>-----Original Message----- >From: Peter Conboy [mailto:peter.con...@piresearch.co.uk] >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 1:50 AM >To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' >Subject: Racing Car EMC > > > >Anyone out there got an opinion on what standards should be >applied for the >electronics fitted to racing cars - F1, CART, IRL etc.????? > >Because of the environment, the need for absolute reliability, and the >safety critical application (e.g. throttle, clutch, steering, chassis >control) we take things seriously, but do not actually "CE" or >"e" mark. The >tests I do generally cover "e" and exceed most standards as >actually I try >and "break" the box rather than just go to the standards limit. > >I am having a bit of a debate inside my company, because >95/54/EC refers to >only vehicles on rhe road, and racing cars are "off road" and therfore >implies "CE" as a catch all This to me is wrong as patently >its a vehicle, >"CE" may be broader on the immunities, but is less severe on >the radiated >stuff. Given the self contained nature of the car, it is the radiated >immunities I feel I should be most concerned with once I'm sure engine >sourced interferences have been dealt with. > >Also CE and "e" are EU, whats the legal U.S. position? - I >stress legal >because the teams themselves don't care. > >Thanks > >Peter >
Peter: What kind of an RF environment does a race car experience? There's an audio link to the driver, a telemetry link for structural data, and possibly a video link for a car camera. And then all the similar links for the other cars. Does the car see any special exposures on the course (Doppler radar?) or in the pits (noisy service tools)? And, are there any unusual operational conditions, like running without a battery (saves weight, more ripple) or operation of heavy actuators or solenoids? Regards, Ed Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
