http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2014/4/4/we-viewed-the-vue2c-an-electric-car-concept.aspx We Viewed the VUE, an Electric Car Concept 4/4/2014 by Darleen Hartley
[images http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Smartcar%20side_689.jpg http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Smart%20Car%20controller_689.jpg http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Vue%20camera_689.jpg Teledyne Dalsa cameras incorporate CMOS technology for high speed, high resolution imaging http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Vue%20driver_689.jpg The Driver’s Vue … uh View http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Vue%20silverbox_689.jpg Components are neatly packaged in the rear of the car http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2014_4_4/We-Viewed-the-VUE2c-an-Electric-Car-Concept/Vue%20Alexandre%20Imbeault_689.jpg Alexandre Imbeault, a university student on the VUE project, was showing their project off at CES 2014 ] The VUE (Vehicle Urbain Electrique) came to CES from the French Province of Quebec, Canada. It is the result of collaboration between the software company Elektrobit (EB) and senior students at the Universite de Sherbrooke. The students took a wrecked 2006 Smart Fortwo Coupe and switched the thermal engine powertrain to an electrical powertrain. They basically gutted its working parts and replaced its inners with electric-car-oriented equipment. EB was instrumental in the process. The company offers an extensive range of standard software products and professional tools that support the whole process of in-car software development. Elektrobit gave the university a license to develop the interface. Eleven undergraduate students from electrical and computer engineering participated. They integrated intuitive human machine interface (HMI) systems into the car. The car includes obstacle and road-sign detection systems facilitated by a dash mounted camera from Teledyne Dalsa of Waterloo, Canada. VUE comes with custom built propulsion and battery management systems. The car has a fully digital instrument cluster, and vehicle diagnostic display. The HMIs include information from the car’s radar system which provides information for the driver. The infotainment system is based on the QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating system a true microkernel operating system. QNX promises that virtually any component can fail — and be automatically restarted — without affecting other components or the kernel. Their graphics technology allows images from video, OpenGL ES, HTML5, and Qt 5 on a single display. Jin Xu of QNX said: “The VUE project car offers a preview of what is possible in terms of autonomous driving and connectivity and demonstrates the value of supporting educational programs with state-of-the-art software tools. We are proud to support them with QNX OS technology, tools, and training.“ The car contains two electric motors and a 12 volt battery to power the accessories. The vehicle weighs 1,741 pounds, has a 77 inch wheelbase, 98.4 inches in overall length, and is 56.6 inches wide. The lightweight, small vehicle lends itself to electric mobility with a 45km range in city driving. VUE had several sponsors based around the world. B3CG Interconnect, outside Montreal Canada and Plattsburgh, New York, manufactures cable, harnesses and electrical mechanical assembly; Phoenix Connect, based in Bloomberg, Germany prides itself on design solutions for the future using trend-setting connection and automation technology. They are active in the field of renewable energies in infrastructure or for complex device connection. Elektrobit is based in Finland. Future goals are to include voice controls via EB GUIDE Speech Target Framework and EB Navigation integration. [© 2014 Bright Side Of News] ... http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1285267/canadian-university-displays-new-urban-electric-vehicle-at-ces Canadian University Displays New Urban Electric Vehicle at CES January 2, 2014 ... http://www.elektrobit.com/index.php?id=4118&locate=201401%2F1753067 Elektrobit (EB) partners with Canadian university on urban vehicle project January 07, 2014 ... http://mecano.gme.usherbrooke.ca/~vue/en/project.html Projet VUE aims to innovate in urban transportation For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Petaling Jaya mayor> 'MBPJ’s EVSE is free until further notice' EVLN: Cadillac Recalls 2014 ELR=Plug-In-Hybrid EVLN: Australia's first solar electric sports hybrid @SwinburneU EVLN: GM compact may come in both pih & EV versions, similar to the i3 EVLN: GE sez not enough expensive platinum for fcvs to go mainstream + EVLN: Solar-electric boats in Venice.it {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Elektrobit-SherbrookeU-students-VUE-Smart-conversion-EV-CES-tp4668820.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
