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Tata Advanced Systems Delivers First CH-47F Chinook Crown, Tailcone for India to Boeing
Aerospace company and manufacturer Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons focused on providing...
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Next-Gen Driving Simulator Uses Formula One Motion Control
Williams Formula One experience is helping to close the gap between objective and subjective vehicle simulator testing, often a contentious area for vehicle development engineers.
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Mercedes-Benz Reveals Production Version of X-Class Pickup Truck
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz luxury-vehicle unit this week unveiled the production version of its X-Class, the first pickup truck to wear the Mercedes-Benz star. The X-Class is a...
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Sound-Off: How to Simulate the Impacts of an Exoskeleton
Over the past decade, warfighters’ personal loads have increased, leading to more injuries, pain, and discomfort. To relieve the burden, the military is investigating...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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