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Comparing In-house and Commercial Load Solutions for Automotive Test
Yeap Hock-Yew,
Agilent Technologies
The functional testing of automotive electronic control modules (ECMs) presents many challenges, mainly due to the physical loads connected to ECMs: solenoids, motors, spark plugs, electromechanical transducers and so on...

Avoiding EMC Problems in Automotive Systems
By Randy Frank, contributing editor
While electromagnetic compatibility is frequently regarded as a importantly issue for any electronic system, its potential to disrupt critical automotive systems has lead to numerous industry specifications and standards to avoid problems. This article explores EMC/EMI issues, provides a few solutions to common problems, a systems approach to dealing with EMC and identifies several specifications...

New Semis Help Designers Turn on the Power
By Randy Frank, contributing editor
When automakers add more electronic features to differentiate their vehicles, they have to consider the impact on the vehicle’s power supply. Some new systems, such as stop-start systems and regenerative braking are being added to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. To simplify the power management task in all systems, suppliers continue to introduce more efficient products and use techniques that reduce power consumption. More area efficient, dual-sided cooling packages for power MOSFETs, the use switching technology in Class D audio amplifiers and LED headlights are examples of industry efforts to use less power...

The Benefits of Using a Decentralized Architecture Combined With PPTC Devices for Automotive Harness Protection
Guillemette Paour, Tyco Electronics’ Circuit Protection Business Unit
Today’s automobile manufacturers are actively working toward reducing vehicle weight in an effort to help reduce CO2 emission levels and increase fuel efficiency...

25 kilograms of Pure Energy
Torben Materna, Johnson Controls-SAFT Advanced Power Solutions GmbH
Developing an efficient battery management system for the Mercedes-Benz S 400 HYBRID ...

Untangling the Challenges of the Connected Car
By Andy Gryc, QNX Software Systems
For automakers and automotive suppliers, the trend toward ubiquitous connectivity presents many opportunities, but also many challenges...

Model-Based Design for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Systems
By Saurabh Mahapatra, The MathWorks
Energy security, fuel prices, and environmental concerns have increased pressure on the automotive industry to create energy-efficient and environment-friendly vehicle designs. Research in the last decade and a half has led to a range of vehicle designs based on electric drives...

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Avoiding EMC Problems in Automotive Systems
By Randy Frank, contributing editor
While electromagnetic compatibility is frequently regarded as a importantly issue for any electronic system, its potential to disrupt critical automotive systems has lead to numerous industry specifications and standards to avoid problems. This article explores EMC/EMI issues, provides a few solutions to common problems, a systems approach to dealing with EMC and identifies several specifications...

Design Challenges for Digital Instrument Clusters
By Andy Gryc, QNX Software Systems
Digital instrument clusters are poised to supersede analog clusters in next-generation vehicles. This may seem surprising at first, since digital clusters require higher-end CPUs and much more software than their analog counterparts, not to mention large LCD panels. Why, then, are automakers adopting them? ...

Automotive Vision Systems Mix It Up With SIMD-MIMD Processor Architectures
By Jens Eltze, NEC Electronics America
In today’s automobiles, manufacturers competitively blend performance and custom features with cutting-edge safety technology. ...

Altia HMI tools used for Range Rover information cluster
HMI development and code generation tools from Altia Inc. were used to develop display screens for the virtual instrument cluster in Land Rover’s 2010 Range Rover. ...

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Autonomous driving incorporates vehicle-to-vehicle communications
Auto Electronics’ Mark David gets a walk-through of SWI’s autonomous-capable Ford Explorer, displayed at ITS....

ITS World Congress puts driverless cars on the streets of New York
Mark David, talks with Patrick McGowan, chairman of technical demonstrations, about the live demonstration area for autonomous cars and active safety systems at 2008 ITS World Congress....

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