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Hyundai updates its Tucson compact crossover

2015-03-16

The all-new Tucson shown at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show represents a major step forward for Hyundai in Europe, where the C-SUV segment accounted for 22% of the company’s sales in 2014.

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Fan driver

2015-03-31

Melexis introduces the MLX90297, a 600-mA single coil fan driver integrated circuit developed for energy efficient cooling system designs.

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Delphi's RACam integrated radar-vision system enables active-safety suites

2015-03-05

Volvo’s 2015 XC90 features RACam, claimed to be the world’s first integrated radar and vision data-fusion system, designed to enable a broad array of active-safety capabilities.

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Efficient mid-range alternator

2015-03-31

Remy International introduces the Delco Remy 38SI high output alternator featuring remote sense to reduce battery charge time and a stator design that improves horsepower requirements and fuel savings.

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Slimmer, stronger A- and B-pillars

2015-03-06

One of the main goals of ThyssenKrupp’s InCar plus (phase 2) project is weight reduction, which experts achieved with new A- and B-pillar concepts.

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan marriage bears rear-engined offspring

2015-03-11

Collaborative projects between OEMs can be surprising, as evidenced by the Daimler and Renault-Nissan link and its latest A-segment products — said to be the first of more joint developments.

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Thermoplastic technology offers impact protection across automotive, sports, and defense

2015-03-24

The Oakwood Group and its technology licensee companies are designing engineered thermoplastic solutions to help protect vehicle occupants, sports players, and soldiers from severe impact injuries.

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BorgWarner engineers go off-highway with the DuroSpeed fan drive

2015-04-08

While on/off fan drives are usually preferred for their durability and fuel efficiency for over-the-road applications, BorgWarner's new DuroSpeed two-speed fan drive was developed for more severe service applications

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Semiconductor power-device analyzer

2015-03-18

Keysight Technologies has enhanced its B1505A power-device analyzer/curve tracer, allowing it to characterize all key parameters of on-wafer and packaged devices for semiconductor development.

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Evora 400 becomes most powerful production Lotus ever

2015-03-02

The Evora has been re-engineered, lightened, redesigned, moved upmarket, and re-designated as the 400 to fulfill the model's potential, giving it a 300-km/h capability.

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Sikorsky to provide an ALIAS to DARPA

2015-03-11

The objective of DARPA’s ALIAS program is to develop and insert new automation into existing aircraft to enable operation with reduced onboard crew. Sikorsky is leading a team for Phase 1 development.

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Lanxess develops new modeling approach to simulated composites’ cooling behavior

2015-04-10

A new tool to precisely simulate the thermal processes in Lanxess’s weight-saving Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite was announced by the company at the recent Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference at Mannheim, Germany.

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NanoSteel powder alloys advance 3-D printing of high-hardness parts

2015-03-23

The company has expanded its additive manufacturing material capabilities to support metal 3-D printing of complex high-hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through “gradient material design.”

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Xerox eyes DSRC for vehicle infrastructure support

2015-05-12

Many companies are planning for the eventual adoption of vehicle-to vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, with Xerox targeting tolling and commercial vehicle monitoring.

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Heat-pipe embedded CFRP enclosures for electronics thermal management

2015-03-24

In the area of electronics enclosures, traditional metal structures conduct and spread heat over large surfaces, but composites act as insulation. Heat generated by components causes internal temperatures to rise and has detrimental impact on the performance and reliability of the electronics.

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Editorial: High-voltage developments

2015-03-05

Tightening vehicle efficiency and emissions regulations and increasing demand for onboard electrical power means that higher voltages, in the form of supplemental 48-volt subsystems, may soon be nearing production.

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QinetiQ technology the driver behind ESA space taxi

2015-03-20

QinetiQ’s onboard computer, core of the flight control system with a reliability rate of 99.997%, ensured the IXV’s fully automated return to Earth.

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Additive-manufacturing database

2015-03-31

The Senvol Database is a searchable database for industrial 3-D printing machines and materials.

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Stacked capacitors

2015-03-31

AVX extends the high-temperature SMX Series of stacked switch mode power supply multilayer ceramic capacitors.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New CVTs

2015-03-23