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The benefits and advantages of digital signal processing
2015-10-26
Sophisticated digital power converters provide kilowatt-level power with configurability and remote communications that analog converters lack.
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The case for 48 volts in commercial vehicles
2018-09-13
As the limitations of current 12V architectures become more apparent, the commercial vehicle industry could be on the verge of adopting 48V.
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The challenges of EV thermal management
2023-09-01
Batteries and humans like to be at room temperature; thermal-management systems make sure that happens — while maximizing efficiency.
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The complexity of vehicle connectivity
2014-04-14
Problem solving is about to get a lot more complex as the global automotive industry moves to make the connected vehicle as commonplace as portable digital devices.
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The drive for driverless vehicles
2014-06-20
Autonomous vehicles are a hot topic, most noticeably in the automotive world. But automated driving/operation is making significant headway in the off-highway realm as well, especially in mining applications. John Williamson of Komatsu America Corp. and Serge Lambermont of Delphi Electronics & Safety provide some insights on the topic.
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The e-up! points way to VW’s electric future
2014-02-24
For those doubters able to see beyond the (at present) minuses of electric motive power, the practical little car may help to generate an automotive epiphany on the rugged road to powertrain reformation.
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The eVTOL disruption goes viral
2018-06-05
Even at the early stages of this new era of urban air mobility, there is already a scramble amongst well-known aerospace giants, as well as start-ups, to develop and evaluate the civil VTOL market. And this all starts with air-taxi concepts.
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The ever-changing mobility landscape
2015-02-02
A smart phone serves as the illustrative connection between distracted driving and autonomously driven vehicles.
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The evolving tire-development paradigm
2016-09-16
Advanced tire-simulation modeling allows tire development to keep pace with accelerated vehicle development cycles.
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The formula for innovation: Customer collaboration with applications engineering
2015-04-15
The global mobile equipment market is always evolving and adapting to meet customers’ needs, driven by new government regulations, as well as market demands for more flexibility, functionality, energy efficiency, and lower costs, says Bosch Rexroth's Gunther Nunweiler.
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The future lies in emissions, comfort, and performance
2014-04-03
There is still enormous potential in reducing losses and emissions in systems other than powertrains in off-highway machines and equipment, said Mentor Graphics' Roland Feldhinkel.
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The future of autonomous vehicle engineering now starts in middle school
2019-01-25
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are pervasive in nearly all aspects of the mobility engineering, from vehicle design, manufacturing, operations, and maintenance. To prepare the next generation of the workforce, educators are beginning to incorporate AI courses into curriculum starting as early as middle school. Teachers at David E. Williams Middle School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania have developed the United States first middle school-level AI program.
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The future of better drones is for the birds
2016-05-31
Stanford engineering professor David Lentink plans to use a new wind tunnel to learn the magic of bird flight and apply it to building better aerial robots.
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The future of carbon-neutral fuels for heavy-duty machines
2023-12-15
Industry experts weigh in on renewable and low-carbon fuels at SAE COMVEC 2023.
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The future of off-highway drivelines
2017-05-16
Cummins recently announced trials of future driveline concepts for off-highway equipment. Its focus is on energy diversity, providing a range of powertrain solutions for customers: clean diesel, renewables, natural gas, gasoline, hybrids and electric power, notes Shelley Knust, Executive Director - Off-Highway Engineering.
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The future on stage at Frankfurt
2017-09-22
Conversations at the 2017 IAA confirm that new sourcing decisions are being based on demand for electrification and capability to attain SAE Levels 4 and 5 autonomy.
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The good, the bad, and the biodiesel
2015-04-15
Biodiesel fuel is a viable supplement for traditional fossil fuels, as long as manufacturers make the necessary changes in equipment to accommodate these new types of fuels, according to Freudenberg-NOK's Joe Walker.
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The haters go after Toyota
2022-12-15
The haters go after Toyota
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The history of GM's Electovair EV
2023-10-06
Most industry experts cite GM’s EV1 as the first EV of contemporary times. But the EV1 had a pioneering forerunner from decades prior.
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The lumpy transition to vehicle electrification
2022-05-10
As the industry plows ahead toward vehicle electrification, the short-to-mid-term future is uncharted territory at virtually every level.
