DocumentCode :
746506
Title :
The thick an thin of car cabling
Author :
Thompson, Mark
Author_Institution :
Customer Specific Integrated Circuit Div., Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Volume :
33
Issue :
2
fYear :
1996
fDate :
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
42
Lastpage :
45
Abstract :
As the number of electronic modules in cars continues to increase, so, too, does the size of the wiring harnesses that interconnect them. These cables not only add weight, increase costs, and complicate troubleshooting of electrical problems-they are also becoming so thick that routing them around a vehicle is by now a real challenge. Here, the author describes how multiplexing many signals onto a single wire will curb motor vehicles´ voracious appetite for wire and cable, once standards and volume production take hold
Keywords :
automobiles; automotive electronics; cables (electric); multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; car cabling; electronic modules; signal multiplexing; standards; volume production; wiring harnesses; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Cables; Costs; Microcontrollers; Switches; Thickness control; Vehicles; Voltage; Wiring;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/6.482273
Filename :
482273
Link To Document :
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