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Soldier-Robot Team Communication: An Investigation of Exogenous Orienting Visual Display Cues and Robot Reporting Preferences
The advancement of robot capabilities and functionality has changed the way in which soldiers perform many of their...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
GPS Enabled Semi-Autonomous Robot
The primary objective of this research is to integrate GPS and local sensory data to allow a robot to operate semi-autonomously outside of a laboratory environment. The Pioneer 3-AT, a robust platform capable...
Articles Test & Measurement
A Secret Weapon for Roof-crush Testing
Evaluating how school buses and other commercial vehicles perform in crash-test scenarios is regular practice at the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE) in Westfield, Indiana. The center, a...
Articles AR/AI
Detecting Pedestrians
Automakers and legislators are focusing on pedestrians, aiming to reduce injuries that are rising as more people worldwide migrate to cities. Camera systems have surpassed passive technologies to become the key...
Articles Transportation
When Autonomy Underperforms: the Evolving Liability Model
When humans drive a vehicle, safety liability issues are well-established and depend largely on whether a state has adopted no-fault liability or whether a product was at the root...
Articles Automotive
Cabin Fever
The transition to autonomous driving will transform many aspect of vehicles, not the least being interiors. Cabins will evolve significantly to give drivers and passengers more freedom and varied entertainment options.
Articles Transportation
Nvidia’s ‘Kitchen Sink’ for AV Testing
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laid out the problem during his keynote address at the company’s 2018 GTC conference in San Jose in late March. Autonomous driving technology is “probably the hardest...
What We’re Driving Propulsion
What We’re Driving: 2018 Chrysler 300 S AWD
Selling a car, any kind of car, is tough business in a time when everyone wants crossovers. It’s always seemed particularly difficult for FCA, so in more than one sense you can see the logic...
Road Ready Propulsion
Nissan Variable-Compression Engine Gets First Shot at Volume with New 2019 Altima
Nissan’s all-new, sixth-generation Altima midsize sedan arrived at its 2018 New York auto show reveal with several innovations, but probably its most...
Q&A Propulsion
Turbos Tackle New Propulsion Applications
Turbo machines continue to drive engine “right-sizing” trends while adding complementary technologies such as electric motors. They’re also finding new applications for vehicle propulsion....
News Motion Control
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Supercars able to master street and track driving sound good in theory but rarely pan out in practice. Ford’s GT, for example, is a track champ but a clumsy daily driver.
News Power
BMW 440i
When reviewing a new BMW, it’s important to note the car’s most vital attribute first. And that would be…powertrain performance? Steering precision? Chassis reflexes? The optional ($1700) M Sport brakes? While all are nearly...
News Automotive
2018 Kona Debuts Hyundai’s New B-SUV Platform
With its all-new platform, extensive use of advanced high-strength steel and various Hyundai-first technologies, the 2018MY Kona enters the burgeoning small CUV segment.
News Connectivity
Why Car Washes Threaten Automated Vehicles
What can happen to a vehicle equipped with advanced driver assistance systems inside an automated car wash? Havoc and damage are just two results, according to a recent 36-page report released by...
Technology Report Materials
Acura and ArcelorMittal Debut World-First Hot-Stamped Door Ring System on 2019 RDX
The 2019 Acura RDX will feature the world’s-first hot-stamped inner/outer front door-ring system. The tailor-welded components are part of an all-new body...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
IAV Using 3D Printed Pistons for Engine Testing
Engineering services specialist IAV is using 3D printed parts to shorten engine development timelines.
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Powertrain Analyst: Light-Vehicle Fleet Needs Big Gains to Meet Tightening Emissions Regs
As American drivers increasingly show a preference for light trucks instead of cars, one widely known industry powertrain researcher and analyst warns...
News Propulsion
Toyota Unveils More New Gasoline ICEs with 40% Thermal Efficiency
Toyota is well-regarded for its advances in electric drive technology with its hybrid-electric Prius models, but the company also continues to make progress with internal...
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New Products
RF Cable PIC Wire & Cable® (Sussex, WI), a Division of The Angelus Corporation, recently announced the launch of its new RFMATES ® ULTRALITE UH25107 cable. UH25107 is a 50 ohm RF aerospace cable that is highly shielded,...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
First Air-Worthy Metal-Printed RF Filter Ready for Takeoff
Within the aerospace industry, 2016 and onwards could be looked upon as the tipping point for direct metal printing (DMP), as the technology increasingly made the jump beyond...
Articles Communications
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
Articles Aerospace
XPONENTIAL 2018 – An AUVSI Experience
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is bringing this year's XPONENTIAL 2018 to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The event, which runs from April 30 – May 3,...
Articles Materials
Designing With Plastics for Military Equipment
U.S. soldiers carry loads of equipment and protective gear that can weigh anywhere from 45 to 130 pounds. This is more than enough to quickly tire even the most well-conditioned personnel,...
Articles Propulsion
Engine Air-Brakes
Airplanes, one of humanity's greatest inventions, evoke feelings of awe and amazement for most people, unless you live uncomfortably close to a major airport, in which case the feeling may become annoyance and irritation....
Articles Photonics/Optics
Communications in Space: A Deep Subject
Transmitting and receiving radio signals between spacecraft in deep space is a snap compared with getting those signals back to Earth, especially when the spacecraft is 120 billion miles away.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Nett Warrior
Nett Warrior is the US Army's next generation US integrated soldier system that replaces Land Warrior. It is designed to be an integrated dismounted situational awareness and mission command system for use during combat operations...
Application Briefs Software
Rugged Server and Display System
General Micro SystemsRancho Cucamonga, CA(800) 307-4863www.gms4sbc.com General Micro Systems Inc. (GMS) recently announced that the U.S. Army will exclusively deploy powerful rugged server and display systems...
Application Briefs Defense
Control Platform Toolkit
Charles River AnalyticsCambridge, MA(617) 491-3474www.cra.com Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, recently partnered with Sensics, Inc., creators of the OSVR software stack;...
Application Briefs Propulsion
Customizable Rocket Launchers
Arnold DefenseArnold, MO(636) 296-5417www.arnolddefense.com Arnold Defense, an international manufacturer and supplier of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, has been generating considerable interest in its new,...
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