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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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India Will Be First to See Datsun Future Design Vision
Nissan’s Datsun unit on Jan. 22 released a sketch of a concept car, saying it “represents a possible direction for the future expansion of Datsun’s model lineup for up-and-coming...
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Williams F1 Names New Managing Director: Craig Wilson
In his new role as Managing Director of Williams Advanced Engineering, Craig Wilson will have overall operational and delivery responsibility for existing projects within the company...
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BorgWarner Launches Low-Friction Engine Timing Chain
BorgWarner's latest-generation 6.35-mm (0.25-in) inverted-tooth silent engine timing chains are launching on engines from Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, General Motors, and one Chinese...
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Xtrac Reveals 2014 Formula One Gearbox Technology
Formula One rules for the 2014 season have changed in many areas, most notably the use of smaller-displacement turbocharged engines and a stronger hybrid-electric drive motor.
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GM’s New 8-Speed Automatic May Enable 30-Mpg Corvette in 2015
General Motors engineers are quietly optimistic that their all-new 8L90, the automaker’s first 8-speed planetary automatic transmission developed in house, will be the kicker...
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Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Crystek’s CVCO25CL-0902-0928 VCO operates from 902 to 928 MHz, with a control voltage range of 0.5 to ~3.5 V. It features a typical phase noise of -108 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output...
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MIL-STD-1553 XMC Cards
Data Device Corp.’s MIL-STD-1553 XMC cards now include front and rear I/O options, along with air- and conduction-cooled configurations, to support a range of embedded applications. The BU-67112 XMC card uses advanced...
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Graphics Processing for Harsh Environments
The C530 general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) from Aitech Defense Systems combines improved processing and high-data-throughput capabilities with a rugged design that is suitable for...
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Precision Digital Pressure Gauge
The Palmer model PTG200 digital pressure gauge from Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group is an excellent substitute for mechanical precision pointer pressure gauges. Powered by three standard AA user-replaceable...
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Wire Grid Polarizers
High-contrast IR wire grid polarizers from Edmund Optics are suited for broadband IR applications that require high transmission and contrast, including spectroscopy and thermal imaging. The polarizers are made by...
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Vent for Electronics Housings
The new GORE PolyVent Compact Series from W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. offers higher-performance venting for automotive electronics housings in a footprint about 30% smaller than the widely-used PolyVent...
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Tata Sikorsky JV Producing Fully Indigenous S-92 Cabins
The India joint venture established between Tata Advanced Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has announced that its S-92 helicopter cabin production in India has become 100%...
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BASF Expands Catalyst Production in India to Support Emissions Regs
BASF Catalysts India Private Ltd. is expanding its mobile emissions catalysts production capacity in Chennai, India. Construction of a new 47,000-m² (506,000-ft²)...
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Tata Launches Family of Petrol Engines
Tata Motors on Jan. 20 announced the launch of a new petrol engine family for Tata passenger vehicles called Revotron. The first to come out of the family of three- and four-cylinders is the...
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Knorr-Bremse Opens Indian Plants and R&D Center for Rail and CV Systems
Knorr-Bremse has expanded its production capacity in India in both the rail- and commercial-vehicle (CV) sectors with the opening of two new facilities in Palwal and Pune, as well as a new Development Center in Pune to be shared by its two divisions.
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Heavy-Duty Wheeled Vehicles the Focus of New SAE Book
A new SAE International book narrates the history of heavy-duty wheeled vehicles (HDWVs) and presents the theory and calculations required to design them.
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Toyota Targets 2015 for First Fuel-Cell Car
Electric vehicles (EVs) store energy in batteries, but starting this year, EVs that stockpile energy in hydrogen gas tanks—fuel-cell vehicles—will take to the road in small, but growing...
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SAE Publishes Terminology Standard for Automated Driving Systems
As evidenced on the show floor of the 2014 North American Auto Show in Detroit last week, new car models increasingly include features such as lane-departure-warning,...
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Research Aircraft Measures Climate Effects on Clouds
Which climate effects do clouds have? Under what conditions do they warm or cool the atmosphere? The research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) is measuring...
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Design Software Targets Germs, Dry Air
Concerns about airborne diseases and flu pandemics coupled with increasing passenger concerns about environmental conditions are prompting some aircraft designers to take a closer look at ventilation...
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EVs and HEVs Bring New Dimensions to Durability Testing
The advent of electric vehicles (EVs) and the steady increase in global acceptance of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), are together introducing new dimensions to automotive design and...
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Taking the Lag out of Dynamics Simulation
For a Formula One driver at the top of his profession, 225 ms per lap can mean the difference between success and failure; for an average driver travelling at 120 km/h (75 mph), a 225 ms reaction...
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Minicars as Group Do Badly in IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Testing
Of eleven minicars evaluated in recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) "small overlap front" crash testing, only one achieved an "acceptable" rating. With "good"...
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Army Counters Unmanned Aircraft System Threats
As the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists at Picatinny Arsenal are part of the...
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NASA Powers Up Avionics System for Newest Rocket
The modern avionics system that will guide the most powerful rocket ever built was integrated and powered up for an inaugural run. When completed, the Space Launch System (SLS) will be capable of...
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Ford Demonstrates Collision Avoidance with Automatic Evasive Steering
The Ford Focus was moving down the right lane at almost 40 mph (64 km/h) headed straight for a stopped SUV. The driver never took his foot off the gas pedal, and unless...
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