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Virtual and Physical Testing of Third-Generation High Strength Steel
Developing lightweight, stiff and crash-resistant vehicle body structures requires a balance between part geometry and material properties. High-strength materials...
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Carbon Fiber Research Eyes Roof Frames, Doors
It’s not just for exotic “supercars” and motorcycles anymore. The performance-enhancing attributes of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics continue to be explored by global automakers as they seek...
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Lightweighting Tour-De-Force: 2021 Ducati Superleggera V4
According to Ducati, the 2021 Superleggera V4 is its most powerful, fastest and most advanced production bike, ever. This is no mean claim from the Bologna-based manufacturer known...
What We’re Driving Energy
What We’re Driving: 2020 BMW X1 XDrive28i
The overwhelming first impression of BMW’s restyled-for-2020 X1 compact crossover: “Wow this thing feels a little, ah, ‘plumper’ than I recall.” For this second-generation X1 launched...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Static Testing of EV Components
The market for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow. To offset the immense weight of their batteries, a heightened focus has been put on lightweighting, which has brought many new materials and...
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Cadillac Reveals Lyriq Electric Vehicle
Cadillac this week revealed its Lyriq crossover, the first of a coming stable of electric vehicles (EVs) from Cadillac and GM’s other brands. And although Cadillac already trails many other...
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Paving the Way to Improved Truck Fuel Efficiency
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving fuel efficiency are much-sought-after goals in the commercial-vehicle industry. Various methods have been proposed to achieve these...
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Directing GM’s 3D-Printed Future
Among automakers, General Motors was an early adopter of 3-D printing/additive manufacturing (AM) in the 1980s and is accelerating both its use of, and investment in, the technology. Nearly 40,000...
SAE Standards News Unmanned Systems
SAE J3300 Pioneers Test-Driver Certification
The best part of my job as editor of SAE Standards News is engaging with the various committee members who volunteer their time for the good of industry, and the SAE staffers who support them....
Articles Aerospace
Cryogenic-Capable Isolators Improve the Performance of Millimeter-Wave Systems by Lowering Noise Levels
Find isolators that operate optimally under cryogenic conditions.
Articles Software
Reverse Engineering the Boeing E-3 Sentry's Secondary Flight Controls
Learn about the challenges that arise when you try to reverse-engineer the console configuration for a NATO E-3 AWACS.
Articles Materials
Vanadium: A Green Metal Critical to Aerospace and Clean Energy
From jet engine components to high-speed airframes, vanadium alloys are deployed in virtually every jet aircraft flying today,
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Detection with Quantum Radar
A new radar prototype utilizes quantum entanglement as a method of object detection.
Articles Aerospace
Thrust in Space - The Nuances of Thruster Valve Design
More and more companies are designing rockets, satellites, and reusable space vehicles that require thruster valves to position, maintain, or change vehicle orbit in space.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ultrasonic Metal Welding Enables Advances in Battery Technology
A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Venting for EV Battery Packs
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
Articles Energy
Using Multiphysics to Predict and Prevent EV Battery Fire
To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
WMD Detection Technology
The first-of-its-kind system will leverage multiple data sources and machine learning to detect and identify indications of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threat.
Application Briefs Defense
Telemetry Processing Systems
Acroamatics Telemetry Systems (Acroamatics), was recently selected by Northrop Grumman to deliver telemetry tech for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program.
Application Briefs Defense
Loitering Precision Strike Missile
The Switchblade missile system is back-packable and rapidly deployable from ground platforms.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Electro-Optical Missile System
The Slovak army is the 6th armed force to choose the modern 5th generation SPIKE LR2 missile.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Active Battery Cell Balancing
Active cell balancing redistributes charge between battery cells during the charge and discharge cycle
News Manned Systems
Zeroing in on Zero Emissions
Electrification is inevitable for commercial vehicles. That is the takeaway from a quick succession of zero-emission commercial vehicle (ZECV) initiatives announced by various groups since the summer solstice....
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Nissan Versa SR
The 2020 Nissan Sentra’s most important asset isn’t as obvious as its all-new sheetmetal, although nobody could deny the sharky new body is an immense upgrade over the dowdy previous...
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Innovation Still Industry's 'Lifeblood' During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced people and organizations alike to adapt to a world of social distancing and economic disruption. For SAE International, that’s included shifting...
Original Equipment Power
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 swing...
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Ford Engineers Charged with a Blank EV Slate for the All-New 2021 Mustang Mach-E
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new vehicle. It’s Ford’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) and it’s built on an all-new electric...
News Power
Nissan Reveals Production Ariya EV SUV
Nissan has revealed the production version of its Ariya electric vehicle (EV), a 5-door SUV with an intended range of 300 miles. Nissan claims the Ariya will go on sale in Japan next year, with U.S....
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance