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Rivian R1T Analyzed by Teardown Expert
Rivian’s R1T is in big demand by both the public and the industry. OEMs are still scrambling to acquire their own examples of the pioneering, innovative electric pickup for competitive analysis and...
Editorial Software
Unreliable Electronics Are the New Prince of Darkness
Younger engineers may be unfamiliar with Joseph Lucas Ltd., the infamous Tier-1 supplier of British automotive electrical and electronic woes. Lucas helped institutionalize, fairly or...
Application Briefs Energy
Full-Scale Micro-launcher Rocket
Micro-launchers such as Orbex Prime give satellite manufacturers a dedicated launch service, in contrast to larger, ‘rideshare’ launchers, where small satellites are often a secondary payload, and frequently face significant delays.
News Manned Systems
Allison Advances Commercial-Vehicle Electronic Controls
Allison Transmission continues to invest in and accelerate its electric-vehicle propulsion solutions, but it also remains committed to its conventional product portfolio, which the...
INSIDER Aerospace
Cygnus™ Spacecraft Successfully Boosts Orbit of International Space Station
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully boosted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS). Docked to the ISS since...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Air Force Expands Missile Signature Characterization Capabilities
The Advanced Missile Signature Center of the 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), has been helping the Department of Defense...
INSIDER Defense
Rocket Factory In-A-Box Missile Propulsion Anytime, Anywhere
AFRL’s Rocket Factory In-a-Box (RFIB) program is developing a mobile, containerized Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) production capability by aggregating revolutionary design and...
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Positioning to Centimeter Level Improves Ag Productivity
Precision navigation, which is essential to autonomous machines, is knowing a moving vehicle’s absolute and relative position in 3D space accurately, reliably and repeatably. The...
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Data Boom Drives Bosch to 10,000 Software Engineers in 2022
Ten thousand. That’s how many software engineers Bosch plans to hire worldwide in 2022. The Tier 1 giant needs software specialists as electrified, automated and connected...
News Design
Racetrack Simulation Hits the (Public) Road
Simulation techniques have become a vital tool in vehicle development, enabling shorter development time, fewer prototypes, and reduced costs. When used in motorsport, the advantages gained using...
Road Ready Energy
Lotus Breaks out with New Eletre Electric SUV
Lotus Cars recently revealed its first SUV, which is itself a radical step for the purist British sportscar icon. But the new battery-electric Eletre also breaks ground in being Lotus’s first...
Technical Innovation Regulations/Standards
Lightning EMotors Adapts to Changing Electrification Market
A growing number of commercial truck fleets are moving to electric vehicles, driven partially by government mandates and support funding. For suppliers like Lightning eMotors,...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Cadillac Lyriq Spearheads GM’s EV Assault
The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq isn’t the first of GM’s new-age EVs to use the company’s all-encompassing Ultium lithium-ion battery “system” and all-new family of traction motors. That...
INSIDER Defense
US Army Tests Ground Robotics in Multinational Exercise
The U.S. Army’s most recent Soldier Operational Experiment (SOE) confirmed the value position of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) in a coalition environment. This is a position...
INSIDER Defense
Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility Helps Reduce Aircraft Losses
The new National Defense Strategy will focus on the building of a more lethal military force, the strengthening of U.S. alliances while establishing new partnerships, and...
Technology Report Propulsion
Electrification Forces Fresh Perspectives on Vehicle NVH
The quietness of EVs is, for many, a compelling selling point. But vehicles becoming inherently quieter overall hasn’t translated into making the job of noise abatement any easier...
Q&A Electronics & Computers
Bosch Tunes Its Business to Face Mobility’s Challenges
Components and systems that make up the heart of combustion-engine powertrains have long reigned as a major profit center for Bosch, and the company’s commitment to sustaining the...
INSIDER Defense
Army Tests Limits of Improved Ribbon Bridge
In today’s ever-changing world, technology is advancing at lightning speed. For the U.S. Army, that means constantly evolving vehicles, weapons, and systems. With that in mind, the U.S. Army...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Ultrasound Tech Offers Sophisticated Battery-Testing Intelligence
The production and supply of lithium-ion batteries for the global EV and stationary energy storage systems (ESS) markets is growing at an exponential rate. At the same time,...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Real-Time Processors Key to the Zonal E/E Revolution
OEMs face major challenges with their vehicle architectures as they become more complex and unwieldy. They also want to speed up their innovation cycles while supporting intelligent...
INSIDER Aerospace
Lockheed Martin Breaks Ground on New Missile Facility
Lockheed Martin is investing in innovation, celebrating a milestone marking continued growth, and advancing capability in North Alabama at its Huntsville campus, as the company broke...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA to Increase Sustainable Aircraft Manufacturing with HiCAM
One of the aeronautical challenges of the 21st century is finding a way to quickly construct new, sustainable aircraft. Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM), one of...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Virtual Flight-Test Campaign Paving Way for A321XLR’s First Flight
The construction and equipment installation phases for the three A321XLR flight-test aircraft are rapidly nearing completion in the FAL in Hamburg before the first of...
News Propulsion
Hyundai Engineers a Multi-Modal Electrified Mobility Future
Here’s a Hyundai vehicle that you’re likely not familiar with: It has LED headlamps at the front, a lithium-ion battery to drive its motor, a digital interface and is designed...
News Test & Measurement
Volvo Gets 'Gamey' with Info, Driver-Assist Warnings for Future EVs
As vehicles gain more and more technology such as infotainment, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and electrification, there’s a corresponding need for ways to...
Technology Report Manned Systems
Wireless Road Charging for EVs to Debut in 2023
Roadway-embedded wireless charging for electric vehicles is coming to a stretch of urban highway in Detroit, marking a pilot-program first on a U.S. public road. “Our electric vehicle...
Original Equipment Mechanical & Fluid Systems
HEVI Launches Lineup of Electric Off-Highway Equipment
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation has announced the launch of HEVI Equipment, a new brand of industrial machinery. The HEVI Equipment moniker is a rebranding of Greenland’s...
News Transportation
Funding, Mandates Fuel Commercial-Vehicle Electrification
Government funding and electrification mandates are providing strong tailwinds for electric vehicle (EV) suppliers. But to optimize their transitions, fleet operators will have to...
INSIDER Defense
A-10 Warthog to Get New Mission Computer
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, was recently awarded a $46.2 million firm-fixed-price Project-Level Agreement under the SOSSEC Consortium’s AFLCMC...
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New Defense Department Program Seeks 300,000 Drones From Industry by 2027
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Anduril Completes First Semi-Autonomous Flight of CCA Prototype
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
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How Packet Digital Is Scaling Domestic Drone Battery Manufacturing
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Advancements in Zinc Die Casting Technology & Alloys for Next-Generation...