Optics and Electronics in the Automotive Industry (FSI-HOE)

Physics: basic knowledge of optics (the ray optics, interference and diffraction of light, principle of laser and wave propagations in optical materials) and of semiconductor physics (energy bands, p-n junction).

The course is a practical continuation of the compulsory course Optoelectronics. The course extends the knowledge of the optical part of the headlights of automobiles and includes the process from the legislative background of the design of headlights to practical examples of optical surfaces simulations. The students will deal with technical solutions of unusually thick-walled moulded optical lenses from plastic materials. Another section is devoted to the LED technologies used in headlights. Some practical proposals for the application of power LED chips and their application in assemblies consisting of three directions (reflective, project and matrix systems) are included. The electronics part is connected with practical demonstrations of samples, management and control systems, and discusses the possibilities of laser LED applications. That includes a look at the technology of assembly lines for LED systems and optical systems, their characteristics and risks associated with serial production, and it covers also the production costs of the assemblies and facilities.

Completion of the course: graded credit
Student requirements: attendance + seminar work elaborated individually or in a team (according to the number of registered students)
All of exercise lesson are obligatory. The student’s own work and knowledge is assessed in practicals. According to the studied topic some lessons will be practicals - carried out in the lab, and some will be focused on the theory - calculations carried out in the classroom in a seminar form. Absence from seminars should be substituted for by attending a seminar with another study group or individually by the agreement with the teacher. Lessons may be occasionally inspected by the head of the department.

1. The optical systems and automotive lighting functions. Market distribution in terms of technical requirements and according to the process approvals, process in general.
2. Outline of homologation according to ECE. Photometry for homologation according to ECE, light sources and photometric quantities. CIE standards and GTB
3. Optical computer simulations and modern trends in exterior automotive lighting
4. Industrial property (protected patterns, patents)
5. Industrial property in business practice
6. Industrial Engineering - Digital factory (simulation)
7. Tolerance analysis (simulation)
8. Time schedule of individual planned work tasks MTM Time analysis, standardization
9. Financial studies, calculations, Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)
10. MUDA, MURI, MURA, process optimization and efficiency improvements
11. Fundamentals of electronics in the field of LEDs, LED modules and front headlight technology
12. Gluing and LED positioning
13. Adaptive full LED headlight

1. The optical systems and automotive lighting functions. Market distribution in terms of technical requirements and according to the process approvals, process in general.
2. Outline of homologation according to ECE. Photometry for homologation according to ECE, light sources and photometric quantities. CIE standards and GTB
3. Optical computer simulations and modern trends in exterior automotive lighting
4. Industrial property (protected patterns, patents)
5. Industrial property in business practice
6. Industrial Engineering - Digital factory (simulation)
7. Tolerance analysis (simulation)
8. Time schedule of individual planned work tasks MTM Time analysis, standardization
9. Financial studies, calculations, Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)
10. MUDA, MURI, MURA, process optimization and efficiency improvements
11. Fundamentals of electronics in the field of LEDs, LED modules and front headlight technology
12. Gluing and LED positioning
13. Adaptive full LED headlight