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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...
News Unmanned Systems
Pushing the Boundaries of Automated Driving
In late April 2022, SAE Media editor Bruce Bennett spoke with Paul Mitchell, CEO of Energy Systems Network, a 13-year-old nonprofit organization that organizes and manages various...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
How to Test a Cognitive EW System
Cognition in EW systems is an important element in achieving dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Briefs Aerospace
Cyber Risk Assessment and Scoring Model for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Learn about a cyber risk assessment methodology tailored for small UAVs.
News AR/AI
Ford Releasing Comprehensive Dataset to Promote Autonomous R&D
Ford is releasing a comprehensive autonomous vehicle (AV) dataset to the academic and research community to help spur innovation in the field. The package includes data from...
Briefs Aerospace
Systems Engineering Approach to Develop Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Unmanned Ground Vehicle
This research explores the development of a UGV capable of operating autonomously in a densely cluttered environment such as the tropical jungles or plantation estates commonly found in Asia.
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Foretellix Building Precise Software Language for Validating Self-Driving Scenarios
The auto industry is under increasing pressure to prove that autonomous vehicles (AV) can be safe. But before AV manufacturers can begin to establish...
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Metamoto Goes Deep on AV Simulation
Autonomous-vehicle (AV) development companies frequently boast about the millions of miles their test vehicles travel in real-world testing. The claims reflect a long-held, more-is-better mentality...
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Low-Latency Cameras, Onboard Computing Combine to Advance Operator Assistance
Modern industrial machines have been using cameras for years to improve visibility and eliminate blind spots. With the introduction of Ethernet cameras, an...
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CES 2020: Bosch Unveils Electronic Sun Visor
Bosch engineers have re-imagined the sun visor as a transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) panel that uses algorithms to darken only the area where sunlight hits the driver’s eyes. The...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Engineered Resilient Systems
A new application called TradeAnalyzer provides multiple visualization methods to examine, sort, and filter the attributes of data.
News Design
AGI and ANSYS Partner to Integrate Next-Gen Digital Modeling into Engineering Design
ANSYS – through a new partnership with global mission simulation leader, Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) – has begun integrating mission analysis into...
News Test & Measurement
'Road Race' for AV Testing May Be Slowing
Chris Hoyle, Technical Director of software specialist rFpro, believes the race by auto and technology companies to be ahead of competitor programs involving autonomous vehicle (AV) testing on...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
An Integrated Framework for Complex Radar System Design
Modern radar systems are complex and depend heavily on advanced signal processing algorithms to improve their detection performance. At the same time, the radio front-end must meet...
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 Defense
MathWorks Rolls out Major Update to Aerospace Blockset
Natick, Massachusetts-based MathWorks – developer of MATLAB and Simulink software – has added flight control analysis tools to their Aerospace Blockset in release 2018b. The...
Articles AR/AI
McLaren Earns Its Ph.D. in Handling
Following its 2017 launch at the Geneva International Motor Show, the McLaren 720S has received adulation and awards, garnering particular praise for its ride quality, handling and driver engagement....
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
New Pulse Analysis Techniques for Radar and EW
Pulsed signals are widespread in radar and other electronic warfare (EW) applications, and they must be accurately measured for manufacturing, design of countermeasures, and threat assessment;...
Briefs Imaging
Development of a Vision-Based Situational Awareness Capability for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Using unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for “dull, dirty and dangerous missions” is gaining traction in recent years as it removes the human...
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Validation of Automated Prediction of Blood Product Needs Algorithm Processing Continuous Non-Invasive Vital Signs Streams (ONPOINT4)
Hemorrhagic shock occurs frequently in natural and man-made disaster scenarios. To control bleeding and to...
Articles Software
Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing Parts Using Non-Destructive Testing
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing in importance as a fabrication process for the space industry, enabling weight and cost savings through optimized designs...
Briefs Test & Measurement
The Impact of Video Compression on Remote Cardiac Pulse Measurement Using Imaging Photoplethysmography
Remote measurement of physiological signals has a number of advantages over traditional contact methods. It allows the measurement of...
Briefs Aerospace
Subjective Mapping of Dust-Emission Sources by Using MODIS Imagery
Dust storms (5 to 100 km across) often originate from multiple dust-emission sources (1 to 10 km across). Remote-sensing-based dust-source identification is a challenge. A...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Topology Control in Aerial Multi-Beam Directional Networks
In multi-beam directional networks, nodes are able to simultaneously transmit to all neighbors or receive from all neighbors. This spatial reuse allows for high throughputs, but in dense networks can cause significant interference. Topology control (i.e., selecting a subset of neighbors...
Articles Defense
Ensuring the Compliance of Avionics Software with DO-178C
Given the needs to meet the most stringent requirements for reliability, safety, and security resulting in lengthy software development schedules, aerospace and defense projects have...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Identifying the Flow Physics and Modeling Transient Forces on Two-Dimensional Wings
The main objective of this research was to better understand the flow physics of aircraft wings undergoing highly unsteady maneuvers. Reduced-order models play a central role in this study, both to elucidate the overall dynamical mechanisms behind various flow...
Articles Aerospace
Pulse Analysis Techniques for Radar and Electronic Warfare
Pulsed signals are widespread in radar and other electronic warfare (EW) applications, and they must be accurately measured for manufacturing, design of countermeasures, and threat...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Luminescence Materials as Nanoparticle Thermal Sensors
The purpose of this research program was to create and study novel luminescence particles (phosphors} capable of sensing and retaining the time-temperature information to which they were...
Articles Communications
Bio-inspired Airborne Infrastructure Reconfiguration (BioAIR)
Conventionally, most autonomous mobile nodes, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are operated remotely by human operators. As such, forming a mobile communication network...
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