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Virtual Reality Is the New Reality for Automotive Engineering

The best way to understand how a new-developed vehicle and its parts will look, fit together and be built and serviced is through a full-scale prototype. Fashioning a prototype,...

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Defense

Raytheon Looks to Be at the Heart of Electrical Power Systems

Much has been written about the coming of the more-electric aircraft (MEA), especially in the context of Boeing’s leap into the innovative, higher-risk era with the 787...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Smart Sensors Drive Automated Systems in Off-Highway

Smart sensors are helpful in developing automated routines that can save a great deal of time for the operator and either increase efficiency or reduce setup time. Microcontrollers and...

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Design

USAF Works Toward Smoother Landings, No Plane Required

As the U.S. Air Force (USAF) works toward developing assets like the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the next T-X trainer, and possibly a new close air support aircraft, testing continues...

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Automotive

Tesla Ready to Deliver First Model 3s, Projects 20K Monthly Manufacturing

Electric-vehicle developer Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk announced over the weekend leading into the July 4, 2017 holiday that the company will on July 28 make...

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Defense

Senate Proposes Funding Days Ahead of OA-X Experiment

On June 28, 2017, days ahead of the July 2017 U.S. Air Force light attack aircraft experiment, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed a preliminary vote for a proposed annual defense...

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Propulsion

Safran and Satair Sign Lifetime Contract for A340-500/-600 Engine Nacelle Supply Chain Services

Satair Group has signed its first major contract with Safran Nacelles, covering global lifetime supply chain services for engine nacelle parts...

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Automotive

CAE Mastery Helped Achates Power Create Its New Engine

The Achates Power opposed-piston, two-stroke compression-ignition engine is making its way to market, boasting significantly improved fuel efficiency versus today’s standard...

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Power

Pinnacle Engines Partners with India's Greaves Cotton on New Low-Emissions Technology

Indian engine and equipment-maker Greaves Cotton Ltd. and U.S.-based Pinnacle Engines Inc. recently announced a technology partnership for the launch of...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

In Pursuit of Networked Drone Operations

NASA researchers have been officially cleared to begin formal feasibility studies on advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) concepts under NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) project....

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Green Design & Manufacturing

FEV to Open "Mission-Critical" Test Facility in 2018

Engineering services company FEV will expand its vehicle-emissions capability next year with the opening of a new vehicle test center, its third facility in Auburn Hills, MI.

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Electronics & Computers

Jaguar Land Rover Uses Mixed-Reality App to Recruit Engineers

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has virtually stepped up its technical-recruitment game. Literally.

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Automotive

Vehicle Connectivity Demands Teamwork

Automotive suppliers and companies from other fields are jockeying to team up with the right group of partners to provide services for connected vehicles and smart cities. The collaborations cross...

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Aerospace

Survey: Aerospace Engineers Seek Clarity on Cadmium

A survey of more than two hundred aerospace manufacturing professionals demonstrated a lack of understanding about cadmium, a highly toxic metal that is still being used frequently in the U.S. aerospace industry.

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Power

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Wins German Engineers’ Lightweighting Award

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz unit announced in mid-June that the Mercedes AMG GT R supercar is the winner of the Association of German Engineers’ (VDI) first-ever award for...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

ZF and Hella Launch Sensor-Systems Development Partnership

The CEOs of two century-old German suppliers faced the media together on June 20 to announce a strategic partnership. One, Dr. Stefan Sommer of ZF, famous for its transmissions,...

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Aerospace

IAC Expands with New Engineering Center in India

Automotive interior components supplier International Automotive Components opened a new regional and global engineering center in Pune, India on June 15.

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Electronics & Computers

Expert Advice: How to Handle a Cyber Disruption

The essence of automotive cybersecurity's current state of capability: It’s possible to thwart most—but not all—cyber incidents.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Reaching Forward and Back: 3D Printing Innovates While Breathing Life into Traditional Aero Manufacturing

The first China-built commercial airliner—the Comac C919—took its maiden flight on May 5, 2017 at Shanghai Pudong International...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Lockheed Martin Shows Big Support for Metamaterial Technologies’ Smart Materials Research

Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI), which recently signed a $5.6M agreement with Lockheed Martin to further develop its metaSOLAR product, looks...

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Test & Measurement

Removing Bumps on the Path to Fully Automated Driving

Without a properly educated engineering workforce, the road to automated vehicles could be a rocky one.

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Automotive

Paccar Introduces New Vocational-Truck Axle in North America

Paccar is adding a new proprietary front axle for a range of Kenworth and Peterbilt vocational vehicles in the third quarter of 2017. The new 20,000- and 22,000-lb wide track...

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Propulsion

U.S. Sues FiatChrysler over Diesel Emissions

The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 23, 2017, that it filed a civil lawsuit against FiatChrysler Automobiles alleging that FCA used “software functions that were not disclosed to...

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Defense

DARPA's ALIAS Successfully Lands a Boeing 737 Simulator

Aurora Flight Sciences has demonstrated its automated flight capabilities with various successful flight scenarios in a Boeing 737 simulator. The work, part of the Defense Advanced...

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Test & Measurement

Honda to Build New Wind Tunnel in U.S.

Honda will spend $124 million to build a state-of-the-art, multifunctional acoustic wind tunnel in East Liberty, OH, on the grounds of the Honda-owned Transportation Research Center and close to the...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Nissan Sees 2023 "Tipping Point" for EV Costs

A lot has happened in the electric-car segment since 2014 when the Nissan Leaf was the world's best-selling BEV. The advent of Tesla's Model S, X and Model 3, along with GM's Bolt EV and...

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Automotive

3D Printing Helps Speed Concept-Car Development

Engineers who have literally sweated the rigors of concept-vehicle development will understand the scope of Bill Walsh’s professional life. As Group Engineering Director at Envisage, a...

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Power

A New ESupercharger for City-Car Engine Boosting

Richard Wall believes an e-supercharger could be the only boost technology required for small, downsized city car engines in traffic dense urban environments, particularly those in China. As...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Workhorse Group Unveils W-15 E-REV Fleet Truck and Partners with Ryder

Ohio-based technology manufacturer Workhorse Group has unveiled its latest vehicle for fleet customers, the electric W-15 pickup truck. The truck is designed to provide...

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