Introduction By 2008 the electronics content of a typical consumer vehicle had grown to 20-25% of the total vehicle cost [1]. This content provides a wide range of functions and features for today’s driver. Some features such as the radio/audio system and instrument cluster are quite familiar and visible to the driver and have been mainstays in the automobile for many years. … [Read more...]
Cooling Issues for Automotive Electronics
Electronic content in cars and trucks has significantly increased in the last 30 years. Much of the functional content of these vehicles is now generated or controlled by electronic systems. This trend will continue in the future, as more mechanical functions are converted to electronic and electrical functions. A list of many current automotive electronic functions can be … [Read more...]
