Beiqi Foton: Commercial Vehicle Electronic Technology Pays More Attention to Safety and Reliability

Director of Electric Appliances Center of Beiqi Foton Electric Appliance Center

Gasgoo.com: Please tell us about the application status and trends of automotive electronics in the field of commercial vehicles.

Ye Shukai: From the perspective of commercial vehicles, electronic technologies are more focused on the performance of vehicles, especially in terms of safety and reliability. Users pay more attention to the feelings and experiences that electronic and electrical systems bring to them during driving. In the function and application of the vehicle, the electronic and electrical system is mainly dedicated to ensuring the safe driving of the vehicle, such as the application of functions such as tire pressure control alarm, performance monitoring, and vehicle early warning system.

Gasgoo.com: At present, according to the status quo of the development of electric and electronic systems in the field of commercial vehicles, what are the technical plans of Beiqi Foton? Where is the future research direction?

Ye Shuyu: From a technical perspective, Beiqi Foton has certain advantages in the application of electronic and electrical vehicles. In the past two years, our research has focused on the performance of complete vehicles, such as our heavy-duty vehicles. We emphasize the application of some safety technologies on the chassis. Now our heavy-duty vehicles are equipped with ABS systems, but we hope to provide more in the future. Technology to enhance vehicle safety, including active safety and passive safety. For example, when there is a possibility of rear-end collision or deviation from the lane, there is an active safety warning; when driving at night, or when driving in bad weather with poor visibility, there are night-vision systems that increase the distance of the line of sight. These are our future. The direction of application of technology. As the current technology research and development has become more mature and the cost has been declining, these new technologies have already been applied to the entire vehicle.

In the future, our research will focus on how to better apply these technologies and how to transform and apply new technologies in the future development of new products, including upgrading existing products in these areas, such as chassis air suspension and electronics. Suspension, ABS, ESP, etc., will be properly applied to the vehicle to improve the degree of vehicle configuration, providing users with better performance and safety. In addition, in the future, we will further emphasize information technology in the development of electronic appliances and develop an information platform for vehicle management systems.

Gasgoo.com: Please talk about the application of the vehicle management system in the commercial vehicle field.

Ye Shukai: In commercial vehicles, the GPS vehicle-mounted management system pays more attention to the management of the entire vehicle-mounted information platform, that is, the management and application of information-based positioning systems in commercial vehicles. From the perspective of the commercial and passenger transport functions of commercial vehicles, on the one hand, from the perspective of vehicle management, the GPS vehicle-mounted management system can facilitate the transportation company to manage the fleet and understand the distribution of the vehicles or the condition of the vehicle itself from the information feedback platform. It is also possible to reflect the technical parameters of the vehicle through this system, such as the state of the engine, the technical parameters of the vehicle, the state of the vehicle, and the normal performance of the vehicle. Feedback from this system can improve the monitoring of the vehicle and ensure the normal operation of the vehicle. Operational scheduling and vehicle safety, this kind of monitoring and management of vehicles is very important for commercial vehicles. On the other hand, because commercial vehicles are mainly used for operations, violations occur in the course of operations. The on-board management system can change the system parameters of vehicles through remote management and control, thereby restricting the normal operation of illegal vehicles and preventing the threat of illegal vehicles from becoming public. Traffic safety, but also to ensure the safety of the vehicle's own driving. Therefore, in addition to providing better functions for users, commercial vehicles are more focused on the management of vehicles. Through information platforms, both vehicles and control systems exchange and feedback information to achieve effective management.

Gasgoo.com: At present, what plans does Beiqi Foton have in automotive electronics system research?

Ye Shukai: According to our recent goals, we will gradually apply new technologies in the follow-up development process to meet the needs of our customers and continue to reduce costs while meeting customer needs. But what is certain is that our R&D model has begun to shift from traditional structural design to performance design. We will consider the needs of users more based on the perspective of performance design and allow electronic and electrical systems to ensure the safety of vehicles during driving. reliability.

Gasgoo.com: What do you think is the focus of future research on electronic systems?

Ye Shukai: From the perspective of the future, the most critical thing is safety, environmental protection, and energy saving. Environmental protection is the corporate social responsibility and is an issue that the industry must consider. Although the policies and regulations that limit fuel consumption, energy conservation, and emission reductions will continue to drive the industry's progress, social responsibility requires that we take the initiative to continuously improve the technology to achieve the effect of energy conservation and low consumption before the introduction of laws and regulations. On the one hand, we use electronic control technology to control the consumption of energy and re-apply energy. On the other hand, lightweight is also an eternal problem. We work hard from the aspect of lightweight, that is, automotive electronics. Lightweight module. After the emission standards have been raised to Euro V and Euro VI, they will rely heavily on electronic and electrical technologies in post-processing.

Of course, there are some energy-saving technologies related to electronic appliances, including the management of air conditioning systems and power management systems. From the entire power supply system, extending battery life and reducing fuel consumption during power generation are all energy-saving models. The management of energy is very important. At present, domestic automobile manufacturers do not pay much attention to this issue. From the perspective of reducing consumption, electronic and electrical systems can effectively manage energy and achieve efficient use of energy. For example, controlling the energy efficiency of the compressor, so that it does not do invalid work when it meets the established utility. Similarly, the management of the electrical energy system is the same. During the process of power generation, the power consumption of the engine can be reduced through energy management.

The research focus of future electronic and electrical systems will be to provide better performance, provide stronger technical support from safety and reliability, and energy saving will also be a long-term topic. In terms of energy-saving technologies, automotive electronic and electrical systems The development will focus on module lightweighting and efficient energy management.

( Source: Gasgoo.com )