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GM, Honda Execs Agree: Higher Octane Gas Needed to Optimize ICE Efficiency
Raising the octane level of pump gasoline in the U.S. is integral to optimizing advanced combustion engines now in development, said GM and Honda executives at the 2016...
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Tenneco's Predictive Active Ride Control May Doom the Anti-Roll Bar
Are the anti-roll bar’s days numbered? The answer is probably “yes” — at least for premium-model cars and light trucks, as advanced active ride control systems that...
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The Effect of Substrate Emissivity on the Spectral Emission of a Hot-Gas Overlayer
Recently, in operando optical investigations of high temperature solid oxide electrochemical cells (SOECs) have gained significant traction with several research...
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Process Approach to Determining Quality Inspection Deployment
As new technologies are implemented in manufacturing areas, inspection processes will be affected. Often because product quality has increased or automated inspection equipment has...
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Experimental Setup to Assess Blast and Penetration- Induced Secondary Debris in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Environment
As part of Project Agreement on Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), the US Army Research...
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Non-Contact Circuit for Real-Time Electric and Magnetic Field Measurements
An energized electric power cable generates low-frequency electric and magnetic fields that are related to the voltages and currents. Especially at wavelengths...
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Delphi Launches Driverless Pilot Program in Singapore, Aims for Level 4 Operation by 2019
Delphi Automotive on August 1 announced an extensive autonomous-vehicle pilot program in Singapore, aimed at demonstrating cloud-based fully automated...
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Honda’s New E-Motor Magnet Aims to Mitigate China Rare-Earth Monopoly
Honda Motor Co. and Daido Steel Ltd. recently scored a strategic win when they announced the first production application of a new magnet material for electrified...
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Bolt EV Seat Design Cuts Weight, Delights Taller Passengers
Stepping into the back seat of Chevrolet’s 2017 Bolt EV, one attribute of the car is immediately evident: the designers and engineers didn’t neglect the outsized physical...
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OEMs Expand Testing of FEV Variable-Compression Ratio Engine
Road testing of a new variable-compression ratio (VCR) combustion system in Europe has been “very successful to date” as OEMs validate the FEV-developed technology, reports...
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Jaguar, Exa Say Simulation to Eliminate Prototypes by 2020
Finding the right ratio of "emphasis" (aka "compromise") between design and engineering priorities has long been part of the enduring magic behind the conception and creation of...
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Growth of FCVs and EVs Tied to Infrastructure
More hydrogen fueling stations in California and additional electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. could reduce the range anxiety consumers have about driving these-advanced...
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Rolls-Royce Reveals a Vision of Its Future
“When it doesn’t exist, design it,” was Sir Henry Royce’s maxim aired some 100 years ago. Now it is being followed to the letter with the revealing in London of the Rolls-Royce Vision Next...
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More Details Emerge of Citroën's New “Hydraulic Cushion” Suspension
First details are emerging of Citroën’s new vehicle refinement package including an innovative suspension system, the existence of which was revealed by AE late...
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Precision Assembly of Systems on Surfaces (PASS)
Chemiresistors represent a powerful class of chemical sensors that can be readily integrated into any electrical system, can be miniaturized, are readily multiplexed, and take nearly zero-power...
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Development of a Novel Electrospinning System with Automated Positioning and Control Software
Electrospinning is a nanofiber fabrication technique that has grown in popularity due to its potential in numerous biomedical applications. The...
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Advanced Multifunctional Materials for High Speed Combatant Hulls
Currently small boat combatant design focuses primarily on speed and maneuverability. It would be advantageous to expand these capabilities to include reduced radar...
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Multifunctional Shear Pressed CNT Sheets for Strain Sensing and Composite Joint Toughening
The main goal of this work is to obtain a scientific understanding of the possibilities provided by, and the behavioral features of, a novel type high...
Technology Report Automotive
That 'New Car Smell' Is Forcing Interior Materials Changes
The sensory elements of smell, touch, sound, and sight are influencing material innovations for vehicle interiors more than ever.
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New AUTOSAR Platform Offers More Freedom for Vehicle Electrical Architectures
Connectivity, advanced safety and autonomy are all altering electronic architectures, since they utilize controllers that communicate with each other more...
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Two-Dimensional Distributed Velocity Collision Avoidance
As the number of autonomous vehicles continues to increase for both commercial and military applications, collision avoidance algorithms are of the utmost importance to successfully...
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Autonomous Underwater Munitions and Explosives of Concern Detection System
The objective of Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Project MR-201002, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Munitions and Explosives of...
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Power-Line UAV Modeling and Simulation
The Army Research Laboratory Power-Line Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Modeling and Simulation (ARL-PLUMS) Software Tool allows a user to model, compute, and analyze the quasistatic electric and magnetic...
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Design of a Multi-Segmented Magnetic Robot for Hull Inspection
Hull, deck plate, and tank inspection for corrosion, deformation, and fractures is a necessary part of ship maintenance to ensure functional integrity and proper operation of the...
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A Modular Approach to Video Designation of Manipulation Targets for Mobile Manipulators
Currently fielded EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) robots are limited in terms of both mechanical ability and autonomous capabilities when compared to the...
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Undersea Communications Between Submarines and Unmanned Undersea Vehicles in a Command and Control Denied Environment
Nuclear powered submarines can stay submerged for days at a time and only have to come to periscope depth (PD) for...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
Connected Vehicles Will Be Hackers' Trophy
Cyber security has swiftly gone from a loose concept to an issue that rivals quality, safety and other mainstays of design must-haves. It’s a multi-faceted challenge that extends from simple...
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Nautilus Claims Radical Advance in HCCI Engine Development
Claiming its novel base-engine design solves most of the intrinsic drawbacks that have slowed auto-industry development of homogenous-charge compression-ignition (HCCI) engines,...
Technology Report RF & Microwave Electronics
Electric Propulsion Is Now “Inescapable”
Though battery-powered vehicles haven’t yet met predicted sales levels, leading OEMs are bullish about the future, saying that newer generation vehicles now provide features and prices that...
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