Automotive
DC-Link design tips: how to choose capacitors for EVs
DC-Link capacitors are an important step in power conversion for a number of uses, including three-phase Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) inverters, wind power and photovoltaic inverters, motor drives for industry, onboard chargers and inverters for cars (Figure 1), medical equipment power supplies, etc. Some of the most challenging applications entail rigorous environmental constraints as well as requirements related to costs and reliability.
TietoEVRY has joined AUTOSAR partnership
TietoEVRY has joined AUTOSAR, a global development partnership of car manufacturers, Tier1 suppliers and other companies from the electronics, semiconductor and software industries. AUTOSAR aims to contribute to a standardised software architecture in the vehicle and to build the foundation for reliably controlling the growing complexity of electronic and software systems in today's and future vehicles.
Smart Junction signal control to ease traffic flow in Cambridge
Vivacity Labs AI traffic signal control is to be trialled at some of the busiest junctions in Cambridge to help cut congestion and improve air quality. The 12-month trial will investigate how camera-based sensors and machine learning can be used to optimise traffic signals to improve traffic flow, reduce journey times and help tackle air pollution.
Data acquisition system is ASIL-D compliant
Now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics is the MAX17852 14-channel, high-voltage, ASIL-D data acquisition (DAQ) system from Maxim Integrated Products.
Create your own materials forecast for electric vehicles
Traction batteries are the key to electric vehicles (EVs) and present very different material requirements to the combustion engines they help replace. Their meteoric rise will lead to much greater demand for several materials markets which otherwise would see only modest growth.
The automotive paradigm shift
Connectivity within the car is placing software at the core of automotive innovation, and in advancing the next level of autonomy. Speaking at the recent embedded world 2021 DIGITAL, Pedro Lopez Estepa, Automotive Director at RTI, addressed some of the issues. Joe Bush reports.
Minimising the cost of automotive repair by protecting the sensors
Manufacturing a car is both highly complex and expensive. It requires thousands of parts, including between 60 and 100 high-quality sensors, with many built into the engine to ensure that the owner can identify and prevent possible issues before they result in breakdowns and expensive repairs. Sensors are being deployed throughout the vehicle to meet evolving security and efficiency standards as well as to address environmental standards. Simon V...
Autotalks partners with OEMs to save lives on the road
Autotalks has joined the SECUR (Safety Enhancement through Connected Users on the Road) project, coordinated by UTAC CERAM Millbrook to improve the safety of all road users. The project will provide several inputs on testing and assessing the V2X systems for the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP) in 2025.
The Internet of Trains
Gordon E. Moore, one of the Co-founders of chipmaker Intel, predicted famously that the computing capacity of a microchip would double every two years, in what is now known as Moore’s Law. Despite having faster computers and phones, train passengers have in the past not been able to benefit from a stable internet access on their journey. Here, Martin Frederiksen, Managing Director of Recab UK, explores the technological changes that wi...
University of Birmingham and ARAI on transport research
University of Birmingham and The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) based in Pune, India, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to identify joint research interests in the fields of air quality management, alternative fuels, power train and electric vehicle technology.