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Email: Ronald P.Kessler, Ph.D.
Advisor, UCI Race Car Engineering Teams
Retired Professor, Santiago Canyon College

Featured Items

UCI racing VIDEOS from Nebraska in 2018.
Sensor signaling processing with RC filters (Updated 3/24/2022)
Using filters to clean up knock sensor signals.
PICO automotive lab scope
Multisim Circuit Simulator
Getting started with Multisim videos
Wire Gauge Chart
The Best way to learn engineering by Jeremy Fielding Video
SAE online High Voltage Training Course

Visual Studio Resources

Get Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition
My Intro to Programming EBook
Arduino IDE for VS 2022 (Visual Micro)
SQL 2016 Express
SQL Server Management Studio 2017
Convert images to icons
ASCII Table
XML Demo (Read/write your settings to xml file)

IOT & Cloud Programming

Windows 10 Featured projects for Arduino and Raspberry Pi
HACKSTER IOT PROJECTS
- My remote control garage door opener showcased on Hackster IOT Project is here
- Arduino Weather Station on Hackster IOT
Cloud Computing: My ASP MVC Quick Start

Automotive Sensors & Diagnostics

Announcements Updated 4/8/2024
Added getting started with Multisim link in Featured Items Added Rocky Mountain ATV videos for Baja. See below.
EV Team
EV CONTROL SAFETY CIRCUIT & ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Introduction to Comparators & Relay Drivers LM393 LDR Driver LM393 Darlington Pair Relay Driver Without Hysteresis LM393 WITH Hysteresis circuit With Hysteresis Scope Image LM393 Datasheet Practical applications My Pre-Charge Motor Circuit demo I showed in class. Common Op-Amp circuits (LM741) How to drive a relay with a Mosfet and Comparator Buffer Comparator Inverting Amp Non-Inverting Amp Diode Bridge as a switch (charge & discharge capacitor) Transistor Biasing Step by Step Elithion Battery Managment Systems Resources Elithion Pre-Charge Circuit Article AllTrax Article on EV contactors, resistors & diodes. (Thanks to Phil Chipman for sending this in.)
RESOURCES My EV Task plan for weeks 4-10 Fluke Insulation Tester SAFETY VIDEOS Dangers of High DC & AC voltage Basic HV automotive safety video Live \|Dead \| Live test on Chevy Volt Creating Schematics in Multisim example (See Study Group Lesson 8 for more examples) Multisim demo Pre-charge pitfalls video Shutdown Circuits video Brake Plausibility (BSPD) video APPs & Safety Critical Signals video
Mini Baja Team 2023-2024
2023 Results 2019 Video highlights!
RESOURCES How CVTs work animation RazorBack CVT temp gauges Rocky Mountain CVT Clutch How to Video GOOD! Top 5 Maintenance Tips BAJA Crankshaft Position Sensor Analysis Report Traditional vs Modern Ignition Systems Report
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