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JLR Prepares to Leave the Road — Autonomously
JaguarLandRover engineers are confident that when a driver of one of their future all-terrain autonomous vehicles wants to leave the pavement, technology will continue to provide guidance...
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GM, Honda Execs Agree: Higher Octane Gas Needed to Optimize ICE Efficiency
Raising the octane level of pump gasoline in the U.S. is integral to optimizing advanced combustion engines now in development, said GM and Honda executives at the 2016...
Technology Report Transportation
Tenneco's Predictive Active Ride Control May Doom the Anti-Roll Bar
Are the anti-roll bar’s days numbered? The answer is probably “yes” — at least for premium-model cars and light trucks, as advanced active ride control systems that...
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Lightweighting: WHAT’S NEXT?
Are there any automakers who haven’t yet put at least one new model through the weight-reduction wringer? Vehicle mass efficiency has joined the vanguard of product development where every gram lost is...
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Savant and EMIT Simulation Software
The latest release of ANSYS' Savant and EMIT software gives engineers the power to design and predict the performance of installed antenna and radio frequency (RF) environments quickly and more accurately...
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Vin Dc/dc Controller
Texas Instruments’ 2.2-MHz, dual-channel synchronous buck converter offers a unique set of features designed to significantly reduce electromagnetic interference and high-frequency noise in high-voltage dc/dc step-down...
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Probing Software Package
Renishaw offers an enhanced probing software package that automatically optimizes on-machine measurement cycles to minimize cycle time and maximize productivity. Inspection Plus with SupaTouch optimization uses...
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Kalman Filter Acceleration IP Core for ADAS
EnSilica offers the Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for use in situational awareness radar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as electronic stability-control systems,...
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Atmosphere Control System for Annealing
Linde LLC's Hydroflex atmosphere control system (ACS) is a solution for clean and bright oxide-free annealing of steel, stainless steel, copper, bronze or brass with high reliability and repeatability and is suitable for applications including automotive, aerospace and military components, construction and...
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Growth of FCVs and EVs Tied to Infrastructure
More hydrogen fueling stations in California and additional electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. could reduce the range anxiety consumers have about driving these-advanced...
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‘Military-Grade’ Aluminum
When Teddy Roosevelt led his Rough Riders in their famous charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, he was carrying a piece of leading-edge military technology: an aluminum canteen. Since that...
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Driving the CAR Toward 54.5 Mpg
Chances are good that if you’re involved with automotive manufacturing strategy, you know Jay Baron. As President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Dr. Baron and his research...
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CAE's Next Leap Forward
The enormous complexity of today’s vehicles is well recognized. Not only are automakers turning to simulation as a cost-effective means to enhance physical test, it is becoming a fundamental tool in the design...
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Rolls-Royce Reveals a Vision of Its Future
“When it doesn’t exist, design it,” was Sir Henry Royce’s maxim aired some 100 years ago. Now it is being followed to the letter with the revealing in London of the Rolls-Royce Vision Next...
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GM Shines Brightest in Latest OEM-Supplier Relations Study
“The continuing challenge facing automakers is very simple: They need to understand the difference between process improvement and work relations improvement. Some OEMs don’t...
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Stanyl HGR1 Polyamide 46-Based Material
Based on Stanyl polyamide (PA) 46, Royal DSM’s new high performance Stanyl HGR1 reduces frictional torque in automobile engine timing systems. The new material will provide OEMs with a cost-effective...
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Bolt EV Seat Design Cuts Weight, Delights Taller Passengers
Stepping into the back seat of Chevrolet’s 2017 Bolt EV, one attribute of the car is immediately evident: the designers and engineers didn’t neglect the outsized physical...
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OEMs Expand Testing of FEV Variable-Compression Ratio Engine
Road testing of a new variable-compression ratio (VCR) combustion system in Europe has been “very successful to date” as OEMs validate the FEV-developed technology, reports...
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Mississippi State University's Car of the Future Features Novel Innovations
A rear-wheel-drive sports car’s estimated triple-digit mpg and predicted 5.7-s 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) acceleration time are the prime performance cues...
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Federal Lab Cost-Effectively Eliminates Diesel Idling to Condition Class 8 Sleeper Cabs
You see them at the side of roads, in parking lots and pull-off areas of highways—Class 8 over-the-road trucks with their diesel engines idling...
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Nissan's New Direct-Injection V6 Muscles 2017 Pathfinder to 6000-Lb Towing Crown
The most significant mid-cycle revamp in the Nissan Pathfinder’s 30-year history provides the midsize SUV with a 6000 lb (2722 kg) towing capacity, a full...
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Volvo Bets on New PowerPulse, Not 48V, for Turbodiesel Boost Assist
Volvo is using a blast of compressed air to boost torque delivery and exorcise turbo "lag" of its new D5 diesel engine. It's a comparatively simple technology solution that...
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Jaguar, Exa Say Simulation to Eliminate Prototypes by 2020
Finding the right ratio of "emphasis" (aka "compromise") between design and engineering priorities has long been part of the enduring magic behind the conception and creation of...
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Hemming of Thin Gauge AHSS Achieves Weight Savings
The Auto/Steel Partnership, a consortium of North American automotive companies and the Steel Market Development Institute's Automotive Applications Council, announced its Hemming of Thin...
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Custom, High-Performance Mufflers
Modular Exhaust, a division of GLSV, features custom sizing for three different shapes of mufflers—circular, elongated, and rectangular—as well as custom-shaped non-modular mufflers, which are available...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Absolute Encoder Series
Baumer’s absolute HeavyDuty encoder series HMG 10 and PMG 10 offer a resilient housing, optimally spaced fixed/floating bearings on both sides, and generously sized hybrid ball bearings. These features provide...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
PXI Radio Frequency Multiplexers
Pickering Interfaces expands its range of PXI 50Ω 600MHz radio frequency (RF) multiplexers with 18 different configurations including a PXI two slot 32:1 configuration. This new range of PXI RF multiplexers...
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Doing It Again — This Time With 10
Almost exactly a decade after Ford and General Motors initiated production of 6-speed planetary-gear automatics derived from the two companies’ first-ever transmission-development collaboration, the...
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Large-scale Additive Manufacturing for Rapid Vehicle Prototyping
In model-based development of vehicle powertrains, through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) to mule integration, a new enabling design tool is emerging from recent advances in...
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