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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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Hard Chrome Process
The ANKOR Hydraulics hard chrome process from Enthone delivers corrosion resistance while offering a more sustainable alternative to other high-efficiency, etch-free hard chrome processes for hydraulics/fluid power applications. The process, which imparts pore-free chrome deposits on steel, eliminates failures related to...
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Integrated Servo Motor
Designed for battery-powered and low-voltage applications, the MAC402 from JVL is the V dc version of the MAC400 400-W integrated servo motor. The supply range for the MAC402 is 12 to 48 V dc, and full power of 400 W...
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Nano Circular Connector
TE Connectivity’s CeeLok FAS-T nano circular connector is a nano-miniature, rugged I/O connector capable of meeting 10 gigabit Ethernet performance. The proven, noise-canceling contact configuration minimizes...
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PEEK Wear Compounds
The LUVOCOM 8000 series of PEEK wear compounds from Lehvoss North America incorporates proprietary additives that further elevate the wear resistance of PEEK compounds. Though it is well known that in thermoplastic...
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Inline Caster
Hamilton Standard custom engineered an all-stainless inline caster for a major aerospace supplier. The aerospace company ordered two of these special casters designed for a clean room environment and each with a carrying...
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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...
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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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CROWS Second Screen Boosts Situational Awareness For Vehicle Crews
When Spc. Zachary Cline found himself in a Taliban ambush this summer, he was operating the .50 Cal M2 mounted on a Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station from the back of his...
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Researchers Develop World’s Highest Quantum Efficiency UV Photodetectors
Researchers from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed the world’s highest quantum efficiency ultraviolet (UV)...
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Army Envisions Smarter Robots In Its Future
Unmanned robots have already proven their worth on the battlefield, neutralizing improvised explosive devices, and more capable ones are coming in the future, according to the commander of U.S. Army...
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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...
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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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Study Says EV Charging Equipment Sales to Surge
Global sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) rose by more than 55% in 2013, and the market is expected to continue to grow at a steady pace over the next nine years, according to a recent report by...
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Oiling the Way to Greater EV Efficiency
Lubricant performance may not appear to be a salient challenge for EV operation even when it comes to the achievement of world electric speed records and on-track e-racecars. Not only is there no...
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