Motorola and Continental Sign Agreement to Bring Award-Winning ISAD System to the Automotive Systems Market.NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- Motorola, Inc., and Continental ISAD ISAD Integrated Starter Alternator Damper ISAD International Society of Abortion Doctors ISAD Information Systems Authorization Directory ISAD Istituto Architettura e Design (Italy) (Integrated Starter Alternator alternator: see generator. alternator Source of direct electric current in modern vehicles for ignition, lights, fans, and other uses. The electric power is generated by an alternator mechanically coupled to the engine, with a rotor field coil Damper damp·er n. 1. One that deadens, restrains, or depresses: Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. 2. An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft. ) Electronic Systems GmbH (a subsidiary of Continental AG), announced today that they have signed a development, manufacturing and marketing agreement to accelerate the move toward the next-generation of 42-volt automotive electronic systems. The ISAD system, which won the 1997 German industry Innovation Award, is a new concept in generating and distributing electric energy in the automobile. The modules that will manage the ISAD systems electronics are being developed for Continental ISAD by Motorola's Integrated Electronic Systems Sector and will be based around PowerPC processors General-purpose PowerPC processors IBM/Motorola
Currently, vehicles use two separate systems for starting up and supplying electric power. ISAD integrates starter, alternator and damper functionality into a single electronically managed system. As a result, the system optimizes electric energy utilization and fuel consumption. "Motorola is at the forefront of the move from 12-volt to 42-volt automotive electronic systems and the partnership with Continental ISAD allows us to bring our advanced automotive electronics management capabilities - our DigitalDNA - to this leading 42-volt innovation," said Dave Melka, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola's Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group. "Automobiles with a 42-volt electronic architecture will be smarter, more comfortable and safer, with better performance and better fuel economy. Features that are not practical with 12-volt architecture, such as brake-by-wire and electromagnetic valve trains Valve train The valves and valve-operating mechanism by which an internal combustion engine takes air or fuel-air mixture into the cylinders and discharges combustion products to the exhaust. , will become available." "We expect to announce the signing of a nomination letter for the ISAD system within the next few months, and are projecting that the first cars equipped with this new feature will be in dealer showrooms as early as 2003," said Prof. Dr. Ullrich Masberg, general manager of Continental ISAD. "The global automotive expertise that our two companies bring to this project will ensure that this forward-looking innovation will be available to the consumer as soon as possible," he continued. ISAD Features - Because ISAD starts the engine silently via electromagnetic torque transmission, automatically turns the engine off at zero load, then restarts the engine as soon as the accelerator pedal is pressed, the device optimizes fuel consumption. - As an alternator, ISAD's unique construction allows it to provide large amounts of electric power even at low speeds. - With its electromagnetic damping damping In physics, the restraint of vibratory motion, such as mechanical oscillations, noise, and alternating electric currents, by dissipating energy. Unless a child keeps pumping a swing, the back-and-forth motion decreases; damping by the air's friction opposes the and vibration absorption functionality, ISAD is an alternative to current mechanical damping systems. And, as ISAD is mounted on the engine crankshaft, it can more effectively counteract engine vibration with electronics. Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. electronic solutions, and is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of electronics to the automotive market. Motorola researches, develops and manufactures semiconductors, electronic components, modules and systems, including telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the solutions for the emerging automotive communications market. Sales to the automotive market in 1998 were $3.2 billion. Total Motorola sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. Continental ISAD Electronic Systems GmbH, headquartered in Landsberg am Lech Landsberg am Lech (länts`bĕrk äm lĕkh) or Landsberg, town (1994 pop. 23,810), Bavaria, SW Germany, on the Lech River. Textiles, metal goods, and paper are manufactured. , Germany, belongs to the Hannover-based company Continental AG (sales totaling DM13.2 billion in 1998, 62,400 employees). The world leader in technology and systems manufactures tires, industrial rubber products, and, with its Continental Teves unit, brake systems for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . The company is planning sales in 1999 of just under DM18 billion. |
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