1. Gas laws and basic thermodynamics 2. Petrol engines 3. Diesel (compression ignition) engines 4. Transmission 5. Forces and their effects on vehicle performance 6. Simple harmonic motion and vibrations 7. The CAN system 8. Engine mapping (an overview) 9. Fuels and other energy sources 10. Electric propulsion: an overview
Biography
Allan Bonnick, CEng MIMechE, trained and worked as an automotive technician before eventually becoming a principal lecturer and head of MV studies at Eastbourne College of Technology and Art. After retirement he joined the Technical Committee of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, during which time he received the Mackenzie Junner Award for his work on electronically controlled systems on commercial vehicles.
