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Estimation of excavator manipulator position in real time

2016-09-16

Manipulator position sensing is a key issue in the study of hydraulic excavator automation. A neural network-based vision system was developed to estimate the boom, arm, and bucket cylinder displacements of an excavator manipulator during a grading operation simulation.

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EtherCAT slave controller

2015-04-18

Microchip Technology Inc. announced the LAN9252 standalone EtherCAT slave controller with two 10/100 PHYs.

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Europe’s blockchain-based Smart E-Mobility Challenge will conclude this May in Germany

2019-05-07

TIoTA, an open software consortium of over 50 members organized to support the creation of a secure, scalable, interoperable, and trusted IoT ecosystem, began the E-Mobility Challenge to link IoT devices with consumers and stakeholder companies such as operators and service, communication, and payment providers within the preexisting European electric vehicle ecosystem.

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Evaluating new forestry machines in a fraction of the time

2015-10-28

Skogforsk (the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden) has funded a KTH research initiative intended to help improve the suspension of forestry machines with the goal of achieving significant productivity improvements. KTH’s mission is to streamline the design process by validating the capability to simulate the operation of forestry machines under real-world operating conditions.

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Evaluating real-world aerodynamics for a Class 8 tractor-trailer

2016-09-14

Exa and Navistar researchers examine CFD simulations and wind-tunnel test results to increase the understanding of simulation methods used to reveal aerodynamic losses in the real-world environment.

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Expect smarter engines, more compact aftertreatment from JDPS

2017-07-22

Dr. Xinqun Gui, manager of technology, control systems and emissions compliance for John Deere Power Systems, considers himself to be “fairly conservative” in terms of his powertrain outlook: “I think the internal combustion engine as we know it today still has a pretty long life ahead.” Even so, his expectations for improvements in engine “intelligence,” aftertreatment packaging, and machine electrification are anything but conservative.

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FCA Foundation Partners with SAE to Expand STEM Education in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio

2019-04-19

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FCC actions, incompatible options muddy V2X outlook

2020-02-24

V2X bandwidth FCC

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FPT Tech Day reveals Cursor X concept, other 4.0 innovations

2018-12-04

FPT’s latest Tech Day, devoted to future propulsion innovations under the title “4.0 Powertrain Technologies,” unveiled a multi-power, multi-application modular power source concept called Cursor X, as well as various electric solutions, a hydrogen fuel cell concept chassis, and an evolution of the Cursor 13 natural gas engine.

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FPT plans engines for complex market

2015-08-24

The challenges for the off-highway industrial engine supplier goes beyond simply meeting ever more stringent emissions regulations in Europe. Their engine designs also need to minimize total cost of ownership while delivering power and fuel efficiency in a worldwide market.

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FPT reveals Stage V engine on genset frame concept

2018-04-10

A week prior to officially revealing its new N67 200 kVA Stage V solution installed on a genset frame concept at the Middle East Electricity show, FPT Industrial gave a sneak peek of the generator—in virtual form—to select international media at Pregnana Milanese, where about 90% of the company’s engines for power generation are produced.

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FPT reveals compact F28 off-road diesel, hybrid variant

2020-03-11

Modular approach allows FPT Industrial to launch diesel, natural gas and hybrid variants of the new F28, the engine maker’s smallest engine for North America.

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FPT’s new ePowertrain plant commences eAxle production for Nikola Tre BEV

2022-11-09

FPT’s new ePowertrain plant commences eAxle production for Nikola Tre BEV

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Fan controller family

2015-03-27

High Country Tek expands its range of variable speed on- and off-road fan controllers with the EMC and EMC-6.

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Fan drive systems

2017-05-12

Multi-Wing's is a single source provider for fan and fan clutch systems.

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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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Fan selection application

2016-11-08

The OPTIMISER 10 Fan Specification App from Multi-Wing America is a resource for original equipment engineers to specify the most efficient, tailor-made Multi-Wing fan for their application.

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Fan-shroud optimization for enhanced thermal performance

2016-08-26

To optimize the fan-shroud shape to maximize cooling air mass flow rates through the heat exchangers of heavy-duty trucks, researchers from Argonne National Lab, Cummins and CD-Adapco used the Adjoint approach to optimization.

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Farthest-reaching articulating boom lift among new JLG products showcased at Bauma

2016-04-13

JLG Industries introduced several new products and services at Bauma 2016 in Munich, including the 1500AJP with a working envelope of more than 74,000 m³ (2.6 million ft³) of reachable space.

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Fastener tightening compound

2016-05-17

VibraTite VC3 from ND Industries is designed for use on internal and external threads of virtually any material or finish.