NiMH Batteries Charge Hybrid Vehicles for Now
by John H. Day Nickel metal hydride (NiMH), the prevailing battery technology for hybrid vehicles, is as durable as the day is long, according to Dave Hermance, executive...
Special Report
MAKING VEHICLES AND HIGHWAYS INTELLIGENT
by Randy Frank Contributing Editor Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) encompass many applications
and technologies. This report investigates a variety of communications issues that are being addressed, both in the vehicle and the infrastructure,
to make vehicles and highways smarter....
Technical Features
MODEL-BASED DESIGN STREAMLINES DEVELOPMENT OF BODY ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS
by Jason Ghidella and Jon Friedman When developing body electronics systems, working in stages beginning with
model-based system simulation and progressing toward increasingly realistic
hardware models can be more effective than the direct construction
and testing of working prototypes....
Driverless Vehicles Leap to Reality
by Ashok Bindra Editorial Director, RF Design Just a few years ago who would have imagined that vehicles on the ground could be driven without drivers. The recent Defense Advanced Research Projects...
Hybrid Power Systems: Different But the Same
by David Morrison Editor, Power Electronics Technology Military trucks, transit buses, taxis and compact cars have different performance requirements. So you might think that designing their electrical systems...
Technology Update from Germany
CAN MEASUREMENT MADE SIMPLER Caesar Datensysteme (www.caesar-datensysteme.de) has developed a decentralized measurement concept that makes the that is frequently required during the...
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INCORPORATING ANTENNA SYSTEMS IN AUTO'S BODY At this year's International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, the German firm Hirschmann (www.hirschmann.com) presented a new type of reception technology...
NEW AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT FROM BOSCH With the Airbag 10, automotive supplier Bosch (www.bosch.de) presents its latest control device for restraint systems such as airbags and seatbelt tensioners....
UNDER THE HOOD OF THE 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID
by Randy Frank Contributing Editor With the introduction of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Ford Motor Company added a second hybrid vehicle to its list of clean, highly fuel-efficient vehicles....
STAIRWAY TO DISTRIBUTED HEAVEN
by Bruce D. Emaus Vector CANtech Today's automotive electrical system architecture is heavily distributed. Gone are the days of centralized, single-box solutions today's mainstream architectural...
New Products A NEW IMAGE sensor, the MT9V125, from Micron Technology Inc. is designed to promote safer, smarter driving. As technically advanced automobiles continue...
