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RF & Microwave Electronics

Tata Elxsi Focuses on ADAS as Bridge to Autonomy

Auto industry watchers are giving plenty of attention to the advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) that will one day be linked together to provide autonomous driving. As design teams...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

It Takes Two

When electronic systems take control of an autonomous car, they need to perform perfectly every time. That’s prompting developers to build fault tolerance into systems.

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Design

Enabling High-Strength Composites to Reach Their Full Potential

The use of composite materials for construction of aerospace components began in the early eighties and is now the material of choice for commercial and military airframe...

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Software

Designing Quieter Aircraft Via Acoustic Simulation

Greater fuel efficiency and low emission requirements have grown into such an urgent imperative in aircraft design that it often overshadows an equally significant factor in air...

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Design

Vetting a Better NASCAR Window Net Mounting System

First required by NASCAR in 1970, the driver’s window safety net has continually evolved and improved, playing an important role in protecting racecar drivers from injury. Originally used...

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Software

Open-Source Race Team Looks for Public's Help to Develop Le Mans Entry

Billing itself as the "first-ever open-source race team," Perrinn myTeam is inviting students, professional engineers, and others to contribute and share data for...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Car Sticker Not a Good Indicator of Telematics Performance, Study Says

DGE, a unit of FEV North America Inc., believes it is the first company to attempt to apply objective benchmarking of vehicle infotainment/telematics systems. There is...

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Automotive

Audi to Increase Laser-Headlamp Applications, Says Technology Chief

Audi plans to migrate its new advanced laser-based headlamps through its model range, the brand’s technology chief revealed during the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

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Power

McLaren Upgrades 12C with 650S Performance Variant

With 25% different components on the car, the McLaren 650S is obviously very much like its 12C sibling (the 12C continues as McLaren’s entry model), but the new parts confer a distinctly...

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Electronics & Computers

Kia Pushes Energy-Density Frontier with Soul EV Battery

Kia Motors Corp. is using what it maintains is a 360-V lithium-ion battery pack of “class-leading” energy density (200 W·h/kg) in the 2015 Soul EV to give it range of about 200 km...

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Energy

Batteries That Don’t Burn

The lithium-ion battery fires in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and Tesla’s Model S electric car highlight the safety hazard inherent in the vehicular use of this energy-storage technology. The fact is, the liquid...

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Automotive

Next Steps for Fuel Cell Technology

“No company in the automotive industry yet has the processes and designs to ramp up production of fuel-cell electric vehicles [FCEV] to 100,000 units per year by 2025," noted fuel-cell technology...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Ford Moving Some Truck Assembly from Mexico to U.S.

Ford is investing $168 million to retool its Ohio Assembly Plant near Cleveland for production of its MY2016 F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks. Mexico is home to production of the current...

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Propulsion

New SAE Book on Engine Emissions and Testing Equipment

With the subject of engine emissions expected to be at the forefront of environmental regulations and consumers’ concerns for years to come, understanding the fundamental principles of...

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Automotive

Porsche Ties Sportscar Label to Its New Macan SUV

When is an SUV not just an SUV? When it’s a sportscar SUV, according to Porsche's description of its new Macan. Some media information from the company qualifies this rather confusing...

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Transportation

Integrated and Open Development Platform (IODP)

AVL will feature its Integrated and Open Development Platform (IODP) at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in Detroit. The IODP is a toolchain that consists of a combination of engineering...

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Automotive

Book Explores Use of Aerodynamics in Cars, Trucks, Trains

SAE International’s “Theory and Applications of Aerodynamics for Ground Vehicles” provides an introduction to ground vehicle aerodynamics and methodically guides the reader...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Supplier Makes the Case for Stamped-Aluminum Electronic-Module Case

Average vehicle weight has increased at a rate of 1.2% annually over the past three decades, with the only exception being a slight reduction during the late 1970s in...

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Transportation

TRW Steering-Wheel Concept Supports Automated Driving

TRW Automotive's steering-wheel concept being shown at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show supports semi and fully automated driving via several multifunctional features including hands on/off...

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Design

Nissan Rearview Mirror Doubles as Rearview LCD Monitor

At the Geneva International Motor Show this week, Nissan is introducing a rearview mirror that incorporates an LCD monitor. When put into the market, the unit will enable drivers to...

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Automotive

Advanced Aerodynamics Features Applied to Mustang

Spending twice as much in aerodynamics development compared to previous Mustangs resulted in innovations such as front-wheel aero curtains and active grille shutters. Showing how important...

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Automotive

JLR’s Gaylard Offers Insights on Aerodynamics

One of the subject areas garnering the most attention at the SAE 2014 World Congress is aerodynamics because of its effect on vehicle efficiency through drag reduction and the potential for...

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Automotive

EPA Finalizes Tier 3 Program for Lower Vehicle Emissions and Low-Sulfur Gasoline

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy today signed off the Tier 3 rule that mandates lower levels of pollutant emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Army Secures Critical Component for Artillery, Mortar Ammunition

The U.S. Army is nearing completion on a project to eliminate its dependency on foreign countries for a critical energetic component in artillery and mortar ammunition, officials...

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Defense

World War II-Era Equipment Gets Restored For Today's Research Needs

It sounds like the ultimate recycling project. The Naval Research Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research, through its INTOP Program, have taken a 96,000-pound piece of...

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Defense

Army Researchers Inspire Commercial Rifle Fire Control Systems

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory go about their business every day working on projects to help better serve the military and its members who protect our country....

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Defense

Dassault Magnifies Focus on Its 5X

The “glass cockpit” concept transitioned very rapidly in commercial aviation, replacing familiar analog cockpit layouts to embrace the adaptability of multi-functioning displays and the flexibility to...

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Software

Architecture Developed for Monitoring and Anomaly Detection of Space Systems

The ability to interface real-time instrumentation data from remote hardware to local data analysis systems is important in the space industry. NASA, for example,...

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Automotive

Touchscreen Concepts, Thin-Foam Seats Among Interiors Topics at SAE Congress

Technical sessions focused on interiors at the SAE 2014 World Congress span the designated technology areas, including electronics, materials, and safety/testing....