Automotive

October 07, 1996

Water-based fuel ready for the marketplace It seems too good to be true, but rigorous tests in Nevada, California, and Illinois show a breakthrough water-based fuel could power the nation's vehicles, trains, and gas-powered aircraft by century's end. Reno inventor Rudolf Gunnerman developed the...

Growing in a low-growth industry

September 23, 1996

Automotive

DN Staff

Southwood J. Morcott. Chairman and CEO, Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH In 1990, Morcott was named chairman of Dana, a Fortune 500 company that sells more than $7.5 billion worth of vehicular and industrial components annually. He had served as Dana's president and CEO since 1986. From 1984 to 1986,...

September 23, 1996

World bike More than half the world's population relies on the bicycle as its primary mode of transportation. The "Kangaroo" not only ergonomically fits 95% of these different-size people, it offers a variety of handling characteristics for city riding or casual biking. How? 1) A seat that adjusts...

Standards Update

July 22, 1996

Automotive

DN Staff

Global environmental standards stir worries on Capitol Hill Industry will not greet the ISO 14000 environmental standards with open arms. That was evident at hearings before the technology subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The sessions explored possible effects of ISO 14000, which...

Software powers Indy design

May 20, 1996

Automation & Motion Control

Automotive

DN Staff

Indy Car racing is a game of inches and thousandths of seconds. Scott Pruett and Patrick Racing know. Last year, Pruett edged Al Unser Jr. in a photo-finish to win the high-speed Michigan 500. The victory was due to more than Pruett's obvious driving skills. Engineering support before and during...

Standards Update

May 20, 1996

Automotive

DN Staff

U.S., European carmakers draft plan for common guidelines Imagine building a car that would meet the standards of all countries without changes. Automakers from the United States and the European Union (EU) have agreed to try to make that possible. After two days of meetings, the automakers...

New solutions for clutch and brake applications

May 06, 1996

Automation & Motion Control

Automotive

DN Staff

Ingenuity combined with technical knowledge yields invention. Key elements in many different types of power transmission systems, the clutches and brakes described in this article, make it possible to bring applications out of the workstation and into the real world. They illustrate the...

May 06, 1996

Car crash-testers seek better scenarios How can you tell how crashworthy a car is? Many crash tests have been tried, but experts are far from fully satisfied with any of them. That was clear at a session on crashworthiness research during the annual government/industry meeting of the Society of...

April 22, 1996

A multi-million-dollar scheme to build a spy drone called Hunter is among military projects set aside in the White House's federal budget for fiscal 1997. However, the Republican-led Congress is striving to reinstate many tabled Pentagon undertakings, including the Hunter drone. The Administration...

Know your consumer

April 08, 1996

Automotive

DN Staff

For years, Ford Motor Company boasted a car that ranked among America's top sellers: the Taurus. Then, with the introduction of the 1996 model, Ford unveiled an all-new Taurus. The initial market reaction: the price is too high and the design too radical for the Middle America buyers who fueled the...