The Autonomous System
The car is shipped to a test track, where the test is carried out. The ADAQ system tranfers data to the headquarters daily, so the analysts can check and analyze the data. The system is started up, when the vehicle is turned on. It performs the following steps:
1. Boot up the catman software
2. Initiate data storage while the vehicle is on the road
3. Stop recording once the car is back at the circuit pit
The system reports irregularities to the analysts to enable them to take further action. The ADAQ is designed to warn the driver when an error occurs.
Together with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, SEAT has developed a system for an Autonomous Data AcQuisition process, also called ADAQ. It is comprised of QuantumX DAQ modules, catman software and an electronic circuit that guarantees both the power supply for all devices and the vehicle-pilot interaction. The following DAQ systems and sensors were used: the QuantumX MX840B universal module, the MX1615B strain gauge module and one CX22B-W datarecorder, thermocouples, accelerometers, strain gauge bridges, displacement sensors, and, in addition, 14 CAN channels and GPS. Due to the wide range of conditions in which the vehicle is likely to be tested, the QuantumX equipment was securely mounted in the vehicle.