Search Results

Article

McLaren Applied Technologies’ all-electric, AI-infused vision of Formula 1 racing

2019-01-30

McLaren Applied Technologies of Woking, United Kingdom unveiled their “MCLExtreme” (MCLE) vision for the future of grand prix racing. While McLaren Applied Technologies believes that the 2050 Formula 1 World Championship will still feature open-wheel, rear wheel drive cars with humans in the cockpit, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality, autonomous functions, and electric propulsion will play major roles.

Article

2018 NAIAS: Infiniti concept conjures a new-tech Q45

2018-01-16

The design signature for autonomous technologies and connected vehicles could be a car's front-end, and that message--delivered in edgy design language--is a centerpiece of the Infiniti Q Inspiration concept sedan.

Article

Elevate: Hyundai’s new four-wheel drive, four-legged off-road vehicle

2019-01-10

During Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, Hyundai debuted it “Elevate” concept: a modular electric vehicle (EV) that can transition between driving on flat surfaces and “walking” over treacherous terrain.

Article

Tackling NVH one dB per day

2017-05-22

New tools and technologies are helping engineers reduce vehicle Noise, Vibration and Harshness.

Article

CAE mastery helped Achates Power create its new engine

2017-06-30

Advances in engineering knowledge and CAE led to Achates Power's transformative engine design.

Article

Are you innovating for NVH?

2017-05-18

Supplier innovations are central to winning the ongoing battle with NVH—noise, vibration and harshness.

Article

Chilly prospects for low temperature combustion

2017-04-06

Low temperature combustion (LTC) remains an area of high interest with extensive research, even though many challenges must still be overcome before LTC sees commercial acceptance.

Article

Virtual reality is the new reality for automotive engineering

2017-07-17

Virtual-reality innovations are emerging as crucial new weapons to enhance - and abbreviate - the automotive product-development process.

Article

Interactive 3D PDF technology

2016-10-13

Tech Soft 3D offers enhancements to its Tetra 4D Converter, a powerful solution for converting 3D CAD to 3D PDFs, and Tetra4D Enrich, a new application that enables anyone to create rich, interactive 3D PDF documents quickly and easily directly inside of Adobe Acrobat [Professional].

Article

Digital Factory solution for smart manufacturing

2016-09-06

With FASTSUITE Edition 2, CENIT provides an efficient Digital Factory solution for smart manufacturing.

Article

Workhorse multiphysics tool gets upgrades

2017-10-30

COMSOL’s Multiphysics 5.3a adds several features, improves speed, has fewer bugs

BAAM gets bigger

2018-03-19

At the end of 2017, contract production company Additive Engineering Solutions took delivery of a second “big area additive manufacturing” (BAAM) machine; the same type of printer that created a single giant tooling component used to secure and stabilize a Boeing 777X composite wing skin for drilling and machining.

Article

Making Multiphysics fast and convenient

2016-10-13

COMSOL made its name with an emphasis on multiphysics CAE simulation in an era of single discipline codes. Advancing the size of models and a specialized Rotordynamics module, the company is continuing to emphasize power along with convenience in solving complex, difficult simulation problems.

Article

I.D. concept heralds VW’s electric Bolt fighter for 2020

2016-09-30

The VW I.D. Concept, with a claimed range of up to 373 mi (600 km) on a single charge, heralds a blitz of new electrified vehicles based on the company’s new MEB modular platform dedicated to battery-electric models.

Article

The evolving tire-development paradigm

2016-09-16

Advanced tire-simulation modeling allows tire development to keep pace with accelerated vehicle development cycles.

Article

Thermal management plucks CAFE's low-hanging fruit

2017-12-07

Thermal system upgrades are being incorporated first because of cost-effectiveness. Experts at the SAE Thermal Management System Symposium see additional opportunities.

Article

To optimize electrical system design, Mazda turns to Seimen’s Mentor for model-based generative engineering tools

2019-07-24

Capital software provides Mazda with extensive simulation and verification functionalities which can reduce error and cost when integrating systems across multiple, increasingly complex vehicle platforms.

Article

Siemens Digital Industries Software debuts, focuses on delivering digital future of industry today

2019-09-09

Siemens PLM Software has transformed into Siemens Digital Industries Software, reaffirming its focus on enabling digital industries and merging virtual and real worlds in software, hardware, design, and manufacturing. “Every industry we serve – from aerospace and automotive to electronic design – is transforming,” Siemens PLM Software officials in Plano, Texas, acknowledge. Siemens PLM Software, too, is undergoing a transformation, having just changed its name to Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Article

Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, 2nd Edition has been expanded to include new images and information

2019-07-25

Originally published in 1995, now updated and expanded with new specifications, this seminal work focuses on the development of Allied aircraft engines that helped turn the tide of World War II.

Article

Subaru uses ANSYS tools to accelerate hybrid vehicle design

2019-08-21

Subaru Corporation is using tools developed by Pittsburgh-based ANSYS, Inc. to create control systems that deliver unrivaled safety and reliability for their next-generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). The automotive OEM is using ANSYS SCADE to automate and expedite the precise design and validation of embedded software in the electronic control units (ECUs) for the company’s new e-Boxer system.