VEE Turns 8 (Version 8.0, That Is)

VEE Pro 8.0 and VEE Express 8.0 help engineers analyze measurement data with task-oriented building blocks, enabling them to focus on connecting instruments, measuring their device, analyzing the data and presenting their results. Other key benefits and features of these updates to VEE are provided by three key capabilities:

Watch Window offers powerful and flexible debugging that . . . → Read More: VEE Turns 8 (Version 8.0, That Is)

Real-Time Linux Fits Mission-Critical VME Applications

iHawk(TM) VME is a commercial platform for mission-critical simulation, data acquisition, industrial and aerospace applications. Each iHawk includes the RedHawk Linux real-time operating system. Compatible with the popular Red Hat(R) Linux distribution, RedHawk features high I/O throughput, fast response to external events and optimized interprocess communication. RedHawk is the ideal Linux environment for complex real-time applications.

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UL to Give Free Access to Standards Library

I don’t know that there’s much UL certification in the auto industry, but this was an interesting announcement…..Dan

UL’s certification customers in North America will have free online access to all UL safety Standards beginning immediately. The entire library of UL’s Standards and Outlines of Investigations will be available through a dedicated Web site.

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Sensor Eases Ride Comfort Studies

The Model 356B41 is a new triaxial ICP® accelerometer that installs between rider and vehicle seat, for ride comfort studies and human vibration exposure investigations. It contains a precision, low profile, triaxial ICP® accelerometer, which is mounted to a metal plate and screwed into a molded rubber pad. The sensor may easily be removed from the . . . → Read More: Sensor Eases Ride Comfort Studies

SAE Starts Testing & Simulation E-Newsletter

I just received an “issue” of the SAE’s new Testing & Simulation e-mail newsletter. It has links to eleven stories, including:

MRI techniques for quality control at Delphi,
rollover testing at GM, and
simulating interior and exterior lighting.

To subscribe, go to the . . . → Read More: SAE Starts Testing & Simulation E-Newsletter