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Getting the Most Out of Industrial CT Scanning
Quality assurance and flight certification of critical aerospace parts and assemblies have reached new levels of sophistication in recent years. Leading aerospace and defense manufacturers...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Machining Titanium Aero-Frames
The rise of titanium for aerospace applications has been well documented in recent years. Equally, the challenges associated with the efficient, productive and high-quality machining of this popular material, have...
Articles Defense
Aerospace Work Platforms — More than Meets the Eye
For maintenance personnel in the aerospace industry to do their jobs effectively, they need to be able to get physically close to the equipment they are working on. This statement sounds...
Application Briefs Imaging
Helicopter Load Sensor
Sensor Technology Ltd.Banbury, Oxon, UK01869 238400www.torqsense.com A newly developed intelligent wireless helicopter load sensor has a choice of two displays, offering simple or comprehensive data read outs, so that...
Application Briefs Defense
Active Protection System
RADA Electronic Industries Ltd.Netanya, Israel+972-9-892-1111www.rada.com RADA Electronic Industries Ltd., a company that specializes in the development and production of tactical land radar for force and border...
Application Briefs Imaging
Video Graphics Modules
WOLF Advanced TechnologyStouffville, Ontario, Canada905-852-1163https://wolfadvancedtechnology.com WOLF Advanced Technology (“WOLF”) recently announced that NASA has chosen two WOLF video graphics modules to take part...
Application Briefs Defense
Counter-Drone Technology
Citadel DefenseSan Diego, CA760-224-3393www.dronecitadel.com Citadel Defense has developed a Counter-drone (CUAS) technology called Titan that reliably detects, identifies, and defeats unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's or...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Modified USAF T-1A Aircraft
Field AerospaceOklahoma City, OK405-219-3400www.fieldaero.com Field Aerospace recently completed the first flight of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) T-1A aircraft with a modernized flight deck. The first fully modified...
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Security, Bandwidth Drive Over-The-Air Development
Over-the-air (OTA) updating has evolved rapidly from a limited function to a wide-ranging technology for keeping vehicle software up to date. As OTA moves deeper into the mainstream,...
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Cadillac Pulls the Wraps off Two New V-Series Sedans
Cadillac has added two more sedans to its V-Series performance lineup, the all-new 2020 CT4-V and CT5-V. The CT4-V will square off against established C-segment players such as the BMW...
News Propulsion
2020 Toyota Supra Launch Edition
Toyota sought to channel its 2000 GT and Supra sportscar heritage with the introduction of the 2020 Supra, but in the process the company also forecast the future.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Volkswagen T-Cross
Volkswagen Group’s applications of its remarkably versatile modular MQB chassis stretch from its little Polo hatchback to the large Atlas SUV. Now there is a new addition to the family, the Polo-based T-Cross compact...
Articles Automotive
A Brief History of Chevrolet Corvette Concepts
In the Spring of 1957, while pondering the demise of Chevrolet’s Corvette Super Sports racer at Sebring’s 12-hour endurance race, legendary Corvette godfather Zora Arkus-Duntov concluded,...
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2018 Ford EcoSport
I’ll concede I might not have thought the EcoSport so irredeemably awful if our test vehicle had been fitted with the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder that comes standard with all-wheel-drive for any of EcoSport’s (more on that...
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EV Battery Tech Must Outpace Oil Industry Advances
As the industry ramps up development of battery-electric vehicles, petroleum remains king. Oil prices are moderate in the U.S. and the industry continues to complete new wells at...
Articles Connectivity
Bioprivacy: Designing for a Moving Target
Automotive design standards and specifications can be moving targets. In the autonomous realm, the present lack of formal rulemaking and applicable new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards,...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Rearview Cameras for CVs Edge Closer to Regulatory Approval
To borrow from a well-known automotive phrase, “Objects in mirror” aren’t really closer than they appear—because the mirror itself appears poised to become another relic of...
Articles Test & Measurement
5G Cellular-Enabled Test Infrastructure for Autonomous Vehicles Launched at U.K.’s Millbrook
Millbrook Proving Ground in the U.K. has officially launched the AutoAir consortium’s 5G cellular testing infrastructure for autonomous vehicle...
News Unmanned Systems
German University Installing Advanced Simulator to Study Autonomous-Vehicle Handover
Researchers at Germany’s Kempten University of Applied Sciences plan to embark this year on autonomous vehicle (AV) and advanced driver-assist system...
Articles Power
Saint-Gobain Investing in Anechoic Testing So Small Components Can Make a Big NVH Difference
Saint-Gobain is a company that understands how vital NVH R&D is for perceived quality. Unwelcome noise is a major challenge in premium cars,...
Articles Transportation
Underwater Drone Technology
Finding ways to overcome physical limitations so that humans can dive deeper and stay underwater longer has been an ongoing quest. Back in the 15th century, Leonardo Da Vinci drew sketches of a submarine and a robot....
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
The CAN Bus: Driving the Future of Autonomous Military Vehicles
It’s a crisp November day in Michigan, and a convoy of British and American resupply vehicles are rumbling along at a comfortable 25 miles per hour. In the lead is a British Army...
Articles Communications
Autonomous “Wingman” Vehicles
The US Army’s Futures Command is the most important administrative reorganization of the modern Army. Responding to the world’s changing priorities— especially the “near peer” threat of ascendant...
Articles Imaging
Eyes In the Sky
Drones (i.e. quadrotors) are a popular and increasingly widespread product used by consumers as well as in a diversity of industrial, military and other applications. Historically under the control of human operators on the...
Articles Defense
Hydraulic Cylinder Position Sensor Technology
As the demand for greater control and functionality increases, position-sensor-instrumented hydraulic cylinders are becoming more important in the heavy industry, mobile equipment, and subsea...
Application Briefs Propulsion
UAV Ground Control Station
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.San Diego, CA858-762-6700www.ga-asi.com The U.S. Air Force’s new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS) – developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI)...
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Surface to Surface Missile
MBDALe Plessis-Robinson, France+33 1 71 54 10 00www.mbda-systems.com At the end of 2018, MBDA successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft). A...
Application Briefs Defense
Vehicle Active Protection System
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA703-280-2900news.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated advanced Vehicle Active Protection System technologies against Anti-Tank...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Intelligent Parachute Rescue System
Drone Rescue GmbH Graz, Austria+43 660 140 80 55www.dronerescue.com Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has developed a fast, efficient parachute safety solution for drones that can reduce the risk of harming people on...
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