http://autotestnews.com ...keeping you up-to-date on the business and technology of automotive testing Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:03:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://autotestnews.com/sae-needs-you/ This article takes a look at how BMW is using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation in developing the Hydrogen 7 engine. The HIL systems are used in this case for both hardware and software testing, and plans are to use it in later development stages for safety testing. http://autotestnews.com/hil-drives-engine-development/ From the June 24 issue of NIST Tech Beat: Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States. This new generation lighting technology uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ... http://autotestnews.com/standards-set-for-energy-conserving-led-lightingstandards-set-for-energy-conserving-led-lighting/ National Technical Systems has completed its acquisition of Elliott Laboratories, Inc., a leading San Francisco Bay Area Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Product Safety and Wireless regulatory testing laboratory with two full-service facilities.  The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. http://autotestnews.com/nts-acquires-elliott/ The PACE 5000 pneumatic pressure controller/indicator is the first in a new generation of high precision modular instruments for rack-mounting or bench top applications. The PACE 5000 is based on the Druck DPI 520 platform and uses piezo-resistive devices that promise precise and stable performance. Designed primarily for 19-inch rack ... http://autotestnews.com/pressure-controller-at-home-in-rack-on-bench/ From the 6/10/08 issue of NIST Tech Beat, the e-newlsetter of the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Relax, even scientists can sometimes use help when making conversions and measurements with the modern metric system, the International System of Units (known as SI from the French “Le Systeme International d’Unites”.) The ... http://autotestnews.com/unit-conversions-made-simple/ A state-of-the-art motorcycle simulator capable of giving researchers valuable information on rider and road safety, motorcycle design and motorcycle engineering is currently under construction at The University of Nottingham, British Midlands, UK. The simulator — which is the first of its kind in the world — will consist of a Triumph ... http://autotestnews.com/british-university-to-build-first-motorcycle-research-simulator/ This isn't really automotive, but I thought it was pretty cool (no pun intended)......Dan The Agilent Technologies modular E4360 Solar Array Simulator offers the most power (up to 1200W) in the smallest package (2U high). Designed for customers testing a satellite's power system, the Agilent E4360 solar array simulator allows R&D ... http://autotestnews.com/high-power-solar-simulator-burns-up-to-1200-w/ AUDI AG recently built the auto industry’s fastest supercomputer to advance safety standards. Crucial in optimizing car safety, the new system is based on ESI Group’s PAM-CRASH 2G simulation software and an HP Cluster Platform 3000BL system, providing 15.36 teraflop/s of computing performance for crash simulation models of Audi. The ... http://autotestnews.com/audi-advances-auto-safety-standards-with-auto-industry%e2%80%99s-fastest-supercomputer/ LMS International's NVH Observer is a subscription-based database with vehicle NVH benchmarking information. Currently, the database contains fourteen reference vehicles with plans to increase it by at least 8 vehicles on an annual basis. For each vehicle in the database, NVH Observer includes 6,000 curves such as spectra, orders, sensitivities, ... http://autotestnews.com/database-provides-nvh-benchmarking-info/