Bosch’s Servotwin electrohydraulic steering system is an enabler for driver-assistance functions such as lane keeping and traffic jam assist, and a “building block” for future automation.
The mega-supplier's VP of Commercial Vehicle and Off-Road believes the business cases for electrification and automation, especially in trucking, are extremely promising.
Webb Vortex brake drums from Webb Severe Duty are suitable for high frequency stopping applications such as refuse trucks and other fleets that carry heavy loads and make repeated stops throughout their daily operation.
At the convergence of 3D-printing and lithium battery technology, Hong Kong researchers develop a promising textile-based, foldable battery that may find its way onto IoT-connected fabrics within automotive, aerospace, and medical industries.
Industry 4.0 drives the Internet of Things to be integrated in fluid power components and systems, as well as machines and enterprises, which will create new opportunities throughout the fluid power industry, believes Eaton's Astrid Mozes.
We huddled in a tight circle by the finish line, frantically waiting for radio updates on the progress of our team’s rider, Rob “Bullet” Barber, who was miles in the distance and closing fast. Our 11-person team of student engineers and support crew from The Ohio State University could hardly breathe as we got the report: Barber was battling for third place—a podium finish—in the TT Zero class for electric racing motorcycles at the 2014 Isle of Man TT. Barber was aboard our latest race bike, the RW-2.X, designed and built by the OSU College of Engineering team, known as Buckeye Current. We’d brought it over 3600 mi (5700 km) to the Isle of Man, the iconic road-racing mecca in the middle of the Irish Sea. We aimed to prove our engineering and technology against the best electric bikes on the fast and treacherous public road—37.75-mi (60.75 km) per lap—that is the world’s most unforgiving race circuit. Finally came a rider, tucked in tight behind the fairing.
Combining technologies, creating partnerships, and investing in core research are all key to meeting increasing demands on the off-highway industry, says MTS's Luke Korzeniowski.
EDEM for ANSYS simulation tool from EDEM enables engineers to add realistic bulk material loads as standard in ANSYS structural analysis without the need for Discrete Element Method (DEM) knowledge or expertise in bulk material simulation.
Maplesoft has released the MapleSim CAD Toolbox, which allows CAD models to be easily imported into MapleSim for system-level modeling of mechanical designs.