| | Electronic control unit -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Because the ECU is dealing with actual measured engine performance from millisecond to millisecond, it can compensate for many variables that traditional systems cannot, such as ambient temperature, humidity, altitude (air (The amount per unit size) density), fuel octane rating, as well as the demands made on it by the driver. |
 | | Modern ECUs use a (Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system) microprocessor which can process the inputs from the engine sensors in ((computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur) real time. |
 | | Earlier ECU designs were based more on (A computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)) analogue computer circuitry, due to the fact that for analogue circuits processing speed is not an issue. |
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