General Interest
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Don't miss the most comprehensive maintenance, logistics, and materiel readiness event of 2006 – the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition, October 23-26, 2006 in Reno, Nevada. This symposium will feature thought-provoking keynotes by DoD and industry leaders, informative panels featuring senior maintainers and logisticians, Working Group Meetings, a dynamic exhibit showcasing 150+maintenance-related companies, Military Service, and DoD activities, along with state-of-the-art military equipment displays and more. Register by October 13, 2006 and save $100!
Environment/Emissions
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SAE 2006 Engines Technology Series on CD-ROM
Essential collections for engine and emissions technology professionals. The series includes: Diesel Engines Technology Collection, Spark-Ignition Engines Technology Collection, and Emissions Technology Collection. The collections are available individually or in any combination. Order today!
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SAE's Catalytic Converters: Design and Durability e-Seminar takes you from the early development of catalytic converters and the key inventions that made them viable to the recent advances in converter technology required to meet the ever stringent emissions regulations for both light-off and underbody converters. Convenient, portable, and an alternative way to receive the same instruction as live classroom learning without the expense of travel and time away from the workplace.
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Join the world's foremost experts for a global discussion on the latest fuels and emissions technologies during the Fuels & Emissions Conference, January 23-25, 2007 at the BMW Pavilion in Cape Town, South Africa. Register by January 5, 2007 and save $100!
Design
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BOSCH Automotive Handbook, Sixth Edition is an indispensable reference book that automotive engineers have relied on for over six decades! This edition is expanded by 25 percent and covers the entire range of modern passenger car and commercial vehicle systems. Detailed enough to address complex technical issues yet small enough to take everywhere, this is the reference of choice for designers, engineers, mechanics, students, and enthusiasts.
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Byteworx FMEA is an advanced software tool for conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) studies, designed and engineered as a quality improvement tool. Easy to use with extensive build in help that follows along as you work, automatically offering guidance!
Electronics
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SAE's Progress in Technology Automotive Electronics Series
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Just released! Adaptive Cruise Control publication contains 63 papers covering the past 11 years (1996-2006) of research on the progress and challenges in the design of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) systems and components. Subjects covered include: ACC sensors overview; hybrid ACC systems; interactive cruise control; predictive safety systems; brake actuation; ACC radar sensors; vision sensors; and miscel***ous ACC sensors. The book also includes editor Ronald K. Jurgen's introduction ("Adaptive Cruise Control: Still Evolving") and a concluding chapter on the current state of ACC and what can be expected in the future.
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Electronic Braking, Traction, and Stability Controls Volume 2 contains 80 papers covering six years of research (2000-2005) on advances in electronic braking systems (including brake-by-wire and antilock braking systems), traction control systems (TCS, ASR); and stability control systems (VDC). Subjects covered include: wheel-slip control; brake systems for hybrid vehicles; hydraulic braking systems; torque management systems; chassis control; steering control; and tire-road friction estimation.
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Automotive Software details the need for rapid software development necessitated by the ever increasing complexity of automotive electronics. This book contains 73 papers grouped into 8 different categories, including various aspects of software development, methodology, application and more.
For more books in this series, edited by Ronald K. Jurgen, click here>
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Connect with the most influential people and technologies involved in automotive electronics!
Convergence 2006 – join over 8,000 leading executives, engineers, and technologists from around the world as we explore the reinvention of the automobile. With your Convergence registration you also gain access to the SAE Career Fair taking place Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Room W2-60. Also remember to reserve your table or seat in advance for the Banquet on Wednesday, Oct. 18 – seating is filling up fast! Register today!
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Automotive Software Engineering: Principles, Processes, Methods, and Tools – This book focuses on the processes, methods, and tools for the development of software for electronic systems in the vehicle, placing an emphasis on the interaction between software development (as a professional discipline limiting itself to certain vehicle components) and the all-embracing systems engineering (which considers all vehicle components).
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Plan to attend the upcoming Sensors and Actuators Seminars!
Motorsports
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The first book providing comprehensive coverage of vehicle dynamics in a single volume, Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics provides a foundation of engineering principles and analytical methods to explain automotive vehicle performance. This book introduces the basic mechanics governing vehicle performance and familiarizes the reader with analytical methods and terminology.
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International Motorsports Hall of Famer, Bobby Rahal is the banquet speaker at the 2006 SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exhibition. Hear what he has to say about where the sport has been and where it's going. Also speaking: Chris Aylett (invited), Scott Elkins, Nick Hayes, John Heinricy, Neil Ressler, and Peter Wright. Don't miss this event's growing list of powerful speakers, including representatives from racing, the OEMs, and major sanctioning bodies. Register by November 17, 2006 and save $100!
