ABSTRACT: Electronic applications in au- tomobiles have increased dramatically over the last decade in the United States. The most sophisticated applications have been func- tional in nature and involve the computer control of power trains. T o demonstrate the role of control theory in current and future
systems, designs of idle speed and electronic
transmission control systems with (modem) control techniques are presented. The paper
concludes with a review of the structure of
current automobile control systems. and a
discussion of possible future system struc-
tures and the role of control theory in the
development of such systems.