Automotive Engineering

Automotive Engineering

Innovative Drive System Optimizes Space and Weight in EVs

The new integrated drive unit saves space, reduces weight, and cuts costs. The solution's key feature is the use of a common cooling system for both…

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New ORNL EV Tech: Powerful Inverter in Compact Design

Using 3-D printing and novel semiconductors, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a power inverter that could…

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Autonomous Vehicles: Enhancing Traffic Flow Research Insights

One such research collaboration, with Temple Assistant Professor of Mathematics Benjamin Seibold as the principal investigator, has just been awarded a…

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New Advances in Nanocomposites for Enhanced Durability

One challenge in producing strong, elastic and hard-wearing nanocomposites is obtaining an even distribution of the nanoparticles in the metal matrix. Now,…

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New Reactive Human Model Enhances Traffic Safety Testing

Research partners in this undertaking are the Graz University of Technology and industrial partners such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen. This…

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High Strength Cellular Aluminium Foam: A Game Changer for Autos

Aluminium foam exhibits unique properties when compared to its dense form, particularly its lightweight characteristics. Generally, the foam can be divided…

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Sustainable Automobile Innovations at ARENA2036 Launch Event

The launch event of the flexible research factory ARENA2036 for the automobile of the future on 3rd June 2014 on the university campus Vaihingen was attended…

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Enhancing City Driving: Anticipatory Systems for Stress-Free Navigation

In future, cars with anticipatory driver assistance systems will help drivers to navigate their way through dense urban traffic without stress and above all…

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Car2X Technology: Enhancing Vehicle Communication and Safety

Car2X technologies make vehicles “intelligent” and allow them to communicate with the objects around them. Encouraged by the numerous opportunities for…

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WSU’s New Tech Enhances Drowsy Driver Detection Accuracy

Their recently patented technology is based on steering wheel movements—which are more variable in drowsy drivers—and offers an affordable and more reliable…

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Will Plug-In Cars Strain the Electric Grid? Insights Inside

Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many other new models — shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric…

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Virginia Tech to Design Framework for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

Following a U.S. Department of Transportation call to require vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology for all cars and light trucks on the nation’s…

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Making "Frozen Smoke" the Fast Way

One day, Union College’s Aerogel Team’s novel way of making “frozen smoke” could improve some of our favorite machines, including cars.“When you hold aerogel…

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New Technology Targets Slick Winter Highways

Officials in four states this winter are deploying hundreds of plows with custom-designed sensors that continually measure road and weather conditions. The new…

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Boosting Automotive Bonding Processes for Electric Vehicles

The quality of these bonded connections is one of the main factors that determines the reliability and availability of drive systems in electric vehicles, and…

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Lightweight Innovations Shaping Future Automobile Design

And the decisive factor for automobile construction of the future is to reduce the weight of the car. The Volkswagen AG is working together with the Laser…

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