Pressure Sensor Monitors Combustion Monitoring

PCB Piezotronics has introduced a new dynamic pressure sensor, ideal for measuring dynamic combustion pressure in gasoline or diesel engines. The high temperature (to +600 °F/+315 °C) piezoelectric charge output sensor, structured with naturally stable quartz sensing elements, is well-suited to measure rapidly-changing pressure fluctuations over a wide amplitude and frequency range.

The un-cooled design . . . → Read More: Pressure Sensor Monitors Combustion Monitoring

Auto DesignLine Features Simulation, Imaging Articles

The latest issue of Automotive Design Line, a CMP publication, features a couple of articles of interest to automotive test engineers:

Generate efficient vehicle dynamic models – right down to the tires
Tech Tutorial: High-speed CMOS . . . → Read More: Auto DesignLine Features Simulation, Imaging Articles

Test Engineer Job Posted

This was posted recently:

Electronics Test Engineer – Automotive

Job Description:
Seeking a Test Engineer with a minimum of 2 years of engineering experience for a Northwest-based heavy-duty truck manufacturer located in Portland, Oregon. This is an 18 month contract position available for immediate employment.

This individual will provide manufacturing support in vehicle electronics production testing, automation, vehicle assembly . . . → Read More: Test Engineer Job Posted

Legform Impactor Tests Active Safety Systems

TRL has released a new ‘biofidelic legform impactor’ for use in testing and assessing contact sensor technology used in vehicles’ active safety pedestrian systems. The new legform will enable vehicle and component manufacturers to accurately test and evaluate new systems designed to reduce pedestrian head injury in the event of a impact.

Based on research . . . → Read More: Legform Impactor Tests Active Safety Systems

NIST/Industry Quality Measurement Data Standard

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, together with colleagues from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), key manufacturing companies, and quality software vendors, have completed work on a new data specification that will allow compliant products to store and exchange measurement data from process-monitoring instruments in a completely open and non-proprietary format. Widespread use . . . → Read More: NIST/Industry Quality Measurement Data Standard