McLAREN Applied Technologies
Technology is the lifeblood of the McLaren Group. It drives our motorsport and automotive success, which in turn creates an infrastructure geared to further innovation. As part of the Group, McLaren Applied Technologies is uniquely positioned to capitalise on progress made within the broader business.
- +44 (0)1483 261 400
- sales@mclaren.com
- McLaren Technology Centre
Chertsey Road
Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH
United Kingdom
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Thermocouple
This sensor uses a K-type Chromel/Alumel thermocouple and is intended for use in high-temperature, high-vibration environments. Control units and data loggers support K-type thermocouples. The sensor is short and compact to minimise its susceptibility to vibration.
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Interface Units
intelligent, microprocessor controlled, data acquisition and lambda measurement unit for up to 6 wide band UEGO sensors. It is based on the sensor node and can be used as part of the DATA
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CDI Ignition Coil
An on-plug coil for use with Capacitive Discharge Ignition (CDI). Design and manufacture is in-house, so we can make the coil to suit your specific application. The information given here is for a typical coil. Many of the parameters can be tailored to a particular installation.
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Temperature Sensors
The infrared sensor measures temperature at a distance without contacting the target. The integrated infrared module senses the thermal radiation emitted by objects on a 16 x 4 array of sensing points, for measuring the temperature distribution across a surface. These 64 measurement pixels are transmitted via CAN to the host controller or data logging device. The sensor is available in both 35 and 60 field of view options to suit a variety of installations. A software package is provided for viewing live temperature data from the array.
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Pressure Sensors
The output voltage of this sensor changes with absolute pressure. An internal amplifier creates a single-ended, amplified output in the 0 to 5 Volt range, so the sensor can be connected directly to most control units. The body and diaphragm are impervious to chemical attack by standard motorsport fluids.
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Linear Hall Sensor
The output of a hall effect sensor is a voltage which changes in proportion to the shaft extension. A constant voltage is required across the supply and ground wires of the sensor. The sensor consists of a Hall Effect element, and a shaft which houses a magnet. When the position of the sensor changes relative to the shaft, the change in magnetic field in the sensor results in a change in output voltage.
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Calibration Software
System Monitor is a software package for configuring and tuning automotive control systems. It has built-in support for motor sport systems and can be tailored to support third party control units.System Monitor not only allows you to tune data for your program versions, but also manages those versions on disk, allowing them to be located quickly for programming or modification
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Pressure Sensors
The output voltage changes with the absolute pressure applied to the pressure port. The gain, offset and thermal drift of the pressure sensor is digitally compensated to minimise errors and to create a single-ended, amplified output in the 0 to 5 Volt range.
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Accelerometers
The unit is based on micro machined MEMS technology. The unit contains a 35g sensing element. The element is scaled to optimise the resolution to suit the g range of interest. An internal amplifier provides an output between 0 and 5 volts. The on board microcontroller and temperature sensor are used for offset drift compensation. This unit can be re-calibrated at the factory.
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Data Loggers
The unit can acquire data from on-board interfaces at rates of up to 10 kilosamples per second, and from remote units via communications links. A high-performance on-board PowerPC microprocessor offering over 1000MIPS processing power hosts customer applications for real-time data analysis. Application code may be autocoded using our Graphical Development Environment (GDE) from Matlab/Simulink control modules. Data is logged to 2GB of on-board Flash memory and downloaded for analysis via a Gigabit Ethernet network connection.
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Thermal Camera
The thermal camera allows real-time thermography with 100Hz frame rate via USB 2.0 interface. The camera is lightweight, compact and rugged (IP65). Measurement ranges of -20C to 100C, 0C to 250C, or 150C to 900C are selectable in software. Interchangeable lenses are available with 6x5, 23x17, 48x31 and 72x52 field of view.
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Temperature Sensors
Temperature sensors have a well-defined relationship between electrical resistance and temperature, allowing them to measure temperature precisely. The sensor body is made of a thermally conductive material and is as small as possible to produce a rugged device which gives an accurate measurement of temperature with a fast response.
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Tyre Pressure and Infra-Red Sensors
The system consists of a powered pressure and temperature sensor with transmitter fitted to a wheel rim. This sends pressure and temperature data over an RF link to a compact receiver on the car. Sampling rates increase automatically when either a change in pressure is detected or when wheel inertia is detected. The system stops transmitting below a threshold pressure to preserve battery life. The receiver sends data to the car control via CAN.
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Sport Sensor Range
DHE (Differential Hall Effect) sensors give an output when subjected to a changing magnetic field. The field is set up by a magnet inside the sensor body and changes when ferromagnetic teeth are passed beneath the sensor (no magnets are required in the target). To improve noise resistance, the sensor has two Hall effect elements and only responds to changes in magnetic field strength corresponding to tooth passing frequencies above 15Hz. As each tooth passes the sensor, the digital state of the output changes
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Microwave Transmitter
LTX-310B
LTX-310B is a self-contained microwave transmitter for use with the LRX-310B receiver. The output is pulse modulated to identify one of 36 channels arranged in six groups of six. The group is set at the factory and you can select one of the six channels in that group from an external rotary switch.
