PTN has now evolved into an open call to individuals with backgrounds in aerospace, education, and technology to submit goal training solutions ranging from new ideas to highly-mature solutions that could help the USAF facilitate pilot training.
Systems costs are coming down while fueling infrastructure is going up in key regions. But is fuel cell technology ready to provide a truly viable alternative to advanced ICEs and hybrids?
Event Focuses on Shaping the Next Generation of Aircraft Through the Latest Technical Knowledge in Commercial, Military, General Aviation, Rotary Wing and Unmanned Aviation
Eaton and Cummins announced a new joint venture, Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, to design, develop, manufacture and service next-generation automated manual transmissions for heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles. The JV also includes current Eaton AMTs.
Test systems’ supplier AB Dynamics is using proven F1 motion control techniques for its new vehicle driving simulator, with the aim of allowing far more vehicle development in advance of a prototype.
Engineering managers are exploring ways to consolidate hardware and improve software development while they adjust internal staffing and forge tighter alliances with customers and suppliers.
TRW Automotive has launched its next-generation seatbelt retractor, the Floating Spool 1 (FS1), which offers reduced weight (about 15% lighter) and smaller dimensions compared to previous systems, according to the company. Production of the global FS1 technology starts in the second quarter of 2014.
The latest version of Honeywell Aerospace’s seven-stage axial compressor T55 turboshaft engine is nearing the final phase of development. Designed with next-generation technology to increase reliability, power, and fuel economy, the Honeywell T55-L-71X will find a home onboard the medium-lift Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter demonstrator.
Texas Instruments offers the automotive industry’s first two-channel switching LED driver for front lights and the only linear LED driver with single short LED detection for rear lights, according to the company.
On the cybersecurity front, EASA has issued a new notice of proposed amendment (NPA) related to an earlier RTCA document, DO-326A, which came out in 2014. Because DO-326A wasn’t tied to any regulation, it hasn’t been widely implemented since its introduction. Recent incidents have increased a focus on DO-326A, including an incident last year, during which an airline passenger on board a major international carrier, unwisely thought it would be funny to rename his iPhone’s personal wi-fi hot-spot account, “Bomb Onboard.”
Nexteer Automotive opened a new manufacturing plant in Pune, India in late September, which makes it the steering and driveline business’s third manufacturing plant in India.
Steering-system engineers consider different solutions to the very real issue of whether drivers will be prepared to instantly take control from an autonomously-driven vehicle.
Nanodiamond material specialist Carbodeon has worked with metal finishing specialist CCT Plating to develop a new electroless nickel polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nanodiamond composite coating.
A confident Nikola Motors CEO confirms the promising Nikola One electric Class 8 truck remains on schedule and on target in the mission to eliminate emissions from over-the-road haulers.
On-highway Class 8 trucks like the Nikola Two are the Arizona-based startup's main business and engineering focus, but the company is expanding its product range to include powersports and military sectors to demonstrate its technology's adaptability.