Powertrain As-Installed Stationary Subsystems (PAISS)

Powertrain as-installed subsystems have a common fundamental function to perform in harmony, enabling the engine to power the vehicle and/or accessories. There is a need to avoid issues such as idle roughness and to realize these are system interaction issues. For example, modal alignment affects idle roughness, and improving idle roughness can affect fuel economy.

This 12-hour Ford online course discusses hardware design, function, and major interfaces of powertrain as-installed stationary subsystems. It also discusses Design Verification System (DVS) metrics/performance requirements for each subsystem and how each subsystem affects other subsystems. The course is aimed at increasing powertrain engineers' awareness of the system-level interactions and tradeoffs related to their design and release actions and their ability to make informed decisions. While certain Ford proprietary information has been removed from the course, it contains essentially the same content that engineers from Ford and select suppliers have benefitted from taking.

By participating in this online course, you will be able to:

• Describe the design, hardware, and primary functions of the accelerator controls subsystem
• Identify the types of accelerator controls
• Explain important accelerator controls hardware and attribute interfaces
• Describe the air induction subsystem design, hardware, and primary functions
• Explain important interfaces of the air-induction subsystem, including hardware and attribute interfaces
• Describe the design, hardware, and primary functions of the engine and transmission cooling subsystem
• Explain important interfaces of the engine and transmission cooling subsystem, including hardware and attribute interfaces
• Describe exhaust subsystem design, hardware and primary functions
• Explain important interfaces of the exhaust subsystem, including hardware and attribute interfaces
• Describe fuel system design, hardware, and primary functions
• Explain important fuel system hardware and attribute interfaces
• Describe the types and design of powerplant mounts
• Identify the hardware, primary functions, and attribute interfaces of the powerplant mounts subsystem
• Identify important Design Verification System (DVS) metrics and performance requirements for the accelerator controls, air induction, engine and transmission, exhaust, fuel, and powerplant mount subsystems
• Analyze design scenarios to identify the most practical resolution action

Major topics include:

• Accelerator Controls
• Air Induction
• Engine and Transmission Cooling
• Exhaust
• Fuel
• Powerplant Mounts

Authors: Ford Powertrain Engineering, Ford Learning & Development

Is this SAE/Ford online course for you?
This course is geared toward quality, manufacturing, and product development engineers. It is recommended that you have an engineering degree and experience in the automotive engineering field.

This is an internet-delivered short course featuring graphical presentation screens with text-based instruction, a glossary, and references. Case studies, summaries, and checks for knowledge are incorporated throughout the course to reinforce learning and retention and gauge your understanding of a topic before you move forward.

With your registration, you will receive four months of online access to the 12-hour presentation.

Equipment Requirements

• Pentium PC 300 MHZ
• Minimum 128 MB RAM
• Internet Explorer 6.0 & above browser recommended
• Adobe Flash Player 8 or above required
• Broadband-128Kbps and above (Minimum: Cable or DSL connection)
• Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• 1024 X 768 screen resolution

Quantity discounts for six or more students and Site License options also are available - complete a Corporate Learning Solutions Request Form for a quote.

For more detail, email CustomerService@sae.org; or call
1-877-606-7323 (U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970 (outside US and Canada).