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TDK Corporation announces that TDK RF Solutions, a TDK group company and world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of technical solutions for the electromagnetic compatibility testing and antenna measurement industries, has won the IGUS Silver Vector award. The award was given for the novel use of energy chains and e-spools in a test rig for vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) analysis to measure the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). ADAS are technologies that assist drivers with the safe operations of a vehicle using automated technology, such as sensors and cameras, to detect nearby obstacles or driver errors and respond accordingly.

TDK solved the challenge of outdoor roadway testing by emulating a real-world scenario indoors, including equipping the vehicle-under-test with operational ADAS integrated onboard. The vehicle was operated as if it were on an actual roadway with a chassis dynamometer integrated into a turntable, a low-profile cooling system, and fiber optic video monitoring. The entire vehicle test bed was surrounded by a large array of test antennas located on the periphery and used to radiate the entire vehicle over a broad range of frequencies at very high electric field strengths.

Companies worldwide are raising the bar for innovative and sustainable engineering solutions. As a testament to this wave of innovation, this year’s vector award competition consisted of 328 submissions from 37 countries. Aside from TDK RF Solutions’ podium finish, other nominated applications included optical spectrographics for space technology, sustainable technologies for agriculture, and multiple solutions implementing AI and robotics.

“This award once again showcases TDK’s overall commitment to leveraging the synergy between our different engineering groups and incorporating sustainability into our solutions, in this use case – power efficient EMC measurements coupled with automotive ADAS testing,” said Robert Sutton, President, TDK RF Solutions. “Our global technical expertise and diverse engineering design teams have allowed us to become a preferred partner as well as a systems provider for EMC measurement solutions and anechoic materials, research & development, product design, standardization efforts, and test products for the worldwide RF community. We continue to attract tomorrow’s vehicle technologies solutions, today.”

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