AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

A microprocessor based system is described for use as a development tool by the automotive engineer to test and evaluate many automotive control concepts. The system provides a simplified means of program debugging, the capability to modify data and program functions during operation and evaluation and to accumulate and store evaluation data. Equipment associated with this development system is divided into two portions: one controlling the vehicle operation and interfacing with the automotive sensors and actuators; the other controlling the operator interface devices which include the keyboard, display, printer, and other peripheral units. The vehicle equipment is designed to operate on vehicle battery power. After the control algorithm has been determined using the development system, the contents of the system memory can be transferred to a ROM (Read Only Memory) device for the production automotive controller.

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  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Presented at the SAE Congress and Exposition, Detroit, 27 February-3 March 1978.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

    400 Commonwealth Drive
    Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
  • Authors:
    • Schlax, T R
    • Auman, J T
  • Publication Date: 1978

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00395876
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 780433, HS-025 489U
  • Files: HSL, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM