Question about Education
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Question about Education What's up guyz?
I'm in the process of looking at different colleges. I want to be able to develop programs that are able to control vehicles (PCM program) and also programs that are able to manipulate existing PCM's. What kind(s) of course(s)/program(s) should I be looking to take? Maybe Information Technology--Program Development type courses?
Please help, school starts next month. Thanks
I'm in the process of looking at different colleges. I want to be able to develop programs that are able to control vehicles (PCM program) and also programs that are able to manipulate existing PCM's. What kind(s) of course(s)/program(s) should I be looking to take? Maybe Information Technology--Program Development type courses?
Please help, school starts next month. Thanks
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From: Detroit, Murder City
If you want to do any of this at the OEM level, or with almost any serious aftermarket company, you'll need at least a 4-year engineering degree. Either BSEE or BSME works best. Even then, be prepared to do a bit or extracurricular learning if you want to know the specifics of ECMs.
BSEE/MSEE here.
Standard EE stuff with alot of CS on top of it for the first 4 years. Don't waste your time on IT type stuff. Embedded programmers need a solid hardcore programming background AND a solid understanding of actual silicon.
MS work was a concentration in embedded control systems.
I did about 9 years doing PCM coding and calibration. I now work on the outside doing embedded coding, hardware design, and reverse engineering for an aftermarket company that does PCM tuning.
Helps to have a good understanding of what you're trying to control as well
Standard EE stuff with alot of CS on top of it for the first 4 years. Don't waste your time on IT type stuff. Embedded programmers need a solid hardcore programming background AND a solid understanding of actual silicon.
MS work was a concentration in embedded control systems.
I did about 9 years doing PCM coding and calibration. I now work on the outside doing embedded coding, hardware design, and reverse engineering for an aftermarket company that does PCM tuning.
Helps to have a good understanding of what you're trying to control as well
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From: So.Cal.
Take a BSME degree course at a college that participates in the Formula SAE racecar contest... typically the students in these programs design/build EFI systems for the SAE racecars that they design/build.
