A Survey of Automotive Diagnostic Equipment and Procedures 930769
The introduction of advanced electronic controls in passenger vehicles over the last decade has made traditional diagnostic methods inadequate to satisfy on- and off-board diagnostic needs. Due to the complexity of today's automotive control systems, it is imperative that appropriate diagnostic tools be developed that are capable of satisfying current and projected service and on-board requirements.
The performance of available diagnostic and test equipment is still amenable to further improvement, especially as it pertains to the diagnosis of incipient and intermittent faults. It is our contention that significant improvement is possible in these areas.
This paper briefly summarizes the evolution of on- and off-board diagnostic tools documented in the published literature, with the aim of giving the reader an understanding of their capabilities and limitations, and it further proposes alternative solutions that may be adopted as a basis for an advanced diagnostic instrument.
Citation: Rizzoni, G., Soliman, A., and Passino, K., "A Survey of Automotive Diagnostic Equipment and Procedures," SAE Technical Paper 930769, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/930769. Download Citation
Author(s):
Giorgio Rizzoni, Ahmed Soliman, Kevin Passino
Affiliated:
Ohio State Univ.
Pages: 11
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Test equipment and instrumentation
Control systems
Technical review
Tools and equipment
Documentation
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