by Gill Birchmore | Mar 21, 2023 | Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System, Uncategorized
The EVolution Test System has been selected by automotive technology innovator, Protean Electric, to provide further test validation for their pioneering in-wheel motors. The test system will be installed as part of the company’s existing testing & validation...
by Gill Birchmore | Jun 21, 2022 | Automotive, Electric Vehicle, hardware-in-the-loop, Python, Research & Development, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System
Developed by Sheffield-based system integrators, Austin Consultants, The EVolution electric vehicle (EV) test cell control and data acquisition system is a customisable platform for the deterministic real-time testing of components or full EV powertrain. EVolution has...
by Gill Birchmore | May 26, 2022 | Electric Vehicle, Python, Research & Development, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System, Uncategorized
Due to the understandable need for confidentiality, the number of projects we are able to share is limited. However, thanks to the super team at The Vehicle Energy Facility, a state-of-the-art hybrid powertrain research facility, at WMG, part of The University of...
by Gill Birchmore | Dec 15, 2021 | Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Events, hardware-in-the-loop, Python, Research & Development, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System, The Austin Team
The long and ever-changing list of requirements for an optimised test system makes it increasingly challenging for organisations to identify the right solution to suit their needs. Stakeholders must make critical technology decisions that will ultimately define...
by Gill Birchmore | May 21, 2021 | The Austin Team, Uncategorized
Austin Consultants are delighted to have been approved to use the Made in Sheffield mark, one of the world’s great brands, internationally recognised as a mark of origin and quality on the city’s manufactured products. The Made in Sheffield mark is an...
by Gill Birchmore | Jan 14, 2021 | Automotive, Electric Vehicle, hardware-in-the-loop, Research & Development, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System
The rapidly changing demands of today’s EV testing environment are creating more and more complexities around choosing the right test system solution to meet your organisation’s needs. And with the UK government having recently moved forward the ban on fossil fuel...
by Gill Birchmore | Jan 11, 2021 | The Austin Team
We are delighted to welcome our new Business Development Manager Juri De Rooster to the Austin Consultants Team. Juri has over a decade of sales leadership experience within the engineering and technology industry, working In Europe, North American and Asia. Having...
by Gill Birchmore | Oct 23, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Certified LabVIEW Embedded Developer, Cyber Essentials Plus, Data Science, Research & Development, Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition System
Increasingly high-speed data sampling and feedback rates, high fidelity synchronisation, increased power demands, exponentially increasing volumes of data, and the increasing number of safety factors, means data security and integrity have never been more important....
by Gill Birchmore | Mar 25, 2020 | LabVIEW Tips, National Instruments, Uncategorized
If you’re having a problem with a module throwing an error when it performs a certain action, consider adding a ‘pause on error’ as an alternative to a breakpoint. Sometimes it can be difficult to establish which action is causing the problem and for timing critical...