LMS and the Automotive Business Unit of TNO have agreed to integrate TNO’s Tyre models into the LMS Virtual.Lab Motion simulation software. As a result of the agreement, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion users gain access to accurate and scalable tire models for concept studies, handling simulation, comfort analysis and fatigue prediction. LMS will market and sell […]

Windmill Software has updated their data acquisition glossary. They have added the following terms:
Absolute accuracy: How closely the measured value approaches the real value.
Relative accuracy: How accurately a change in signal is measured.
Analogue Input: An infinitely variable signal connected to a data acquisition system. This is generally a voltage signal. Thermocouples, strain […]

…from the August 31, 2006 edition of NIST Tech Beat
Before ditching or donating that used computer, CD or other data-storage media, sensitive or personal information should be properly “sanitized,” according to a new guide from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Information systems store information using a wide variety of media, including “hard” […]

On September 22, the DesMoines Register ran an article, “U of I simulator used to test vehicle stability control systems.” The article describes how The National Advanced Driving Simulator is being used to test electronic stability control systems.

Melexis (MELE.BT), a Belgian manufacturer of automotive semiconductors, recently opened its new testing facility in Sofia, Bulgaria. Melexis cited the strong growth of the company and the increasingly demanding requirements for the need for increased testing capacity and new state-of-the-art testing equipment at its facililty in Sofia.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev officially inaugurated the 12,000 […]