Oshkosh Truck chief engineer John Beck programs a mission route into TerraMax, a military-vehicle prototype that can navigate traffic and avoid obstacles without a driver, at a test track near the company, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)
Deutsche Welle said Sunday that University of Paderborn researchers have already created a small prototype of the new transportation system and are now ready for additional tests under normal conditions.
The number of China's private motor vehicles had reached 118,129,662 units by the end of September 2007, up 7.22% over the end of 2006, according to news from the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. Of the total, private cars accounted for 61.25% of the total car inventory, private motorcycles accounted for 97.08% of the total motorcycle inventory, and private trailers for 23.48% of the total trailer inventory. The inventory of imported motor vehicles in use throughout the country stood at 2,900,930 units. Of this total, imported cars accounted for 67.08% of the total inventory of imported motor vehicles, up 6.87% over the end of 2006.
Chicago, October 2, 2007 (word count: 885) ESI Group, pioneer and world leading provider of digital simulation software, based on the physics of materials, today announced the release of Version 2.0 of BioRID-II (Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy, model) for PAM-CRASH/PAM-SAFE 2G. This first industrial version of the newest BioRID-II dummy has an articulated thoracic/lumbar spine similar to the human one (having 24 vertebrae). The neck is maintained under pre-tension load via a muscle substitute consisting of a single damper mounted in parallel with a flexor and an extensor spring. The abdomen is filled with a water cavity and the torso texture is a soft silicon rubber.
WASHINGTON, DC - Representing the two largest automotive markets in the world, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) this week signed a five-year agreement to promote large-scale deployment of next-generation efficiency vehicle technologies in the U.S. and China, specifically focusing on electric, hybrid-electric, fuel cell, and alternative fuel technologies.
ANN ARBOR, MI - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today announced DOE will invest nearly $20 million in plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) research.
Building aircraft wings with a special aluminium fibre combination makes them nearly immune to metal fatigue. The application of this technology, partly developed at Delft University of Technology, will lead to substantial savings.
Researchers test the balance of a bicycle. The ultimate goal of the bicycle research is to study the interaction between bicycle and rider in order to determine the handling quality of the bicycle. 'In this way, we can in theory create a customised bicycle for every rider', according to one of the researchers. (Credit: Sam Rentmeester/FMAX)
Recently, the YC18-8, YC35SR and YC75SR engines produced by Yuchai Group passed the performance test of TUV Rheinland China Corporation for CE certification.
Oshkosh Truck chief engineer John Beck programs a mission route into TerraMax, a military-vehicle prototype that can navigate traffic and avoid obstacles without a driver, at a test track near the company, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)
Building aircraft wings with a special aluminium fibre combination makes them nearly immune to metal fatigue. The application of this technology, partly developed at Delft University of Technology, will lead to substantial savings.
Researchers test the balance of a bicycle. The ultimate goal of the bicycle research is to study the interaction between bicycle and rider in order to determine the handling quality of the bicycle. 'In this way, we can in theory create a customised bicycle for every rider', according to one of the researchers. (Credit: Sam Rentmeester/FMAX)