

Final Exam




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