Sam Davis Power Electronics Part 1 Autonomous Cars Klaus Bischoff, Volkswagen’s designer-in-chief, has very clear ideas about how lighting in the future will impact autonomous driving. Bischoff says, “The lighting of the future will ...
Sam Davis Power Electronics In the coming years, a vehicle’s lights will serve to improve safety as well as offer a means of communication and interaction “We’re working hard to improve safety in night driving situations,” ...
By Masayuki Nakagawa, Maxim Integrated Application Note 5346 Abstract: This article discusses the requirements and design considerations for automotive applications, including those for engine control, infotainment, and body electronics. It also ...
Lux Review Europe The inventor of the blue LED, Dr Shuji Nakamura, says laser diodes are the future of lighting and have compelling advantages over LED. Dr Shuji Nakamura speaking about LED and laser technology at the LuxLive exhibition in London. ...
By Mark Scholten, ON Semiconductor EDN Must reads In order to curb fuel consumption, many automobile makers are implementing the “Start/Stop” function into their next generation of vehicles and significant numbers of such vehicles are ...
By Graham Prophet EDN-Europe Researchers from one of Europe’s largest e-mobility projects have successfully realised a fully-integrated electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths in the permanent magnet synchronous ...
Michael Dunn EDN I'm not into cars to such an extent that I have an OBD-II analyzer in my toolkit. But when I discovered Chinese sources for $9-$20 USB Bluetooth adapters, I couldn't say no. Actually, my search for OBD capability was inspired by a ...
Rick Demeis EDN Engineers sometimes get assignments that are not only challenging learning experiences but also just plain fun. That scenario happened when John Scott- Thomas, UBM TechInsights’ product-marketing manager, and Al Steier, Munro ...
Ronak Desai, Cypress Semiconductors This article explores design techniques and challenges for implementing an electronic bike (E-Bike) built using a microcontroller or Programmable System on Chip (PSoC). Current E-Bike systems use a ...
Stephen Evanczuk, Electronic Products Digi-Key A tire-pressure-monitoring system (TPMS) provides early warning of abnormal tire pressure or failure. Used separately or in conjunction with other vehicle electronic systems, a TPMS serves an essential ...