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Cleaner Diesels Thanks To Laser Light
2007-12-10 |
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ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2007) - Researchers have developed a laser system to investigate soot development in diesel engines. Small soot particles are not retained by a soot filter but are, however, more harmful than larger soot particles. Therefore, soot development needs to be tackled at the source. Laser Induced Incandescence is a technique that reveals exactly where soot is generated and can be used by project partners to develop cleaner diesel engines.
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'Flying Fish' unmanned aircraft takes off and lands on water
2007-12-7 |
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform its own takeoffs and landings on water.
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New Control Techniques For Preventing Aircraft Crashes
2007-11-29 |
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 25, 2007) - Researchers at TU Delft recently demonstrated how improved control techniques can reduce the risk of aircraft crashes. The demonstration involved reconstructing troubled flights -- such as the El Al flight which crashed in the Bijlmer area of Amsterdam in 1992 -- in a flight simulator and adding the newly developed technology.
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Tiny Smart cars aiming to make it big in USA
2007-11-15 |
A file picture taken in 2004 shows a row of Smart cars in Bottrop. They might measure a mere 2.5 meters (eight feet) in length and only be capable of carrying two passengers, but tiny Smart cars are aiming to make it big in the United States, where hulking gas-guzzlers have long been the kings of the road.
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LMS Virtual.Lab Motion Rev 7 strengthens simulation capability for vehicle handling and ride comfort
2007-11-15 |
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, announced the Introduction of LMS Virtual.Lab Motion Rev 7 for vehicle ride and handling. LMS Virtual.Lab Motion offers dedicated solutions to simulate the ride and handling behavior of vehicles from passenger cars, to motor sports vehicles and up to commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses. With Rev 7, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion gains important new capabilities to simulate vehicle and driver interaction, to accelerate the creation of full-vehicle models and to smoothen the exchange of these models with other departments. Developed in cooperation with leading NASCAR series racing teams, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion Rev 7 also features a dedicated simulation solution for professional racing teams.
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LMS Test.Lab Rev 8 delivers increased productivity and breakthrough capabilities
2007-11-15 |
Leuven, Belgium - October 30, 2007 - LMS, the engineering innovation company, announced the Introduction of LMS Test.Lab Rev 8 for noise and vibration testing and engineering. Designed to power testing productivity, LMS Test.Lab builds on its proven track record to accelerate noise and vibration testing. With Rev 8, LMS Test.Lab continues to add efficiency and flexibility in every step of the testing process: faster test preparation, highly efficient data acquisition, flexible processing, powerful reporting and transparent data sharing. LMS Test.Lab extends its Structures product line with a new MIMO Stepped Sine solution and expands its reach in Acoustics with a new Sound Intensity module and an innovative High Density Acoustic Camera. The integration with the new LMS SCADAS Mobile VC8 and VB8 data acquisition modules and the support of master/slave configurations further strengthens its capabilities for in-field or in-vehicle testing.
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Wireless Sensors To Monitor Bearings In Jet Engines Developed
2007-11-7 |
Dimitrios Peroulis, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, holds a new MEMS sensor at an "environmentally controlled probe station." The wireless sensors are being developed to detect impending bearing failure in jet engines. The probe station recreates extreme conditions inside engines, enabling researchers to test the sensors. (Credit: Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger)
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Fuel Cells Gearing Up To Power Auto Industry
2007-11-1 |
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ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2007) - The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2.95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles.
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Bus Scheduling Algorithm Picks Up The Slack
2007-10-28 |
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ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2007) - A new paper by a USC Viterbi School engineer elegantly solves a basic transit scheduling problem, potentially meaning shorter waits for riders.
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Japanese carmakers vie to be greenest
2007-10-23 |
From a nightclub on wheels to a car shaped like a hat, many of the whacky vehicles unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show over the years have been consigned to the annals of auto history.
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High-Temperature Plastics for Airbus
2007-10-19 |
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The aerospace industry makes high demands on its suppliers and DEVA-Kunststoff-Technik GmbH is a proven partner in this sector. Using the CAD/CAM solution developed by Vero Software, this Lemgo company produces several hundred different injection-moulded parts for all civil Airbus models as well as for the military transport plane A400M and the Eurofighter.
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BASF strengthens business with the automotive Industry
2007-10-18 |
Shanghai, China. When it comes to automotive, BASF is stepping on the gas. Driven by a powerful engine with high-performance elements such as successful R&D, quality, innovations, partnership, and a global presence, BASF is revving up operations in Asia with not only investments in new plants but through an automotive center newly established in Shanghai.
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Driverless Truck Lurches Out of Lab
2007-10-11 |
Oshkosh Truck chief engineer John Beck programs a mission route into TerraMax, a military-vehicle prototype that can navigate traffic and avoid obstacles without a driver, at a test track near the company, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)
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Germany working on small driverless trains
2007-10-11 |
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Deutsche Welle said Sunday that University of Paderborn researchers have already created a small prototype of the new transportation system and are now ready for additional tests under normal conditions.
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China's Private Motor Vehicles Approach 120 Million by End-September
2007-10-9 |
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The number of China's private motor vehicles had reached 118,129,662 units by the end of September 2007, up 7.22% over the end of 2006, according to news from the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. Of the total, private cars accounted for 61.25% of the total car inventory, private motorcycles accounted for 97.08% of the total motorcycle inventory, and private trailers for 23.48% of the total trailer inventory. The inventory of imported motor vehicles in use throughout the country stood at 2,900,930 units. Of this total, imported cars accounted for 67.08% of the total inventory of imported motor vehicles, up 6.87% over the end of 2006.
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ESI Group's Dummy Model Simulates Whiplash Effect in Automobile Crashes
2007-10-7 |
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Chicago, October 2, 2007 (word count: 885) ESI Group, pioneer and world leading provider of digital simulation software, based on the physics of materials, today announced the release of Version 2.0 of BioRID-II (Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy, model) for PAM-CRASH/PAM-SAFE 2G. This first industrial version of the newest BioRID-II dummy has an articulated thoracic/lumbar spine similar to the human one (having 24 vertebrae). The neck is maintained under pre-tension load via a muscle substitute consisting of a single damper mounted in parallel with a flexor and an extensor spring. The abdomen is filled with a water cavity and the torso texture is a soft silicon rubber.
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U.S. and China Continue to Increase Cooperation on Vehicle Efficiency
2007-9-29 |
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WASHINGTON, DC - Representing the two largest automotive markets in the world, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) this week signed a five-year agreement to promote large-scale deployment of next-generation efficiency vehicle technologies in the U.S. and China, specifically focusing on electric, hybrid-electric, fuel cell, and alternative fuel technologies.
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German car maker Daimler said Tuesday that next month's launch of its tiny Smart car in the United States will unleash such stiff demand the company will have trouble meeting it.
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday his government will encourage the development of electric cars to help wean Israel off fossil fuels.