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TRW Steering-Wheel Concept Supports Automated Driving
TRW Automotive's steering-wheel concept being shown at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show supports semi and fully automated driving via several multifunctional features including hands on/off...
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Software Makes Solid Impact
Digital controls continue to expand their reach, impacting everything from the intricacies of engine operations to the interactions between operator and machine. This takeover has driven an explosion in the...
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Gearshift Actuator Dynamics in a Dual Clutch Transmission
Some emerging transmission technologies have seen a growing trend toward increased drive comfort, fuel efficiency, and low CO2 emission. The most recent additions have been variants...
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Alternative Fuels Face Challenges
Oil companies are opening vast new reserves using hydraulic fracking technology. At the same time, fuel-efficiency measures seem to be taking hold, with drivers in North America using less gasoline and...
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Caterpillar Equipment Gets Smarter for Productivity Results
While “connectivity” has become an important part of the nomenclature as of late to both the automotive and on- and off-highway heavy-duty industries, it could be argued that...
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Fuel Cells for Auxiliary Power
Idling of heavy-duty truck engines causes significant costs and emissions, yet electrical energy for driver comfort functions such as climate control and personal-use electronics is required. Fuel-cell...
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Damping Out Booming Noise
As NVH gains importance in the quality of off-highway machine performance and operator comfort, it is essential to understand every aspect of the machine noise and its annoyance effect on the operator, then reduce...
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Flex-Fuel Snowmobile Challenge Results in Improved Efficiency and Lower Emissions
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC), which is part of the Collegiate Design Series of SAE International, was created to challenge students to reduce the...
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New Angle on Mercedes-Benz’ S-Class Coupe
Among the veritable plethora of technologies encased within the new 4.7-L bi-turbo Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe (replacing the CL) at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, one stood out as something very...
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First Italy-Built Jeep Has GM Platform Roots
One of the stars of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show is the subcompact 2015 Jeep Renegade, the first model in Jeep history to be based on a platform co-developed by Opel and made in Italy.
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Aurora Wins DARPA VTOL X-Plane Program Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane program. Aurora’s innovative...
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Komatsu America Expands Intelligent Machine Control Dozer Family
Komatsu America Corp.'s D51EXi/PXi-22 is its latest intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer for the North American market, and it brings the same iMC technology to another key...
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Systems That Talk Together, Are Efficient Together
The need to trim fuel consumption and emissions is forcing design teams to take a broader look at equipment operations, linking various systems so they work together closely. Engines,...
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Injection Strategies for Improving Emissions Characteristics
Traditional diesel engine combustion controlled by fuel injection and fuel-air mixture is typically diffusion combustion. There is a trade-off between NOx emissions and soot...
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Managing the Deluge of Data
The software development process known commonly as the V-Cycle for model-based design has served the transportation industry well for managing the complexity of systems. However, given the large scope of...
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Powering a Drive to Higher Voltages
A push to convert conventional automobiles to high-voltage power systems was a flop back in the 1990s. But a number of factors have prompted many technical strategists to once again promote the benefits...
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Designing for Downforce
Aerodynamics currently is a hot topic for the transportation sector, from passenger vehicles all the way to Class 8 trucks. Along with advanced powertrain technologies and light-weight materials, aerodynamics is an...
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Driver Distraction From Connectivity Poses Conflicting Challenges
Screaming children in rear seats have been classic examples of intermittent driver distractions for as long as cars have been family vehicles. However, as DVD players and...
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Ford and University of Michigan Unveil Automated-vehicle Testbed
Ford recently unveiled a heavily modified Fusion Hybrid that is serving as a testbed for the automaker’s automated-vehicle research. Ford is conducting the program with the...
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Knorr-Bremse Opens Indian Plants and R&D Center for Rail and CV Systems
Knorr-Bremse has expanded its production capacity in India in both the rail- and commercial-vehicle (CV) sectors with the opening of two new facilities in Palwal and Pune, as well as a new Development Center in Pune to be shared by its two divisions.
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Heavy-Duty Wheeled Vehicles the Focus of New SAE Book
A new SAE International book narrates the history of heavy-duty wheeled vehicles (HDWVs) and presents the theory and calculations required to design them.
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Eaton CTO Assumes SAE VP Post
Thomas R. Stover, Chief Technology Officer for Eaton Corp.’s vehicle operations, recently began his term as SAE International’s 2014-2016 Vice President–Commercial Vehicle. A 22-year member of SAE...
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Bentley Continental GT V8 S Makes U.S. Debut at NAIAS
When an ultra-luxury car reaches five-figures in annual sales, that’s an extra reason to take notice of each new model. And at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in...
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Fisker Karma Retrofitted as VL Destino, First Delivery Tagged for 2014
The 1800 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports cars that were produced by Fisker Automotive prior to the Anaheim, CA automaker’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy are highly coveted...
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Non-DPF Tier 4 Engine
Bobcat Co. has released its first Tier 4 loaders, including a non-diesel particulate filter (DPF) engine solution. The seven medium-sized machines provide operators with the same performance benefits as the previous...
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FT-1 Concept Shows the Sporty Way for Toyota
Since the retirement of its Supra sports car, Toyota has lacked a performance flag-bearer around which enthusiasts could rally. The company's CALTY Design Research studio sought to address that...
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Lexus RC F Coupe Provides V8 Excitement
The racy looking Lexus RC F coupe is proof of the company's effort to deliver vehicles with a more visceral, emotional appeal to drivers. Rather than go with a reduced-displacement forced-induction...
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List of Enhancements Is Long for MY2015 Subaru WRX STI
Following the introduction of its WRX rally car replica at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Subaru let the other shoe drop Jan.14 at the North American International Auto Show in...
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M3 Sedan, M4 Coupé Benefit from BMW’s Racing, CFRP Experience
The BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupé that made their debuts at the 2014 North American International Auto Show on Monday in Detroit reaped the rewards of the automaker’s...
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