BMW 5 gets eight antennas.The new BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. 5-Series has launched in Europe; it will be available in the U.S. soon. In keeping with its advanced nature, there is an interesting antenna system in the 5 that's being provided by Hirschmann Electronics GmbH & Co. (Neckartenzlingen, Germany; www.hirschmann.com]. It is both comprehensive in its functionality and easy to handle in the assembly shop. The system is mounted on the backlight back·light n. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights . There are eight antennas in the glass that are attached to what's called the "diversify module." The module is held in a mounting device and glued onto the glass. As it is a flexible PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. , if actually conforms to the curvature. The module not only handles AM, FM, and TV signals (it uses four antennas for FM and selects the strongest signal from the four], but it is also used for central locking central locking Noun a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle are locked automatically when the driver's door is locked manually and the remote parking heater function. If addition to which, it has a self-diagnostic function for performance monitoring. |
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