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Nissan Europe and Partners Form Battery R&D Venture
Nissan Europe, together with commercial and academic partners, is embarking on a near-£20 m (about $29 m) consortium project to pave the way for future generation EV batteries. The work...
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Powertrain Vents
Donaldson’s powertrain vents incorporate a breathable ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane and an oil-repellent, coalescing pre-filter for maximum protection in harsh environments. The vents provide protection...
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Polyamide for Low-Friction Timing System
Stanyl PA46 from DSM has been chosen for low-friction slide shoes within the timing system of turbocharged gasoline engines. The timing system parts are produced by Quadrant Creative Molding &...
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Harman Launches New HQ for Connected-Vehicle Developments
Harman International’s $30 million investment in a new, three-story building in metro Detroit consolidates technical specialists from eight separate locations into one vast...
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Micro-Fused Strain Gauge Pressure Sensors
Sensata Technologies, Inc. has developed a line of smaller, lighter micro-fused strain gauge (MSG) pressure sensors for use in next-generation brake systems for hybrid, electric, and conventional...
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Engine Simulation Tool
EngineLab’s EL129 control units for engine simulation and testing have a range of input and output options and can be adapted for flexible control system development. The hardware features 129 pins on two connectors with dual high-speed USB interfaces for communicating to a PC host as well as logging to any off-the-shelf...
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U.K. Creates New "Route 66” for Connected-Vehicle Testing
A new “route 66” is being established in the U.K. to create a real-world test highway for connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) is one of the...
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2016 Mini Clubman's Torque-Vectoring AWD System Designed to Give 2wd Efficiency
In the 1960s, the front-wheel drive Mini Cooper S famously won the Monte Carlo Rally, propelled by a 52 kW (70 hp) engine and clawing through snow and ice on...
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2017 Porsche Boxster Loses Cylinders, Gains Power, Adds Frugality
Porsche’s decision to downsize the new generation Boxster’s engines from flat-6 to turbocharged flat-4 may shock purists, but power and torque are up, and fuel...
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GT Concept Reveals Opel/Vauxhall’s Sports Car Template
GM’s European brands Opel and Vauxhall may have new minimalist sports cars in the pipeline. The brands will reveal a concept at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show that they describe as “a...
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Optical Liquid Silicone Rubber
High-performance optical liquid silicone rubber (LSR) from Proto Labs is a transparent, flexible material that can replace glass in many optical applications. The injection-molded thermoset does not discolor or...
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Driver Assistance System Development Tool
Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as collision avoidance, lane departure warning, parking assistance, and back-up alerts must adhere to a high level of safety requirements, and they are...
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Hella's Vehicle-Damage Detection Technology Moves Toward Production
A technology that uses acoustic signals to detect vehicle exterior damage can use the connected car network to inform the driver’s smartphone that the vehicle has...
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Software Integration for Automated Driving
An automotive platform solution from Renesas Electronics Corp. and TTTech Computertechnik AG provides an electronic control unit (ECU) development platform for advanced driver assistance systems...
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Baking in Protection
Consumer demands for connectivity open the vehicle up to the dark side of the Internet, making cybersecurity an important design requirement for vehicle providers. Automakers have several unique challenges as they...
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New Engines 2016
Engine history bonus question for 100 points: What technology has been shared by the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane, Oldsmobile’s 1962 Jetfire V8, the Saab 99 Turbo, and the 2016 BMW M4 GTS?
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Fatigue Life Analysis Software
Endurica LLC announced the release of version 2.32 of its fatigue life analysis software Endurica CL, a computer simulation that can model the development of damage in an elastomeric part operating under...
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Cloud PLM Solution
Infor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Accelerate, powered by Aras, is a new PLM solution designed for automotive, industrial manufacturing, high-tech, and aerospace and defense customers. Available for both on-premise and...
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New 40%-Scale Wind Tunnel Increases GM's Aero-Development Capacity
Reducing aerodynamic drag by 12 counts (reducing Cd by 0.0012) is equal to gaining about 1 mpg in vehicle fuel efficiency—“and our goal is to eliminate as many counts as we...
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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...
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CAD Toolbox
Maplesoft has released the MapleSim CAD Toolbox, a new add-on to MapleSim that allows engineers to understand and improve their mechanical designs by bringing their CAD assemblies into the advanced system-level modeling and...
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CAN Card for Embedded Data Acquisition
Kvaser AB has introduced the Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS, an integrated controller area network (CAN) card that adds four high-speed CAN channels to any standard computer board with PCI Express capability....
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Measuring Module with TEDS Support
IPETRONIK supports the use of TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet) sensors with a Lemo-2B-version of its multifunctional module Sx-STG, under the IEEE-1451.4 defined plug-and-play standard. It enables the...
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Electronic Vision System
Ficosa has developed an electronic mirror composed of cameras and displays as an alternative to the traditional exterior rearview mirrors of the vehicle. The Camera Monitor System allows the integration of ADAS...
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AEB Test Equipment
The Strikeable Surrogate Vehicle (SSV) is the new test system that NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) will be using to test Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems in the U.S. As of 2018 the U.S. NCAP...
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Testing of Low-Friction Seals
A new test service introduced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. offers verified performance results for the company’s low-friction spring-energized seals used in rotary/face applications. Rotary/face seals are...
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Low-Volatility Gap Filler
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has formulated Gap Filler 3500LV to deliver high thermal conductivity of 3.5 W/m-K and the mechanical property benefits of a silicone, but with low volatility for reduced outgassing. The...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Audio Network Analysis
Mentor Automotive has introduced its A²B Analyzer, which the company claims is the industry's first third-party development platform supporting the Automotive Audio Bus—or A²B—technology developed by Analog...
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