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Composites simulation can accelerate acceptance |
21/02/2013
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| David Mason, Vice President of Global Automotive for Altair Engineering, discusses how modeling and FE analysis tools can help engineers optimize their structural composite designs—and ultimately "catalyze composites growth" in the automotive sector. |
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GM intros first 'smart' materials app on 2014 Corvette |
13/02/2013
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| Developed in-house, GM's use of shape-memory alloy (SMA) wire replaces a motorized actuator and saves about 1.1 lb. The automaker has identified up to 200 motorized movable parts on a typical vehicle that could be replaced by SMAs, leading to significant mass savings. |
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Light weight future |
27/11/2012
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| Lindsey Brookes reports on a GM breakthrough that challenges aluminium manufacturing techniques |
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Tipping the scales: Range Rover |
28/09/2012
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| The original Range Rover revolutionised the automotive industry when it was launched. Some 42 years later, the latest version looks very much set to do the same. |
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A different riff on your basic two-seat electric car |
25/09/2012
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| Markus Lienkamp, Chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, says that "electromobility" is impeded at the moment by range anxiety, prohibitive costs, and inconvenient charging. That’s why Lienkamp is leading the Visio.M project, a German government-supported R&D effort
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Oak Ridge collaborates for cheaper carbon fiber |
27/08/2012
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| Lightweight vehicles of the future will require strong carbon-fiber composite structures, but low-cost fibers are needed for market viability. Overcoming the challenges to cheaper carbon fiber is exactly what a research team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is aiming to do at its new Carbon Fiber
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Video: AHSS structures save lives, pose challenges to first responders |
20/08/2012
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| Ron Moore, retired Division Chief of the McKinney (TX) Fire Department, has literally written the book on extrication involving vehicles with advanced high-strength steel structures, and he shared some of the challenges of this practice at the Great Designs in Steel seminar in Livonia, MI. |
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Drastic lightweighting on the agenda |
22/06/2012
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| Upcoming fuel economy and emissions regulations around the world, notably in the U.S. and Europe, are forcing OEMs to think drastically about vehicle efficiency. |
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Audi tackles 'huge challenge' of lightweighting the A3 |
18/06/2012
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| Dr. Olaf Köhler, Head of Audi Lightweight Design, said of the new A3: “At Audi, reducing weight is a mindset and a core competence. We look at every gram, and the new car is 80 kg lighter than its predecessor. It was a huge challenge.” The company gave AEI access to its design and quality
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ANY COLOUR – as long as it’s green |
01/05/2012
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| Eco and green have often been 'dirty' words in the automotive industry. But the shift in attitude over the last five years has been seismic. Not that the car industry has suddenly discovered its inner hippy. Instead, against the backdrop of global recession and skyrocketing fuel prices, the drive
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Unconventional steel wheel designs |
21/03/2012
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| The drawings done by collegiate students for a steel wheel design competition had industry professionals thinking about future production possibilities. |
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Fuelling a brighter future |
06/03/2012
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| With oil prices now moving well above the $100 a barrel mark, fuel economy is growing ever more important. Andrew English caught up with VW's Dr Ing Harald Ludanek to unearth the technology that lies behind the XL1 experimental car |
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Smoothing the way to greater efficiency |
01/03/2012
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| If there's a common concern that unites the automobile industry, it's the quest to improve fuel efficiency and thus reduce CO2 emissions, says Tony Lewin |
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FUSION/MONDEO… ‘ONE’ TO WATCH |
01/02/2012
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| Ford's Fusion, Mondeo in Europe, is the brand's most important car so far this century. Ian Adcock and Paul Horrell report from its launch in Detroit |
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