POWAY, Calif.—Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., has awarded a contract to Electronic Control Systems, based here, to install a new fire alarm system. ECS, a division of Albireo Energy, ...

This paper (1) describes the history and social background of electronic control of construction equipment, (2) examines the aims of electronic control systems in four main areas: ease of operation, ...

There's no more satisfying feeling for a truck driver than the airbrake knob smacking the palm of your hand at the end of a grueling haul, hearing that "pshhh" of the air system and knowing that ...

ATK's TVECS system is the latest innovation in controls technology to be successfully demonstrated. ATK designed and qualified the digital field programmable gate array (FPGA)–based TVECS hardware and ...

Traction control technology became a mandatory feature on all passenger cars and light trucks in 2012 and the driving community is all the safer for it. Traction control is an electronically ...

Infineon Technologies is expanding its MOTIX 32-bit motor control SoC (system-on-chip) family with new solutions.

The march toward autonomous cars and trucks continues unabated. But for all the splashy headlines of a dynamic, robot-operated future world, the road to safe, reliable and productive autonomous ...

Electrical engineers who want to be involved in the automotive industry should read Understanding Automotive Electronics: An Engineering Perspective, Eighth Edition, authored by William Ribbens. His ...

As you accelerate down the road and use your gas pedal to throttle in the appropriate amount of energy, you expect a smooth implementation from your foot to the motor. The electronic throttle control ...