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Keeping Traction Motors as “Cool as a Cucumber”

How are cucumber slices placed on the eyes during makeup analogous to motor cooling? The makeup reaction that raises the eyes’ temperature can be seen as the motor loading to meet a certain torque de...

By John Wanjiku

Thought Leadership

Don’t get stressed out when you simulate your PCB with digitalization - part 7 of 8

Automakers will need to take a closer look at the electronic component analysis processes of the next generation of electronic circuit boards to ensure the vehicle will be able to accomplish this. ...

STAR-CD/es-ice/DARS 2019.1 Now Available

Do you want to include more physics and chemistry into your combustion system design process? The latest release of STAR-CD/es-ice/DARS, version 2019.1, is now available for download from our custome...

By HarryLehtiniemi

Thought Leadership

Is it safe? The answer for autonomous vehicles

How will we ever know if autonomous cars are safe? And, do we even know if the cars we drive today are safe? I suppose they are safe enough, as most of us spend much time on the roads. But...

By Ed Bernardon

Two new major physics based sensors in Simcenter Prescan 2019.1

Simcenter Prescan announces the release of version 2019.1. This release proudly announces the introduction of two new major Physics Based Sensors: The Physics Based...

By Lisa-Janssen

Vehicle design for Vulnerable Road Users

An important and ever increasingly complex topic for automotive products is designing to meet, and exceed, regulations regarding vulnerable road users (VRU) such as pedestrians and cyclists. This is ...

By StevenVickers

Automotive Testing Expo 2019: Sneak Preview

Automotive Testing Expo organization has started the final countdown to open the gates of the 2019 edition. Starting May 21, thousands and thousands of professionals will arrive to ...

Thought Leadership

PCB thermal simulation: why heat is the enemy of reliability - part 6 of 8

PCB thermal simulation and analysis will play a major role in developing the next generation of mobility. Autonomous and electric vehicle’s software and electronics content is exponentially growing p...

Thought Leadership

Last mile delivery paves for way electrified, autonomous vehicles

The final leg of product transport to urban consumers has become such a complex challenge that it has its own name: the last mile of delivery. Technically, it could be more or less than a mile, but l...

By Puneet Sinha