The ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit extends National Instruments LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI, and Microsoft C/C++ development environments to support measurement and calibration applications for electronic control unit (ECU) design and validation. The new ECU Toolkit delivers high-level, easy-to-use functions that ECU designers, testers and engineers can use to build their own customized ASAM measurement and […]

A&D Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of A&D Manufacturing, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, has acquired the Powertrain Technology Division of MTS Systems Corporation. The Powertrain Technology Division supplies powertrain test systems to many companies, including those making automobiles, off-highway vehicles, small engines, diesel engines, and fuels and lubricants. The company also offers products to the motorsports industry. […]

DAF Trucks N.V., a Netherlands-based manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles will begin using LMS Virtual.Lab Motion software to simulate and optimize the dynamic performance of its diesel engines. A subsidiary of Paccar Inc., DAF Trucks will use LMS Virtual.Lab in designing various configurations of diesel engines for their own commercial vehicles as well […]

DynoSim, the engine simulation software that enables performance enthusiasts to find the best component combinations for and engine product, is now available from SAE. The product costs only $150 and helps casual and professional engine builders design domestic, sport compact, street, or racing engines.
Users can perform simulations with a wide variety of components and fuels. […]

A new report from ABI Research note that automakers are using more sensors–and more types of sensors–than ever before. These sensors are especially found in safety systems. The latest applications for sensors, for example, are in electronic stability control systems, (wheel speed sensors, gyro, and braking processor) and lane departure warning and blind-spot detection systems […]

The GPC 2005 Conference will be held September 27-29, 2005 at the Sheraton Inn Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Organized by the International Council for Powertrain Engineering & Management (ICPEM), it will cover the science and engineering of Integrated Powertrain Technology and Total Powertrain Systems.
The technical program will include sessions on:

Base Engine
Combustion, Emission […]