Dynamometer Testing Under Computer Control

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Louis S., author.

Conference Name:

1968 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition (1968-01-08 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1968

Summary:

The Dynamometer Laboratories of the Ford Motor Company installed a digital computer to automatically control tests; acquire, convert and store instrument data; monitor, alarm and initiate corrective action; and compute, and produce test results as punched cards, formated reports, and machine plotted graphs.The evolution of this application; the selection and implementation of a suitable system; the development of hardware and software features; and the technical and economic evaluation aspects are discussed.The system has been on-line since September, 1966, and has been performing engine and transmission tests under computer control. Examples of the resultant reports and graphs are presented

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

680131

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license