Forum at Testing Expo North America 2009



TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2009

Measurement, Calibration & Test Data Acquisition

10:00

New COTS measurement technologies for data
acquisition and test

National Instruments
Elizabeth B. Smith

10:25

Best practices in the analysis and presentation of the test data from ODS servers with FAMOS

imc DataWorks LLC
Paul Nylander

10:50

Use of INCA as common experiment environment facilitates the move to model-based controls development

ETAS Inc
Tim Foster

11:15

Leveraging the benefits of XCP on Ethernet to provide 10x the performance of CCP on CAN at a reasonable cost

ETAS Inc
Todd R. Collins

11:40

Streamlining testing with ultra-portable NVH measurement equipment

Brüel & Kjaer
David Bogema

12:05

Portable automated driver for road vehicle dynamic testing

SEA Ltd
Gary Heydinger

12:30

Torque Cal: a semi-automated calibration device for rotating torque measurement transducers

HORIBA Instruments Inc
Ken Harris

12:55

Transducer effects on testing accuracy

MTS Systems Corporation
Byron Saari

13:20

EtherCat with MORPHEE 2, D2T's automation system

D2T Inc
Gregory Moirous

13:45

Smart Coil: a smart tool for the development of ignition systems

D2T Inc
Philippe Lacassagne

14:10

KiBox: a new tool for in-vehicle combustion analysis

Kistler Instrumente AG
Thomas Walter

Vehicle Diagnostics in Development, Production & Service

14:35

ISO standards for diagnostic communication with automotive control units

Softing AG
Peter Subke

15:00

Virtual models and measured data fit for vehicle ride studies

MSC.Software
Mike Collingridge

15:25

Effectively using pressure sensors with today's data acquisition systems

Honeywell
Brian Duffy

15:50

Open platform for hardware-in-the-loop testing

National Instruments
Shahab Seidhi

16:15

Comparison of OBD scan-tool diagnostics for vehicles and heavy-duty trucks

Dearborn Group Technology
Greg Potter

16:40

Virtual car models for handling and ride: bridging off- and online simulations

VI-grade
Diego Minen and Patrick McNally



WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2009

Simulation / Hardware in the Loop

11:30

Accelerating the design of embedded control systems for vehicle applications

Maplesoft
Paul Goossens

11:55

The new ASAM HIL API: history, motivation, and results

dSPACE
Santhosh Jogi

12:20

AutomationDesk 3.0: new options for efficient ECU testing

dSPACE Inc
Jace Allen

12:45

HyHIL: new test platform for the development of hybrid vehicles

D2T Inc
Gregory Moirous

13:10

Maximizing test asset re-use across MiL, SiL, and HiL development platforms

ETAS Inc
Pjeter Vuli

13:35

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation for vehicle dynamics applications: a comprehensive look at meeting the testing challenges for today's and tomorrow's vehicles with dSPACE HIL simulators

dSPACE Inc
Jace Allen

14:00

Virtual battery for EV, HEV, and PHEV: a laboratory tool for validation and verification

HORIBA Instruments Inc
SoDuk Lee

14:25

FlexRay: a crash course for engineers

National Instruments
Paul Mandeltort

14:50

Prototyping is rapid again

ETAS Inc
Joachim Loechner

15:15

Low-cost on-target rapid control system development on production ECUs

ETAS Inc
Joachim Loechner and Mike Badalament

15:40

Engine ECU testing for advanced gasoline and diesel applications

dSPACE GmbH
Peter Waeltermann

16:05

Electric machine simulation for hybrid vehicles: requirements, challenges, and solutions in control development and HIL testing

dSPACE Inc
Jace Allen and Shreyas Nagaraj

16:30

The dSPACE simulator EcoLine: addressing the need for high-value low-cost HIL simulation in automotive applications

dSPACE Inc
Vivek Moudgal

16:55

Meeting global market demands on control and calibration development using rapid prototyping

Accurate Technologies
Derrick Gowen

Testbeds & System Integration / Test Automation in Real & Simulated Environments


17:20

ASAM standards help OEMs achieve full test cell automation without changing equipment

A&D Technology Inc
Craig Giraud

17:45

NI LabVIEW: a graphical approach to automating automotive test systems

National Instruments
Jeffrey Phillips

18:10

Virtual dynamometer and transmission durability testing: complete ICE torque reproduction

HORIBA Instruments Inc
Norm Newberger

18:35

Open Platform for real-time testing applications

HORIBA Instruments
John Wilson

19:00

The need for mass interconnect in automotive ATE

Virginia Panel Corporation
Brandon Hylton and Dan Moore



THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2009

Evaluation & Analysis of Test Data / Test & Calibration Data Management

10:00

Comparing custom versus off-the-shelf data management approaches

National Instruments
Jared Aho

10:25

Strategic measurement and simulation data management in today's engineering IT infrastructures

HighQSoft
Hans-Joachim Bothe

10:50

From single desktop to client/server: evolution in data post-processing

AMS GmbH
Bernhard Sünder

11:15

CAN data-loggers: application techniques for getting any data you want

Intrepid Control Systems Inc
Dave Robins

11:40

Using ASAM-CEA for data post-processing: an overview of version 2 of the standard

AMS GmbH
Bernhard Sünder

12:05

Kurtosion

Vibration Research Corporation
Matt Millard

12:30

Tire testing: no lab required

OptimumG
Stefan Kloppenborg