Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is conducting a cooperative research program to develop a high-efficiency gasoline engine. The four-year effort seeks to improve gasoline engine technology for light- and heavy-duty applications.
The consortium, known as HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine), will develop new technologies for the gasoline engine market. It is possible that the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]

Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced that it acquired Volcano Communications Technologies AB (VCT) including all of Volcano’s automotive networking products. This includes network design tools, embedded software and test and validation tools for all major automotive networks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mentor Graphics will continue to offer and support the full VCT […]

Standards Testing Laboratories (STL) announced its testing procedures are in accordance with the standard recently issued by SAE International and supported by Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) Wheel Industry Council (WIC).
The standard, SAE J2530, Aftermarket Wheels Performance Requirements and Testing Procedures, was published in March 2004 and specifies test procedures for aftermarket wheels, including […]

Frost & Sullivan has named dSPACE as the 2005 Manufacturing Test Company of the Year. dSPACE manufactures hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing systems and has more than 1,100 simulators installed around the world.
HIL simulation with dSPACE Simulator enables engine control unit (ECU) tests in real time and in a realistic test environment that does not need real […]

If you’re searching for a lab to perform your next test, make sure to check out our Test Lab Directory. At this point, it’s not a comprehensive list by any means, but we’ll be updating it on a regular basis.
If you work for a test lab, and want to get your lab listed, […]

The Fuel System Standards Committee is looking for volunteers to help revise J285, Fuel Dispenser Nozzle Spouts. The committee is looking for volunteers with expertise in the design, manufacture, test, and regulation of automobile refueling systems or fuel dispenser nozzles. Please contact Cindy Reese, cindy.reese@sae.org or Charles Sunderhaus, csunderhaus@opw-fc.com, 513-870-3366.

Organized by the Global Automotive Management Council (GAMC), a nonprofit organization, this year’s conference will take place on September 20-21, 2005 at the Sheraton Inn, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Highlights include:

Over 70 Technical Papers/ Presentations
All Papers are Peer Reviewed
Edited, Formatted, and Printed Proceedings
All Oral Presentations included in CD’s
15 OEMs in Attendance
15 Countries Represented
12 Dedicated […]

The GPC 2005 Conference will be held September 27-29, 2005 at the Sheraton Inn Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Organized by the International Council for Powertrain Engineering & Management (ICPEM), it will cover the science and engineering of Integrated Powertrain Technology and Total Powertrain Systems.
The technical program will include sessions on:

Base Engine
Combustion, Emission […]

From Monitor #81, an e-mail newsletter from Windmill Software, Ltd.

A virtual instrument is a computer-based representation of a real measurement instrument. For example, as a temperature changes a PC thermometer would rise and fall. Excel isn’t the ideal software for this type of application, but you can create some interesting effects using its […]

I wrote a version of this piece for the premiere issue of Automotive Test Report back in January of 1999. With few exceptions, it still rings true today…Dan
Testing has been an important part of the automotive industry since its inception. Early on, carmakers realized that to improve the performance and reliability of their vehicles, they […]