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Innovation Still Industry's 'Lifeblood' During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced people and organizations alike to adapt to a world of social distancing and economic disruption. For SAE International, that’s included shifting...
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sUAS-Based Payload Development and Testing for Quantifying Optical Turbulence
Understanding how atmospheric effects can impact operational conditions is important to the development of High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon systems.
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Development and Verification of Body Armor Target Geometry Created Using Computed Tomography Scans
Previous methods of target geometry can be replaced by more accurate computer scanning technology.
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Use of Mass-Flux Measurement and Vapor-Phase Tomography to Quantify Vadose-Zone Source Strength and Distribution
New tech can improve evaluation of vadose zone source impacts on groundwater, leading to improved remediation decisions.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Preliminary Development of an Integrated Mobility, Lethality, and Survivability Soldier Performance Testing Platform
Develop a methodology that incorporates objective measures of performance and is sensitive to changes in soldier-system equipment.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Bore Elevation and Azimuth Measurement System (Beams)
A newly developed laser apparatus verifies that the pointing accuracy requirement of a weapon’s fire control system is met.
Articles Energy
Active Battery Cell Balancing
Active cell balancing redistributes charge between battery cells during the charge and discharge cycle
News Manned Systems
Zeroing in on Zero Emissions
Electrification is inevitable for commercial vehicles. That is the takeaway from a quick succession of zero-emission commercial vehicle (ZECV) initiatives announced by various groups since the summer solstice....
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Paving the Way to Improved Truck Fuel Efficiency
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving fuel efficiency are much-sought-after goals in the commercial-vehicle industry. Various methods have been proposed to achieve these...
Original Equipment Manned Systems
Nikola Looks to Accelerate Production, Hydrogen Infrastructure
Nikola Corp.’s recent merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company, is expected to help accelerate the company’s technology...
Original Equipment Design
Mecalac Designs Unique-Pivoting Swing Loader
Mecalac markets itself as an urban-equipment manufacturer, and the company’s focus on designing machines for constricted-space jobsites so prevalent in cities is manifested in the AS1600 swing...
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Regulatory Landscape Challenges Commercial-Vehicle Engine Development
Regulations like California’s recent Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which calls for every new truck sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2045, will drive increasing...
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Softing Envisions Secure, Reliable Predictive Maintenance
Modern heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks and buses but also forestry and agricultural machines or construction equipment, are packed with E/E components that support...
News Aerospace
Lunewave Promises Low-Cost Radar with High-Performance 360-Degree View
Radar sensing has been used for various functions in passenger vehicles for more than two decades. Like all sensors intended an automated vehicle (AV), radar has...
News Unmanned Systems
The Electric, Autonomous Revolution Lifts Off
Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Vertical Flight Society, a helicopter-industry group founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, published a graphic dubbed “V/STOL Aircraft and...
Articles Test & Measurement
Radar Testing with an O-Scope
A new generation of compact radar sensors with long range and high resolution is under development for automated driver assistance systems (ADAS) and future fully autonomous vehicles. Operating in the...
Articles Software
Ford Engineers Charged with a Blank EV Slate for the All-New 2021 Mustang Mach-E
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new vehicle. It’s Ford’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) and it’s built on an all-new electric...
Articles AR/AI
Making Data Logging, Replay, and Prototyping More Efficient
The development of advanced driver assistance (ADAS) and highly automated driving systems poses great challenges for OEM and supplier engineers.
Articles Automotive
The Case for FOTA in AV Data Security
Cars are increasingly becoming mobile living spaces. That’s why the subject of security is so important for OEMs and suppliers. When a car becomes a personal mobile device that the owner uses for...
News Transportation
Top Transmission Engineers Project Big Future for E-Axles, Advanced Motors
A panel of high-ranking transmission and driveline engineers projected outsized adoption for electric-axle (e-axle) technology, as well as significant expansion of...
Road Ready Power
Hybridization the Highlight of Ford’s All-New 2021 F-150
Ford this week unveiled an all-new version of its F-150 fullsize pickup, highlighted by a first-ever full-hybrid variant and the promise – but not yet specifics – of...
Road Ready Propulsion
2021 Ford Bronco Aims to Kick Some Jeep
“There is nothing on this truck that is superfluous – no decorative chrome or extraneous styling. It’s designed for function, not fashion,” explained Paul Wraith, chief designer for Ford’s...
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Directing GM’s 3D-Printed Future
Among automakers, General Motors was an early adopter of 3-D printing/additive manufacturing (AM) in the 1980s and is accelerating both its use of, and investment in, the technology. Nearly 40,000...
News Defense
Kontron’s Embedded Boards Help Drive Autonomy Forward
Transportation technologies driven by autonomy are making partnerships an increasingly important part of vehicle-development strategies. That has created significant openings for...
Articles Automotive
Tracking the Battery-Market BATTLEGROUND
While sales of global battery-electric vehicles (EVs) remain an unfulfilled promise outside of Tesla Motors, their batteries and constituent materials are among the hottest mobility-industry technologies.
Articles Power
The Battery-Deal Beat Goes on
The dynamism and in some cases, unpredictability, of the EV battery market show no signs of settling down. And despite “the battery Big 3” collectively commanding nearly two-thirds of the market, OEMs remain committed to multi-source cell supply.
What We’re Driving Manufacturing & Prototyping
2021 Toyota Supra 2.0
The Supra 2.0 is better for its simplicity: not having adaptive suspension and 14-way power adjustable seats make it more of a purist’s delight.
Articles Unmanned Systems
IMUs Help Deliver the Daily Bread
The term ‘autonomous vehicle’ often conjures the image of driverless cars, but a more tangible and nearer-term application of vehicle autonomy is with the “farm-to-table” movement that promotes serving fresh, locally-grown food at restaurants and school cafeterias.
SAE Standards News Unmanned Systems
New Cooperative Driving Automation Standard Provides Clarity to Support Advancement of Full Automation
In May, amid quarantine and lockdowns for the Coronavirus pandemic, SAE International published SAE J3216 Standard: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Cooperative Driving Automation for On-Road Motor Vehicles. The new standard...
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New 3D-Printable Nanocomposite Prevents Overheating in Military Electronics
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Talking SDVs and Zonal Architecture with TE Connectivity
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2026 Nissan Sentra Review: Putting the Pieces Together
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New Defense Department Program Seeks 300,000 Drones From Industry by 2027
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Anduril Completes First Semi-Autonomous Flight of CCA Prototype
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
