Caterpillar hybridizes the excavator using hydraulics technology28-Dec-2012 13:47 GMT
The hybrid technology used in the 336E H was developed by Caterpillar in-house and is used to move the machine's upper structure.
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John Deere connectivity aim is higher profits for customers
13-Dec-2012 13:56 GMT
While John Deere is enjoying success with its existing JDLink connectivity technology, it is exploring new forms of connectivity such as mobile devices.
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Continental forecasts affordable autonomous driving
07-Dec-2012 19:43 GMT
By the year 2025, fully autonomous driving could be a reality, according to the Tier 1 supplier of advanced driver assistance systems. Its development will be spurred by safety concerns, insurance industry incentives, and even regulation.
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Standards up for safety
06-Dec-2012 19:44 GMT
The growing use of electronics is driving equipment makers to focus on improving safety and reliability.
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Benteler leads engineering of MAN heavy-duty serial hybrid concept
15-Oct-2012 16:25 GMT
Featuring a diesel engine from Audi as a range extender and modular energy storage beneath the driver’s cab, the MAN Metropolis plug-in hybrid truck concept—developed in cooperation with Benteler Engineering Services and revealed at the recent IAA Hanover Show—will begin a two-year field test as a refuse collection vehicle in January 2013.
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Multiple controllers add to the complexity of electric vehicle design
08-Oct-2012 16:31 GMT
Model-based design has revolutionized the way products are developed, and perhaps in some surprising ways.
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Next-gen active safety systems from Meritor WABCO
27-Aug-2012 14:30 GMT
A wider, longer radar beam range and the ability to detect stationary objects are key upgrades to a collision mitigation system, one of three safety products recently unveiled by Meritor WABCO for the commercial-vehicle market.
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Telemetry helps Formula SAE team close the loop on design
07-Aug-2012 14:17 GMT
Once a year, a team of students at Virginia Tech get to do something that ought to put a grin on any aspiring engineer’s face: build a racecar.
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Putting the brakes on wasted kinetic energy from trains
09-Jul-2012 20:53 GMT
Two makers of energy-storage devices recently announced projects involving the capture of energy from train braking that otherwise would be lost as heat.
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Microcontrollers, sensors dominate hydraulic hardware changes
27-Jun-2012 15:58 GMT
The focus on software may dominate efforts in hardware, but there are still many challenges for those who design with tangible components.
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