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COURSE – AUTOMOTIVE 21: TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS, ABS/ASR/ESP

Technical specifications
Training objectives

1 Experiment board for investigating anti-lock braking systems (ABS), traction control systems/anti-slip regulation (ASR) and electronic stability control (ESC)
- Four wheel with independent drive
- Digital speedometer display for each individual wheel and the vehicle as a whole
- Slider for acceleration and braking
- Simulation of various road conditions (dry, wet, icy road)
- Steering with steering angle display via LED
- Simulation of oversteer and understeer
CD-ROM with Labsoft browser and course software

Process control and instrumentation
Driving safety in motor vehicles
Basic physics of driving
Investigation of components
Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
Understanding a system overview
Requirements for anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
Investigation of how an ABS control system operates
Function of a typical ABS braking system
How brake boosters and hydraulic brakes work
Detecting the effects of typical faults in an ABS braking system
Traction control systems (ASR)
Identifying and describing functions
Objectives and structure of ASR
Investigation of typical control situations
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Requirements for electronic stability control
Objectives and function
Response to various driving manoeuvres
Investigation of overall control system and control variables
Fault simulation (faults can be activated via computer)
Course duration: 6 h approx. (including 2 hours fault finding)