Vehicle condition monitoring and fault diagnosis

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6050898

This book contains a compilation of papers on vehicle condition monitoring and fault diagnosis. The complete contents include: Bus operators' needs for the nineties; The use of portable remote data collection devices in vehicle preventive maintenance programs; The diagnosis of cylinder power faults in diesel engines by flywheel speed measurements; Current and future developments in vehicle servicing, condition monitoring and diagnostics; Experience with condition monitoring in other industries; Contamination and viscosity monitoring of automobile and motor cycle oils using a portable contamination meter; Knock detection alternatives for production vehicles; Oil monitoring - under what conditions can it improve engine life, yet be financed by condition-based oil changes: The use of speed sensing for monitoring the condition of military vehicle engines; The development of vehicle condition monitoring and fault diagnosis equipment for commercial vehicle fleets; The development of automotive diagnostic systems for armoured fighting vehicles in the British Army; Oil analysis techniques used in the development of automotive diesel engines and their condition monitoring in service; Recent developments in the nonintrusive diagnosis of engine faults; Operating experience with a vehicle fault diagnosis system; The case for on-board diagnostics; An on-board monitoring system with its essential sensors and evaluating characteristics; Computerized diagnostics for diesel engines; Laser tools for diesel engine diagnosis.

• OSTI ID: 6050898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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VEHICLES
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