AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH TESTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND ENGINES

This paper shows the application of the principles of distributed computer network to the field of automated research testing for component and internal combustion engines testing. Our company was faced with the necessity of optimizing the time used for testing automotive components, when applied to a particular engine. This means normally work on the component, in our case gasoline fuel injection pumps, optimize it and later work on the engine for controlling the results that arise from the hot test. The difficulty was that of correlating the parameters of both tests in order to give to the setting sequence the corrected values. For doing so, we thought to use our 32-bit real time scientific central computer and make it to dialog with a network of up to 64, 16-bit microprocessors each one governing one test bed. The test site is controlled independently by the local computer, both for sequence testing and alarm levels. The results of the test are transmitted to the host computer for storing. The central computer provides for sending the needed set points to any test site in sequence, performs network checking, stores and manipulates the data for graphics and statistical analysis. Thus, it is possible for the researcher to investigate the behaviour of the component either on the test bench or when mounted on the engine, and produce the correct sequence of testing that will optimize it.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 2. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Ford Werke AG

  ,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Roca-Nierga, M
• Conference:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 2. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 577-588

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Internal combustion engines; Microprocessors; Optimization; Testing; Vehicle components
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393200
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 265
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM