Good Feedback on the Academy of Motorsport Sciences.
Well that’s quite interesting, upon successful completion of our Advanced Engine Management Systems training course today, an Engineer who came all the way from Kuwait just to attend the course gave us good feedback on the Academy of Motorsport Sciences short training courses: “I’ve taken too many courses all around the world (Mark – including our main competitors in the US) for engine management systems and couldn’t understand everything like I did in this course. It’s done just right, thanks to Sam”. That’s made our day!
We offer the following expert short training courses:
- Engine Management Systems and Dyno Tuning in Theory and Practice: We offer this training course so that interested parties get to know modern engine management systems, we assume that the attendee’s have no prior knowledge and the course takes just two days with both classroom and also practical training in a live chassis dyno environment with our dedicated training car.The aim of this course to bring the attendee fully up to speed on base internal combustion engine operation and the fundamental engine management systems, by the end of this training we hope to impart a solid understanding of how engine management systems work and why, and equip you with the correct method for accurately tuning the Ignition and Fuel tables and the corresponding trim tables in a modern engine management system.
About the Engine Management Systems and Dyno Tuning in Theory & Practice (A1.1)
This course is ideal for those seeking to refresh and/or improve their knowledge of the fundamentals and tuning of engine management systems.
We take you all the way from an explanation of the theory of an internal combustion engine, through to becoming comfortable with live tuning an engine on a chassis dynamometer.
Day 1 – The class room
- An introduction to the course and a run through of the subjects to be covered
- A look at the theory of the internal combustion engine, focusing on the requirements of the combustion cycle
- An explanation of the common technical terminology and jargon involved in the subject of engine management
- A look at the how and why of a basic engine management system and a talk about the under pinning theories of the technology
- Explanation of the three main types of engine management system, a discussion covering the key differences between the methods and highlighting the pros and cons of each system
- A talk about the equipment which is essential for achieving good results when tuning engine management systems, and a talk about the pros and cons of the different types of tools
- A step by step theoretical walk through of a basic mapping process using a dyno explaining the “why” behind each step in the tuning process as well as the order in which these steps should be carried out in order to achieve the most accurate results
- A summary of the days training followed by a question and answer session focused specifically on basic ecu calibration
Day 2 – The dyno room
- Introduction to a typical ecu software system and an explanation of the basic engine control functions within it
- Introduction to the Rototest chassis dyno system and explanation of its role in ecu tuning
- A practical demonstration of steady state fuel mapping with student participation
- A practical demonstration of steady state ignition advance mapping with student participation
- A practical demonstration of knock detection and spark plug reading, letting students hear detonation first hand and an explanation of spark plug tip visual analysis
- An explanation of the trim tables used in ecu firmware to account for key variables such as, engine coolant temp, barometric pressure, etc.
- A practical demonstration of sweep testing
- Practical demonstration of analysing data- logged results to finish fine tuning ecu calibrations and trimming the engine for optimum performance.
- A final summary of the training followed by a question and answer session
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding internal combustion engine principles
- Understanding how the different types of engine management systems work
- Understanding, controlling and optimising the fuel and ignition requirements of an engine
- How to use the tools necessary in order to tune an engine well
- Advanced Engine Management Systems : We offer this training course as a continuation of the engine management systems training, we cover the more complex and thorny subjects concerned with engine management and advanced tuning techniques. This course is consists of two days and is split into both classroom and practical training in the chassis dyno environment.The aim of this course is to demystify and explain in detail the workings of and the required methods for programming the most complex aspects of modern engine management systems.
This course is only available to delegates who have attended our Engine Management Systems and Dyno Tuning in Theory and Practice course as it is designed to expand upon the previous learning. We take you through the advanced theory of engine control systems and detail the processes necessary to calibrate the advanced functions of a modern ECU effectively and safely.
Day 1 – The class room
An introduction to the course and a run through of the subjects covered
- Fuel Science – a good look at the chemistry of various Petrol, Diesel and Alcohol fuels, how the chemical makeup influences physical properties of fuels and a study of the effects of these variables have upon the eventual combustion events in our engine.
- Fuel Systems – the theory and design of fuel delivery and charge preparation including direct injection and selecting the right design of fuel system and fuel injectors for any specific application.
- Detonation combustion conditions “detection and control” – We re-cap the subject of detonation combustion as covered in the EMS 1.1 course, we cover in cylinder pressure analysis and discuss its use as detonation detection. We then cover the subject of acoustic detonation detection and finally the subject of automatic detonation control with advanced engine management systems.
- Engine damage protection using advance engine management – the various methods we can use to help prevent expensive and dangerous damage to powertrain hardware and to your reputation!
- PWM actuator control – a detailed look at Pulse Width Managed actuators encompassing fuel injectors, ignition systems and actuation solenoids.
- PID closed loop control systems – understanding, implementing and controlling proportional/integral/derivative closed loop control systems such as a drive by wire throttle, boost control, cam angle control, vehicle ground speed, etc.
- Four dimension engine control – we look at the increasing need for four dimensional engine control explain the subject and cover just how to work with such a control system
- A focus on the specific powertrain needs of a competition vehicle – We look at the special needs and wants of competition powertrain pointing out the areas of high importance and areas of lesser importance to allow you to spend time and effort effectively.
- A focus on the specific powertrain needs of a road-going vehicle – We look at the special needs and wants of road vehicle powertrain pointing out the areas of high importance and areas of lesser importance to allow you to spend time and effort effectively
- Advanced dyno tuning techniques – a master class on high accuracy high efficiency engine management calibration with a focus on safety for the calibrator and the hardware being worked on.
- A final summary of the training followed by a question and answer session
Day 2 – The dyno cell
- A focus on the specific powertrain needs of a competition vehicle – We look at the special needs and wants of competition powertrain pointing out the areas of high importance and areas of lesser importance to allow you to spend time and effort effectively.
- A focus on the specific powertrain needs of a road-going vehicle – We look at the special needs and wants of road vehicle powertrain pointing out the areas of high importance and areas of lesser importance to allow you to spend time and effort effectively
- Advanced dyno tuning techniques – a master class on high accuracy high efficiency engine management calibration with a focus on safety for the calibrator and the hardware being worked on.
- A final summary of the training followed by a question and answer session
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding fuel chemistry and fuel delivery systems including direct injection
- Understanding engine protection control methods and practices
- Understanding the theory and practice of PWM control and PID closed loop systems
- Understanding detonation combustion and the automated systems used to detect and control it
- Understanding four dimensional tuning why we have it and how to work with it
- Understanding the different requirements of racing and road vehicle powertrain
- Understanding advanced engine calibration methods and practices in order to produce maximum performance accurately and safely in the minimal amount of time.
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