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Setting the Standard
Meggitt CTO Emeritus begins term at helm of SAE International, seeks to encourage cross-sector relations, elevate image of SAE as aerospace industry leader.
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2015 F-150 Aluminum Body Creates Challenge for Auto Body Shops
Aluminum panels for automotive application are nothing new. They've been used for hoods and decklids for many years, particularly when an automaker needed to shave a few pounds...
Products Semiconductors & ICs
Motor Driver ICs
Toshiba America Electronic Components (San Jose, CA) offers four motor driver ICs, ranging from precision stepper motor drivers to sensorless brushless DC motor drivers. The TB67S269FTG bipolar stepping motor driver has a...
News Automotive
Cadillac Engineers a 'Bi-Modal' 200-Mph CTS-V
To hear Tony Roma explain it, there’s an art in developing a big-power performance sedan that’s capable of shredding lap records at the local road course, then picking up the kids from...
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Aluminum Cooling Solutions for EV Power Electronics
New aluminum cooling technology for electric and hybrid vehicles from Dana Holding Corp. uses the efficiency of aluminum in its Long brand of integrated cooling plates, designed to enhance...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Modeling and Simulation Platform
The new release of MapleSim from Maplesoft makes it substantially easier to explore and validate designs, create and manage libraries of custom components, and use MapleSim models within the engineering...
News Electronics & Computers
High-Current Chokes for 48-V Systems
TDK Corp.’s BCEM series of EPCOS high-current chokes are designed specifically for buck-boost converters in 48-v automotive power systems. These surface-mount device (SMD) inductors have very compact...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
LIN Family for In-Vehicle Networking
Atmel Corp.’s next-generation family of local interconnect network (LIN) transceivers, system basis chips, and voltage regulators are suitable for automotive body, powertrain, infotainment sensor, and...
News Materials
Book Focuses on Use of CAE in Analysis of Automotive Composites
"CAE Design and Failure Analysis of Automotive Composites," a new book from SAE International, offers 12 technical papers covering three main areas of expertise, including static...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Electric Vehicle Interface Controller
Andromeda Interfaces’ electric vehicle interface controller (EVIC) is a fully integrated display device to monitor the operation and safety of an electric vehicle’s major subsystems. EVIC consolidates...
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
Measurement Software Update
PC-DMIS 2014.1 from Hexagon Metrology is a significant update of measurement software used for the collection, evaluation, management, and presentation of manufacturing data. The company’s new midterm software...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Actuator Sensor Manipulation Box
With the actuator sensor manipulation (ASM) box, FEV Group provides a powerful tool for manipulation of the signal exchange between actuators and an engine control unit. The ASM box allows the generation of...
News Materials
Glycol Quenching Heat Treating
Al-Fe Heat Treating adds glycol quenching to its aluminum heat treat services for the military, automotive, and aerospace industries. Glycol quenching improves over traditional heat treating by allowing for...
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
Amplifier Modules
HBM has introduced three new amplifier modules for its SomatXR data acquisition system. The SomatXR MX1615B-R amplifier has 16 individually configurable inputs for potentiometric sensors, PT 100 temperature sensors, or strain...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
FCEVs and Hydrogen Strategies Target 2017
Automakers typically use the annual Los Angeles Auto Show to showcase their environmental technologies to officials of the California Air Resources Board, perhaps the world’s toughest emissions...
News Transportation
Mercedes-Benz Melds SUV and Coupe Styling for GLE Coupe
When is an SUV not an SUV? When it’s the new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, a question and answer that could equally apply to BMW with its M6, and an indication of a global trend towards...
News Software
3-D Tools Help Development Teams Collaborate
Design and manufacturing challenges are becoming more complex and multi-dimensional, prompting design teams to expand their efforts to collaborate. This change is being aided by a shift to 3-D...
Technology Report Automotive
Flexible, ‘Invisible’ Assembly Lines Gain Popularity
Interest in automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to convey product from one station to another on the plant floor assembly line continues to grow as manufacturers look for greater...
Articles Automotive
Hard to Answer
Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are quickly evolving as smartphones and apps enter vehicles. Developers are allowing multiple ways for drivers to interact with apps and phones, knowing that a well-designed HMI can be a...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Book Examines Challenges of Electronic Parts and Their Impacts on Consumer and Industrial Products
SAE International’s new book, Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Their Impact on Supply Chains, examines how counterfeit parts are negatively...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Automotive System-On-Chip Family
Texas Instruments extends its automotive system-on-chip (SoC) range with the TDA3x processor family, which is designed to help car manufacturers develop sophisticated advanced driver assistance systems...
News Electronics & Computers
Multi-Core Safety Operating System
EB tresos Safety Operating System multi-core from Elektrobit (EB) is a new operating system for automotive electronic control units (ECUs). According to the company, it is the first safety operating system in...
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
CAN FD Serial Trigger, Decode Solution
Teledyne LeCroy has added unique measurement and graphing capabilities to its CAN flexible data-rate (FD) serial trigger and decode solution. According to the company, the new CAN FD trigger and decode...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Precision Hall-Effect Angle Sensor ICs
Allegro MicroSystems’ new family of contactless Hall magnetic sensors—the A1332 and A1334 high-resolution 360° angle sensor ICs—are based on magnetic circular vertical Hall technology. The A1332...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Triaxial Angular Rate Sensor
The ARS3 PRO triaxial angular rate sensor from DTS (Diversified Technical Systems, Inc.) permits measuring the durability of a lever or capturing driveshaft speed in a manufacturing machine without the need for a...
News Electronics & Computers
Advanced-Chassis Microcontrollers
Renesas Electronics Corp.’s new RH850/P1x-C series is a high-end version of its RH850/P1x series of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers. The all-in-one solution is designed for sensor fusion, gateway, and...
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Ford Aims for New 'Halo' Products and More Female Engineers, Says COO Barb Samardzich
Ford has a lot riding on the new Mustang. It isn’t just another Ford model; it is a statement of capability and international intent, and no one...
What's Online Manufacturing & Prototyping
No 'Shaky Start' for Opel/Vauxhall’s New Corsa Triple
Thorsten Kniesa likes a quiet life, and as a senior member of the team that created Opel Group’s (Opel and Vauxhall) three-cylinder Ecotec gasoline engine, he has helped ensure that...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Audi Shows Design, Fuel-Cell Directions
At the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi exhibited its thinking on the future with a pair of vehicles, one showing its direction for exterior design and the other highlighting the future of electric...
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