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High Energy Computed Tomographic Inspection of Munitions
An advance computed tomography (CT) system was recently built for the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, for the inspection of...
Application Briefs Imaging
Redundant Transmitting System in Aircraft (RTSA)
In air navigation, a flight transponder (transmitter-responder) is a device that emits an identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal. Transponders are used as...
Articles Aerospace
Cassini Stays in Touch with NASA's Radio Science Subsystem
After almost 20 years in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft begins the final chapter of its remarkable story of exploration. From now until September, Cassini will undertake a set of...
Briefs Imaging
Terahertz (THz) Radar: A Solution For Degraded Visibility Environments (DVE)
An accurate view of the physical world is frequently vital. For example, rotary wing aircraft pilots must have knowledge of the terrain in order to safely fly their...
Briefs Aerospace
Development of Photoacoustic Sensing Platforms
In recent years, photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) has emerged as an attractive and powerful technique well suited for sensing applications. The development of high-power radiation sources and more...
Articles Aerospace
Rotorcraft Anti-Icing Systems
Flying anytime, anywhere, in all-weather conditions is one of the most challenging technology and capability goals across the rotorcraft industry to meet a growing demand for reliability, safety and the ability to...
Articles Aerospace
Making Laser Weapons a Reality
Directed energy weapons first took a step towards reality in the 1980s under President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), dubbed “Star Wars” by the media. But, the technology didn't really...
News Propulsion
Volkswagen’s New ‘B-Cycle’ Engine: Potential Diesel Surrogate
Volkswagen’s not saying it directly, but the company’s unique new twist on its well-established EA888 gasoline 4-cylinder engine family looks to be a potentially...
News Propulsion
Marmon-Herrington Launches Infinitely Variable Transmission, Variable Power Divider at ConExpo
Marmon-Herrington introduced at ConExpo 2017 its infinitely variable transmission (iVT) and variable power divider (VPD) technologies, both part...
INSIDER Aerospace
Concept Enables Solar UAV “Autonomous Soaring”
Naval Research Laboratory engineers want to improve the ability of unmanned platforms to support a 24/7 information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. A new concept being...
News Transportation
Seeking a Common Language for Vehicle Automation
In late March, SAE had a unique opportunity—a first, according to the record books: Testifying before Congress about an SAE Standard. More specifically J3016—Levels of Vehicle...
News Propulsion
U.S. Sues FiatChrysler over Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 23, 2017, that it filed a civil lawsuit against FiatChrysler Automobiles alleging that FCA used “software functions that were not disclosed to...
News Manned Systems
New Nissan Design Chief: One Foot in Design, One Foot in Engineering
Earlier this year, Nissan surprised the industry by announcing that design director Shiro Nakamura was retiring after nearly two decades with the company, with Alfonso...
Articles Propulsion
Regulators, FiatChrysler Continue Maneuvering in Diesel Tiff
With a mid-May report that the U.S. Justice Dept. was prepared to file suit against FiatChrysler Automobiles if the automaker and U.S. regulators did not come to agreement...
News Software
Tackling NVH One DB per Day
The vehicle chief engineer did not like what he was hearing on this recent evaluation ride.
News Test & Measurement
Honda to Build New Wind Tunnel in U.S.
Honda will spend $124 million to build a state-of-the-art, multifunctional acoustic wind tunnel in East Liberty, OH, on the grounds of the Honda-owned Transportation Research Center and close to the...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Nissan Sees 2023 "Tipping Point" for EV Costs
A lot has happened in the electric-car segment since 2014 when the Nissan Leaf was the world's best-selling BEV. The advent of Tesla's Model S, X and Model 3, along with GM's Bolt EV and...
News Defense
DARPA's ALIAS Successfully Lands a Boeing 737 Simulator
Aurora Flight Sciences has demonstrated its automated flight capabilities with various successful flight scenarios in a Boeing 737 simulator. The work, part of the Defense Advanced...
What's Online Propulsion
Toyota Bringing Fuel Cell Technology to Heavy-Duty Market
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced “Project Portal,” a feasibility study examining the potential of its fuel cell technology in a heavy-duty drayage application at...
News Power
A New ESupercharger for City-Car Engine Boosting
Richard Wall believes an e-supercharger could be the only boost technology required for small, downsized city car engines in traffic dense urban environments, particularly those in China. As...
News Automotive
3D Printing Helps Speed Concept-Car Development
Engineers who have literally sweated the rigors of concept-vehicle development will understand the scope of Bill Walsh’s professional life. As Group Engineering Director at Envisage, a...
News Transportation
Loss Leader: 2018 Chevy Equinox Gets Smaller, Lighter, Tidier
General Motors has made vehicle weight reduction something of a mission for all its brands and as with every other example we’ve seen to date, the weight chopped from the...
Product Briefs Software
3D CAD Viewer and Universal Viewer
Version 2017 of Kisters North America’s (Citrus Heights, CA) 3DViewStation Desktop, a powerful 3D CAD viewer and universal viewer for engineers and designers, features several updates, including wall...
News Test & Measurement
Portable Emissions Analyzer
The accuracy of an NO gas sensor (the primary component of NOx) can be compromised when exposed to ambient temperatures above 86°F (30°C) and significantly more so above 104°F (40°C). E Instruments (Langhorne,...
Supplier Eye Software
Are You Innovating for NVH?
I’ll never forget the experience, as a kid, of lifting the massive steel hood of my father’s 1971 Dodge Monaco and seeing nothing but V8 engine and a few rubber hoses. The vast compartment was so uncluttered, I...
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
Miniature Triaxial ICP Accelerometer
PCB Piezotronics, Inc.’s (Depew, NY) family of miniature triaxial ICP accelerometers, Models 356A43, 356A44 and 356A45, are small (0.4 x 0.4 x 0.75 in/10.2 x 10.2 x 19.05 mm), lightweight (4.2 g/0.15 oz)...
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