Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Braking and Steering Systems

Module Description:This Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Braking and Steering Systems module consists of a PowerPoint presentation, lab, and syllabi designed to enhance automotive electrical courses with HEV technologies and was developed through seed funding from the Center for Advanced Automotive Technologies (CAAT).Module Contents:The PowerPoint presentation discusses the circuitry and operations for HEV braking and steering systems, variations from traditional braking and steering power assist, and how to service brake pads on a Ford Escape Hybrid.The lab sheet should familiarize students with the variations and similarities between hybrid and conventional systems when servicing a HEV's brake pads such as placing the vehicle in âPad Service Mode.âThe provided syllabi includes highlighted sections where these HEV technologies were incorporated into alignment, brakes, and suspension courses at Lewis and Clark Community College.Below is a list of the files attached. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Braking and Steering Systems (7.3MB 5 files)Brake and Steering Systems Presentation (Hybrid Presentation.ppt 6.4MB)Servicing HEV System Brakes Lab (Servicing Brake Systems.docx 707KB)AUTO 143 Syllabus (AUTO 143 HEV Updates Highlighted.doc 40KB)AUTO 243 Syllabus (AUTO 243 HEV Updates Highlighted.doc 42KB)AUTO 244 Syllabus (AUTO 244 HEV Updates Highlighted.doc 42KB