Foreword; Contents; Authors; History of the automobile; Development history; Pioneers of automotive technology; Robert Bosch's life's work; Basics of the gasoline (SI) engine; Method of operation; Cylinder charge; Torque and power; Engine efficiency; Specific fuel consumption; Combustion knock; Fuels; Fuels for spark-ignition engines (gasolines); Alternative fuels; Cylinder-charge control systems; Electronic throttle control (ETC); Variable valve timing; Dynamic supercharging; Mechanical supercharging; Exhaust-gas turbocharging; Intercooling; Controlled charge flow

Exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR)Gasoline injection systems over the years; Overview; Beginnings of mixture formation; Evolution of gasoline injection systems; Fuel supply; Fuel delivery with manifold injection; Fuel delivery with gasoline direct injection; Evaporative-emissions control system; Electric fuel pump; Gasoline filter; High-pressure pumps for gasoline direct injection; Fuel rail; Pressure-control valve; Pressure-limiting valve; Fuel-pressure regulator; Fuel-pressure damper; Manifold injection; Overview; Method of operation; Instants of injection; Mixture formation

Ignition of homogeneous air/fuel mixturesElectromagnetic fuel injectors; Gasoline direct injection; Overview; Method of operation; Combustion process; Operating modes; Mixture formation; Ignition; High-pressure injector; Operation of gasoline engines on natural gas; Overview; Design and method of operation; Mixture formation; Natural-gas injector NGI2; Natural-gas rail; Combined natural-gas pressure and temperature sensor; DS-HD-KV4 high-pressure sensor; TV-NG1 tank shutoff valve; PR-NG1 pressure-regulator module; Ignition systems over the years; Overview; Early ignition evolution

Battery ignition systems over the yearsInductive ignition system; Design; Function and method of operation; Ignition parameters; Voltage distribution; Ignition driver stage; Connecting devices and interference suppressors; Ignition coils; Function; Requirements; Design and method of operation; Types; Ignition-coil electronics; Electrical parameters; Simulation-based development of ignition coils; Spark plugs; Function; Usage; Requirements; Design; Electrode materials; Spark-plug concepts; Electrode gap; Spark position; Spark-plug heat range; Adaptation of spark plugs; Spark-plug performance

TypesSpark-plug type designations; Manufacture of spark plugs; Simulation-based spark-plug development; Handling spark plugs; Electronic Control; Openand closed-loop electronic control; Motronic versions; System structure; Subsystems and main functions; Sensors; Automotive applications; Temperature sensors; Engine-speed sensors; Hall-effect phase sensors; Hot-film air-mass meter; Piezoelectric knock sensors; Micromechanical pressure sensors; High-pressure sensors; Two-step lambda oxygen sensors; LSU4 planar broad-band lambda oxygen sensor; Electronic control unit (ECU); Operating conditions