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Simulation Developer RFpro Mimics Vehicle Sensors
U.K.-based simulation systems developer rFpro recently launched its new ‘ray-tracing’ simulation rendering technology, designed to replicate the way that vehicle sensors “see”...
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Automated Driving in Italy’s 1,000 Miglia Rally
It’s not every day that you see a $230,000 supercar with its racy looks obscured by bolted- and glued-on sensors and wiring. But this was Italy, where SAE Media was attending simulator...
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Simulation Vs. Organizational Inertia
At VI-grade’s Zero Prototypes Summit in Udine, Italy, 270 of the company’s partners, customers and suppliers shared their successes using the company’s simulators in tire, ADAS and full...
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Engineering at the New NVH Frontier
The complex science of analyzing and abating noise, vibration, and harshness has entered a “new frontier” as the industry transitions to electrified vehicles, experts in the NVH field tell SAE...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Toyota’s Advanced R&D Puts Humans First
Gill Pratt has a gift for explaining complex topics in simple terms. And as Toyota Motor Co.’s chief scientist and CEO of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), he also speaks frankly about the...
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The Road to Zero Prototypes
The concept of designing, engineering and manufacturing a new vehicle without physical prototypes is typically viewed as either impractical or mythical. Even as virtual development processes have become...
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A Darker Side of the Chip-Shortage Story
The effects of the global semiconductor shortage on new-vehicle availability, and industry profits, are well known. But an even more significant effect of the “chip” shortage has been going...
News Design
Racetrack Simulation Hits the (Public) Road
Simulation techniques have become a vital tool in vehicle development, enabling shorter development time, fewer prototypes, and reduced costs. When used in motorsport, the advantages gained...
Articles Design
NVH Simulation Meets Realism
Vehicle development is amidst three concurrent revolutions – electrification, autonomy and the shift in product design and engineering to more up-front simulation. Any one of those would be a challenge for...
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Engineering a ‘Beast’ of an Electric SUV
General Motors calls it a “beast,” a nickname that the 2022 GMC Hummer SUV earns on its numbers alone. Like the electric Hummer pickup, the SUV packs a propulsion system capable of...
Articles AR/AI
Accelerating AV Training Data and Testing
Generating reliable training data to support deep learning for autonomous vehicle (AV) artificial intelligence (AI) via real-world recorded scenarios can be expensive, time inefficient and...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Reverse Engineering the Boeing E-3 Sentry's Secondary Flight Controls
Learn about the challenges that arise when you try to reverse-engineer the console configuration for a NATO E-3 AWACS.
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New CM Labs Excavator Simulator Training Offers GPS Guidance, HMI Experience
CM Labs Simulations’ (ConExpo-Con/Agg, Booth F100911 in the Festival Hall) new excavator training exercise incorporates an integrated GPS guidance system...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Multimatic Opening New Michigan Virtual Vehicle-Dynamics Development Center
Multimatic, the Toronto-based supplier well known as the manufacturer of the Ford GT, will open a new virtual vehicle-dynamics development center in Novi,...
Articles Software
Thermal Imaging Makes Its Case for ADAS, AVs
What specific sensor types will comprise the advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) of the 2020s? That’s a controversial subject among engineers who are developing SAE Level 2 and 3 (and...
Technology Report Design
FCA Claims North America’s Most-Advanced Driving Simulator
FCA recently launched what it’s billing as the most advanced driving simulator in North America at its Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) in Windsor, Ontario....
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UofM Research Hopes to Eliminate That Queasy Feeling
As concerns mount around how automated-vehicle (AV) passengers will react to increasing degrees of driving detachment, researchers are trying to better understand how and why humans...
Technology Report Design
Roush Opens Advanced Durability Lab
The auto industry’s steady march toward electrified and automated vehicles has many suppliers affixed to the digital-testing environment rather than using traditional hardware validation.
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HTX Labs Adapts Its VR Platform for the Air Force Pilot Training Next Initiative
Houston-based HTX Labs, LLC was awarded with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II funding to continue adapting its EMPACT Virtual Reality (VR)...
Articles Software
German University Installing Advanced Simulator to Study Autonomous-Vehicle Handover
Researchers at Germany’s Kempten University of Applied Sciences plan to embark this year on autonomous vehicle (AV) and advanced driver-assist system...
Articles Unmanned Systems
5G Cellular-Enabled Test Infrastructure for Autonomous Vehicles Launched at U.K.’s Millbrook
Millbrook Proving Ground in the U.K. has officially launched the AutoAir consortium’s 5G cellular testing infrastructure for autonomous...
Articles Test & Measurement
Multi-Agent RF Propagation Simulator
A desirable interface between multi-agents is through over-the-air RF connections that include not only the intended direct RF communications paths but also highly variable multi-ray propagation, range...
Q&A Software
Volvo CE Trials 5G Mobile Connectivity
For years Volvo Construction Equipment has operated wheel loaders via remote control in underground mining operations, first for very dedicated tasks and more recently increasing the flexibility and...
News Test & Measurement
When It Comes to Fifth-Generation Assets, Air Force Values Virtual Training over Live Flying
Newer, more capable fifth-generation aircraft platforms and systems are outgrowing even the largest U.S. Air Force training ranges – and the...
News Manned Systems
New Design Wins over Upgrades for Next US Air Force Military Jet Trainer Aircraft
Boeing won a $9.2 billion contract to deliver a new jet trainer for the US Air Force T-X program, replacing the 1960s era Northrop T-38 Talon. An initial...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
L3 Technologies Expands Training Facility in Response to Pilot Shortage
To address widespread pilot shortages, L3 Technologies of Arlington, Texas has expanded its state-of-the-at L3 Arlington Training Center facility near the Dallas...
News Test & Measurement
New, Clean-Sheet Military Aircraft Design Beats Upgrades to Win US Air Force T-X Contract
Boeing won the long-running battle to provide a new jet trainer for the US Air Force T-X program. The search for a replacement for the 1960s era...
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Boeing Wins $9.2B U.S. Air Force Contract for T-X Advanced Military Pilot Training Jets, Simulators, Ground Equipment
U.S. Air Force officials announced a $9.2 billion award to Boeing [NYSE:BA] to provide a new, advanced pilot training...
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Next Phase of the USAF Pilot Training Next Initiative Includes an Open Call for Innovative Solutions
The United State Air Force (USAF) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is taking a different look at how people learn and hopes to...
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