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Creating Simulated LIDAR Images of Human Poses in a Virtual Laboratory
LIDAR is a partial 3D standoff sensing method that illuminates a target with rotatory or flash laser beams, analyzes the reflected lights, and provides both the distance to...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Multifunctional Core-Shell and Nano-Channel Design for Nano-Sized Thermosensor
This work focused on developing novel nano-sized thermal sensors based on a multifunctional core/shell and nano-channel design that can be used to measure...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP)-Coated Microbeam MEMS Sensor for Chemical Detection
Monitoring trace gases is of great importance in a wide range of applications. Detecting a diverse range of chemical agents requires an adaptable sensor...
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2017 Super Duty Brawn Forces Ford to Upgrade Its Dyno Sleds
What happens when the performance of your newly-developed vehicle exceeds the capabilities of the test equipment used to measure it? Ford Truck engineers faced that dilemma while...
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Chipmakers Gearing up for On-Board Wireless Charging
Smart phones are becoming an integral part of vehicle infotainment options, but this integration is putting a strain on the phone’s battery. In-vehicle wireless charging is increasingly...
Technology Report RF & Microwave Electronics
Google's Krafcik Talks Self-Driving Vehicle Development
As automakers add advanced driver-assist systems to conventional passenger vehicles, they are developing one path to the fully autonomous vehicle—but not the only one. So, the...
News Electronics & Computers
Automatic Braking Pact for 2022 Will Alter System Development
Vehicle OEMs have pledged to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature by 2022, a move that is likely to alter electronic architectures and increase collaboration...
Technology Report Automotive
Cadillac XT5’s New Platform Cuts Weight—at less Cost
It now practically goes without saying that a newly introduced vehicle will tout a weight savings compared with not just the predecessor model, but also with competitor vehicles that...
News Electronics & Computers
Autos Gain Spotlight as Telecoms Gear up for 5G
The telecommunications industry has begun firming up plans to upgrade from 4G to 5G cellular networks, citing the automotive industry as an important beneficiary. Tier 1s are beginning to...
News Automotive
Ferrari's CTO Details Patented Torque-Vectoring AWD with Rear-Wheel Steer
At first, reading the words “Ferrari” and “all-wheel drive” (AWD) seem as compatible as “oil” and “water,” but with the company's original FF entering...
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Accelerated Ash Load Testing of Particulate Filters on an Automated Test Rig
The detrimental effects of ash on diesel particulate filter (DPF) and now gasoline particulate filter (GPF) performance is of significant concern because the resulting permanent backpressure penalty compromises both fuel economy and soot storage capacity, leading to more...
Technology Report Transportation
How Porsche Met Cooling Challenges on the New 4-Cylinder Boxster
New engines always bring fresh design and engineering challenges, but Porsche’s switch to a turbocharged flat 4-cylinder for the latest generation 718 Boxster created one...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
Powering up the New Stop-Start Systems
As stop-start systems gain acceptance in North America, a range of technologies including lithium ion batteries, ultracapacitors, and 48-V "mild hybrid" systems are under consideration to handle the...
Briefs Defense
SIRE: A MIMO Radar for Landmine and IED Detection
Low-frequency ultra-wideband (UWB) radar has garnered attention for the detection of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in recent years. The low frequencies used by these radars...
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Rethinking the Route to Lower-Cost Fuel Cells
New fuel cell-powered cars and SUVs from Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz are capturing plenty of publicity on this year's auto show circuit. But the first commercial models are...
Briefs Aerospace
Multi-Temporal Analysis of Underbody IED Theater Events on Ground Vehicles
Recently, modeling and simulation (M&S) engineers have made impressive strides in improving ground vehicle reliability and soldier safety. This work involved...
Briefs Aerospace
Blast Mitigation Seat Testing
Blast energy-attenuation (EA) seats, although not new to the market, have not been fully tested with respect to energy attenuation capability and the resulting effects on occupant protection. The Ground Systems...
Briefs Aerospace
Blast-Induced Acceleration in a Shock Tube
High-fidelity simulation of blast flow conditions can aid in developing strategies to mitigate blast-induced brain injury. The prevalence of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has prompted an...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D-Printed High-Temperature Ceramics
Heat-resistant ceramics are useful for making components such as engine hot parts, rocket nozzles, and nose cones that have to contend with high temperatures or extreme environments. The trouble is...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
OTA Reflashing: The Challenges and Solutions
Reprogrammable onboard modules have been in automotive use for more than a quarter century. But as electronic controls inhabit virtually every system today, anyone with a late-model vehicle knows...
Technology Report
Brembo Brake-By-Wire Will Be Production-Ready Before 2020
The potential market for an electric wheel-braking system is apparent to automotive engineers, but none is now in vehicle production. Such a system adds a level of precision to...
Technology Report RF & Microwave Electronics
CES Rollouts Extend Connectivity, App Integration
The tightening links between autos and consumer electronics were in evidence at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as several automakers and suppliers unveiled infotainment...
Technology Report Automotive
Ford Looks to Spread Corning’s New Lightweight Gorilla Glass Beyond the 2017 GT
While many supercar enthusiasts have “gone ape” over the Ford 2017 GT, the program development engineers have done the same for a new lightweight glazing...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Secondary Loop and Heat Pump Climate Control Under Evaluation Once More
Is secondary loop climate control about to make an engineering splash? It got a close look for A/C when the industry was considering low-global-warming alternatives to...
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
Surface Generation Speeds Composites Throughput with One-Shot Stamp-Forming Process
Surface Generation is working with research group WMG, an academic department of the University of Warwick, and AGC AeroComposites to develop new composite...
Briefs Defense
Structural Composites with Tuned EM Chirality
Work on structural composites with tunable chiral elements has produced electronically tunable overall chiral composites, mechanically tunable chiral composites, flat lenses with soft hyperbolic...
Briefs Materials
Advanced, Single-Polymer, Nanofiber-Reinforced Composite
A strategic goal of the U.S. Air Force is to be able to deliver munitions to targets anywhere around the globe in less than an hour. This will require very high speeds and novel lightweight and temperature-resistant materials. Nanocomposites are promising emerging materials for structural and...
Briefs Aerospace
Quantitative Diagnostics of Multilayered Composite Structures with Ultrasonic Guided Waves
Aging infrastructure has a major impact on safety, increasing the need to assess damage severity. Machinery, systems, and components such as airplanes,...
Briefs Defense
Reactive, Multifunctional, Micellar, Composite Nanoparticles for Destruction of Bio-Agents
Multifunctional composites have been investigated for destruction of bio-agents. These materials’ unique properties at the nano scale, including their...
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