<p> This thesis presents a strategy for documenting real-time control systems, and the work products that result from its application to the development of an alternate fuel injection controller. In doing so, this document contributes technically to the areas of automotive control, and control systems documentation. The strategy was not developed independently of the control system, but in a manner which reflects its size and complexity.</p> <p> The controller is used to generate and transmit appropriately timed and sized pulses to an alternative fuel injector array, and switch auxiliary devices including a fuel heater, and an injector lock-off. Such a controller, when used to inject natural gas or propane into a gasoline burning engine, provides a reduction in both engine operating costs and harmful engine emissions.</p> <p> The controller stores a fuel map that relates the amount of energy released by the combustion of petroleum to that released by the combustion of an alternate fuel, over a range of varying environmental conditions. The fuel map is used to calculate the length of alternate injection pulses. These maps have been designed by, and are the property of Cosimo's Garage Ltd. and thus will not appear in this document.</p> <p> At present, nearly all large engine car conversion technology is more rigid than the solution provided here. Conversion costs are often prohibitive and problems requiring professional service are frequent. Should the controller described here, help to curb conversion costs and reduce the need for frequent service as is expected, the controller will be a viable candidate for production and sale.</p> / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

With this diploma project is my objective to evolve an idea of a skateboard platform includes all the components used for drive and design new system of changing several types of car bodies by using this platform and all with comprihension of social, economical and ecological requirements in the near future. By this concept am I trying to underline evolving potencional of skateboard platform system. Given target was to design a multipurpose family vehicle with alternate drive and sport characteristic, cute timeless design, maximal usage of inner space, using new technologies and materials and including of designing whole system of exchange car bodies depending on actual customer needs. Sense of designing is not to assume any of car brands, but design my own way of shaping. This diploma project is not proposed to current infrastructure because of an ecological drive and materials, but follows actual technical and design trends and shows presumed and requested evolution. Ephassis of this diploma project is forced mainly on functionality of all car body exchange system and for integration characteristic of MPV category in exterior and interior with sport timeless design at all.