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Product Solutions for the Automotive Industry using MATLAB and Simulink

PostBrake is a MATLAB toolbox used to analyze data taken from noise tests of vehicle brakes. These tests are performed to measure the noise and vibration properties of brakes. With the interactive user interface, it is possible to analyze the data systematically and to find correlations between ambient conditions and noise emissions of the brake. PostBrake is independent of the test equipment and can process a wide variety of data formats. PostBrake is designed for NVH engineers, brake designers, and operators of vehicle test rigs.
Abendroth Solutions, +49(0)7144-18315,
www.ab-solut.com

sVIEW is a data analysis and visualization program built in MATLAB that is optimized for multi-channel signal analysis in NVH applications. sVIEW provides a comprehensive set of import, analysis, editing, and visualization capabilities combined with a user friendly point-and-click interface. The end users are typically noise and vibration engineers and technicians in the automotive industry.
Simulation Techniques, Inc., 248-539-3898,
www.simulationtechniques.com

VISION is a universal vehicle/ECU calibration and data acquisition system. It is specifically designed to help development engineers working in the vehicle (or dynamometer installation) to optimize and calibrate complex control strategies running on the most advanced automotive micro-controllers. VISION is an ActiveX Automation Controller and can open sessions of MATLAB within the VISION scripting environment. Users can run complicated models, analysis procedures, and M-files with MATLAB and share the results with VISION.
Accurate Technologies Inc., 248-848-9200,
www.accuratetechnologies.com

Pi AutoSim is a powerful bench-top simulator, which enables the testing of automotive electronic control units (ECUs) in a true hardware-in-the-loop environment. The Pi AutoSim Simulink Model Development Kit provides the supporting libraries that allow compiled Simulink models to execute in the Pi AutoSim environment with real time scheduling, access to model variables, and the ability to drive the I/O system hardware as needed.
Pi Technology, +44(0)1223-441434,
www.pitechnology.com

Adapt-SIM is a hardware and software system that allows dynamic vehicle behavior to be simulated in an engine/powertrain test cell. It combines the automation system Adapt-DAC with MATLAB and Simulink so that users can generate their own models. Adapt-SIM enables users to pretune engine ECUs or to perform calibration work in dynamic engine test cells instead of using expensive chassis rolls.
FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, +49 0241-5689-141,
www.fev.com

CarSim is a software package for simulating and analyzing the behavior of cars and light trucks on 3-D ground and road surfaces in response to driver inputs such as steering, throttling, shifting, and braking. The CarSim environment is coordinated with Simulink, allowing users to add controllers and subsystems models to the CarSim vehicle model. Real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulation is also offered in conjunction with the RT-LAB system from Opal-RT. TruckSim provides similar capabilities for heavy trucks and combination vehicles.
Mechanical Simulation Corporation, 734-668-2930,
www.trucksim.com

EngineSim 1.1 is a MATLAB/Simulink spark-ignition engine model designed for control system engineers. The model simulates a naturally aspirated, sequential port-fuel-injected, gasoline engine.
Simcar.com, 847-869-2023,

INCA (INtegrated Calibration and Application tools) is a family of application systems that supports the essential tasks during the development/application of an automotive ECU with a standard interface. INCA allows on-line adaptation,
optimization, and measurement of electronic control unit contents, including calibration of control and regulation parameters such as characteristic values, curves, and maps in the running process. With an interface to MATLAB, INCA users can control experiments from within MATLAB as well as access all measurement and calibration elements.
ETAS, Inc., 734-997-9393,
www.etasinc.com

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