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2018 NAIAS: Nissan Xmotion blends interior artistry and technology
2018-01-16
The concept CUV's interior is one part woodworker's art show, another part vision of next-gen vehicle connectivity.
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2018 NAIAS: Lexus unveils concept flagship crossover
2018-01-15
The LF-1 Limitless points to what could be Toyota's most technologically sophisticated production vehicle.
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2016 SAE Congress: Thermal storage is solution to EV winter range loss
2016-04-20
Experts say Phase Change Material (PCM) formulated for high latent heat capacity can provide cabin warmth for a typical U.S. daily commute, with residual capacity insulated for an EV parked during an eight-hour workday.
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2017 Audi Q2 design inspired by American football
2016-03-06
At the 2016 Geneva Show Audi unveiled the Q2, the smallest in the company’s Q series SUVs to date. It's based on VW Group's MQB architecture.
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Design validation for harsh off-highway conditions
2016-03-01
The growing role of electronics and software is altering the design process, requiring a greater focus on validation and verification, particularly to meet the stringent demands of off-highway environments.
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2016 SAE Congress: Is biomimicry in your design future?
2016-04-14
Animals, birds, and mammals are natural-born innovators that inspire vehicle engineers to create novel technologies.
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Digital dummies in virtual collisions augment traditional crash tests
2016-04-11
Automakers are increasingly employing digital crash test dummies made of zeroes and ones to take the big hits in virtual vehicles.
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Jeep will test pickup concepts at Moab 50th
2016-03-12
Jeep Design is taking seven new concept vehicles, including two interesting pickups, to the Utah off-road festival where the hardest-core Jeep enthusiasts gather annually.
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Probing ways to dampen sonic boom
2016-03-14
As airlines strive to move more and more people faster and faster, the talk of a future supersonic aircraft for commercial purposes is getting louder and louder.
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BUDD-e concept forecasts what VW zero-emission van could be in 2019
2016-01-06
At the 2016 CES in Las Vegas, Volkswagen provided a glimpse into its electric future with an all-electric BUDD-e minivan concept. It would be the first model based on a new company "technology matrix" for electric vehicles called MEB, short for Modular Electric Drive Kit.
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PSA's E-TENSE shows design cues for future DS models
2016-03-07
According to the DS E-TENSE design team, the E-TENSE is not really a concept car because it offers a glimpse of design features that will be seen on future production models. One of the interior air vents is the same as that used on the recently revised DS3.
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2017 Super Duty brawn forces Ford to upgrade its dyno sleds
2016-03-31
Ford's 6.7-L diesel V8 has yet to obtain certified power ratings, but it's expected to exceed 900 lbft of torque, necessitating an upgrade of the company's dyno sleds to enable SAE J2807 vehicle tow testing.
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Integrated open development platform
2016-03-04
The Integrated and Open Development Platform from AVL features the first integration product, Model.CONNECT.
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Engineering simulation tool
2016-03-07
Engineers across disciplines will realize step-change improvements in the way they develop products using ANSYS 17.0.
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Predicting cavitation in fuel pumps
2014-01-03
Liquid ring pumps are used in aircraft fuel systems in conjunction with main impeller pumps and are used for priming the pump system as well as to remove fuel vapor and air from the fuel.
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Suzuki solves CAE data-storage challenge
2014-01-15
Working with SCSK Corp. to address challenges of its Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) storage system, Suzuki Motor Corp. has deployed a DataDirect Networks (DDN) Storage Fusion Architecture (SFA) high-performance storage engine and GRIDScaler parallel file system.
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FAA selects six sites for UAS research
2014-01-02
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Identifying operating states for equipment and system diagnostics
2014-01-12
The diagnostics of machinery requires analysis of the time series of sensor and control signals.
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ETS researchers develop new methodology for wind tunnel calibration
2014-02-12
A new approach is presented for wind tunnel calibrations based on a limited number of dynamic pressure measurements and a predictive technique using Neural Network (NN).
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University of Wisconsin researchers develop mobility analysis tool for military applications
2014-12-16
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin recently developed a modeling, simulation, and visualization framework, called Chrono, aimed at enabling high performance, physics-based, analysis of ground vehicle mobility.
