Proposal for a Brazilian regulation of electromagnetic compatibility applied to automotive vehicles

For the last two decades, electro-electronic components have become more and more integrated into automotive vehicles, with an increasing importance in essential functions implying the safe overall operation of the car. Although these innovations come as a car performance improvement, it can also have adverse effects (some related to safety) in case of malfunction. These undesirable behaviors can be caused by Electromagnetic Interferences (EMI), and the probability increases when a large number of electro-electronic components act together in the same environment, causing failures that may damage part or the whole system. In Brazil, the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) validation of these systems is currently a relative option and the decision of testing or not (and how deep) is up to each car manufacturer. Moreover, most of these validations are still realized out of Brazil, turning developments more expensive, more time-consuming and underusing Brazilian metrology chain. This paper proposes a study of the Brazilian automotive EMC validation context and a comparison with the worldwide scenario, taking into account its technical, economic and social impacts and bringing arguments to discuss a possible federal regulation. This electronic document is a “live” template and already defines the components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] in its style sheet.