Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
idle speed control — (ISC) maintains the idle speed of the engine at a minimum level. There are currently two types of computer controlled idle speed control: DC motor ISC and air bypass ISC … Dictionary of automotive terms
idle air control valve — (IAC) on fuel injection vehicle, a valve that allows air to bypass the throttle plate(s), increasing idle speed. The valve is operated by an electric solenoid or motor. The vehicle computer controls the amount of opening to regulate idle speed… … Dictionary of automotive terms
ISC motor — Acronym for idle speed control motor … Dictionary of automotive terms
Engine control unit — An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engine s operation. The simplest ECUs control only the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More… … Wikipedia
base idle — The idle speed determined by the throttle lever setting on the carburetor or throttle body while the idle speed control (ISC) motor, or any other computer controlled idle speed control device, is fully retracted and disconnected … Dictionary of automotive terms
AMC Computerized Engine Control — The Computerized Engine Control or CEC system was an engine management system designed and used by American Motors and Jeep from 1980 1990, on the AMC 258 engine.CEC was unique in that almost all of its sensors and actuators were digital; instead … Wikipedia
Daimler Motor Company — This article is about the Daimler brand and its owner the British automobile manufacturer Daimler Motor Company. See Daimler for other uses derived from the German engineer and inventor Gottlieb Daimler. For the two direct descendants of Daimler… … Wikipedia
Wheel speed sensor — [ head unit.] Wheel speed sensors or vehicle speed sensors (VSS) are sender devices used for reading the speed of the vehicle s wheel rotation. It usually consists of a toothed ring and pickup. Special purpose speed sensors Rotary speed sensors… … Wikipedia
Clutch control — refers to the act of controlling the speed of a vehicle with a manual transmission by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to… … Wikipedia
concatenation control — Cascade system Cascade system (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
