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Alternative Powertrain Tech for CO2 Reduction a Focus at ICPC 2017
Focusing on technologies and strategies impacting truck and bus, agricultural tractors, and construction machinery, the biennial AVL International Commercial Powertrain...
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International Develops New, Lighter A26 Engine to Replace N13
Any time a new engine is announced, it is major news. Pairing a new engine with a new approach to engine development is even bigger news. International Truck recently unveiled...
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Haptic Feedback for Gesture-Control HMI
Gesture control is becoming more commonplace in many of the devices we use in our daily lives, from games consoles, swiping and pinching on mobile phones, to point-of-sale devices such as ticketing...
Original Equipment Transportation
Case Compact Dozer Loader Concept Spawns 30 Pending Patents
Called “Project Minotaur,” the Case DL450 compact dozer loader is a “first-of-its-kind” machine that combines the footprint and performance of a compact track loader (CTL)...
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Isuzu Motors Announces Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine for Off-Highway
Isuzu Motors America used the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 stage to announce its intention to produce a dual-fuel capable (natural gas and propane) off-highway engine by mid-2018,...
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JCB’s New 3L DieselMax: Tier 4 Without SCR
Off-highway powertrain and driveline specialist JCB said at Conexpo 2017 the company is starting production of its new entry-level engine, the 3.0-L DieselMax, with its first applications in OEM...
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Side-Object Detection for OTR Vehicles Displayed at Conexpo 2017
Preco Electronics invented the vehicle-backup alarm in 1962 and now seeks to set a similar safety milestone with the PreView Side Defender technology the company showcased at...
Road Ready Electronics & Computers
805-Hp Mercedes-AMG GT Concept Hybrid Heralds Production Model
The 600-kW (805-hp) hybrid 4-door Mercedes-AMG GT unveiled at the 2017 Geneva motor show may be a concept now, but its production line is being readied.
Road Ready Electronics & Computers
Renault's New Zoe Vies for EV Range Crown
When switching on a pure electric car, the first thing any sensible driver will do is check the remaining estimated battery range. The figure displayed is often likely to create varying degrees of...
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Engineering with Simulation and Data
Making off-highway equipment, such as construction or agriculture machines, more efficient continues to be a priority after the final phase-in of the U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions regulations.
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Faurecia Targets NOx Reduction at Lower Exhaust Temps with Lightweight Cartridges
The Ammonia Storage and Delivery System (ASDS), developed by Amminex, has demonstrated an ability to nearly eliminate nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutants from...
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Ricardo’s Prof. Neville Jackson Elected an SAE Fellow
Recently elected an SAE Fellow, Prof. Neville Jackson is Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Ricardo plc. He is also a member of the Boards of Ricardo Innovations and Ricardo Inc....
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New Lexus LC Brings New Platform, Hybrid System
For Chief Engineer Koji Sato, the greatest engineering achievement on the 2018 Lexus LC is the coupe’s sharp and refined driving dynamics.
SAE Standards News RF & Microwave Electronics
Sharpening the Focus on OBD-II Security
SAE Standards News aims to update readers on the extensive activity in the SAE Global Ground Vehicle Standards development arena, by more than 800 ground vehicle committees comprised of volunteers...
Technical Innovation RF & Microwave Electronics
Military System Designers Aren’t Resting on COTS Deployment
As ground vehicles employ more electronic sensing, control and communication systems, design engineers are increasingly utilizing more commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modules....
News Propulsion
Early Ride: Lucid Motors’ 1,000-Hp Air ‘Alpha’ Prototype
Always an early test for the veracity and viability of automotive startups: ya got a car that runs?
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Lucid Motors’ David Moseley: EV or ICE, “It Is All Physics”
As Director, Powertrain, CAE Crash & Safety for electric-vehicle startup Lucid Motors, David Moseley may hold one of the most intriguing—and possibly even...
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smaller Suppliers Facing Global Challenges
Are you willing and prepared to follow your customers around the world to support their global product initiatives?
Articles Power
Hard, Slick and Ready to Roll
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new breed of nanocomposite coating.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Mobileye on the Road
Amnon Shashua, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Israel-based Mobileye, tells a story about when, in the year 2000, he first began approaching global carmakers with his vision—that cameras, processor chips...
Q&A RF & Microwave Electronics
Shifting to an E-Mobility Product Portfolio
How does a traditional powertrain component and systems supplier stay relevant in an electrified- and autonomous-mobility future? Horst Binnig, CEO of Rheinmetall Automotive AG (formerly KSPG), a...
Articles Aerospace
Open Standard Middleware Enables New HPEC Solutions
The military embedded computing landscape has been transformed from where it was 20 years ago — and that has been almost entirely enabled by the ability of prime contractors, systems...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Cooling Your Embedded System: What Can Your Open Standard Architecture Handle?
Embedded computing systems for Mil/Aero applications are often conduction-cooled in an ATR or nonstandard chassis. However, there are many designs that require 19"...
Articles Aerospace
Evaluating Key Certification Aspects of Multicore Platforms for Safety Critical Avionics Applications
High performance, low power consumption and small footprint requirements imposed by the embedded market on the processor industry is causing a...
Articles Aerospace
The Ins and Outs of Spaceflight Passive Components and Assemblies
RF and microwave components deployed in spaceflight applications can experience hundreds of degrees of temperature variation, massive amounts of radiation, and can be expected to...
Articles Aerospace
Simulating and Analyzing Flow for an Air-to-Air Refueling System
Long-range bombers may have missions halfway around the world. Fighter jets may have to stay in the air longer than their relatively small fuel tanks will allow, or may find they...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Upgraded Electronic Flight Bag System
Astronautics Corporation of America Milwaukee, WI 414-449-4000www.astronautics.com Astronautics Corporation of America has been selected to provide an improved and upgraded electronic flight bag (EFB)...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Helicopter Vibration Control System
LORD Corporation Cary, NC 877 ASK LORD (275 5673)www.lord.com LORD Corporation recently announced product qualification for their Improved Vibration Control System (IVCS) for the Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopter. Under contract with Boeing since Sept. 2013, LORD has now completed all program milestones and received...
Q&A Electronics & Computers
Q&A: Print Your Next Wiring Harness
Imagine your next-generation vehicle wiring harness printed in electrically-conductive ink on a thin, stretchable and flexible substrate with sensors embedded into the molded substrate. Known as flexible...
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