Chat with us, powered by LiveChat

Careers | Training | Resource!!!

arrow_back_ios

Main Menu

See All Products See All Knowledge See All Services & Support See All Solutions See All About See All Contact Us See All Demo See All Load cells title
arrow_back_ios

Main Menu

See All Acoustic End-of-Line Test Systems See All DAQ and instruments See All Electroacoustic application See All Software See All Transducers See All Vibration Testing Equipment See All Electroacousticsb - OLD unpublished See All Academy See All Resource Center See All Services See All Support See All Applications See All Industries See All Our Business
arrow_back_ios

Main Menu

See All Actuators See All Combustion Engines See All Durability See All eDrive See All Transmission Gearboxes See All Turbo Charger See All DAQ systems See All High precision and calibration systems See All Industrial electronics See All Power Analyser See All S&V Handheld devices See All S&V Signal conditioner See All Accessories for electroacoustic application See All DAQ See All Drivers API See All nCode - Durability and Fatigue Analysis See All ReliaSoft - Reliability Analysis and Management See All Test Data Management See All Utility See All Vibration Control See All Acoustic See All Current / voltage See All Displacement See All Load cells See All Pressure See All Strain Gauges See All Torque See All Vibration See All Temperature See All LDS Shaker Systems See All Power Amplifiers See All Vibration Controllers See All Accessories for modal exciters See All Test Solutions See All Training Courses See All Primers and Handbooks See All Calibration See All Installation, Maintenance & Repair See All Support Brüel & Kjær See All Acoustics See All Asset & Process Monitoring See All Electric Power See All NVH See All OEM Custom Sensors See All Structural Integrity See All Vibration See All Automotive & Ground Transportation See All Business Ethics
arrow_back_ios

Main Menu

See All CANHEAD See All GenHS See All LAN-XI See All MGCplus See All Optical Interrogators See All QuantumX See All SomatXR See All Fusion-LN See All Accessories for industrial electronics See All Handheld Software See All Accessories for S&V handheld devices See All BK Connect / PULSE See All API See All Microphone sets See All Microphone Cartridges See All Acoustic calibrators See All Special microphones See All Microphone Pre-amplifiers See All Sound Sources See All Accessories for acoustic transducers See All Experimental testing See All Transducer Manufacturing (OEM) See All Accessories for strain gauges See All Non-rotating (calibration) See All Rotating See All CCLD (IEPE) accelerometer See All Charge accelerometer See All Impulse hammers / impedance heads See All Cables See All Accessories See All Calibration Services for Transducers See All Calibration Services for Handheld Instruments See All Calibration Services for Instruments & DAQ See All Resources See All Electroacoustics See All Environmental Noise See All Noise Source Identification See All Product Noise See All Sound Power and Sound Pressure See All Vehicle Pass-by Noise See All Production Testing and Quality Assurance See All Machine Analysis and Diagnostics See All Structural Health Monitoring See All High Voltage See All OEM Sensors for the Agriculture Industry See All OEM Sensors for Robotics and Torque Applications See All Structural Dynamics See All Material Properties Testing

Precise HBM data acquisition makes this classy British limousine even safer

Precise HBM data acquisition makes this classy British limousine even safer HBM's skills continue to help engineers across Ford's Premium Automotive Group as its latest work with Jaguar demonstrates.

Jaguar has chosen HBM's data acquisition (DAQ) system to capture information during safety tests on its range of vehicles. As a global leader in the manufacture of luxury cars, Jaguar invests a great deal of effort into safety research and has a dedicated department at the Jaguar Engineering Centre located at Whitley in Coventry.

To ensure that it had the best DAQ answer possible, Jaguar undertook an exhaustive examination of alternative systems earlier this year. Following that review, Jaguar bought six MGCplus units and catman® software from HBM for its data acquisition needs.

Tests for enhanced safety ...

Jaguar uses the equipment in a wide range of tests to improve car safety. Some tests, such as testing the roof structure and the car's side panels, examine the car's structure and its response in an accident.

Other tests look at the internal structure to ensure that the passengers remain safe. Airbags need to be tested to ensure they operate properly and do not injure passengers during deployment. Internal fittings, such as the dashboard and seats, are tested to ensure they provide proper protection without injuring passengers in an accident.

"The success of the tests depends on the DAQ system, especially since some important events, such as an airbag’s deployment, happen in milliseconds. It is crucial for the test engineers to gather the maximum amount of data for analysis to ensure improved safety. The MGCplus has smart trigger and filter functions to ensure this information is recorded."
(Miles Dadson, Jaguar's Project Engineer Vehicle Safety)

Tests can take up to four weeks to complete and involve examining both individual components and complete vehicles to ensure that Jaguar's customers benefit from very high safety levels. Jaguar uses its MGCplus units in separate racks and connects them to any standard sensor on the test piece by umbilical leads.

... using catman® and MGCplus

An advantage of HBM's equipment is that it allows the test engineers
to synchronously gather data in parallel across a number of different channels. Jaguar's tests use up to 40 channels at sampling rates, with the MGCplus, of up to 19.6 kHz per channel.

"We are really very pleased with the high 24 bit resolution, accuracy and flexibility of the MGCplus and catman® software."
(Miles Dadson)

MGCplus advantage: Flexibility

The modularity of the MGCplus is a great advantage. It can easily be fitted with a wide range of amplifier modules and connection boards that can be configured to meet any DAQ requirements. Jaguar, for example, uses the ML 10 module to amplify DC signals and the ML 78 multi-channel I/O module.
"We also use the ML 70 programmable processor which is critical when testing effective airbag deployment. It is like having a very fast PLC in the equipment."
(Miles Dadson)

catman® advantage: Adaptability

The catman® software can be freely programmed using either pre-defined blocks of code or more experienced users can alter the script to meet their precise needs.

"This is a great advantage and ensures we are fully in control of all aspects of the tests."
(Miles Dadson, on the free progammability of catman®)

Once the data has been gathered, catman® easily exports it to any analysis software, allowing Jaguar to retain its existing analytical programs. Since Jaguar's Vehicle Test and Safety Centre is responsible for testing every vehicle in the Jaguar range this is valuable as it allows Jaguar to compare current test results with those from other models or prototypes.

Related Products

No more result to load

Modern Slavery Statement     Imprint    Cookie Policy    Privacy Policy    Sitemap    Ethical Business

 

© 2025 Hottinger Brüel & Kjær

 

 

close
nCode logo
Graphics Brand

We haved moved ${referer} to www.hbkworld.com

 

This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.

close
ReliaSoft-Logo-webp
Graphics Brand

We haved moved ${referer} to www.hbkworld.com

 

This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.

close
Prenscia HBM-Logo rgb
Graphics Brand

We haved moved ${referer} to www.hbkworld.com

 

This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.

close
HBM-Logo blue rgb
Graphics Brand

We haved moved ${referer} to www.hbkworld.com

 

This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.

close
logo of Brüel & Kjær (BKSV), experts of sound and vibration measurements from HBK
Graphics Brand

We haved moved ${referer} to www.hbkworld.com

 

This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.