Dateline: Detroit, Michigan, 1981—in an effort to meet more stringent exhaust emissions and fuel economy standards, automakers have developed on-board computerized engine controls. With ignition ...

Here's what drives cars of the '80sâ the Electronic Computer Module(ECM).Typical GM unit has an analog board to run sensors, digital board for"thinking" and memory. Removable PROM(at left)calibrates ...

Corvettes and fuel injection have long been associated with one another. From the early mechanical systems, continuing through the computer controlled electronic systems that followed; fuel injection ...

Electrical engineers who want to be involved in the automotive industry should read Understanding Automotive Electronics: An Engineering Perspective, Eighth Edition, authored by William Ribbens. His ...