Technical Standards

FOREWORD This publication is a compilation of interpretations issued by the Industry Operattions Group of the American Petroleum Institute. API has issued these interpretations in response to questions concerning the meaning of its standards and in consideration of suggestions for revisions to its...

This informative report is being provided by the Consumer Electronic Association's R7 Home Network Standards Committee, WG7 Wireless Home Network Working Group. This report identifies current consumer networking applications and the requirements those applications place on wireless in-home networks...

This guidebook provides a comprehensive overview dealing with below grade waterproofing. Illustrations, photographs and highlights of the importance of proper design, material selection, surface preparation and problem solving are included.

This specification establishes the performance and validation requirements for the inflator assembly used in airbag modules.

This specification covers technical grade ethylene dichloride. Technical grade ethylene dichloride shall conform to the requirements prescribed. The color, ethylene dichloride content, specific gravity, acidity, and water content shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed.

This Technical Information Report (TIR) covers the general physical, electrical, functional, safety, and performance requirements for conductive power transfer to an electric vehicle using a coupler, which can be hand-mated and is capable of transferring either DC or AC single-phase power...

This SAE Information Report provides a compendium of terms, definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms to enable common terminology for use in engineering reports, diagnostic tools, and publications related to active safety systems. This information report is a survey of terms related to calibration...

The purpose of this SAE Information Report is to describe currently known automotive active stability enhancement systems, as well as identify common names which can be used to refer to the various systems and common features and functions of the various systems. The primary systems discussed are:...

This standard covers Manpower and Personnel (M&P) processes throughout planning, design, development, test, production, use, and disposal of a system. Depending on contract phase and/or complexity of the program, tailoring can be applied. The scope of this standard includes Prime and Subcontractor...

SAE J1978-1 specifies a complementary set of functions to be provided by an OBD-II scan tool. These functions provide complete, efficient, and safe access to all regulated OBD (on-board diagnostic) services on any vehicle which complies to SAE J1978-1 The SAE J1978-1 content of this document is...

This standard defines the requirements used by the Plan owner to develop a DMSMS Management Plan, hereinafter referred to as the Plan. The requirement to develop a DMSMS Management Plan could come from a number of different sources, such as a contractual or customer requirement or a desire by the...