The SAE needs document reviewers in the following areas: powertrain, chassis, electrical, vehicle engineering, vehicle safety systems, and aftermarket. The SAE Technical Standards Board Policy requires SAE J documents undergo a review every five years. Often, these documents include test requirements and procedures. Those interested in providing their expertise and serving as a reviewer should […]

SAE International is seeking experts to review standards that deal with inflatable restraints. If you’re interested, please contact SAE Standards Specialist Nikki Ameredes at nameredes@sae.org. The standards include several test standards:

J1630, Driver or Passenger Airbag Module Deployment Test Procedure. This SAE Recommended Practice describes a method to be used for the static […]

This is taken almost directly from a PXI Systems Alliance press release, so that’s why it sounds a little “fluffy.”……Dan
The PXI, aka PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, specification, the PC-based modular I/O platform for test, measurement and control systems has just turned ten. The PXI standard was introduced in 1997 as a modular instrumentation platform for […]

The LXI Consortium will conduct three new demonstrations of LXI test and measurement capabilities at the AutoTestCon 2007 trade show (booth #953) in Baltimore, Maryland, September 17-20. These demonstrations, which will highlight LXI’s versatility, ease-of-use and performance advantages, include:

Multi-Vendor/Remote Access Capabilities. This demonstration will show how LXI instruments can be configured to monitor and control […]

I get a lot of e-mail, including the Monitor, an e-mail newsletter from Windmill Software in the UK. In their latest issue, they make reference to NMEA 2000, a standard drafted by the National Marine Electronics Association that defines the requirements of a serial data communications network to inter-connect marine electronic equipment on vessels.
While written […]

The SAE is looking for experts to review a series of standards relating to speedometers and odometers, including J1059—Speedometer Test Procedures, issued November 1973, revised June 1984. This Recommended Practice, “provides a test procedure for eddy-current speedometers, including the odometer if it is an integral portion of the speedometer, for passenger car service.”
Contact Michelle Brussow, […]

Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials, has been standardizing a series of methods that are related to the analysis and substantiation of mechanically fastened joints composed of composite materials. The latest in this series of standards, D 7332/D 7332M, Test Method for Measuring the Fastener Pull-Through […]

VXI Technology is making available their LXI Capabilities Handbook. The release of this handbook coincides with the release of LXI Version 1.1. Key attributes of the Ethernet-based LXI Standard are clearly summarized to increase user understanding and awareness of the specification within the instrumentation community. Application proven LXI accessories are also included providing the […]

CAN in Automation (CiA) nonprofit organization has released several new and updated CANopen specifications. Most important is the CiA 311 XML electronic data sheet (EDS) specification. It defines the XML scheme to be used for the electronic description of CANopen devices. The specification is based on the ISO 15745 standard. In the future, XML electronic […]

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 […]