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Unmanned Systems

ADAS: Functional Safety and Freedom from Unacceptable Risk

“When it comes to safety in cars, there are two main considerations: firstly, reducing dependency on driver skill and awareness and secondly, functional safety,” said Tim Mace,...

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Electronics & Computers

Jet Aviation, Honeywell Partner on Business Jet Avionics

Jet Aviation has developed a supplemental type certificate (STC) through the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to update aging cockpit displays with Honeywell DU-875 liquid...

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Power

Volvo’s Polestar Unveils 600-Hp Performance Hybrid

Polestar, Volvo Car Group's performance brand, unveiled its first car, the 600-hp (448-kW) Polestar 1 performance hybrid. Available in mid-2019, it is the first of three vehicles from...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

University Researchers Give Self-Driving Vehicles a Boost

While the future of vehicles may be driverless, West Virginia University is steering the technology in the right direction. More and more cars being sold today include semi-automated...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Wave Glider Surfs Across Stormy Drake Passage in Antarctica

The Southern Ocean is key to Earth’s climate, but the same gusting winds, big waves and strong currents that are important to ocean physics make it perilous for oceanographers....

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Controlling Drones with the Human Brain

A researcher from Arizona State University wants to command machines with the human brain. In fact, within ten years, Panagiotis Artemiadis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at...

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Automotive

VW Completes Launch of New Crafter Commercial Van Range

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has completed the European launch of an all-new Crafter light commercial van range. The company, a division of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, unveiled the...

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Propulsion

GKN Readies New 2-Speed E-Axle for 2020

Driveline technology is hot these days, with Tier 1s rolling out new axle-disconnect, electric axle and lightweight innovations in rapid cadence. In the vanguard of this trend is GKN Driveline, whose...

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Defense

Scaled Composites Completes First Flight of Model 401

This past week, Scaled Composites announced the first flight of its experimental aircraft design, Model 401. Scaled—a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman—has built two Model 401 aircraft...

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Automotive

Jumping from Ferrari to Drive Aston Martin's Technology Future

Riding shotgun with Ferrari’s test drivers at the company’s Fiorano circuit while developing the F150 ‘LaFerrari’ supercar would be a “bucket list” moment for any...

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Automotive

Conti's New CAirS Air Suspension Employs Hydraulic Principles

Continental has launched a new electronically-controlled three chamber air suspension system it claims is lighter, more compact and energy efficient than rival systems. Its...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Shape Memory Alloys at the Core of Future Aircraft Systems

The ability to have aircraft wings fold isn’t new, and, as Boeing is proving on the 777X, the desire to do so is not going away. As with the 777X and U.S Navy aircraft, the motive...

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Materials

Rare Material Could Shorten Air Travel Times

An average flight from Miami to Seattle takes about six hours and 40 minutes, but imagine being able to reduce that time to 50 minutes or less. A recent study by NASA and Binghamton University...

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Materials

Shaping Aviation: Metal with Memory

Through NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Project, a team of engineers working within its Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) project is investigating the feasibility of bending or shaping portions...

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Aerospace

Drone Control: How the Human Brain Can Guide Robotic Swarms

Who needs a keyboard, a mouse, or a joystick? A researcher from Arizona State University wants to command machines with the human brain.

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Manned Systems

Yanfeng Shows Autonomous Vehicle Interior Concepts

Invisible A-pillars, hidden air vents, moving floor consoles, power rotating seats, color-changing overheads, and other non-traditional interior features will soon redefine the vehicle...

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Defense

Testing Large–Scale Vehicle–Borne Improvised Explosive Devices

In July of 2016, a refrigerator truck packed with explosives detonated next to a crowded apartment block in Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood. The blast killed 323 people and...

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Energy

Army Scientists Discover Power in Urine

Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory observed an unexpected result when combining urine with a newly engineered nano-powder based on aluminum. It instantly releases hydrogen from the urine...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Putting Smart Weapons to The Test

In the old days, a slingshot, BB gun, rifle or cannon was only as smart as the marksman taking aim. Now, many weapons are guided to their targets with the precision of infrared sensors and lasers. The...

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Power

IAV Brings Variable Valvetrains to Heavy Duty

Variable valve actuation, especially timing, has been readily available for light passenger engines for years. Problems in introducing the technology to heavy-duty diesel engines include the...

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Software

Simulation Results Could Help Quiet Jet Noise

Argonne National Laboratory engineers are working to create high-fidelity computer simulations to determine how jet turbulence produces noise. Working on Argonne’s supercomputer Mira, the team is applying computational fluid dynamics to capture the physics of the turbulence that is making the noise.

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Aerospace

NASA Tests Multi-Material 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part

NASA engineers tested a 3D-printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys via an advanced manufacturing process. The part was low-pressure, hot-fire-tested...

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Energy

Airline Industry Could Soar on Sugarcane Fuel

Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sweet Sorghum (PETROSS), funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), has developed sugarcane that produces oil, called...

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Propulsion

Rolls-Royce Looks to Corner Commercial Markets, Military Next

Rolls-Royce recently secured an incremental order from United Airlines to provide additional Trent XWB engines and service support. This followed the airline’s recent...

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Automotive

Thermal Modeling Key to Optimizing EV Range

For potential EV buyers, it's all about the driving range. And for EV engineers tasked with increasing that range, it's all about improving power efficiency through thermal management and...

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Transportation

WABCO, Nexteer Collaborate to Develop Active Steering Systems for CVs

WABCO Holdings Inc. signed a long-term cooperation agreement in late August with Nexteer Automotive to collaborate on the development and supply of active steering...

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Transportation

Navistar’s SuperTruck II Explores Composites, WiFi to Cut Weight

Lightweighting was one strategy pursued by SuperTruck teams during the first phase of the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored initiative to improve heavy-truck freight...

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Power

New Piston Ring Engineered for Lower Emissions Targets

To meet Euro 6d CO2 emissions targets calling for a fleet average emissions limit of 95g/km, engine OEMs increasingly are calling on suppliers and research specialists for technical...

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Data Acquisition

Sound-Off: With High-Speed Data, How Important is Signal Integrity?

Modern avionics are highly dependent on reliable connectivity — and reliable interconnection systems. As data rates inevitably improve to address greater military...