Advint has been chosen by Valeo, a world leading Tier 1 automotive supplier, to provide automatic functional test capability for vehicle climate control systems. These climate control systems offer intelligent heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that enhance individual comfort for vehicle occupants in all circumstances while limiting energy consumption. The HVAC systems contains fans, heat exchangers, actuators, sensors, plastic housings, regulators, etc. Climate control systems require functional test to verify operation compliant with heating/cooling and blower output specifications. Systems are also checked to ensure noise and vibration are minimized consistent with OEM requirements.
Advint was chosen due to its broad experience in test & measurement, system design and software development. The customer needed assistance in documenting current system parameters, integrating new hardware designs and software development for new features. In addition Valeo required integration support to bring existing and new hardware on line.
Valeo's new C170 product line required new vision and data acquisition hardware, controlled by National Instruments (NI) software LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI, under control of NI TestStand test executive. The vision system is responsible for ensuring proper assembly of the climate control system by verifying placement of seals, gaskets, baffles, doors, posts, etc. The data acquisition system ensures proper blower operation, temperature sensor, acoustical properties, and other electrical components.
System operation guides the assembler through the entire production and test sequence with final test being performed in a large sound proof chamber. The hardware platform is a mixture of NI Field point, Vision, ASI Network modules and other ancillary components. The system facilitates increased production for the C170 line with modular software that can be easily maintained while providing a proven oadmap for future production lines.
Advint is a rapidly growing system integrator of automated test systems located in Columbus, OH. The company is an NI Alliance Member, a member of the Teradyne Support Network, and part of the Huntron Integration Service Network. Advint provides hardware/software development and systems integration services in support of the test & measurement, and industrial automation industries.
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