On- and Off-Board Diagnostics

From The Critics

A collection of 60 articles that, with two exceptions, present discussions of specific diagnostic systems for a variety of types of failures of automotive electronic control systems as well as basic diagnostic technologies. The exceptions consist of a paper giving a brief history and overview of diagnostics and a description of the role of legislation and standardization in on- and off-board diagnostics. Among the systems discussed are a time domain based diagnostic system for misfire detection in spark-ignition engines, engine knock estimation using neural networks, a fuzzy system for automotive fault diagnosis, an on-board diagnosis method for three- way catalyst deterioration, and an object-oriented diagnostic system management for powertrain control units. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)