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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Damian J. Tedone, Southgate, MI (US);
John Raymond Schultz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Anthony Tascillo, Canton, MI (US);
Norman Hiam Opolsky, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for powertrain testing of a powertrain under load using a computer network includes a plurality of computer nodes for monitoring and adjustably controlling the powertrain and applied load for acquiring powertrain data relating to powertrain performance. A shared memory is connected to the plurality of computer nodes for receiving in real time the powertrain data generated by each of the plurality of computer nodes. An integrating computer node is connected to the shared memory for receiving in real time powertrain data and is arranged to send different commands to the plurality of computer nodes as part of a powertrain testing process. Further, the present invention allows for the powertrain testing of a powertrain in deterministic real time to develop the powertrain, as well as create a powertrain calibration.