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Click it – Test it – Race it! Test your next generation engine before you build it with DynoSim Racing Software and DynoSim Racing Software with ProToolsTM. This test simulation software provides an unmatched balance in simulation power with exceptional ease of use to help you find the best component combinations for any engine project. Super-fast simulation routines combined with a breakthrough Iterative TestingTM, make DynoSim the most, comprehensive and fun engine dyno simulation on the market.
Propulsion/Powertrain
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Internal Combustion Systems: HCCI, DoD, VCT/VVT, DI and VCR Seminar will expose you to the emerging technologies in engine design and operation that can significantly improve operational efficiencies. Attendees will learn how the Engine Control Module (ECM) uses information related to the operational status to implement real-time running efficiency of the engine, and how the ECM effects changes in the operation of the engine through the control systems that manage its operation. Next offering: November 13-15, 2006
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SAE's Fundamentals of Modern Vehicle Transmissions e-Seminar details the transmission's primary functions - to provide drivability characteristics to the vehicle and adaptive connectivity between the engine and the remainder of the fixed function driveline. e-Seminars are convenient, portable, and an alternative way to receive the same instruction as live classroom learning without the travel time and expense. Order today!
Safety/Testing
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Recently updated! The SAE Safety Technology Series Collections on CD-ROM provides safety engineering professionals with the information they need to design, engineer, and manufacture exceptional safety products and services. Purchase the collection of CD's in any combination or individually!
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Just Released! Safety-Critical Automotive Systems publication covers functional safety (also referred to as system safety) - the aspects of the overall safety of a vehicle that rely on the vehicle's subsystems producing correct outputs or operating correctly in response to stimuli. The book focuses on the vehicle's most important subsystems: sensors, actuators, electronic control units (ECUs), communication systems, and software (application, middleware, drivers, etc.).
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Designing for Safety and Developing Accurate Safety Specifications Seminar focuses on writing clear, accurate safety specifications, and will engage attendees in hands-on activities where they will practice balancing intuitive vs. logic-based design considerations. Attendees will also discover risk-mitigation techniques that can be effectively implemented in their workplaces to prevent costly recalls. Next offering: November 1-2, 2006
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Vehicle Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Methods guides readers through a multitude of practical, useful, and informative examples that show how, when, and why many problems occur – key requirements for designing safer vehicles, handling insurance claims, and litigating court cases. Order your copy today!
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With changing product liability laws, the concept of safety and reliability has been altered from a purely engineering/manufacturing concept to a legal/manufacturing approach. The Product Liability and The Engineer Seminar provides an understanding of the legal concepts related to design and manufacturing and helps prepare attendees for the engineer's new role which includes a safety audit analysis. Next offering: October 23-24, 2006
Standards
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SAE Handbook Supplements – Specialized, Comprehensive SAE Standards Manuals
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The new edition of HS-3000 – On-Board Diagnostics for Light and Medium Duty Vehicles Standards Manual is now available. This indispensable reference contains everything you need to meet the latest On-Board Diagnostic for light and medium duty vehicle regulations and is the most current, single source referenced in pending U.S. regulations. Included in these essential documents are 2 revised and 3 new standards.
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SAE Wheel Standards Manual – 2006 Edition – provides a comprehensive compilation of technical reports relating to the design and dimensional characteristics, labeling and marking, nomenclature, and testing of wheels and wheel-end hardware. The manual includes 35 standards, 3 new and 13 revised.
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Order the 2006 SAE Handbook on CD-ROM – Now available exclusively on CD-ROM! This annual compilation of ground vehicle standards, is ready to help support your research, development, and production efforts.
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SAE News
Now featured in SAE's Automotive Engineering online
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CPI takes new direction on Li-ion batteries
The global recall of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that is rocking the consumer-electronics industry brings some irony to hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) engineers. Read this and other 'Tech Briefs' news online.
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Audi builds an SUV
Audi may well be a tardy arrival to the now-cooling SUV party, but as such it is able to provide exactly the car-like crossover that today's market wants rather than having invested in yesterday's fashions. The Q7 SUV benefits from some component sharing with the Volkswagen Touareg, itself a well-regarded crossover SUV, but with the added style, refinement, and technology represented by the Audi brand. Read this and other 'Global Vehicles' news online.
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Voice recognition to make big noise
Voice-recognition technology is one of the tools vehicle developers are using to reduce driver distraction. Many offerings will be on display at Convergence as companies strive to make voice work in the noisy vehicular environment. Read this and other 'Focus on Electronics' news online.
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Composite manifold saves weight, boosts power
A lightweight, all-carbon fiber intake manifold from Diaphorm Technologies improves power for the popular Honda H 22 engines used for racing applications. In dyno tests on a turbocharged engine, the Fiber Tuned manifold added 13 hp (10 kW) more than any competitive manifold, according to the company. Read this and other 'Material Innovations' news online.
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Access "SAE Eye on Engineering" for quick (:60 second) updates on timely topics impacting automotive technology and business today. Brought to you by the editorial staff of Automotive Engineering International.
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Call for Papers
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November 13-16, 2006