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BMW 7-Series Drives Itself Through Own Assembly
The 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” obliquely presaged current-day automated-driving technology when the hero remotely piloted his modified BMW 7-Series sedan through a...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Improving Autonomous Robotic Systems
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of walking robots, self-driving vehicles, and other autonomous systems.
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
A New Method to Improve Motion Planning for Robots
Interactive program aids motion planning for environments with obstacles.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Boosting Operational Intelligence with AI
Although industrial factories and processing plants have long been automated, it remains vital for human decision-making to be involved in operations, sometimes to a great extent. Automation in...
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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...
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Using AI and Machine Learning for Vehicle Inspection
At its inception in 2016, UVeye’s deep-learning technology was developed for the security industry to detect weapons and contraband. Applications in the mobility industry followed,...
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Aftermarket Augments Off-Highway Autonomous Efforts
Continually transformed with more than a century’s advances in capabilities, hydraulics and fuel efficiency, today’s heavy mobile equipment must also become more intelligent and...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Dog Training Methods Teach Robots to Learn New Tricks
With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks including stacking blocks. With the...
Briefs Software
Autonomous Assemblers Assemble
In-space and planetary surface assembly for human exploration is a challenging domain that encompasses various technological thrusts to support human missions. NASA is developing autonomous assembly agents to...
Articles Design
Embracing Agile Product Development
We've made some impressive strides from both a societal and industry perspective in the face of this unrelenting pandemic. And while the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry has been hit...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Method Measures Temperature Within 3D Objects
Engineers have remotely determined the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique called depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where...
Briefs Energy
Developing Lightweight Glass for Efficient Cars and Wind Turbines
All solid materials, including glass, have a property called elastic stiffness — also known as elastic modulus. It's a measure of how much force per unit area is needed to...
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Achieving High-Speed Real-Time Image Cytometry
Real-time imaging at high speeds faces three primary challenges.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensors Driven by Machine Learning Sniff Out Gas Leaks
The ALFaLDS detection tool supports oil plants.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Ultra-Sensitive, Resilient Sensor for Smart Textiles
The Slinky-like sensor survives washing machines, cars, and hammers.
Briefs Imaging
3D Image Processing Optimizes Workflow
The new computer simulation method can equip engineers and doctors with better information.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Tool Calculates Materials’ Stress and Strain Based on Photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
3DEO Launches New Metal 3D-Printing Platform
California-based 3DEO unveiled in February its new metal 3D printing platform and patented technology, Saffron. The proprietary platform has been in development for the past five years....
News Unmanned Systems
Precision Tech the ‘Backbone’ to CNH’s Digital Strategy
When CNH Industrial executives stressed at its recent Capital Markets Day that the company is fast-advancing its offerings in precision technology and accelerating autonomous...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Soft Sensor Boosts Fingertip Sensitivity for Robots
A haptic thumb-shaped sensor uses machine learning to accurately estimate where objects come into contact with the sensor and how large the applied forces are.
Briefs Wearables
Tool Can Diagnose Strokes with a Smartphone
The tool diagnoses a stroke based on abnormalities in a person’s speech and facial movements.
Applications Wearables
Neural Processing Unit Enables Human-Like Cognition for Enhanced Patient Care
A preconfigured starter saves time when you develop a medical vision system.
R&D AR/AI
Machine Learning Advances Personalized Medicine
The research tackles long-unsolvable problems in biological systems at the cellular level.
Briefs Energy
Artificial Intelligence Improves Battery Health and Safety
A machine learning method promises to predict battery health with 10 times higher accuracy than the current industry standard.
Briefs Wearables
System Uses Smartphone or Computer Cameras to Measure Health
The camera captures pulse and respiration signals from a video of a person’s face.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
New Imaging Technology Reduces Need for Skin Biopsies
A deep-learning framework transforms images of intact skin acquired by an emerging noninvasive optical technology.
Briefs Wearables
System Enables Contactless Monitoring of Heart Rhythm Using Smart Speakers
Speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can monitor regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Laser Cutter System Detects Different Materials
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate among 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces.
Articles Connectivity
JADC2: Building the U.S. Military’s Internet of Things
The U.S. military's "Joint All Domain Command and Control" initiative wants to bring quick, seamless access to intelligence from any system in the battlefield.
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