Automotive
Engineering Newswire 29: 3D Printers in Vending Machines
March 14, 2013 10:37 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we're kick starting low-cost robotics, using a 3D printing vending machine, and having a cup of coffee, in the sky.
HotSpot Episode 3: Eye-Tracking Technology
March 11, 2013 9:26 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's Hotspot, Samsung's new Galaxy S IV will feature eye-tracking technology; Overdrive Robotics' smartbot is a smartphone and robot in one; LIFEBeam engineers create heart rate-monitoring SMART bicycle helmet; and Thimble Bioelectronics provides portable pain relief.
GMC Terrain IntelliLink Now Includes a Standard Tech Geek
March 8, 2013 3:51 pm | by GMC News | News | CommentsIn November 2012, General Motors announced an industry-first team of 25 young and tech-savvy Connected Customer Specialists. These experts worked for leading computer and communications companies before coming to General Motors to bring a helping hand to sales teams in GMC showrooms.
Engineering Newswire 28: Titanic II Will Sink, If You Put a Hole in It
March 7, 2013 11:11 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re building trikes with BMW engines, separating Oreos with scrap parts, and designing Titanic II, because, you know, that’s necessary.
How to Predict the Progress of Technology
March 7, 2013 10:26 am | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | Articles | CommentsResearchers at MIT and the Santa Fe Institute have found that some widely used formulas for predicting how rapidly technology will advance — notably, Moore’s Law and Wright’s Law — offer superior approximations of the pace of technological progress.
Engineering Newswire 27: Hovering Hummingbirds Lead to New UAVs
March 4, 2013 4:21 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC; delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we’re building robotic hands that feel, studying shark suckers to make adhesives, and developing flexible electronics that read your brain.
HotSpot Episode 2: Wearable Gesture Control
March 4, 2013 10:47 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of the HotSpot, Thalmic Labs introduces its wearable gesture-controlled arm band; Hewlett-Packard re-enters the tablet market; Microchip announces its BodyCam technology; and InfoMotion Sports Technologies unveils its 94Fifty sensor basketball.
Engineering Update #5: Robotic Cockroaches, Lightsabers, a 3D Wearable Mouse, and Google Glass
February 28, 2013 12:28 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, brought to you by Mouser Electronics, researchers at the University of Michigan are studying cockroaches in order to advance robotic technology; 3D wearable, wireless, thumb-activated, space recognition, Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy protocol mouse called Mycestro.
Wireless Connections Creep into Everyday Things
February 27, 2013 9:49 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your air conditioner when electricity gets more expensive. Welcome to the next phase of the wireless revolution.
GM Announces Widest Deployment of 4G LTE Services in Vehicles
February 25, 2013 2:59 pm | by General Motors | News | CommentsGeneral Motors [NYSE:GM] has announced a broad global strategy to deliver a new generation of connected cars and trucks with embedded 4G LTE mobile broadband, the largest deployment in the automotive industry to date. The first GM cars, trucks and crossovers to get....
HotSpot Episode 1: Picture Perfect
February 25, 2013 11:06 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's Hotspot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, ASUS releases a pocket router; Oxford University creates an autonomous navigational system; and CA-based Second Sight receives U.S. market approval from the FDA; and MIT develops a processor chip.
LCR Electronics, Inc. Announces New Western Regional Sales Manager
February 21, 2013 5:25 pm | by LCR Electronics, Inc. | News | CommentsLCR Electronics, Inc. has Zoltan Puskas as the new Western Regional Sales Manager for EMI Filters and Electronic Products. Zoltan is based in Santa Barbara, California and is responsible for LCR’s sales in the western territory including California, Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Hawaii.
Engineering Newswire 26: Super Sober Pills
February 21, 2013 11:04 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we're curing alcoholism with nanocapsules, building squishy robots that jump, and building brain machines for rat cyborgs.
Engineering Update #4: Robots Driven By Moths, Recycling Nike & Nokia, and a Hacking Kit That Flies
February 14, 2013 5:31 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsScientists at the University of Tokyo have found inspiration for their autonomous sensory-driven robots by examining male silkmoths … lookin’ for love. Their new two-wheeled robots are piloted by male silkmoths in search of a special lady.
