Patent ID: 6330587
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A computer network for testing of a powertrain under load comprising:a plurality of computer nodes for monitoring and adjustably controlling the powertrain and the load for acquiring powertrain performance data generated by the powertrain;a shared memory connected to said plurality of computer nodes for receiving in real time the data acquired by each of the plurality of nodes, the shared memory having a configurable memory area; andan integrating computer node connected to the shared memory for retrieving in real time all of the data stored in the shared memory, and for sending commands to the shared memory to control the operation of the plurality of computer nodes, wherein the integrating computer node is responsive to computer executable instructions to integrate in real time all of the data stored in the shared memory, and computer executable instructions in the form of a tester program for conducting powertrain testing, wherein the integrating computer node is further responsive to computer executable instructions in the form of:a tester process;an application program interface for allowing the tester program to interact with the tester process; anda shared memory driver, wherein the tester process is arranged to facilitate use of the shared memory by the tester program.