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Audi Claims First Production E-Boosting on 2017 SQ7
Audi is renowned for winning races and it announced another first at its Annual General Meeting at Ingolstadt, Germany, last week: The first application of an electric-powered compressor...
Technical Innovation Energy
Accelerated Ash Load Testing of Particulate Filters on an Automated Test Rig
The detrimental effects of ash on diesel particulate filter (DPF) and now gasoline particulate filter (GPF) performance is of significant concern because the resulting permanent backpressure penalty compromises both fuel economy and soot storage capacity, leading to more...
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New Komatsu Wheel Loader with Tier 4F Engine Consumes 13% less Fuel
Equipped with an EPA Tier 4 Final certified engine, the new WA600-8 wheel loader from Komatsu combines an enhanced lockup torque converter function and SmartLoader logic to...
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Arctic Cat Debuts Purpose-Built 'Snow Bike' in 2017 Model Line
Arctic Cat’s recently unveiled snowmobile lineup for the 2017 model year includes an OEM industry first: the all-new SVX 450 purpose-built, single-ski snow bike. Other 2017...
Articles Power
Stricter Stage V Regs Pose Challenges
Worried about the adverse health effects of diesel exhaust in general, and diesel soot in particular, the European Commission’s new Stage V regulations will further reduce allowable limits on criteria...
Editorial Green Design & Manufacturing
Mainstreaming Hybrids and EVs
Will the inefficiency of the automobile ultimately doom the automobile? Big questions like this one, posed by Ford Technical Fellow Dr. Michael Tamor, hit February’s SAE Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Symposium...
Q&A RF & Microwave Electronics
Controlling GM’s Electrified Herd
As General Motors proliferates electrified powertrain applications among its brands, it is also rapidly commonizing those systems as much as possible. Witness the 2016 Chevrolet Volt and Malibu Hybrid; both...
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2017 Nissan Armada Steps onto Patrol Platform
No longer sharing its platform with the Titan full-size pickup truck, the all-new 2017 Nissan Armada full-size SUV is now attached to one of the automaker's most iconic nameplates that...
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Autonomous Vehicles Demonstrate Ground-Air Cooperation
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, recently announced a joint autonomy demonstration that proved the capability of new, ground-air cooperative...
Global Vehicles Propulsion
2016 Mini Clubman's Torque-Vectoring AWD System Designed to Give 2wd Efficiency
In the 1960s, the front-wheel drive Mini Cooper S famously won the Monte Carlo Rally, propelled by a 52 kW (70 hp) engine and clawing through snow and ice on...
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2017 Porsche Boxster Loses Cylinders, Gains Power, Adds Frugality
Porsche’s decision to downsize the new generation Boxster’s engines from flat-6 to turbocharged flat-4 may shock purists, but power and torque are up, and fuel...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Optimizing Thermal Management to Meet SWaP-C Requirements
As defense systems continue to shrink, corresponding thermal management concerns expand exponentially. Designers have learned that overheating can be the downfall of even the most...
Articles Aerospace
Fighting for Life in Military Markets
Visits to the Seville headquarters of Airbus Defence & Space (Airbus DS) have often reflected stormy prospects for the company’s large-capacity A400M Atlas transport, which has suffered cost...
Articles Aerospace
Clamoring for More Entertainment
Consumer expectations for information and entertainment are creating big challenges for airlines that need to provide Internet access while providing inflight services that mirror what’s available in the home...
Articles Aerospace
Cellular Satellites: Joint Communications with Integrated Acquisition
It’s a familiar image: a soldier crouching with a radio next to a spidery antenna pointing skyward to reach a distant satellite. But that view of military communications is...
Articles Defense
DPA Countermeasures — Theory vs. Practice
The Threat In today’s interconnected world, the information that we generate, store, transmit, and receive has become a valuable commodity. We have increasingly turned to cryptography as a tool to...
Articles Aerospace
A Hardware-Centric Approach to Countering Side-Channel Threats
From laptops and mobile devices to cars and airplanes, we are seeing near-daily threats to the systems and devices we use. Systems being used and deployed in the aerospace and...
Articles Aerospace
Virtual Flight Testing of Radar System Performance
Flight testing is the ultimate way to evaluate the performance of a radar system. During the actual aircraft flight, data such as Probability of Detection, Signal Strength, and clutter might be...
Technology Update Defense
Aerion Progresses on the Supersonic AS2 with Help From Airbus
The joint engineering efforts that Aerion and Airbus Group have dedicated to the AS2 supersonic business jet since 2014 have taken on even more importance as it was announced in...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Lithium Battery Pack
800-537-1368 www.tadiran.com When designing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), engineers must continually seek to reduce size and weight wherever possible in order to improve aerodynamics and free up critical space to deploy...
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
Satellite System
301-428-5539 http://defense.hughes.com Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) recently unveiled a new HM Satellite System, engineered around its novel software-definable modem (SDM) technology and scrambled code multiple access...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Digital Optical Comparator
514-694-9290 www.visionxinc.com VISIONx’s VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator 700 Series, featuring 5-axis inspection, has allowed aerospace supplier Paradigm Precision to improve the inspection process of its...
Technology Update Defense
Uncovering Safer Solutions for Aircraft Corrosion Prevention
Working with aircraft maintainers at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Environmental Technology (EnviroTech) Program and Coating...
Technology Update Defense
GE’s Clean-Sheet Turboprop Engine to Launch with Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation has opted for GE Aviation’s all-new turboprop engine to power its single engine turboprop (SETP). The 1300 shaft horsepower (SHP)-rated turboprop engine will...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Origami Goes High-Tech for Potential Military Applications
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Tokyo have taken a keen interest in origami, which they...
News Automotive
Nanotechnology May Provide Self-Cleaning, Energy-Saving 'Smart Glass' for Vehicles
Improving driver visibility is a major aspect of vehicle safety that is increasingly supported by stereo cameras, LiDAR, and infrared systems. But...
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2017 Pacifica Is First Hybrid Minivan, Rides on All-New FCA Platform
Despite the popularity of SUVs and CUVs, nothing beats a minivan for its combination of interior flexibility, ingress/egress, passenger comfort, cargo hauling and, in some...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Prius Is Re-Engineered on Toyota New Global Architecture
With 3.5 million Prius hybrids sold worldwide since its launch, Toyota is understandably keen to maintain the iconic hybrid-electric’s momentum. To that end, the company has relied...
Q&A RF & Microwave Electronics
Connectivity a Core Pillar at Navistar
Navistar announced last year its plans to offer over-the-air (OTA) reprogramming of engine control modules in 2016 for International trucks powered by its N9, N10, and N13 proprietary engines. This...
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