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6 unusual facts about Écu


Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

According to SmithKline Beecham lobbyist Simon Gentry, the company allocated 30 million ECU from the start for a pro-Directive campaign.

Écu

The fact that the coin's name was the same as ECU, the abbreviation of the European Currency Unit, may have assisted the ECU's adoption by France despite its being an acronym of English words.

It is again named after the shield on the obverse, which now has a crown above it and the modern coat of arms of the kings of France with three fleur-de-lis.

Portable emissions measurement system

On the other hand, fleet emissions deduced from laboratory measurements can be subject to significant inaccuracies if the selected engines and operating conditions were not representative of the fleet, or if deliberate anomalies (i.e., dual mapping of the ECU) were not demonstrated during laboratory testing.

Also, PEMS testing identified several engine “anomalies” where fuel-specific NOx emissions were two to three times higher than expected during some modes of operation, suggesting deliberate alterations of the engine control unit (ECU) settings.

SsangYong Kyron

The new third generation ECU is operating on 32-bit platform rather than the 16-bit found on the previous 2 generations of commonrail technology.


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.au

For example Edith Cowan University in Western Australia has a domain of ecu.edu.au rather than ecu.wa.edu.au, Monash University in Victoria uses monash.edu.au rather than monash.vic.edu.au.

2012 British Superbike Championship season

All bikes had to run a standard ECU (Electronics control unit), and the ECU did not include electronics such as traction control and launch control.

CANape

Measured data internal to the ECU, e.g. intermediate results of a computational function, can be accessed via the ECU’s standard interfaces (CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet) via proprietary hardware interfaces.

Chip tuning

Chip tuning refers to changing or modifying an erasable programmable read only memory chip in an automobile's or other vehicle's electronic control unit (ECU) to achieve superior performance, whether it be more power, cleaner emissions, or better Fuel efficiency.

Engine coolant temperature sensor

The readings from this sensor are then fed back to the Engine control unit (ECU).

Formula Rolon

Notable race modifications from the passenger car engine include a re-chipped ECU supplied by GM India, K&N Air filter and tuned Free flow Exhaust pipes while the Head, Block and Camshaft remained the same as in Stock.

Lucas 14CUX

The engine control unit (ECU) of the 14CUX system is run by a Motorola MC6803U4 8-bit microprocessor, which is an uncommon variant of the otherwise ubiquitous 6803.

The 14CUX is capable of storing diagnostic trouble codes in a 32-byte segment of its internal memory that is maintained (even while vehicle ignition is off) by applying 5VDC (regulated down from 12VDC from the vehicle's battery.) Because of this maintainer voltage, the ECU is always drawing a small amount of current.

Mazda MX-3

Swapping of the 4-cylinder RS engines can be slightly more complicated than the V6 GS mainly due to ECU, wiring harness, and MAF combinations as well as motor mounts.

McLaren Electronic Systems

Also they have provided for the IndyCar Series since 2012 who replacing Motorola as ECU supplier and this module was the basis for the NASCAR unit.

Reggie Branch

Reggie's cousin, Tony Collins, was also an ECU running back, along with eventual Washington Redskins teammates Kelvin Bryant and Earnest Byner.

Sylvia Bourdon

Bourdon later sued the European Union over its decision to call the single currency the Euro instead of the Ecu, the name inscribed in the Maastricht treaty.

The LIFE Programme

Projects financed included a programme for return of large migratory species such as salmon to the Rhine, which received nearly ECU 5 million, and re-colonisation of eelgrass in shallow coastal waters around Denmark (EU funding of ECU 252,500).

Toyota VZ engine

The family introduced many changes for Toyota, including various EFI, ECU, and engine improvements from generation to generation.


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