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Hino Tweaks Materials to Improve Wear Resistance of Synchromesh Gears, Sleeves by 45%

Performance improvements in commercial vehicles (CVs) that serve to reduce driver fatigue as well as increase comfort and operability are important in the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Sound the Alarm

Lane keeping and adaptive cruise control combine to let humans relax on highways and in traffic jams, but people are still needed to maintain safety when situations stray from normalcy. Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are...

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Power

Kohler Extends Its Hand in Off-Highway Diesels

According to Kohler Engines, its new KDI 3404 model completes its platform of KDI diesel engines, which now range across three models from 30 to 100 kW (40 to 134 hp). The 3404 reaches 100 kW...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Gaze-Directed Headlights Could Be on Horizon

Getting behind the wheel of a car is the riskiest thing that most people do every day, safety statistics say. And highway hazards only get worse at nighttime when about a half of fatal road...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Haptic Feedback Is Key to Continental’s New Anti-Distraction Touch Screen

Can haptic feedback help reduce the driver distraction that is associated with operating in-vehicle touch screens? Continental Automotive engineers believe it can....

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Connectivity Forces Business Model Changes

As connectivity and eventually autonomous driving become more common, the auto industry may evolve to focus more on car sharing and gaining revenue from connected services. That will require...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

John Deere's MDT Allows Users to Make Data-Driven Decisions

John Deere has added a new tool within MyJohnDeere to make data transfer in the field easier. Mobile Data Transfer (MDT) allows customers to wirelessly transfer agronomic data to...

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Propulsion

Alternative Drive System for Wacker Neuson’s Smallest Excavator

At this year’s Intermat, Dieter Freisler, Regional President, Wacker Neuson, emphasized that the company plans in the future to “always have double digit growth,” and...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

OEMs, China Are Targets of Many Taiwanese Manufacturers

Taiwan’s automotive electronics industry is seeing steady growth as companies focus on selling to OEMs and the growing market in mainland China. Taiwanese suppliers are being aided...

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Software

The ‘Coming STEM Crisis’ Is Already Here

The title of a panel session at the recent SAE 2015 World Congress in Detroit was called “The Coming STEM Crisis,” but one of the participants noted that there’s nothing “coming” about...

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Defense

3D-Printed Parts Fly on Airbus A350 XWB and ULA Rockets

Additive manufacturing (AM) is making significant headway in aerospace production programs, as evidenced by recent announcements that Airbus and rocket manufacturer United Launch...

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Defense

Global Contenders to Break the Commercial Aircraft Duopoly

In the commercial jet market below the 150-seat Airbus and Boeing killing fields, the next biggest sales are in the hands of Canada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer.

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Transportation

Sikorsky’s S-97 Takes Successful First Flight

Just over six months since Sikorsky opened the curtains to unveil its S-97 Raider helicopter featuring X2 technology, the first flight of the rigid coaxial rotor helicopter prototype was...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

A Bad Algorithm: Why Champion Racer Lost at Monaco

Lewis Hamilton, the reigning Formula One world champion, dominated the Monaco Grand Prix on May 24, performing flawlessly for 63 of the race’s 78 laps. His ultimate third-place position...

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Automotive

Injecting a Sense of Urgency to Clean up Diesels

Details emerging from a Swiss company may signal a radical technology development that could provide a diesel emissions-reduction solution while reducing cost and complexity.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Digging Deep for Cyber Security Solutions

Connected vehicles bring many of the benefits gained with Internet access, but they also bring security issues including the threat of cyber attacks. That’s forcing design teams throughout the...

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Transportation

Gulfstream Makes Progress on G600 and G500 Programs, the Latter Completing First Flight

On the heels of EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. provided an update on its all-new aircraft...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Ready for System-Level Testing

In early May, Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians used a 10-ton crane to gently lower the system module of the U.S. Air Force’s first next-generation GPS III...

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Defense

LEAP for Boeing 737 MAX Makes First Flight

At the end of April, Boeing and CFM International initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, CA.

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Electronics & Computers

Relieving the Pressure on Fleet Managers, Installers

A tire pressure monitoring chipset can help fleet managers improve fuel economy and tell when vehicles are overloaded while also simplifying setup times. The Freescale Semiconductor...

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Transportation

CFD Helps Cut Tractor-Trailer Drag Coefficient by 10%

Air management for trucks is likely to be a focus for vehicle designers as manufacturers look to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to satisfy global regulations. That is the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Xerox Eyes DSRC for Vehicle Infrastructure Support

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hasn’t yet issued a mandate for dedicated short range communications (DSRC), but many companies are planning for the...

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Automotive

Honda Enters Burgeoning Subcompact SUV Fray

Size creep in the compact crossover segment has seen Honda’s CR-V outgrow some of its original target customers. So, as it did when the Fit slid into the product lineup beneath the Civic, Honda...

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Transportation

Electrohydraulic Power Steering Pursued for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Energy savings is one of the most significant concerns in the development of new vehicles, particularly power-steering systems, as over 70% of the fuel consumed by conventional...

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Automotive

Deutz Diesels Take to Stage V

For the past 15 or so years, the changeover to a new emissions standard has posed a major challenge for both OEMs and engine manufacturers. And since the very first changeover, engine efficiency and emissions...

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Automotive

LiuGong Builds Commitment to R&D into New China Hub

At Intermat, LiuGong announced that it was in a 60-day countdown before its new Global Research and Development Center opens in June. LiuGong, founded in 1958, currently directs close to...

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Electronics & Computers

Road Rules, a San Francisco Start-Up, Explores World of Car APIs

A smart phone is obviously just a phone. However, its usefulness is infinitely expanded because third-party software developers make a mind-boggling array of mobile...

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Propulsion

Most Luxurious Range Rover Introduced

A high-performance vehicle with two-tone paint may sound like something out of the 1960s U.S., an era of some wretched excess. The SVAutobiography featured at the 2015 New York Auto Show by Land Rover is a high-end Range Rover variant (about $200,000), and has a high-output V8. It's produced at the company's...

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Software

Rockwell Collins Launches New High-Fidelity Image Generator

In the launch of its EP-8100 image generating system for commercial and military simulation and training, Rockwell Collins said that the system addresses the key issues facing its...

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