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Defeating Commercial Drone Threats with Open-Source SDR
With the emergence of highly capable, low-cost, wirelessly controlled drones, bad actors can easily execute disruptive operations.
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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 most...
News Propulsion
Electric Machines Find Their Niche
Many players in the off-highway market are announcing electrification efforts. But why? To date, global regulatory programs have spurred off-highway technological innovations, to improve fuel economy and...
Articles Energy
The New Gas Tank: Constellium Preps Its First OEM Battery Tray
The “gas tank” is about to get a lot more sophisticated. Electric vehicle (EV) battery trays are highly-engineered components that barely existed a few years ago but play a...
Articles Manned Systems
The Vehicle as a Gaming Device
From the moment I slipped the Oculus Rift device over my head, I was transported from a routine urban drive in the backseat of an Audi Q7 into an enchanting underwater world. The Virtual Reality (VR)...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Improving Lidar – or Defeating It
For more than a decade, the lidar market has been led by Velodyne and its spinning towers of 64 or 128 laser beams. But the relatively high cost, delicate architecture, and beefy form factor have made it...
Articles Unmanned Systems
A Legal Profile of Facial Recognition
Whether it’s using your face to confirm payment over your smartphone, monitoring your child at day-camp, or being confirmed as a ticketholder going to a concert, the possibilities for facial...
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Big Data, Big Benefits for Big Machines
The huge volumes of data created by on-vehicle systems are being mined to bring a range of benefits to vehicle operators and fleet managers. Predictive maintenance is becoming more common while data...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Shape-Shifting Origami Could Help Antenna Systems Adapt On-the-Fly
Conventional reconfigurable electrical and radio frequency (RF) structures commonly used in applications involving real-time reconfigurability in response to fast varying...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Operational Considerations for High-Reliability Interconnects in Military and Aerospace Applications
In the recent past, military acquisition has shifted from being locked into large long-term contracts to developing complex systems in discrete...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Acceleration Resistant HiK Heat Spreader
As electronic technologies advance in defense and aerospace applications, heat fluxes are becoming larger and more centralized[1,2]. In order to meet the performance specifications of new technologies,...
Articles Test & Measurement
Understanding Fiber Optic Transceiver Design and Test Rules
The design of avionics systems must balance several factors. First, engineers want to increase the performance of the systems installed in aircraft or spacecraft. Second, they want to...
Articles Aerospace
Air Caster Technology
If there is a prime example of the need for friction-free, precise and delicate equipment movement in the aerospace and defense industries, satellite positioning during the testing cycle should be at the top of the list....
Articles Motion Control
NASA Eyes GPS at the Moon for Artemis Missions
The Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite-based navigation system used by an estimated four billion people worldwide to figure out where they are on Earth at any moment, could be used to...
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Israel’s Thriving Mobility-Tech Sector Has Created an Innovation Nation
“We’re gonna need partnerships, big and small, particularly with start-ups,” Ford Motor Co. chairman Bill Ford (above) announced at his company’s...
News Electronics & Computers
Data Connectivity in Heavy-Duty Vehicle Environments
Technology advancements are increasingly bringing a new level of connectivity to industrial and commercial vehicles. Customers are demanding functionality that automates or enhances...
Articles Connectivity
Autonomy in Your Face
Research into potential automotive applications for biometrics ─ facial and retina scans or fingerprints ─ is increasing, despite rising concerns about privacy and data security, and outcries from civil liberties...
Articles Power
Extending the ICE Age: FCA’s Micky Bly Is Amped on Electrification
As part of the cover story on the future of vehicle propulsion in the July/August 2019 edition of Automotive Engineering magazine, this article is one of four that...
Articles Energy
Stuck on Structural Adhesives
A funny thing happened on the way to the total-vehicle lightweighting that’s now a common engineering dictate for nearly every new vehicle: structural adhesives—which entered low-volume automotive use in...
News Propulsion
Extending the ICE Age: Hyundai Optimizing Engines and Fuels
As part of the cover story on the future of vehicle propulsion in the July/August 2019 edition of Automotive Engineering magazine, this article is one of four that examines the...
News Regulations/Standards
Extending the ICE Age: GM’s Ken Morris Lives the Real Pace of the Powertrain Revolution
As part of the cover story on the future of vehicle propulsion in the July/August 2019 edition of Automotive Engineering magazine, this article is...
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Renewable Propane, Ultra-Low NOx Engines Set Standards for Propane Autogas Innovations
The future of trucking is looking even greener. Not only are companies forced to contend with new government regulations to meet lower emissions and...
Articles Power
Extending the ICE Age: Ford’s Dave Filipe Has Some Powerful Choices to Make
As part of the cover story on the future of vehicle propulsion in the July/August 2019 edition of Automotive Engineering magazine, this article is one of four...
Articles Manned Systems
‘They’ Said It Couldn’t Happen: A Possible Retrofit for Automotive R-134a Refrigerant
When R-1234yf refrigerant was chosen as the low-global-warming replacement for the longtime industry staple R-134a, the consensus being the newcomer...
Articles Imaging
Preventing Ice Buildup on Electric Aircraft
Afaq Ahmed Abbasi of Northwestern Polytechnical University explains his innovative approach.
Articles Test & Measurement
Peridynamic Modeling: An Alternative Approach to Analyzing Material Failure
A critical technology challenge for structural material applications is to have a means for the reliable analysis of material damage and failure.
Articles Imaging
Critical Communications Break Out of the Analog Mold
Once firmly rooted in its analog origins, critical communications is now steadily evolving to provide enhanced situational awareness. The latest public safety and military communications...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Microturbine Propulsion for UAVs
The continued use of reciprocating engines has limited the UAV market’s ability to reach its true growth potential.
Articles Photonics/Optics
How Miniaturized Distributed Modular Architecture Advances Avionics Design
A centralized IMA approach offers several advantages.
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance