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Did you know that there are computers in your car? If you did know, do you know what the computers in your car do? Do you know why cars have evolved to include computers in them?
Cars have come a long way since the first car rolled off the assembly line way back in history too far for any of us to remember. With most new advancement in the comfort of a car comes a need to have a new computer in the car, or at least a new sensor that will relay information back to a computer. Cars continue to become more and more complicated as new computers and sensors are added to them.
Some things that are monitored by the sensors and computers in cars today include oxygen sensors for improved emissions, air pressure sensors for safety and fuel mileage improvement, air temperature sensors so that we can know what the temperature is outside (I?ve never been sure why we needed that one), engine temperature sensors to signal problems when they occur, throttle position sensors to control fuel and air flow for emissions and performance and knock sensors to warn of potential serious problems before they get worse.
This is only a few examples of the sensors on your car. There are many others with each designed to relay information back to the computer that can then relay the information to you on the dash. Your auto mechanic can also then hook up to the cars computer to get more specific data that will enable them to diagnose accurately and quickly the problem so that it can be fixed.
All car computers are designed and installed for different reasons. All of those reasons can boil down to some general categories. Those categories include: our comfort, the handling of the car, the emissions of the car and the performance of the car.
There are 2 main computers on every newer car. The engine control module (ECM) controls everything pertaining to the performance and emissions of the engine. The power control module (PCM) controls everything relating to the handling of the car.
The engine control module is by far the most common computer found in cars. This is in large part, a result of a desire to improve the emissions of vehicles and the impact that they have on the environment. It also came about because of a demand to increase the fuel mileage of cars for the same underlying purpose of the environment.
In the end, all of the car computers work in the background and make for a better ride and more efficient car. The only trouble that the computers pose is that they become and extra part to fix in a car. However, when it comes to cost savings and the extra comfort and benefit to the environment that is gained because of the computers, it is well worth any potential costs. This is especially true since they do not have problems very often. - 21392
Cars have come a long way since the first car rolled off the assembly line way back in history too far for any of us to remember. With most new advancement in the comfort of a car comes a need to have a new computer in the car, or at least a new sensor that will relay information back to a computer. Cars continue to become more and more complicated as new computers and sensors are added to them.
Some things that are monitored by the sensors and computers in cars today include oxygen sensors for improved emissions, air pressure sensors for safety and fuel mileage improvement, air temperature sensors so that we can know what the temperature is outside (I?ve never been sure why we needed that one), engine temperature sensors to signal problems when they occur, throttle position sensors to control fuel and air flow for emissions and performance and knock sensors to warn of potential serious problems before they get worse.
This is only a few examples of the sensors on your car. There are many others with each designed to relay information back to the computer that can then relay the information to you on the dash. Your auto mechanic can also then hook up to the cars computer to get more specific data that will enable them to diagnose accurately and quickly the problem so that it can be fixed.
All car computers are designed and installed for different reasons. All of those reasons can boil down to some general categories. Those categories include: our comfort, the handling of the car, the emissions of the car and the performance of the car.
There are 2 main computers on every newer car. The engine control module (ECM) controls everything pertaining to the performance and emissions of the engine. The power control module (PCM) controls everything relating to the handling of the car.
The engine control module is by far the most common computer found in cars. This is in large part, a result of a desire to improve the emissions of vehicles and the impact that they have on the environment. It also came about because of a demand to increase the fuel mileage of cars for the same underlying purpose of the environment.
In the end, all of the car computers work in the background and make for a better ride and more efficient car. The only trouble that the computers pose is that they become and extra part to fix in a car. However, when it comes to cost savings and the extra comfort and benefit to the environment that is gained because of the computers, it is well worth any potential costs. This is especially true since they do not have problems very often. - 21392
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An engine control module and other car computers have been around for many years, but they continue to improve as the get better for better results from our cars get better. There is no question that cars have evolve with the use of computers. Safety, efficiency, and comfort have continued to get better as more computers and sensors are invented.
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