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EPSRC Reference: GR/L77690/01
Title: IMI - WIRING HARNESSES: ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS OF LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES (WHEELS)
Principal Investigator: Jennings, Professor P
Other Investigators:
Lever, Mr P Ball, Mr R
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Fegs Ltd Leoni Wiring Systems U K Ltd Rover Ltd
Department: Sch of Engineering
Organisation: University of Warwick
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 06 October 1997 Ends: 05 October 2000 Value (£): 390,102
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Control Engineering Digital Signal Processing
Electric Motor & Drive Systems
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Transport Systems and Vehicles
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Future vehicles will have an increased electronics content. This will raise the importance of electromagnetic immunity and the complexity of the wiring harness. At the same time, with the drive for reduced weight, the vehicle structure will contain more composite materials, reducing the radio frequency screening and adding further complexity to the wiring harness by removing the common ground return path. It is therefore necessary to provide automotive companies and suppliers with the knowledge to consider these issues during product design. this project will have simultaneous numerical and experimental programmes. The numerical work ill statistically quantify the internal electromagnetic environment of a vehicle an convert this data into a measure of immunity performance. The experimental programme will, on a test vehicle and a series of specially designed test jigs, produce validation data for the numerical work and will produce guidelines on joining and bonding techniques and provision of a ground return. Early assessment of these issues is very important in saving cost at later stages in the development of a vehicle. The project will be of immediate benefit to the automotive industry and its supplier base and of wider benefit to any manufacturer of goods containing electrical and electronic systems.
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