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Moons Aligning
So far this decade, our industry has been heavily impacted by an endless stream of calamities. When impacted in isolation, dealing with a pandemic, weather disasters, supply- chain disruptions, ICE-to-BEV transition...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Honda to Reveal Autonomous Work Vehicle at CONEXPO
Honda will be revealing the prototype of its third-generation electric Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) at CONEXPO 2023 in Las Vegas. Accord to the company’s press release, Honda aims to...
News Design
The Ford We Didn’t Know
Ford CEO Jim Farley exposed significant product-development lapses during his company’s fourth-quarter-2022 earnings call on February 2. Ford’s 4Q profit performance was no-excuses dismal. Its causes, he...
Original Equipment Power
CNH Introduces Battery-Electric, Autonomous-Ready Tractor
CNH Industrial recently introduced what it says is the world’s first autonomous-ready, battery-electric light utility tractor at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona. The New...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Closing the Loop on EV Battery Recycling
Development of a robust electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling industry has moved from a net-positive sideline to a necessity as automakers, and their suppliers, transition away from internal...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
BrightDrop Goes Grocery Shopping
BrightDrop, the business unit of General Motors developing and deploying electrified vehicles and tools targeting so-called “last-mile” commercial services, announced it has teamed with grocery giant...
Articles Weapons Systems
A New Approach to Counter-UAS Technology
Drone warfare has become a critical component of modern-day military conflicts. Militant groups around the world, including those present in Gaza and Lebanon in the Middle East, and in Ukraine, are...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Evaluation of Environmental Sensors in Training: Performance Outcomes and Symptoms during Airborne and Combatives Training
Investigating the feasibility and potential validity of using biomechanical environmental sensor technologies to improve the detection of potentially concussive events that could lead to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Personal Aerial Vehicle Pilot Training
JetPack Aviation will begin training foreign military personnel in how to pilot and maintain their futuristic personal aerial vehicles.
Q&A Unmanned Systems
Nissan’s Reed Is Not Your Typical R&D Boss
Chris Reed is not the typical R&D boss. In his diverse 25-year engineering career at Nissan Americas, Reed has done everything from body design to leading development of the Murano SUV,...
Supplier Eye Power
BEV – a New Business Model
Stellantis’ commitment of €30 billion ($35.5B) to electrifying its product portfolio across 14 brands by 2025 joins the seemingly endless flow of capital and human resources towards the electric-mobility...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Bioenvironmental Engineering Guide for Composite Materials
Develop a comprehensive baseline for identifying, evaluating, and controlling occupational and environmental hazards associated with composite fibers.
Articles Data Acquisition
Information Warfare: Staying Protected at the Edge
Securing data shared and stored on the battlefield will require hardware with built-in cybersecurity features
News Manned Systems
Startups Emerge as Accelerators for Commercial-Vehicle Technologies
Speed has become a more critical factor as the commercial vehicle (CV) industry races to meet global market demands and stricter emissions regulations. The need for...
Original Equipment Energy
Mecalac Designs Unique-Pivoting Swing Loader
Mecalac markets itself as an urban-equipment manufacturer, and the company’s focus on designing machines for constricted-space jobsites so prevalent in cities is manifested in the AS1600...
SAE Standards News Test & Measurement
SAE J3300 Pioneers Test-Driver Certification
The best part of my job as editor of SAE Standards News is engaging with the various committee members who volunteer their time for the good of industry, and the SAE staffers who support...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Aiding Automotive Workers Displaced by Coronavirus
The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Assn., in partnership with APA Search, has initiated a free platform to match automotive- and transportation-sector employers with industry employees...
News AR/AI
How ZF Is Engineering Working from Home
Cheri Sczepanski is one of 2,700 members of ZF’s Foundation Brakes Engineering group who are coping with the COVID-19 shutdowns by finding humor where they can. When teams now working from homes...
Technology Report Propulsion
Xtrac Readies E-Tech for Rallycross World Championship
For any motorsport engineering supplier tempted to carry its highly specialized expertise along the winding – often hazardous – road to series cars, the journey can be fraught...
Technology Report Connectivity
Continental’s New CTO to Lead Retooled R&D Pillar
At a recent media roundtable with its executives, Continental introduced its new CTO, Dirk Abendroth, who took on that role on January 1, 2019. Abendroth, 43 (left), will serve as...
Articles Data Acquisition
An OBE for the SAE
Perhaps it’s not surprising that someone who joined a professional engineering society at age 16 would eventually lead one. And so, Paul Mascarenas seems an ideal fit as SAE International’s 2019 president. It’s...
News Regulations/Standards
United Technologies Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins, Sheds Non-Aero Business Units
This week, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) of Farmington, Connecticut announced the completion of its acquisition of Cedar Rapids,...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Combating Infrared Threats on the Battlefield
There have been several news headlines lately about offenders pointing commercial lasers at helicopters or police personnel, temporarily blinding and distracting them. An increasing number of...
Briefs Materials
Low-Cost Ground Sensor Network for Intrusion Detection
Perimeter surveillance of forward operating locations, such as Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs), is crucial to ensure the survivability of personnel and materiel. FARPs are...
News Defense
A Career in Aviation and Advocacy Takes Flight
For as long as he can remember, Ryan Gibson has wanted to work in the aircraft industry. Raised in an aviation family—his grandfather trained pilots during World War II, his father was a...
News Data Acquisition
Muñoz, 2018 SAE Foundation Honoree, Discusses Importance of STEM Education
Nissan’s Chief Performance Officer, José Muñoz, will be amongst those honored at the SAE Foundation 2018 Annual Celebration on May 18. He will receive the...
Editorial Design
Does Autonomy Have Room for the ‘Engineer Enthusiast?’
It’s no secret that car companies cultivate the “engineer enthusiasts” in their ranks to work on niche models and other special projects intended to demonstrate that...
News Unmanned Systems
Removing Bumps on the Path to Fully Automated Driving
Without a properly educated engineering workforce, the road to automated vehicles could be a rocky one.
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ford Sets Tech-Paper Record as SAE Boosts Quality Standard
SAE International and its industry partners are continually improving the quality and topicality of technical papers published annually. And as the paper review process has become...
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Army Launches M1E3 Tank Development, Cancels M1 Abrams Upgrade Program -...
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Air Force Awards JetZero $235 Million to Develop Blended Wing Body Demonstrator...
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Air Force to Buy Archer eVTOL Under New Contracts - Mobility Engineering...
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High-Resolution In-line X-ray Imaging for Lithium-Ion Battery...
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Software Solutions for Battery Management System Applications...
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Choosing a Silicone for Operation in Harsh Thermal Environments
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Introduction to the Integration of Electronics Switching and...