In control applications, embedded software and electronics, timers are widely used for events …
The vast majority of vehicles in use nowdays are OBD compliant, which means …
On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) – introduction to the Modes of Operation (Diagnostic Services)
Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is a parameter that reflects the efficiency of …
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC)
In this article we are going to explain the electrical and mechanical parameters …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – components (Continental)
In this article we are going to understand how the engine torque is …
Power vs. Torque
Signal edge detection is a technique widely used in embedded software, model based …
Xcos tutorial – signal edge detection
In this article we are going to go through different system architectures for …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – architectures
In this tutorial we are going to create a Scilab function (algorithm) which …
Scilab, Xcos and Fibonacci
This is the first tutorial in a series, explaining some of the Xcos …
Xcos tutorial – Simple demo
Before starting to convert hexadecimal numbers in decimal number, go through the following …
Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion
Before going through the methodology of converting a decimal number into a hexadecimal …
Decimal to Hexadecimal Conversion
In this article we are going to explore why a battery electric vehicle …
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) – not IF but WHEN?
What drives forward R&D for vehicle and powertrain ? In the automotive industry, …
Key aspects of the current and future automotive industry
This article is the first part from a series of articles / tutorials …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – introduction
Internal magnetic fields are present in all materials but with different intensity. In some …
Modeling and simulation of nonlinear magnetic hysteresis
A simple way to encode a text message is to use the ASCII …
Encoding and decoding text messages with Scilab
The Mean Effective Pressure (MEP) is a theoretical parameter used to measure the …
What is the Mean Effective Pressure (MEP) of an engine ?
In Computer Engineering and in Systems with Microcontrollers areas of interest, performing bit …