Engine Development

OBR systems have been used for more than 20 years by several automotive manufacturers during development of new engine technologies and new engine generations.  
In 1995 we worked with an automotive manufacturer, supplying EFI systems for their race engines and in 1999 we supplied the first systems to an automotive manufacturer for engine development and testing.  At that time we had proved to the industry how quickly we could get even advanced engines configured and up and running in a very short time frame.
In 1999 we started supplying our systems to a race engine manufacturer for LMP1 and LMP2 cars.
And in 2003 we started supplying systems to an automotive manufacturer's GT1 and GT3 cars.
For the last 25+ years OBR has been involved in engine development programs with automotive manufacturers for direct injection engines.
This lead to us becoming heavily involved in developing of drive-by-wire throttle control, variable camshaft, boost control, the SENT protocol for analog sensors etc.
Development of both software and hardware has become more and more sophisticated over the years.  V6 and V8 engines having both direct and port fuel injection with 1 or 2 high pressure fuel pumps (Bosch or Hitachi) are part of our standard program. 

In 2017 OBR opened an office in Dearborn Michigan to support 4 engine development programs, working with an automotive manufacturer.

OBR systems have always been very flexible in configuring them for various engine types.  By changing a few flags in software our customers were able to select all important calibration parameters, such as firing angles between cylinders, cylinder numbers, cam and crank trigger patterns etc.
In combination with our self mapping fuel strategy, introduced back in 1995, it has always been easy for us to get a new engine started first time, running in closed loop at target values.  

Our modules have built-in coil drivers for use with both inductive as well as logic controlled coils.  The systems are used by companies developing new ways of generating the igniting spark and its burn pattern for a gasoline engine.

When you opt to bring OBR in as your electronic partner for engine development systems you will have a team of engineers ready to support you.  
We pride ourselves of a very high commitment to our customers and their projects.  OBR has the know how to develop the technology you require, being hardware as well as software control strategies for new engine features - and all at a reasonable cost level.  
Systems today include these features:

- Multiple direct injection pulses
- Split between DI and PFI injections
- Boost control with e-waste gates
- Variable camshaft timing
- Random spark generator
- EGR valves
- Override feature for all settings
- Variable oil displacement
- ASAP3 Ethernet communication
- Inputs for sensors with SENT protocol
- Variable cylinder management
- Honda's VTEC

With OBR's automated engine test procedure you can write your own specification for a test program.  Using the ASAP3 Ethernet you can establish communication between your test cell computer systems and the engine controller.  This way the test cell can request specific ECU settings and the ECU can perform a test optimizing any test parameter, for example torque, speed, pressure and load.

With our in-house access to 13 engine test cells we can assist with engine development, durability testing and emission testing.