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Denso Exhibits More Compact HVAC Design at NAIAS
The space under the dashboard is precious, and the less that is used for componentry, the more that remains for passenger space in the cabin. But there's one system that presently takes up a...
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Honda Introduces 'Industry First' Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Automatic crash avoidance and braking systems have become central to automotive safety. Now Honda has introduced a new dimension: an intelligent cruise control that can...
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Advanced Steels Making Inroads
Expect to see more body-in-white and other vehicle applications using advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) in future model years.
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Cloud Computing Gets More Support, Skepticism from Design Teams
Cloud computing can provide a quick way for companies to share design tools and shorten their development cycles, but many companies remain cautious about moving to the cloud....
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Infotainment at CES Shows Rapid Evolution
Infotainment systems are evolving rapidly, with chips that shrink radios, systems that isolate sound zones for individuals, and software that makes it easier to link smart phones to vehicles. Some...
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Recycled Content and Bio-Based Polyols Featured in Suppliers' Concept Car
The Concepts for Advanced Sustainability in Polyurethanes (CASP) vehicle features polyurethane foams made from recycled content and bio-based polyols.
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3-D 'Printed Car' Displayed at NAIAS
The idea of using 3-D “printing” to perform rapid prototyping of many automotive parts has become a well-established technology to save time and money. But Local Motors, an ambitious startup that...
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Johnson Controls Presents Interior Concept for Autonomous Driving at 2015 NAIAS
More than 30 innovations ranging from production-ready to exploratory are featured in a luxury-orientated concept interior aimed at autonomous vehicles.
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Fuel Efficiency SUV Notches 10 Mpg Improvement Vs. Baseline Vehicle
A demonstrator SUV has achieved a 35 mpg combined city/highway rating following a phase-two technology retrofit. Schaeffler’s fuel efficiency demonstrator is based on a...
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Brunel Pursues Ultrasound for ‘Greener’ Production of Aluminum Alloys
Treating molten metal with ultrasound is cleaner and more efficient than using argon rotary degassing to produce high-quality castings, according to scientists at...
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Flexible, ‘Invisible’ Assembly Lines Gain Popularity
Interest in automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to convey product from one station to another on the plant floor assembly line continues to grow as manufacturers look for greater...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
FCEVs and Hydrogen Strategies Target 2017
Automakers typically use the annual Los Angeles Auto Show to showcase their environmental technologies to officials of the California Air Resources Board, perhaps the world’s toughest emissions...
Technology Report Propulsion
New OGeco Hybrid Transmission Is a Space-Saver
Space fiction has become part of some auto companies’ description of hybrids. Finding space for an electric motor, battery and all the controls that go with them while still providing...
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3-D Tools Help Development Teams Collaborate
Design and manufacturing challenges are becoming more complex and multi-dimensional, prompting design teams to expand their efforts to collaborate. This change is being aided by a shift to 3-D...
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Continuous Sputter Deposition Coating of Long Monofilaments
A thin, uniform coating on long segments of monofilament could drastically improve the functionality of many complex fibers. A length of fishing line, microtubing, or polylactic acid...
Briefs Aerospace
Hydrolytic Stability of Polyurethane-Coated Fabrics Used for Collapsible Fuel Storage Containers
Collapsible fabric fuel tanks have provided critical tactical bulk petroleum storage for military operations for over 50 years. Beginning in the...
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Materials Design Principles for the Dynamic Fracture of Laminar Composite Structures
Crack bridging (e.g., from stitches or pins) and friction have profound and potentially very useful effects on delamination crack growth, controlling growth rates (damage levels) and the energy absorbed. However, the implications for structural design principles...
Briefs Materials
Development of Hydrophobic Coatings for Water-Repellent Surfaces Using Hybrid Methodology
Coatings that impart hydrophobic properties are of considerable interest. For applications such as aircraft windows, optical components, protective...
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A123 Systems Is Hot on 12-V Li-Ion for Microhybrids
Saying a lithium-ion battery would perform better than a lead-acid type if not for very cold weather is somewhat akin to saying your favorite sports team would have won the game had it...
Technology Report RF & Microwave Electronics
Integrated Automotive Gateway Can Enable Connected Cars
Connected-car technology has become a key differentiator for carmakers and and their Tier 1 suppliers. One of the biggest challenges connected cars pose is the integration of...
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Flat-Plane Crankshaft Spins 'Voodoo' into Ford’s New Shelby V8
So you think the Corvette Stingray and Jaguar F-Type play the wildest V8 soundtracks through their active-exhaust systems? Or you say nothing beats a Ferrari 458 for pure...
Technology Report Transportation
GM Announces LT1 Crate Engine Availability at 2014 SEMA Show
The basic architecture of General Motors’ small block V8 has remained the same since 1955, but now a new crate engine with modern-day advanced technologies is available on the...
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Broader Data Sharing for Connected Transportation Will Require Widespread Collaboration
As populations in sprawling urban areas rise, commuting will become a bigger challenge. Connected cars are likely to leverage connectivity to help...
Technology Report Software
Renault Applies Model-Based Systems Engineering to Dual-Clutch Transmission
Car manufacturers are facing various and sometimes contradicting constraints such as energy efficiency, high performance, driving comfort, reliability, and safety....
Technology Report Automotive
Graphene Composites for Cars
Soon after University of Manchester physicists Kostya Novoselov and Andre Geim discovered the "wonder material" graphene—one-atom-thick sheets of carbon that are a 100 times stronger and much lighter than...
Briefs Aerospace
Developing and Validating Statistical Cyber Defenses
Enterprise business processes are more connected than ever before, driven by the ability to share the right information with the right partners at the right time. While this...
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Next-Generation Spectrometers for Rapid Analysis of Complex Mixtures
Molecules have internal motions that are characteristic of their structure and identity. These motions can be studied by spectroscopy in different regions of the...
Briefs Defense
Wireless Vital Signs Monitor for Trauma Patients
A miniature, portable wireless vital signs monitor (MWVSM), called Mini-medic™, could aid in the triage and diagnosis of trauma patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). The MWVSM consists of two components, both of which are the approximate size and weight of a cellphone: one is a...
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Analysis of an In-Ear Dosimeter for a Single Hearing Protection Device
US national and many international hearing conservation programs (HCPs) have adopted a noise exposure criterion of 85 dBA for a time-weighted average of 8 hours, with a 3 dB...
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