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 […]

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 image sensors

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ASAM is proud to announce a joint cooperation with the Automotive Testing Expo and their Open Technology Forum to host three days of ASAM related presentations this year, in Novi, MI, October 25-28! All ASAM members whether exhibitors or not are invited to hold presentations to make this event a success.
We are especially looking for […]

Arabian Business is reporting that a dealership in Dubai City will include test tracks.
K. Rajaram, CEO of Al Nabooda Automobiles says, “Test tracks will also combine on-road and off-road sections to offer an opportunity for realistic customer and workshop testing away from traffic congestion.”

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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has signed an agreement with the National Center of Supervision and Inspection of Motor Vehicle Products Quality (Shanghai) to co-invest in dynamic test capabilities supporting the occupant safety system (OSS) development. Capabilities will include head impact and body block tests to correspond with legal regulations and a programmable Hydro-Brake system for […]

TTAutomotive announces its second generation TTX-Disturbance Node, a device that helps engineers validate FlexRay networks and FlexRay-based applications in the lab and in the vehicle. With the new TTX-Disturbance Node, network designers and test engineers can achieve unprecedented test coverage for vehicle systems that are based on FlexRay. TTX-Disturbance Node is used for testing the […]