By Dan Romanchik, on October 28th, 2008%
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, has been awarded an $800,000 federal grant for the development and installation of an environmental/loading chamber that will be used to test vehicle armor and armor structural components made of advanced materials in its Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR).
The new test chamber will enable full- and partial-scale vehicle and composite . . . → Read More: Lawrence Tech wins $800,000 federal grant for military testing
By Dan Romanchik, on October 27th, 2008%
LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells helps fuel cell manufacturers design and optimize fuel cell stacks and systems via an easily accessible one-dimensional modeling environment. With LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells, users can size components, optimize architecture and geometries, and develop and test control strategies. In addition, electrochemical researchers can opt to integrate and test different gas mixtures and . . . → Read More: Software Simulates Fuel Cells
By Dan Romanchik, on October 26th, 2008%
Motor Authority is reporting that Volkswage has begun testing its Car-2-Car communications system, which allows vehicles to communicate with one another and whose goal is to improve road safety. The article notes,
[The Car-2-Car system] will allow vehicles to communicate potential hazards and other important information to nearby vehicles. For example, if a vehicle encounters an adverse . . . → Read More: VW Begins Car-2-Car Testing
By Dan Romanchik, on October 26th, 2008%
AMREL SPS-V and SPS-K programmable switch-mode power supplies provide up to 1.5kW. They feature PFC, very high-power density (1U package), and zero-stackability. These models output 1.5kW in a 1U package.
Features include standard Ethernet/USB/RS-232/GPIB interfaces, vented panel and closed-case calibration for increased reliability and ROI, keypad and encoder for simple navigation, VLIST and ILIST auto-sequencing for automated . . . → Read More: Programmable Supplies Power Up to 1.5 kW
By Dan Romanchik, on October 24th, 2008%
The Sound Level Technical Committee handles the development of standards related to noise control. It’s seeking members to participate in the standards development process. The standards include the test procedures for sound level measurement (SAE J88 and SAE J919), noise exposure (SAE J1166) and the effectiveness of audible warning systems (SAE J994, SAE J1105, and SAE . . . → Read More: SAE Sound Level Committee Seeks Members