Delphi Showcases Innovation at Mid-America Truck Show

Latest CV technology to be highlighted at annual show

TROY, Mich., March 22 -- Delphi Corp. will display its latest technology for commercial vehicles at this week's Mid- America Trucking Show held in Louisville, Ky.

"Mid-America is one of the most exciting truck shows of the year," said Steve Hartwig, North American director of commercial vehicles for Delphi. "We will highlight our full-range of truck technology including safety, entertainment, productivity and performance products for an audience of OEM customers, drivers, fleet owners and owner operators."

The show gives Delphi the opportunity to showcase its skill at leveraging automotive technologies and developing products specifically for the commercial vehicle market. These technologies will be on display at Delphi's stand located in booth #2123 during Mid-America, which will be held March 25-27 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center.

  Delphi products to be on display during the show include:

  Vehicle-Based Satellite Entertainment Systems

Delphi is developing a new antenna system that tracks a geo-stationary satellite from a moving vehicle allowing passengers to receive satellite television without a traditional satellite dish being attached to the top of the vehicle.

The antenna is compact and can be fully integrated into the roof of the vehicle, without affecting the styling, headroom, safety or aerodynamics of a truck. It is fully steerable in both horizontal plane and elevation to consistently track a satellite as the vehicle changes direction and attitude.

Satellite-Ready Heavy Duty Radios

Delphi's satellite radios offer satellite-provided digital-quality radio programming coast to coast and are compatible with both XM Satellite Radio or Sirius Satellite Radio broadcasts.

The radios are built to rugged specifications and can withstand the harsh environment of a commercial vehicle. They are easy to install and use and meet the J1455 reliability standard.

Freedom AGM Heavy Duty Battery

With a lifetime of up to twice that of traditional batteries, Delphi's Freedom AGM battery is vibration resistant, corrosion protected, high- temperature suited and backed by a 36-month warranty.

Delphi's absorbent glass mat (AGM) absorbs any free liquid into the glass mat creating a leak-proof, spill-proof battery.

Forewarn Side Alert and Back-Up Aid

Delphi is helping to eliminate a truck driver's blind spots with its family of Forewarn products. Both Side Alert and Back-Up Aid help alert a driver to obstacles next to or behind a vehicle.

Side Alert uses radar or infrared sensors to detect a vehicle in an adjacent lane during a lane change. If there is a vehicle in the lane and the driver uses their turn signal to indicate a lane change an audible or visual warning will be issued. The system is operable in virtually all weather conditions and light levels.

Back-Up Aid helps drivers detect pedestrians, obstacles and other vehicles located behind their truck. The system also helps with tight parking situations.

Using a high-performance, 17 GHz radar sensor, Back-Up Aid helps detect obstacles up to 16.4 feet behind the vehicle. If an object is detected, an audible warning will be issued.

The ruggedly designed system is automatically enabled when the vehicle is in reverse and is effective in both faster backing conditions and slower parking speeds.

Advanced Diesel Test Equipment

Delphi supplies a complete range of equipment to help evaluate all types of diesel fuel systems. Testing equipment includes fuel pump calibration, common rail/electronic unit injection (EUI), engineering/production and hydraulic electronic unit injection test stands along with two-stage injector tester and smoke meters.

Besides being highly accurate, the equipment is also supported by Delphi service personnel who offer on-site training.

Engine Management Systems

Delphi designs and supplies complete engine management systems for commercial vehicles. The systems, which help lower emissions and improve fuel economy, include both injection units and electronics and help deliver immediate responsiveness for drivers.

One of the highlights of Delphi's engine management systems is the E3, Delphi's newest diesel injector. The E3, which will be on display at the show, is the world's first electronic unit injector to provide variable injection rates. This allows for optimization of combustion and helps increase performance and balance between superior fuel economy and reduced emissions. The system also allows multiple injections giving engineers the opportunity to introduce pilot, close-coupled pilot, main split and late post injections in addition to the main injection event.

This new "smart" injector uses two electronically activated high- performance valves to allow precise shaping of injection events, leading to improved fuel economy, increased performance and substantially reduced emissions compared with today's current production EUI. The electronically activated valves are fully programmable and are controlled by the ECU. Delphi's electronic unit injector technology is suitable for diesel engines between 9L and 16L.