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1. SPARK ANGLE MEASURING SYSTEM

2. CLOCK AND WATCHES TESTING SYSTEM

3. ELR SPRING FORCE AND PENDULUM TESTING SYSTEM

4. ELR ENDURANCE TESTING SYSTEM

5. G-LOCK TESTING SYSTEM

6. BLDC DRIVES

7.TEST BED MONITORING SYSTEM

8. DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY SYSTEM

9. MOTOR TESTING SYSTEM  ________________________________________________________________

1. SPARK ANGLE MEASURING SYSTEM

This is a Universal Type Testing system for Two-wheeler manufacturing companies in Automobile sector. It is used to check the timings of the spark generated in the petrol ignition systems. Different types of Ignition systems like Fly Wheel Magneto (FWM), Capacitor Discharge Ignition (CDI)  etc., can be tested in the production line. Complete automatic testing with PASS/FAIL control is incorporated in the system.

  • Mixed signal processor based solution
  • Universal type design to adapt a series of products
  • Maximum 12000 RPM
  • +/- 0.5 Degree accuracy of spark angle measurement
  •  Expandable to waveform capturing and signal analysis

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2. CLOCK AND WATCHES TESTING SYSTEM  

A custom built system designed to test the analog car clocks of International brand. The system measures parameters like no-load/load current, master clock frequency, time-rate (TR), accelerated mode current, response time and performance under variable battery voltage conditions. The system employs digital tuning techniques to achieve minimum time rate for factory-set conditions. It differentiates lighting sources of the assembly through their color discrimination during automatic testing process.

  • PC based solution
  • National Instruments DAQ series hardware
  • Lab View based application software
  • Multiple units testing capability
  • Import substitutes
  • Networked testing system for production plant

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3. ELR SPRING FORCE AND PENDULUM TESTING SYSTEM
 
 

Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR), a critical life saving component in automobile industry is tested for the correct performance characteristics. It is a PC based testing solution constructed using National Instruments products. Used to check the spring characteristics of the webbing spindle and the impact force response and the webbing strength. It is a dual function system covering two test stations. Supported by Lab View based applications, it is a user-friendly menu-driven system with many features.

  • Motor control with different speeds
  • Hysteresis plotting of speed characteristics
  • Supports three modes of testing configuration as per ECE-16 regulations
  • Impact force recording feature
  • Lab View based NI solution for testing

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4. ELR ENDURANCE TESTING SYSTEM  

It is an Endurance testing system used to ascertain the reliability of the ELR units manufactured in the production line. ELR is used as a life saving device in automotive vehicles. It employs a variable speed drive motor and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). It is a PLC based solution designed using Siemens Pro-tool system software and Simatic S-700 series PLC hard wares. It is a multiple ELR (6 units at a time) testing system. It automatically checks and records the locking feature of the ELR assembly.

  • Siemens PLC application
  • Pro-tool supported PC based monitoring
  • Multi units testing feature
  • SQL based database support
  • Automatic fault and built-in diagnostic reporting 

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5. G-LOCK TESTING SYSTEM 

It is one of the critical testing system for ELR assemblies. The locking feature of the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) is tested under simulated conditions. Webbing pay-out and locking feature are tested using the critical machine. It is a PC based solution for measurement and testing but the test sequence is controlled by Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). It measures the acceleration of the simulated mechanical carriage movement, webbing pay-out by displacement sensor. The testing system is synchronized with the control system using hardware triggering signal.

  • Acceleration measurement - 0 to 5 G level
  • 100 mm precision displacement measurement
  • Automatic locking sense
  • Waveform capturing and analysis
  • NI Lab View and Siemens Simatic S-700 supported

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6. BLDC DRIVES

Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives is an advanced technology solution for variable speed DC motors. It is a DSP based product employing complete solid state power switching techniques. The Classical commutator for DC motors is eliminated by electronic commutating circuit. The commutation timing, start-up sequence, firing MOSFET switches, protection of power devices, measurement of critical parameters, handling of speed control loop and online reporting with diagnostic through serial port or handled by a powerful hybrid type DSP chip from Motorola. The product is developed for aero-space applications of US Federal Government.

  • Motorola DSP based solution
  • Up to 12000 RPM
  • 20 ampere switching load current
  • Electronic commutator circuit
  • Universal design for variable rating

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7.TEST BED MONITORING SYSTEM  

It is a multi-channel fast data acquisition system specifically engineered for gas turbines test bed. It is a in house  micro-processor based development solution for parallel operation. 500 channels each with 100 K samples/second are scanned and stored for offline analysis. Parameters like vibration, speed, noise, temperature etc., are measured and logged in PC. The sensor interfaces consists of signal conditioning, excitation supply, programmable gain amplifier and signal isolation etc.

  • Fast data acquisition
  • Parallel processing
  • PC system as a operator console
  • RS 485 communication network
  • Mod-bus protocol

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8. DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY SYSTEM

It is a distributed data display system specifically designed and supplied for indicating remotely measured parameters received via telemetry system. A total of about 64 monitoring laboratories are interconnected via RS 485 network. The telemetry receiver station addresses the data according to the respective destinations. Each unit is a microcontroller standalone indicating instrument with LED display and keyboard with simple operation menu. In addition to the remote data each unit can be configured to measure and display the local parameters like temperature, pressure, load current and binary status etc.

  • Distributed configuration with 64 stations
  • Microprocessor based solutions
  • User programmable functions
  • Open end network for expansion
  • RS 485 network with Mod-bus protocol

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9. MOTOR TESTING SYSTEM 

It is a PC based measuring application to test motor characteristics. It is a universal design with necessary sensors and interfaces to measure the parameters like speed, load current, waveform, peak current, battery voltages etc. A menu driven operating procedure is supported to operate the entire tests through the keyboard of the system. The data is acquired with trigger input of the system and logged for offline analysis. The current signals acquired are plotted to get the actual switching characteristics of the load current. Many DC motors operating using batteries in automobile industry are being tested using this machine.

  • PC based testing solution with NI hardware
  • Motor characteristic waveform capturing
  • Speed measurement
  • Multiple graphics display
  • Automatic test report generation

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