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Validation of Architecture Models for Coordination of Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles via Experimentation
Using the relationship of system architecture products and model-based systems engineering analysis, a UAV-UGV team can collaboratively conduct the structured, rudimentary tasks necessary to find a person in distress.
Application Briefs Defense
Counter-Drone Technology
Titan is an autonomous, A.I.-enabled counter drone solution that forces drones to safely land without disrupting nearby communications or electronics.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Playing Defense — Uncertain Regulations Stall the Implementation of Counter-UAS Technology in The U.S.
A raft of companies have emerged to provide counter-UAS technologies, but challenges remain.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Effectiveness of Inter-Vehicle Communications and On-Board Processing for Close Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle Flight Formations
Developing an effective cooperative communication system for unmanned aerial vehicles can increase their autonomy, reduce manpower requirements, and improve mission capabilities.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic Combat Vehicles: Putting the Brains Behind the Brawn
A new era of Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV) is about to begin
Briefs Transportation
Systems Engineering Approach to Develop Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Unmanned Ground Vehicle
This research explores the development of a UGV capable of operating autonomously in a densely cluttered environment such as the tropical jungles or plantation estates commonly found in Asia.
Articles Photonics/Optics
Speeding AV Testing with a Digital Twin
A European company has developed time-saving simulation software for users of the University of Michigan’s Mcity CAV (connected and autonomous vehicle) testing facility in Ann Arbor. It has created...
News Communications
Industry Group Aims to End V2X Tech Dilemma, FCC Bandwidth Play
In a competing-technology conflict some have compared to Betamax vs. VHS but with life-and-death implications, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) industry trade...
News Power
What We’re Driving: 2020 Kia Telluride
The 2020 Kia Telluride is one of the classic lightning-in-a-bottle models an automaker enjoys maybe once every couple of decades. Assertive-but-not-obnoxious styling combine with a vast cabin trimmed...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Building Geofences to Speed AV Adoption
Vehicle and system developers have always pushed to get the most from every component and material, but design teams focused on autonomous vehicles are increasingly adopting a less-is-more strategy....
News Test & Measurement
Latest NVH Simulation Tools Are Ultimate EV Buzz Killers
Noise, Vibration and Harshness, the engineer’s old nemeses, are among the new paradigms that electrification brings to vehicle development. The industry’s success in mitigating...
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2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave
The aftermarket driven by Jeep Wrangler is reportedly north of $1 billion and I like to think that my dad had something to do with kickstarting that phenomena. After purchasing a new 1947 Willys CJ2A ($1,067!),...
News Software
Origin of the Species
“I was a vehicle-dynamics engineer my entire career—but maybe not a good one, because they put me in charge of a self-driving car!” jokes Jason Fischer, chief engineer for the Cruise Origin, the autonomous...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Radar’s Evolving Role in ADAS and the AV Future
Until recently, various vehicle OEMs were vying to be first to put self-driving cars on the road by the magical turn of the decade. But as 2020 arrived, the bullish tone has switched to a...
What We’re Driving Power
What We’re Driving: 2020 Ford Expedition
I’m dubious of “off-road” option packages. Decals, chunky-tread tires and tow hooks usually are more about enhancing a vehicle’s profit margin than its performance, off-road or on. So when...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
How Ford Is Mobilizing Its Engineers in the COVID-19 Fight
The fight against COVID-19 has forced disparate industries to collaborate on a technical level not seen since World War II, in order to boost supply of vital medical equipment....
News Unmanned Systems
Clean Is the New Safety Paradigm for AV Development
Privately-owned vehicles were never so safe as they are today. Nor have they made so much sense. That thought hit me between the nostrils recently, as I sprayed a pungent disinfectant on...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Electrifying Opportunities at IAV
Mike Kenhard joined IAV Automotive Engineering as president in 2019, bringing a diverse career in systems engineering and “all sides of engines and engine controls” from his previous experience at AVL,...
News Test & Measurement
New Best Practice Establishes Commonly Defined Terms, Conceptual Framework for ADS ODD
The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), an industry program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC), released a new best practice in...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA Develops Unique Materials for Next Generation Aircraft
As NASA looks to the future of flight, the agency is investing in technologies aimed at changing the aviation industry as we know it. These developments vary from basic materials...
INSIDER Transportation
Airbus Reveals Blended Wing Aircraft Demonstrator
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls), its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 2 meters...
INSIDER Aerospace
Quantum Effect Triggers Unusual Material Expansion
You know how you leave space in a water bottle before you pop it in the freezer—to accommodate the fact that water expands as it freezes? Most metal parts in airplanes face the opposite...
Articles Transportation
Underwriters Labs Publishes First AV Safety Standard
On April 1, 2020, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced that it published UL 4600 as an American National Standard. With its publication, UL 4600 became the auto industry’s first...
News Manned Systems
Roush Lands in AV Territory
Famous as an engineering-services company, a NASCAR racing icon, and the name behind many high-performance Ford cars and trucks, the Roush brand is a go-to for OEMs and suppliers needing projects executed on...
Articles Materials
New Ampere EV Motor Aims for Power, Torque Benchmarks
Consider an EV traction motor rated at 220 kW and weighing 10 kg (22 lb). Is it too good to be true? “We’ll find out within nine months when we build it,” said Ian Foley, managing...
News Unmanned Systems
JLR Developing a “Morphable” Smart Seat
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Research Lead Engineer Dave Withey has invented a seat design that may be the closest yet to a fits-all system for comfort and safety. Rather than use pneumatics for...
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
NewsAutomotive
Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push
INSIDERAerospace
A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
INSIDERDesign
New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
ArticlesAR/AI
CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Semiconductors & ICs
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Electronics & Computers
Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
Power
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
AR/AI
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