Govt supports technology research
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I HE GOVERNMENT is to set up an advanced technology support scheme to small companies engaged in research in die motor industry.
Only companies with fewer than 300 employees will qualify for grants under the scheme which is to be administered by the Motor Industry Research Association. Details are expected to he announced before the end of the year.
Speaking. in London, Ml HA director l)r Cedric Ashley said he welcomes this new opportunity for MIRA to become "a catalyst in technology".
He says that next year will see the completion of M1RA's EMC (Electro-magnetic Compatibility) test chamber which will be "technically the most up to date in Europe". It will be used to test the compatibility of the increasing number of on-board electronic systems being fitted to vehicles.
The chamber is equipped with a two-axis dynamometer and is big enough to accept coaches and complete articulated lorries.
Ashley said: "MIRA's outstanding event of this year is the completion of a low-friction surface test track at the Nuneaton proving ground." This is currently being used for type approval for the new British anti-lock brake system.