VA Tech Researchers Develop New Tire Tests

The Danville Register and Bee reports that,

Students and a professor at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville developed a unique way to test tires.

Associate professor Saied Taheri and Virginia Tech students in the Intelligent Transportation Lab at the Institute developed a trailer that houses equipment to test tires on actual roads and road . . . → Read More: VA Tech Researchers Develop New Tire Tests

Toyota Selects A&D Technology to Supply New Transmission Test Cell

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America has selected A&D Technology to supply a state-of-the-art transmission test cell. A&D will deliver three low-inertia permanent magnet dynamometers and high-performance AC drives together with their iTest data acquisition and control system. In addition, the system includes A&D’s Andromeda real-time, multi-processor simulation platform, allowing Toyota to simulate virtually any . . . → Read More: Toyota Selects A&D Technology to Supply New Transmission Test Cell

Long-Time Piston Ring Maker Deploys Simulation and Test Bed Systems

Hastings Manufacturing Company, a nearly 100-year-old maker of piston rings, has upgraded its design and verification capabilities by acquiring AVL EXCITE simulation software and Land & Sea DYNOmite dynamometers. The new systems will allow Hastings to more accurately design and test piston rings for a broader range of applications, including small to large bore, and high . . . → Read More: Long-Time Piston Ring Maker Deploys Simulation and Test Bed Systems

Measure Engine Movements

Aicon EngineWatch measures engine movements, and the movements of other relevant parts in the engine bay, in six degrees of freedom (6-DOF). It can make measuerments while the vehicle is on a test stand or while it is in motion. It reports the position and orientation of the measured points with absolute values in the vehicle . . . → Read More: Measure Engine Movements

New ME Program Working on Auto Test Research

According to the Sudbury Star, the new mechanical engineering program at Laurentian University is working on a project to help automakers develop better engine tests. The article, Making a better auto; Laurentian university researcher making a prototype for the car industry describes the work of Prof. Markus Timusk, currently the only professor in the program, who . . . → Read More: New ME Program Working on Auto Test Research