The famous BMW car manufacturer is known worldwide for making high quality luxury cars with all the latest technological advances included.
BMW’s research campus, near the Munich headquarters, employs a wide range of engineers, computer experts, scientists and many others in order to research ways to produce BMW models in faster and more cost effective ways.
One section of this research centre is called EG62 and this division is in charge of studying and improving heat management in BMW cars.
Infrared technology is being used to study the heat dissipation over the windscreen of a car. This is important in winter as a partially defrosted windscreen can be dangerous.
As a windscreen needs constant defrosting in conditions like this, thermography is being used to identify if there is any way the airflow can be improved.
BMW are also using thermography to study the heat transfers of catalysators located at the back underneath of the car. As these produce a lot of heat, infrared cameras are being used to study the heat dissipation and ensure there is no overheating in the boot area.
EG62 have found thermography a vital tool to help them study and identify heat patterns and areas needing improvement. Thermal cameras have many possible areas in which they can be useful for BMW and are now an essential part of their preventative maintenance programme.
If you would like to use a thermal camera for identifying heat in the way BMW have, take a look at the Flir P660 thermal imaging camera.
Written by Sara Thomson
