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AVL charges up new testing lab |
16/09/2010
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| A $2.6 million investment at its Ann Arbor technical center marks the first significant upgrade to the Michigan facility in the past decade. |
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Inside Hyundai's world-class R&D complex |
31/08/2010
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| Hyundai's growing R&D activities are at the core of the automaker's rapid product development and technical maturation. AEI recently toured the Namyang, South Korea, facility and spoke with Hyundai's top R&D engineer, Dr. Woong-chul Yang. |
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Leap for Quantum Cascade Laser |
25/06/2010
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| While the motor vehicle industry is focusing on CO2 as the arch evil of emissions, Horiba Europe has revealed a new emissions measurement system for NO, NO2, N2O, and NH3 compounds, based on QCL (Quantum Cascade Laser) spectroscopy. |
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In-the-loop hybrid testing advances |
01/04/2008
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| Hardware-in-the-loop testing of hybrid vehicles on dynamic motor and drivetrain test benches is now possible following intensive cooperation in Germany between simulation specialist IPG and AVL. |
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Multi-bus interface speeds tests |
01/01/2008
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| Goepel electronic says its smartCAR hardware interface is a completely new solution for vehicle electronics test and diagnostic applications. |
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MMI speeds part design and cuts prototyping |
01/11/2007
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| Rhodia has integrated multi-scale modelling, mechanical calculation and injection moulding simulation (MMI) and is now offering a CAE service based on this approach for parts moulded in polyamide. |
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Scanner set up for reverse engineering |
01/09/2007
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| Hexagon Metrology’s latest high-speed, hand-held scanner is 30% smaller and weighs 20% less than its predecessor. This, along with a new handle design and improved ergonomics, is said to make it more comfortable to operate. |
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Breakthrough in facial injury measurement |
01/09/2007
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| A physical headform that can measure facial and eye impact loads has been designed for use by the US military but will also be made available for the automotive sector, writes Roger Bishop.
FOCUS (Facial and Ocular Countermeasure for Safety Headform) is a collaborative effort between Denton,
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Triangulation is key to paint depth measurement |
01/04/2007
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| A new type of non-contact sensor that attaches directly to a robot arm is being used to measure and control the thickness of coatings on vehicle instrument systems and airbag claddings during the spraying process while the paint is still wet, writes Roger Bishop. |
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Hardness tester closes the loop |
01/03/2007
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| The ZHU-topLine hardness tester from Zwick handles test loads from1 to 250kg (9.81 to 2,452N). During its development, special emphasis was placed on high operating and measurement convenience. |
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X-rays reveal the full inside story |
01/02/2007
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| Roger Bishop reports on a remarkable advance in magnetic resonance tomography that allows engineers to reverse engineer competitive products and directly compare new developments against CAD data |
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Data logger builds on NI technology |
01/02/2007
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| Despite advances in virtual product development, real validation in vehicles and on test-benches is still necessary. To this end, AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik has developed a data acquisition platform based on National Instruments technology. |
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Active wheel simulates EPS |
01/10/2006
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| Conekt, the engineering consultancy arm of TRW Automotive, has developed an active steering wheel system that interfaces with vehicle simulators to help chassis engineers refine steering feel. |
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Piston displacement measured in real time |
01/10/2006
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| A UK-based automotive consultancy is using miniature eddy current displacement sensors built into gasoline engine pistons to measure the displacement between the piston and the cylinder bore in real time. This means engineers can look closely at how the piston moves with critical engine operating
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Analysis system has voice control |
01/10/2006
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| In-vehicle acoustic testing is a permanent feature of automotive development and testing. With its new voice-controlled mobile system Medav says its technology now covers this area in addition to development test-bench and laboratory solutions. |
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Airbag ignition in X-ray movie |
01/09/2006
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| We’ve all seen the high-speed photography sequences of airbags inflating and collapsing, an event that takes place over around 150ms, writes Roger Bishop. |
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Mechatronic test bench revealed |
01/06/2006
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| MTS Systems Corporation and dSPACE have demonstrated a proof of concept mechatronic development and validation (MDV) bench jointly developed by the two companies. |
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