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Ford Solar Hybrid Concept Recharges Off-Grid
One of the more noteworthy cars to debut at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a version of its compact plug-in hybrid vehicle that can...
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Maintenance Tools for Improved Engine Bearing Performance
Of all industrial sectors, aircraft engine manufacturing and maintenance have possibly the most stringent requirements and specifications for rolling bearings and related components....
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Aurora Wins DARPA VTOL X-Plane Program Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane program. Aurora’s innovative...
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Hella and Vahle Co-Developing Wireless Charging for Electrified Vehicles
Two Germany-based suppliers are co-developing wireless electrified vehicle charging in which the principle of inductive power transfer moves energy through an air gap...
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Hot for Powertrain
Are you looking for deep and valuable powertrain knowledge that only comes from top-level technical presentations and insider-quality networking? Then point your GPS towards North America’s “Motor City” next month...
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Battery Guru: Future of 18650 Cells Unclear Beyond Tesla S
Despite Tesla Motors’ proven success with 18650-type Li-ion cells in its Model S, the industry’s best-known EV battery analyst isn’t betting that other automakers will adopt...
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In-Sight Software
Cognex Corp.’s In-Sight Explorer 4.9 software offers an expanded set of inspection tools and an enhanced Cognex Connect communications suite that features the iQ Sensor Solution network (iQSS). This latest version of...
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Delphi and Hyundai GDCI Program Aims to Top Diesel Efficiency
Can a gasoline-fueled passenger-car engine achieve diesel levels of efficiency and torque, with lower emissions and cost—in real-world operation? Delphi and Hyundai are close...
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Bringing Nissan’s Future into Focus
The daughter of a pair of psychologists, Rachel Nguyen took her natural inclination for psychology and combined it with a personal interest in consumer research and cross-functional teaming to pursue a...
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Hyundai Creates Environment to Explore 'New Possibilities' at SAE World Congress
“Whether we’re talking about eco-friendly technologies, safety, or the connectivity of vehicles, we can achieve success if we collaborate to create new...
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Active Tilting System Modeled for Three-Wheeled City Vehicle
Megacities were in mind when a team of researchers from the University of Waterloo undertook a study on an active tilting system for a three-wheeled personal vehicle.
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Kia Soul EV Unveiled in Chicago
As a latecomer to the all-electric vehicle segment in the U.S., the 2015 Kia Soul EV’s auto show introduction follows the market launch of the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Spark EV, Ford Focus Electric, Toyota...
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Forming a Strong Bond Between Materials
Lightweighting in automotive design is currently a major trend. This initiative is driven by the need to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles to meet stricter upcoming regulations. Even so, the...
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Automakers Expanding 48-V Production Plans, Says AVL Electrification Chief
Automotive battery suppliers are adding 48-V volumes to their prototype and production schedules at a steady rate, as a number of automakers prepare to launch new...
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ETS Researchers Develop New Methodology for Wind Tunnel Calibration
In recent years, the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) Research Laboratory in Active Controls, Avionics, and Aeroservoelasticity (LARCASE) has acquired several...
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CARB: 54.5 Mpg CAFE Not Enough to Spur EV Technologies
U.S. vehicle fuel economy rules that mandate a 54.5-mpg fleet average by 2025 are insufficient to stimulate major investments in zero-emission electrified vehicles, including battery...
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Methodology Developed for Safer Hood Design
Global regulations intended to enhance pedestrian protection in a vehicle collision are presenting significant challenges to vehicle engineers. For example, they are being pushed to use...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Tools, Partnerships Provide Security for Software
Security is becoming a major factor for automakers, driven by several of the dominant industry trends. Connectivity and increasing volumes of software are among the factors prompting many...
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Audi Pushes Next-Generation Auto Electronics
Audi arrived at the recent 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas ready to showcase a wide array of new electronics technology for its next-generation car models. Among the...
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Bose, NXP Team up to Hush Powertrains
Bose has teamed up with NXP Semiconductors to offer its noise-management capabilities to automakers so they can implement Bose Active Sound Management technology on vehicles that don’t have Bose...
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Denso Joins Driver Distraction Consortium
Research into driver distraction has largely been done on a cut-and-try basis to date. A group of researchers comes up with a list of ideas, thinks of ways to put them into hardware, then develops a...
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Boeing Advances Automation with Smart and Portable Orbital Drilling Tools for 787
Since robotic work cells have proven to be highly effective in certain applications, and the technology is always improving, some might dream of a day when...
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Hybrid copter is first of its kind
Regulatory authorities in Germany decided to develop a new aircraft category called volocopter to accommodate the new 18-motor VC200. Read more at http://articles.sae.org/12585.
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Canadian researchers employ recycled carbon-fiber mats to produce thermoset composites
Carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoset composites continue to be difficult to recycle, as they are a complex mixture of different materials such as thermosetting polymers, carbon fibers, and fillers. Researchers from the Universite Du Quebec at Montreal, Bell...
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Overcoming design challenges of next-generation UASs
Next-generation unmanned air systems will require more performance and must integrate increasing capabilities for guidance control, weaponry, and surveillance—all in a very limited space. Read more at http://articles.sae.org/12546.
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Heated air technology helps optimize CFRP assembly
Assembly of large and complex carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components requires the use of liquid resin-based materials for applications such as shimming and aerodynamic sealing. These materials generally require curing times up to 12 h; heated air technology can reduce that time to 2 h....
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A holistic approach to aircraft assembly
It is the "automation and tooling partner" who offers a performance-based and advanced manufacturing systems integration approach that offers the next step-change, say Bombardier Aerospace and AIP Aerospace Odyssey. Read more at http://articles.sae.org/12568.
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Johnson Controls and Lawrence Tech Team on Batteries
Battery behemoth Johnson Controls and Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI, announced Jan. 29 that they will team to identify and validate new energy-storage technologies...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Dana Inaugurates Tech Center in India
Dana Holding Corp. on Jan. 28 dedicated an 8000-m² (86,000-ft²) technology center in Pune, India. Its 240-plus engineers there do work for OEMs in the light-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and...
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