ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS TO THE AUTOMOBILE BY ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Robert Bosch GmbH has been developing and manufacturing electrical equipment for automobiles for approximately 80 years and electronic equipment for over 20 years.

The first section of this paper describes the beginnings of automotive electronics and their early products. The second section deals with the most important current products which include, in particular, electronic fuel injection, breakerless ignition, and the antiskid.

The last part describes the development of future products which consistently use digital technology and in many cases a microcomputer. The most significant project in this series is the digital engine control to manage gasoline injection, ignition and automatic transmission.