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AAA Studies Thermal Effects on EV Range
It’s been a tough winter in much of the U.S. When the Midwest hasn’t been dealing with a Polar Vortex it been smacked by a “bombogenesis.” But even normally temperate seasonal regions like...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Why JLR Is Giving Its Newest Range Rover Straight-6 Power
The market may have been surprised by Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to offer the latest Range Rover with an I-6 gasoline engine, but it’s been on the company’s development list...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Sound Attenuation of Neoprene Wetsuit Hoods as a Function of Dive Depth and Acoustic Frequency: Hyperbaric Chamber Trials
The U.S. Navy is interested in strategies that divers could employ to protect them from loud underwater sounds. Sonar...
Briefs Aerospace
Geospatial Accuracy of Small Unmanned Airborne System Data in the Coastal Environment
The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of commonly available COTS software to produce geometrically accurate orthometric mosaics and terrain...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Developing Knowledge and Understanding for Autonomous Systems for Analysis and Assessment Events and Campaigns
There are many challenges in developing complete performance ontologies and test methodologies to define and evaluate the performance...
Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Monitoring a Nearshore Beneficial Use Site: Application of a Benthic Sled and Video Annotation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland Districts (NWP) maintains safe and navigable waterways in Oregon through a variety of dredging...
Briefs Software
Localization and Mapping of Unknown Locations with Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The main goals of this research are to enhance a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform to support unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) exploring the complex...
News Unmanned Systems
Waymo, GM and Ford Pegged as Autonomous “Leaders” by Latest Navigant Report
According to a new report from Navigant research, Waymo (Google), GM and Ford have earned the title of “leaders” in regards to their progress in developing...
What We’re Driving Transportation
2019 Ford Ranger XL STX
America needs more midsized pickups. The case for the new Ford Ranger is made by increasingly strong sales of GM’s models and the perennial fan base of the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier. And now Jeep’s back in the game.
Articles Power
Steel Stands Tall
In 2014, just before Ford shook the industry with the introduction of its aluminum-intensive F-150, Ducker Worldwide released a study for the aluminum industry. The report predicted that the light metal would dominate the North American light-truck segment in the next new-model development cycle.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Aluminum: Toward 50% Body Content
As experts have noted, the mixed-materials trend is becoming an enduring one, as evidenced across the landscape of recent new-vehicle introductions.
Articles Transportation
First Smile, Last Smile
May Mobility is building a unique business model around AV shuttle services. The young Ann Arbor-based company’s shuttles currently are servicing routes in Detroit; Columbus, Ohio, and Providence, Rhode Island. A service in Grand Rapids, Michigan, launches this summer.
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Supersonic Spy Drone
The D-21 was intended to answer a question that was driving U.S. national security officials mad: How was the Chinese military progressing in its effort to build and test nuclear weapons?
Technology Report Materials
For Bonding Dissimilar Materials, Adhesives Can Be a Sticking Point—or Lack of It
As the auto industry adopts an increasingly wide mix of materials in its pursuit of constantly tougher weight-saving and service-longevity targets, joining...
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Ford Demos Latest Digital Tools at Flagship Transmission Plant
Ford recently provided media with a look at some of its latest digital manufacturing tools, opening up the floor at one of the world’s largest transmission plants to showcase...
Q&A Transportation
Returning Jeep to the Midsize-pickup Market
SAE editorial director Bill Visnic spoke with Elizabeth Krear, Gladiator Model Responsible - Jeep Engineering and Pete Milosavlevski, Chief Engineer, about the program’s development targets and priorities, the importance of the Gladiator’s connection to the iconic Wrangler.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
'Road Race' for AV Testing May Be Slowing
Chris Hoyle, Technical Director of software specialist rFpro, believes the race by auto and technology companies to be ahead of competitor programs involving autonomous vehicle (AV) testing on...
News Data Acquisition
Security, Bandwidth Drive Over-The-Air Development
Over-the-air (OTA) updating has evolved rapidly from a limited function to a wide-ranging technology for keeping vehicle software up to date. As OTA moves deeper into the mainstream,...
Articles Unmanned Systems
5G Cellular May Be Transformational for Automakers, Suppliers
Connected vehicles are going mainstream, autonomous vehicles are poised to emerge—and cellular communications appears to be a central infrastructural base for both. The rollout...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Automated-Vehicle ‘Goiters’ Be Gone!
Warts. Bumps. Blisters. Protruberances. These and other less-flattering terms are used by vehicle designers and engineers to describe the bulging, non-integrated sensor placement that has become the...
What We’re Driving Manufacturing & Prototyping
2020 Range Rover Evoque
It was an unusual beginning to a test drive: navigating a narrow, winding gravel path in the grounds of an English castle with the windshield blacked out and only an image of two front wheels and a couple of colored...
News Imaging
2018 Toyota Camry
I was a little late in trying this new, eighth generation of the Camry and it represents an intriguing turn for a car that often is cast, somewhat unjustly, as the symbol for automotive blandness.
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Jeep Revives Its Pickup Mojo with 2020 Gladiator
Get ready for the fractionalization of the U.S.’s raucous pickup-truck market.
News Power
New Platform, Chic Sheetmetal for Tech-Centric 2020 Range Rover Evoque
Hanging nose down in a premium compact SUV at the summit of what looks like a near-vertical cliff face—and being told to keep feet off the pedals and mind on the...
Products Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products
Ruggedized Software Defined Radio Solutions Pixus Technologies (Waterloo, Ontario) has developed ruggedized versions of commercial software defined radios. The RX310, the first in the series of small form factor ruggedized...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
An Integrated Framework for Complex Radar System Design
Modern radar systems are complex and depend heavily on advanced signal processing algorithms to improve their detection performance. At the same time, the radio front-end must meet...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Thermoplastic Composites to Play Enhanced Role in Next-Generation Aerospace Applications
Advanced thermoplastic composites-and their emergence as prominent materials for future aerospace applications–are sparking a flurry of activity from...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
XPONENTIAL 2019 – An AUVSI Experience
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is bringing this year's XPONENTIAL 2019 to McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The event, which runs from April 29 – May 2, will feature...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
How FMC Developments Support Legacy and Next-Gen Data Needs
While FMC (FPGA Mezzanine Card) celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, it continues to provide a variety of benefits to the embedded system developer. These include sustained...
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