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Aerospace

Powering Outer Space: An In-Depth Look at Aerospace Battery Technology

With space’s extreme environments, there is never a one-size-fits-all battery. Nor is any space mission ever the same, so customized batteries for each operation are...

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Communications

Using High Bandwidth Oscilloscopes to Analyze Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems

Whether for multi-channel analysis, or for wider analysis bandwidth in a measurement, high bandwidth oscilloscopes offer an alternative to traditional spectrum...

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Communications

Bio-inspired Airborne Infrastructure Reconfiguration (BioAIR)

Conventionally, most autonomous mobile nodes, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are operated remotely by human operators. As such, forming a mobile communication network to...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Additive Manufacturing: How 3D Printing Will Transform the A&D Support Chain

3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), is quickly becoming a 'must have' for aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers rather than just a luxury R&D...

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Defense

Advances in Lightweight Electronics Protection

Lightweighting continues to be a key topic for the aerospace, avionics and defense industries as new metals and composites are being integrated into end products and assemblies with the goal of...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

EMI Analysis Software Helps Telescope Group Simulate RFI Mitigation

Challenging Einstein’s seminal theory of relativity to the limits, how the very first stars and galaxies formed just after the Big Bang, the study of dark energy and the vast...

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Electronics & Computers

Communications Electronics Cooling Systems

Aspen Systems Marlborough, MA 508-281-5322www.apspensystems.com Aspen Systems are supplying Environmental Control Units (ECU’s) for critical communications electronics cooling for the Joint Light...

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Defense

Advanced Simulation Technology

RGB Spectrum Alameda, CA 510-814-7000www.rgb.com The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the Department of Defense's next generation strike aircraft weapon system for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and US allies. The...

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Defense

Airframe/Engine Seal Fire Test Facility

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Trelleborg Sweden +46 410 670 00www.trelleborg.com Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has designed and built a new airframe/engine seal fire test facility located at its...

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Electronics & Computers

Delphi Showcasing Next-Gen Autonomous System at CES 2017

Delphi will use CES 2017 to demonstrate an advanced new automated-driving technology platform the company plans to make available to automakers by 2019 as a complete system to enable...

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Automotive

New Ford Fiesta Claims B-Car Tech Leadership

It may look similar to the current model but Ford describes its next generation Fiesta as the “world’s most technologically advanced small car.”

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Software

HMI Development: More Features, less System Complexity

Human machine interfaces are changing rapidly as radio head units handle more functions and connect to diverse systems inside and outside the vehicle. HMI systems are being...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Connectivity Advances Dominate at CES 2017

If there’s any doubt that connectivity is the next wave for advanced features and functions, it should dissipate after CES 2017. A multitude of advances in over the air updates and security will...

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Automotive

2016 Los Angeles Auto Show: Mazda’s All-New CX-5 to Include Diesel Engine for North America

Mazda made no secret it would unveil an all-new CX-5 compact crossover—now one of its best-selling models in the U.S.—at the 2016 Los Angeles...

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Propulsion

What’s Old (And Revered) Is New Again

Apart from top brass and various other engineering true believers at Mercedes-Benz, perhaps no one was more delighted than me when it was confirmed a couple of years ago that Mercedes was introducing...

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Automotive

John Deere Emphasizes Drivetrain Electrification for Mining, Construction

John Deere has invested in the integration of its engines, drivetrain components and power electronics into complete electric powertrain solutions for mobile...

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Technical Innovation
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Hyliion Develops Add-On Hybrid System for Semi-Trailers That Reduces Fuel Consumption by 30%

Hyliion has developed an add-on hybrid system for tractor-trailers that will reduce fuel consumption by about 30% with a return on investment of...

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Propulsion

Deutz and Liebherr Form Diesel-Engine Strategic Alliance

Engine manufacturer Deutz AG and Liebherr Machines Bulle S.A., developer and producer of diesel and gas engines, recently agreed on the key aspects of a strategic alliance for...

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Electronics & Computers

Quiet Your Inner Cab

Off-highway cabs are never going to be sanctuaries of silence, but they’re getting closer. Elements as diverse as glass, electronics and push buttons are being selected in part for their benefits in reducing sound levels.

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Propulsion

Enhanced Cat 3500 Engine Boosts Power 20%, Trims Fuel Usage by 10%

The 3500E, the latest iteration of Caterpillar’s venerable 3500 engine family, provides up to 20% greater power density, 10% greater fuel efficiency, enhanced durability...

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Automotive

McLaren Faces the Electrified and Autonomous Future

Pressing the engine start button of a McLaren ignites a cacophony of sound that signals its place in the vanguard of ultra-high performance supercars.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Bob Lutz: What Makes a Great Engineer?

Throughout the 2016 documentary film Live Another Day about the fall and rise of the Detroit-3 automakers, former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz shows the insight and enthusiasm that made him one of the...

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Manned Systems

Phase 2 GHG Driver for Advanced Technology, Alternative Fuels

Opening day of the SAE 2016 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress featured a well-attended symposium on Meeting the Challenges of Phase 2 GHG: Implications and Effects. A...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Renault’s Kids’ Racer

The strategy of using junior racing to interest youngsters in automotive engineering careers gets a boost in Europe with Renault’s decision to launch a UK Clio Cup Junior Championship for 2017.

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Automotive

Ram Rebel TRX Concept Has 2017 Ford Raptor in Its Sights

It was a showdown between the latest full-size performance pickups at the 2016 State Fair of Texas in Dallas, where SAE torque and towing ratings are worshiped as devoutly as homemade...

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Transportation

Honda’s All-New 2017 CR-V: Larger, Lighter, Turbocharged

Barely a week after Honda announced its CR-V compact crossover posted an all-time U.S. sales record for the month of September, the company revealed an all-new, fifth-generation...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

UPS Launches Hydraulic-Hybrid Propulsion into Chicago Service

United Parcel Service (UPS) has begun converting 50 of its gasoline-engine delivery trucks in the Chicago-metro area to hydraulic-hybrid propulsion. The first converted vehicles...

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Energy

Mercedes EQ Concept Previews 2019 Electric SUV

Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its comprehensive electrified-mobility strategy at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, while unveiling a new electric concept vehicle, the Generation EQ, that previews...

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Transportation

New Peugeot SUVs Jump to Modular Platform, Increase Composites Use

PSA Peugeot Citroën used the 2016 Paris Motor Show for the public launch of the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 models, now re-defined as SUVs. The 3008 accommodates five passengers...

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