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Auto A/C Expansion Valves Move to Electronic Control
Automotive air conditioning accounts for just 5% of motoring fuel use, but its overall impact on engineering the motor vehicle package has made it a continuing target for improvement. The...
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ZF TRW to Launch Electric Park Brake in India, Production Starts in 2017
ZF TRW recently announced through its joint venture, Brakes India Ltd, that it has won the first business award for its Electric Park Brake (EPB) system in India....
Global Vehicles Transportation
New York Auto Show 2016: Lincoln Unveils Big-SUV Future with Navigator Concept
Intent on staying on its message of reinvigorating its brand under the banner of “quiet luxury,” Ford’s premium-vehicle unit, Lincoln, used the 2016 New...
News Transportation
Mahindra Launches New Blazo Heavy-Truck Series with FuelSmart Multi-Drive
Mahindra Truck and Bus Division (MTBD) recently launched its new heavy commercial truck series under the brand name Blazo. The Blazo series includes haulage,...
News Transportation
Lockheed Martin LM-100J Starts Taking (A Similar) Shape
Wing production for the first Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial multi-purpose freighter has begun in Marietta, GA, which is also home to the C-130J Super Hercules final assembly line....
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Slim Wing Can Reduce Aircraft Fuel Use and Emissions by 50%
NASA and Boeing are designing a longer, thinner, and lighter wing that requires a brace, or truss, to provide it with extra support. The lower-drag wing will reduce both fuel burn...
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Material Sniffs Out Fuel Leaks and Fuel-Based Explosives
Alkane fuel is a key ingredient in combustible material such as airplane fuel. Yet it’s difficult to detect and there are no portable scanners available that can sniff out the...
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New Material Eliminates the Need for Aircraft Deicers
Scientists have developed a liquid-like substance that can make aircraft wings and other surfaces so slippery that ice cannot adhere. The slick substance is secreted from a film on the...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
IOP Tester for Ethernet ECUs
Automotive data communications company Ruetz System Solutions provides an interoperability test platform for Automotive Ethernet. The IOP tester operates within the framework of compliance tests for Automotive...
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Turbocharger Speed Sensors Aim for Light-Duty Applications
In the drive for greater combustion efficiency for light-duty vehicles, engineers are increasingly aided by faster and higher-fidelity sensors, computers, and algorithms. An...
News Automotive
2016 SAE Congress: Thermal Storage Is Solution to EV Winter Range Loss
Thermal storage, now coming into use as a low-cost method to maintain A/C cooling during idle stops in warm weather, has been identified by modeling studies and...
Product Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Small-Diameter Springs and Rings
Smalley’s newly expanded manufacturing capabilities now allow its engineers to design and manufacture Smalley Wave Springs and Spirolox Retaining Rings as small as 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter. The company...
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Wireless, Batteryless Limit Switches
Steute Industrial Controls offers a comprehensive line of wireless, batteryless limit switches that feature an internal electrodynamic energy generator. Displacement of the actuator generates power to send...
News Electronics & Computers
New Auto "ISAC" Is Framework for Improved Cybersecurity
The 2016 SAE Congress forum on Connectivity sounded like a meeting in a war room—peppered with terms like "notification of attack" and "assets deployed" along with talk of "new...
News Electronics & Computers
Next-Gen Electronic Controls: Open Source, Scalable and Integrated
All trends point to rapidly increasing levels of vehicle electronics. That’s forcing engineering managers to explore ways to consolidate hardware and improve software...
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Intel's "Bumper-To-Bumper" Vehicle Security Approach
As vehicle connectivity becomes ubiquitous, the threat of being hacked rises. The longer a car is on the road, the more its access points become exposed. Thus the industry's feverish race...
News Electronics & Computers
Car Sickness, Occupant Seating and Politics Will Shape Autonomous Vehicle Interiors
The eventual arrival of autonomous vehicles will transform vehicle interiors, but engineers making the changes will have to consider issues as diverse as...
News Design
2016 SAE Congress: Computers Will Amplify Human Creativity, Says DARPA Expert
New manufacturing methods are at odds with the human mind’s ability to envision innovative component shapes, but computers can help fill the creative void,...
News Manned Systems
Airbus Bring Four Dimensions to Airspace
As Airbus looks to launch new-engine option (neo) aircraft, it has announced it is also launching a new cabin brand it calls “Airspace by Airbus.” In essence, Airbus is hoping that its Airspace...
News Aerospace
Ground Testing Begins on the GE9X
In mid April, ground testing began on the first full GE9X development engine at GE Aviation’s Peebles Testing Operation in Ohio. The GE9X engine will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. According to Bill...
News Manned Systems
2016 SAE Congress: Innovation Stars at 8th Annual GAMIC Awards
Novel technologies from Michigan-based companies were standouts in the 8th annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge (GAMIC). The founders of these winning...
News Unmanned Systems
2016 SAE Congress: Auto Industry Must Adopt Faster 'Clock Speed'
Nimble startup companies are racing giants Google and Apple at high speed to gain a role in the comparatively slow-moving auto industry. Automotive companies must adapt to the...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
2016 SAE Congress: Fear of the Driverless Car as 2020 Approaches
What will connectivity and mobility be like in the 2020s? Although the start of the decade is less than four years away, an expert panel at the 2016 SAE World Congress cited...
News Automotive
Mustang Loses Scoops, Little Else in Transition to RHD
“One Ford” is a technological and commercial philosophy that the company is energetically pursuing to minimize market-specific modifications for a broad raft of products. The...
News Electronics & Computers
Wiring Harnesses Are Opportunity for Augmented Reality
Augmented reality (AR) has been used by transportation companies for years, but it’s gained few mainstream applications. That may be changing as manufacturing and service teams...
News Design
2016 SAE Congress: Engineering Education Gets Industry Boost
Deep Orange sounds like a top-secret code, but Clemson University engineering students have known it as their pathway to greater automotive knowledge and real-world experience....
News Electronics & Computers
Connected Vehicles Will Be Hackers' Trophy
Cyber security has swiftly gone from a loose concept to an issue that rivals quality, safety and other mainstays of design must-haves. It’s a multi-faceted challenge that extends from simple...
News Transportation
2016 SAE Congress: Is Biomimicry in Your Design Future?
Animals, birds, and mammals are natural-born innovators that can inspire automotive engineers to create novel technologies. The term for such an influence is biomimicry.
News Power
Caterpillar Unveils New Stage V, Tier 4 Final Industrial Engine
Designed for use in heavy-duty off-highway machines serving the construction, industrial, and agricultural sectors, the Cat C9.3B engine delivers 335 to 455 hp (250 to 340 kW)...
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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