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Mercedes-Benz Details All-New Platform for EV Vans
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its electrification strategy for its commercial and private van lineup. SAE Media was in attendance for the company’s online presentation in May that...
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Advances in Virtual Powertrain Development
Powertrain engineers have various tools at their disposal to develop new technologies — empirical modeling, component simulation, multi-system environments and physical testing chief among...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Stochastic Surveillance and Distributed Coordination
Designing fast and unpredictable motion strategies for robotic surveillance agents in complex environments using Markov chain modeling and optimization methods.
News Internet of Things
New Initiatives Prep Porsche, GM for Digital-Manufacturing Transformation
The sometimes seemingly mercurial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) movement are moving into focus for automotive manufacturing, as automakers large and...
News Power
Multiphysics Helps Transform Modeling, Simulation
Modeling and simulation are showing no signs of slowing their expansion as critical elements of most design processes. Design software providers continue to advance tool capabilities,...
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FEV and the Art of EV Testing
Before the impending flood of electric vehicles (EV) expected for the 2025 timeframe enters the market, every one of them – and their subsystems – must be fully tested, validated and calibrated....
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Altair Honors Lightweight Advances
Fitting for an industry that collectively is accelerating electric-vehicle launches, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle won the Full Vehicle category of the 8th annual Altair Enlighten...
Articles Connectivity
Big Data’s Benefits Keep A-Comin’
Electronic systems generate gigabytes of data that are increasingly being used to improve efficiency at many levels, from field operations to maintenance and even vehicle design. A range of...
Articles Software
3D Printing Aerodynamic Improvements
Learn about microvanes, one of the only types of 3D-printed parts that are FAA-approved for use on the exterior of an aircraft.
Original Equipment Design
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...
News Design
Lightweight Design Beyond CAD
Automakers have been focused on lightweighting their vehicles for years, motivated by fuel economy, performance and safety. This engineering task is becoming increasingly difficult as the areas to trim...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Ruggedizing Coaxial and Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies from Mechanical Strain
Learn how to protect critical conductors, dielectric, and optical fibers from deforming, cracking, or unraveling
Briefs Aerospace
Technology Impact Forecasting for Multi-Functional Composites
Composites offer a possible solution to the conflicting design goals of making new aircraft lighter, stronger, faster, and more environmentally sustainable.
News Energy
ACeDrive Consortium Plans More Efficient EV Powertrain
It’s called ACeDrive, which may sound innocuous for an auto-industry project, but the consortium that formed it has announced that it seeks to develop the world’s lightest and...
News Communications
Virtual Factories Accelerate Collaboration, Advance Technologies
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), a non-profit consortium based in Prince George County, Virginia, uses a 3D visualization lab to expand beyond the...
Technology Report Nanotechnology
Mass-Reducing Innovations Honored by Altair
The 4th generation Jeep Wrangler, which eliminated 92 kg (203 lb) compared to the previous-generation vehicle, and Ferrari’s Portofino, which is 80 kg (176 lb) lighter yet 35%...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, 2nd Edition Has Been Expanded to Include New Images and Information
Originally published in 1995 and held in high regard, Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II is Graham White’s...
News Electronics & Computers
To Optimize Electrical System Design, Mazda Turns to Siemen’s Mentor for Model-Based Generative Engineering Tools
Mazda Motor Corporation of Hiroshima, Japan, is streamlining automotive design on the system level through electrical...
News Power
Israeli Startup REE Reinvents the Wheel with a Modular Approach to Future EV Design
REE – an Israeli startup – has debuted a flat, modular platform for electric vehicles (EVs) which could fundamentally changes the way they are built....
Articles Materials
Machining Titanium Aero-Frames
The rise of titanium for aerospace applications has been well documented in recent years. Equally, the challenges associated with the efficient, productive and high-quality machining of this popular material,...
News Software
Novelis Creates First Aluminum Sheet Battery Enclosure for Mass Electric Vehicle Production
Battery weight and power density is a major design consideration when it comes to electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. To reduce platform...
News Unmanned Systems
WCX 2019: Mobileye’s Quest for Super-Human Perception
Human drivers typically approach driving by following traffic rules and exercising a sense of caution in certain driving situations and road conditions. So, it makes sense that...
News Test & Measurement
Sensuron Enables Real-Time Structural Health Monitoring Onboard NASA’s X-56 UAV
In contrast to the stiff, rigid wings found on most commercial aircraft, flexible wing technology is considered essential to next generation, fuel...
News Energy
Orbex Debuts Innovative Smallsat Launch Vehicle
Orbex, a developer of small satellite (smallsat) launch vehicles based in Forres, Scotland, has unveiled its “Prime” launch vehicle. The rocket is the second stage of a two-stage...
News Software
Airbus’ Quantum Computing Challenge May Fundamentally Change Aircraft Development
A global quantum computing competition to advance optimization and modularity in aircraft life-cycle is open to post-graduate students, academics,...
News Automotive
Centre for Modelling & Simulation to Develop Digital Twins for GKN Aerospace Additive, Composite, and Industry 4.0 Technologies
The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) will collaborate with GKN Aerospace to advance aircraft...
Articles Test & Measurement
Optimizing Plasma Treatments to RESOLVE Challenging Adhesion Issues
The process of determining the ideal plasma treatment that will resolve a challenging bonding or adhesion issue is an exact science, often the domain of chemists and...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Enhanced Contacts for Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
In order to address issues related to mechanical and vibrational stresses that are commonly experienced in mounting, launch,...
Technical Innovation Software
Advanced Simulation Techniques Drive Powertrain Design
Commercial vehicle designers are using a variety of simulation and validation tools as they attempt to find new ways to improve many aspects of vehicle design. Engineers are working...
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What Really Changed: A Look at the Updated FDA Guidance Document...
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Electrifying Off-Highway Drivetrains
Electronics & Computers
NVH Prediction in Electric Powertrains: Considering Inverter and...
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The Smaller the Part, the Bigger the Advantages of Miniature Aluminum Extrusions
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Here's an Idea: How AI is Changing Military Aircraft Maintenance and More
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Precision, Control and Repeatability: Harnessing the Power of UV Curing in...