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R744.Com, which bills itself, “your marketplace for CO2 technology news and policy,” reports that a European Parliament report calls for emissions tests to more accurately reflect real-life driving situations. The article notes: The European Commission should start to revise emissions testing procedures to better reflect real-life driving conditions, according to Members of the European Parliament (MEP) . . . → Read More: EU Parliament Calls for Better Emission Tests The Engineer Online is running an article on the use of the use of high-speed, rolling-road wind tunnels in motorsports testing. The article, titled “Ultimate Test,” notes, “In addition to their obvious benefits these systems, which represent elaborate integrations of materials, mechanical, electronic and control technologies, are also engineering marvels in their own right.” They’re more than . . . → Read More: Wind Tunnels Aid Race Teams This isn’t directly test-related, but it’s so bizarre that I had to post it: Motorcycle Cancer Seat Patent Granted MISSISSAUGA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United Kingdom has granted a patent to Canadian inventor Randall Dale Chipkar for his innovative ‘electromagnetic shielding motorcycle seat’. The invention is designed to shield motorcycle electromagnetic field radiation from penetrating the rider’s vital organs. . . . → Read More: The Physical Modeling Consortium, a forum in which organizations can share ideas and advance the development of Rapid Plant Modeling methodology based on symbolic computation, held its inaugural meeting today. The meeting was held in conjunction with the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control. At this meeting, Toyota presented its . . . → Read More: Physical Modeling Consortium Formed MTS Systems Corp. is using 3D CAD software to more efficiently design, configure, and assemble its custom test systems, including automotive road simulators, earthquake simulators, aircraft frame testers, and wear testers for biomedical devices. Since adopting the software, the Eden Prairie, MN company has been able to speed up delivery of these systems so that customers . . . → Read More: MTS Systems Uses CAD Software to Configure Custom Test Equipment |
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