Engineering Newswire 24: New Armchair Transforms into Rowing Machine
February 11, 2013 9:41 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re 3D printing our own Pez dispensers, transforming sitting chairs into rowing machines, and sending messages that will self-destruct.
ECN's Engineering Update #3: Mission: Impossible Gets Real
February 8, 2013 9:36 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | Comments"Watson," no, not Sherlock's sidekick, but the famous supercomputer who beat the world's best human at Jeopardy, is going back to school. IBM is sending the Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, so it can improve its "thinking" skills.
Engineering Update #2: Revolutionary Self-Healing Wires
February 1, 2013 5:27 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsOur second newscast for Electronic Component News is brought to you by Mouser Electronics, the electronic components distributor with the widest selection of the newest products. In this episode of Engineering Update, we're discussing new research into larger, safer lithium ion batteries.
LED Automotive Light for Every Budget
October 26, 2012 8:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsWith the Oslon LX, Osram Opto Semiconductors is offering a new LED for widespread application in the automotive sector. The focus is on the essential functions of brightness and quality making these new, white light emitting diodes affordable, even for installation in subcompact vehicles. Oslon LX LEDs will be used mainly for daytime running lights and fog lights and will provide visual and technical enhancements to automobiles from high-end down to the entry level segment.
Power Switch Optimized for Automotive PTC Electric Heaters
October 17, 2012 5:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier introduced the reliable AUIR3320S high-side intelligent power switch (IPS) optimized for automotive auxiliary positive temperature coefficient (PTC) electric heaters. Offering very low on-state resistance (Rds(on)) of 4 mohm (max.) at 25°C, the AUIR3320S delivers higher current with a smaller heat sink to reduce system footprint .
Three-Phase Gate-Drive IC Serves Automotive Applications
September 7, 2012 5:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier today introduced the automotive-qualified AUIRS20302S three-phase gate driver IC for 12V, 24V and 48V vehicle applications including high-voltage air conditioner compressors, pumps, BLDC motor drives up to 600W and high-voltage motor drives. The AUIRS20302S targets 12V, 24V and 48V boardnet automotive platforms operating at voltages up to 200V maximum.
Novel Sensor For Low-cost Automotive Detection Systems
September 6, 2012 11:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsSaelig announces the availability of the PS25203 EPIC Sensor (Electric Potential Integrated Circuit) for a wide range of contactless ECG and movement sensing in automotive applications, including driver fatigue monitoring and seat occupancy. The EPIC sensor is a completely new, award winning, patented sensor that can rapidly measure electric potential sources such as electrophysiological signals or spatial electric fields.
Analog Solutions for Automotive Toll Tag Systems
July 17, 2012 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions, Inc. today announced it has introduced analog solutions for low-noise receivers being used in high-sensitivity radio frequency (RF) automotive highway tag applications, including toll tag transponder systems. Skyworks’ devices are being deployed across 40 million transponders supporting small signal RF applications where primary DC power is not available.
BLDC Motor Drivers Serve Automotive Applications
May 8, 2012 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMelexis announces today the next-generation IC Family for sensor-less and sensor based BLDC motor control for automotive applications. The new IC family follows the very successful MLX81200 core integration concept. This newest family of driver ICs combines voltage regulator, LIN -Transceiver, MCU, EEPROM, Flash, RAM, Power FET Pre-Driver and several dedicated circuit blocks for highly efficient BLDC motor control from a single IC.
Automotive Qualified AUIRS2334S 600V IC Boasts Advanced Input Filter
May 3, 2012 6:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier introduced the automotive qualified AUIRS2334S 600V IC for 3-phase inverterized motor drive applications such as high-voltage compressors (HVAC) and fans. The AUIRS2334S features an advanced input filter to improve the input/output pulse symmetry of the signals processed by the device.
One-Piece Automotive Bulb Socket
February 15, 2012 5:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsS8 bulb socket features unique one-piece design to reduce inventory stocking and component costs. Molex has introduced the first-to-market one-piece S8 Automotive Bulb Socket. This wedge-style bulb socket simplifies assembly and reduces inventory and component costs, while providing users with the same high-quality performance and robust design found in all Molex automotive sockets.
