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Touch Panel Computer

Built on the NXP i.MX6 Cortex-A9 ARM CPU and available in a Solo or Quad-Core configuration, Technologic Systems’ (Fountain Hills, AZ) TS-TPC-7990 touch panel computer features the ability to provide end-users with...

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Secure Automotive Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Marvell’s (Santa Clara, CA) secure automotive gigabit Ethernet switch—the industry’s first according to the company—enables a new level of safe data transmission in next-generation connected...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Portable Sound Calibrator

The 42AG Multifunction Sound Calibrator from G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration (Twinsburg, OH) was designed for fast verification of microphones and sound-level meters in the field. Developed as an improved replacement...

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Force/torque Sensor

Like all of ATI Industrial Automation’s (Apex, NC) force/torque sensors, the new Axia80 measures all six components of force and torque. The monolithic instrumented transducer also features silicon strain gauges that reduce noise, enable high stiffness and provide overload protection five to 20 times over the sensing range,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Military Vehicles Battle for Autonomy at Lower Cost

The race to add digital capabilities to military vehicles is challenging engineers as they strive to create sophisticated systems that can be altered and upgraded without issues....

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Electronics & Computers

Developing High-Energy-Density Batteries for EVs

It’s been a long road for Nissan from its 1947 Tama EV to its advanced prototype ZEV BladeGlider sports car, but that road still stretches to—and far beyond—the technology horizon, as...

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Electronics & Computers

DC Power Supply

Kikusui Electronics' (Santa Clara, CA) PWR-01 series is a wide-range bench top DC power supply that provides testing performance in a compact, user-friendly package. The PWR-01 is a versatile instrument with models ranging from...

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Temperature-Sensitive SMD Fuse

Schurter’s (Santa Rosa, CA) USN 1206 chip fuse offers temperature sensitivity suitable for both overcurrent protection and protection against excessive ambient temperatures. According to Schurter, the USN 1206...

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Electronics & Computers

Continental Unveils New 3D Display Cluster

Continental is developing its innovative 3D instrument display cluster with the aim of bringing it to production within the next 24-36 months. The display, previewed by Automotive Engineering at a...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Voltage Spike at 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show

Judging by the wares on display at September’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show, electrification suddenly is the watchword in Germany—or the watchword, at least, for some indeterminate date in the...

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Electronics & Computers

Deep Learning How to Drive

Learning to drive as a teen is a rite of passage, my own experiences indelibly marked in my brain. But the “brain” learning to drive in the future won’t be blowing out sixteen candles, if Nvidia has its way....

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Level 3 Automation Not Attractive for Trucks

In his opening keynote address at SAE COMVEC 17 on Sept. 18, Dr. Johannes-Joerg Rueger, President, Commercial Vehicle and Off-Road, Robert Bosch GmbH, noted that a fully autonomous vehicle would have...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Delphi Adds to Autonomy Arsenal

Strengthening its credentials as a go-to supplier for full-capability automated-driving systems, Delphi announced a minority-stake investment in and commercial partnership agreement with Innoviz Technologies,...

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Dynamic Weighing System

The BinWeigh 03 dynamic onboard weighing system from VPG Onboard Weighing (Bradford, UK), a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc., is approved for Class Y(b) use on waste collection truck fleets. The system helps...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

U.K. Hipercar Project Delivers High Performance with Low Emissions

The unveiling of an ultra-high performance sports car (claimed 0-160 kph in 3.8 s) at a major low-carbon vehicles' event might seem unlikely, but that is where project...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Programming-Free LCD User Interface

LCDTERM.com’s (Lake Zurich, IL) new programming-free LCD user interface (UI) allows seamless and code-free integration onto any embedded platform, eliminating the need to write software to control the...

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U.S. Dept. of Transportation Issues New Autonomous-Vehicle Guidelines

It’s only a suggestion, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and its National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. said, but it’s what the auto and tech industries have been...

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Electronics & Computers

Williams Presents Lightweight EV Platform

Williams Advanced Engineering has joined the rapidly expanding world of electrified vehicle R&D. The company recently unveiled a lightweight, high performance platform concept created to be...

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Researchers Print the Unprintable: Kapton

Kapton, a material used in electronics and aerospace applications, has only been available in sheet form. Researchers from Virginia Tech have found a way to 3D-print a polymer with Kapton's structural...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Legacy Semiconductor Test Systems

The MTEK Subsystem (Marvin Test Expansion Kit) from Marvin Test Solutions (MTS), Inc. (Irvine, CA) adds test capabilities to legacy semiconductor test systems that lack the ability to meet the test...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Distribution Block

Designed with ports for Deutsch connectors, Murrelektronik's (Suwanee, GA) new xtreme DB distribution block provides up to three times the current-carrying capacity compared to blocks of similar size, along with design efficiencies that will help to transform the way control systems are developed by heavy-duty vehicle builders....

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14-Mm Mount Panel LED

The 14-mm mount CL series panel LED from Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc. (St. Paul, MN) incorporates a 10-mm LED available in red, green, yellow, blue and bicolor options. Pre-wired with internal resistors, the indicators can be...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

GKN Using Modular Control Algorithms for Added Systems’ Integration

At its Lohmar, Germany, R&D facility, GKN Driveline is creating modular control algorithms for new applications including integration of drivetrain software into a...

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Power

Diesel Engine for Rotary and Fixed-Wing Aircraft, FAA Certification Expected in 2017

Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) expects to earn FAA type certification and production certification for its new Graflite V8 engine by the end of 2017,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

New Vision @ Gentex

On first glance, it appears to be a passive rectangle of reflective glass. But the full-display mirror, or FDM as its maker Gentex Corp. calls it, comes alive when you start the vehicle. In the Cadillac CT6, XT5 and...

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BorgWarner Prepares Manual Gearchange for ADAS Vehicles

Electrification was supposed to spell death for the manual transmission. The same has been said for manuals and automated driving systems. But BorgWarner is in the final stages of...

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Defense

Honeywell’s New Sensors Self-Diagnose Internal Failures

In August, Honeywell announced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Vehicle Sound-Generating System

Bruël & Kjær’s (Duluth, GA) VSound Type 3115 vehicle sound-generating system—from both interior and exterior perspectives—enables virtual NVH prototype evaluation in the context of a real vehicle,...

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Electronics & Computers

Autoliv, Seeing Machines Team up to Develop Driver Monitoring Systems

Automotive safety systems developer and manufacturer Autoliv, Inc. and Seeing Machines, developer of computer-vision based human sensing technologies, have started...