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Ferrari's CTO details patented torque-vectoring AWD with rear-wheel steer

2016-03-14

The new GTC4 Lusso is able to send up to 20% more torque to the front axle with a maximum 1400 N·m to either wheel and up to 90% of torque to the outer wheel during cornering, according to Michael Leiters.

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2016 SAE Congress: Engineering education gets industry boost

2016-04-14

Clemson University's Deep Orange program may be the new benchmark in industry-mentored collaborative engineering education.

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2016 SAE Congress: Clemson University and Toyota unveil uBox concept

2016-04-13

A concept vehicle engineered by Clemson University graduate students features a curved glass roof with a multi-material support structure produced by a novel manufacturing technique.

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Long-range Air Force strategies include new B-21 long-range bomber

2016-03-01

Other technologies and “building blocks” above and beyond the new stealth bomber the USAF is looking to harvest include autonomous learning systems, human-machine collaboration, and smart weapons

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Stricter Stage V regs pose challenges

2016-03-01

With the European Commission announcing a Stage V criteria emissions regulation for off-highway, scheduled to phase-in as early as 2019, engine developers must adapt.

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Audi claims first production e-boosting on 2017 SQ7

2016-03-07

The electric-powered compressor complements a pair of sequential turbos. The flagship SQ7 also boasts 48/12V electrical system to power the e-booster and the car's EAWS.

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Boeing comes clean with self-cleaning lavatory

2016-03-19

There are no exceptions or limitations to where innovations in advanced sensors and other technologies can be introduced in modern aircraft.

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V-CR, water injection, new EGR methods top SAE engines symposium

2016-04-11

Powertrain experts detailed the technologies they see as most promising to enable light-vehicle engines to meet global CO2 regulations through 2025, at the 2016 SAE High-Efficiency IC Engines Symposiumt. The list includes growing use of the Miller and Atkinson thermodynamic cycles, cooled EGR, and water injection, as well as variable compression ratio systems, dedicated EGR, and divided exhaust boosting.

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Compact tire-pressure monitoring

2015-01-30

Freescale Semiconductor’s FXTH87 tire-pressure monitoring system family provides low-power consumption and functional integration in a compact package.

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Autonomous future will require new product development approaches

2016-03-18

Making the transition to series production of self-driving vehicles is no easy feat, and current product development practices must change to meet the challenges.

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Laser measurement

2014-11-25

Ophir Photonics’ 1000WP-BB-34 high-power water cooled thermal sensor is designed with the requirement that all materials coming in contact with the cooling water are either copper or nonmetallic.

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CAN FD serial trigger, decode solution

2014-12-18

Teledyne LeCroy has added unique measurement and graphing capabilities to its CAN flexible data-rate serial trigger and decode solution.

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Boeing begins construction of simulation, analytics lab in Huntsville

2014-12-22

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2015 Mondeo launch shows flexibility, challenges of One Ford strategy

2015-01-28

Engineering Launch Manager Mike Rogers and his team handled new powertrain, body, and trim complexities as they guided Ford's new C/D-class product from development to production at a new plant.

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Quick infotainment start-up

2015-01-19

OpenSynergy releases its Fast-boot Android solution to decrease time-to-market for HMI products and to shorten start-up delays for drivers.

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Collaborative research project leads to potentially swarming VTOL UAVs

2014-12-31

Gaining advanced knowledge in propulsion, turbomachinery, and lightweighting contributed to the successful conclusion of the German research project AVIGLE.

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Johnson Controls unveils new start-stop battery system

2015-01-12

An advanced start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials announced during the first media day at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New Land Rover Discovery Sport

2015-02-03

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SAE committee busy developing standards to confront the cybersecurity threat

2015-01-05

The group will classify attack methods, propose preventative strategies, define levels of security by criticality of system type, and identify architecture-level strategies for mitigating attacks.

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Nanoparticle networking could lead to fast-charging batteries

2015-01-30

A new electrode design for lithium-ion batteries has been shown by Purdue researchers to potentially reduce the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode with a network of tin-oxide nanoparticles.