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Real-Time In-Cabin Vital Sensing and Emergency Response Using Ultra-Wideband Radar in Automotive Environments2026-26-00121/16/2026
This study introduces a novel in-cabin health monitoring system leveraging Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar technology for real-time, contactless detection of occupants' vital signs within automotive environments. By capturing micro-movements associated with cardiac and respiratory activities, the system enables continuous monitoring without physical contact, addressing the need for unobtrusive vehicle health assessment. The system architecture integrates edge computing capabilities within the vehicle's head unit, facilitating immediate data processing and reducing latency. Processed data is securely transmitted via HTTPS to a cloud-based backend through an API Gateway, which orchestrates data validation and routing to a machine learning pipeline. This pipeline employs supervised classifiers—Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), and Random Forest (RF)—to analyze features such as temporal heartbeat variability, respiration rate stability, and energy distribution patterns
Singh, Samagra, Pandya, Kavita, Jituri, Keerti
Intelligent Transportation Systems in India: Current Trends, Infrastructure Development, and Future Prospects2026-26-02721/16/2026
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) play a transformative role in enhancing the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of India’s transportation networks. As urbanization and vehicle ownership continue to grow, Indian cities face increasing demands on their infrastructure, resulting in challenges such as traffic congestion, pollution, and travel delays. ITS leverages advanced technologies-including real-time data analytics, communication networks, and automation-to optimize traffic management, improve public transport services, and provide timely information to commuters. In the Indian context, ITS applications such as electronic toll collection, adaptive traffic signals, smart parking solutions, and incident management systems have begun to demonstrate positive impacts on mobility and road safety. Government initiatives and policy frameworks are actively promoting the integration of ITS with ongoing infrastructure development projects, fostering innovation and encouraging
Bhat, Goutam, Bai N, Niha, Kumar, Vikas, Patil, Vishnureddy
Comprehensive Insights on Techniques for Managing and Preventing Thermal Runaway in EV Lithium-Ion Batteries.2026-26-01711/16/2026
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the mechanisms, risks, and mitigation strategies associated with thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). It begins by emphasizing the urgency of the issue, identifying key vulnerabilities within EV battery systems that contribute to runaway events. A multiscale, stage-wise breakdown of thermal runaway progression is provided, illustrating how physical, chemical, and thermal interactions compound during failure scenarios. The study analyzes global incident data from 2000 to 2025, revealing trends in human health impacts, vehicle damage, and public safety concerns. Particular attention is given to how battery aging, manufacturing defects, and external abuse conditions elevate the likelihood and severity of thermal runaway. Current emergency response protocols and state-of-the-art mitigation technologies are critically evaluated to identify best practices and existing gaps in safety management. A
Jain, Gaurav, PREMLAL, P, Pathak, Rahul, Gore, Pandurang
Automotive Cybersecurity Incident Response (CSIR) Framework and Its Integration into OEM Processes2026-26-06131/16/2026
The exponential growth of connected and autonomous vehicles has significantly escalated cybersecurity threats, compelling automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to adopt robust and structured Cybersecurity Incident Response (CSIR) capabilities. Current automotive cybersecurity regulations, such as AIS 189 in India and UNECE WP.29 globally, mandate precise frameworks for proactive threat detection, timely response, and comprehensive incident documentation. This research presents an innovative, comprehensive CSIR framework specifically tailored to integrate seamlessly into OEM cybersecurity management processes. Leveraging a combination of real-time monitoring systems, structured threat categorization methodologies, and integrated escalation and communication protocols, the proposed CSIR framework ensures efficient incident handling aligned with stringent regulatory compliance. The framework encompasses advanced methodologies including Vehicle Security Operations Center (VSOC
chaudhary lng, VIKASH, Desai, Manoj, Chatterjee, Avik, Chatterjee lng, Avik
Observers for Laser Safety in the Navigable AirspaceARP5535B (Current)11/26/2025
This document applies to safety observers or spotters involved with the use of outdoor laser systems. It may be used in conjunction with SAE Aerospace Standard (AS4970) “Human Factors Considerations for Outdoor Laser Operations in the Navigable Airspace.” Additional control measures may be applicable and are listed in ANSI Z136.6.
G10T Laser Safety Hazards Committee
An Initial Flight Performance Assessment of New Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicles for Medical Rendezvous OperationsF-0081-2025-03135/20/2025
A novel multirotor concept is proposed for airlifting the emergency medical personnel without the use of a rescue helicopter (designed for patient transport) during the first line emergency services. Based on this concept, two configurations are designed and introduced, comprising a common quadrotor system with single and dual pusher propellers, respectively. An initial flight performance assessment is conducted for the introduced configurations by means of trim calculations in two distinctive flight modes across the entire designated flight speed range, initially without rotor-rotor interactions, and subsequently, with their inclusion. For this purpose, an existing mid-fidelity rotor-rotor interaction method is extended to capture the interactions in all three directions between the rotors that are arbitrarily positioned and oriented to each other. The trim calculations including rotor-rotor interactions show a 10% increase in the vehicle power at the maximum flight speed. The
Atci, Kagan, Weiand, Peter, Inac, Hilal
Automating Tilt-Wing Aircraft: A Comprehensive FrameworkF-0081-2025-01055/20/2025
Dufour Aerospace designs and manufactures an automated tilt-wing aircraft for critical cargo delivery missions. Emphasizing operational efficiency, the platform integrates path generation and tracking techniques tailored for the unique dynamics of tilt-wing flight and builds upon the existing lower level control. While there exist a myriad of methods for high-level aircraft automation ranging from PID to MPC, they often require a trade-off between complexity and the capability to handle non-linear dynamics of the system they are controlling. Hence, a lightweight, deterministic geometric path generation approach using clothoid-based transitions between three waypoints and a robust SO(3)- based path tracking controller adapted for tilt-wing dynamics are presented. Additionally, a high-level automation framework is introduced that includes failure mode handling for GNSS loss and communication breakdowns. This system ensures mission continuity and operational safety while supporting
Cook, Jacob
Vehicle Experience and Human Interaction: Vol. 1EPRCOMPV1720235/3/2024
Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and their productization are a major focus of the automotive and mobility industries as a whole. However, despite significant investments in this technology, CAVs are still at risk of collisions, particularly in unforeseen circumstances or “edge cases.” It is also critical to ensure that redundant environmental data are available to provide additional information for the autonomous driving software stack in case of emergencies. Additionally, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies can be included in discussions on safer autonomous driving design. Recently, there has been a slight increase in interest in the use of responder-to-vehicle (R2V) technology for emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. R2V technology allows for the exchange of information between different types of responder vehicles, including CAVs. It can be used in collision avoidance or emergency situations involving CAV responder vehicles. The
Abdul Hamid, Umar Zakir, Roth, Christian, Nickerson, Jeffrey, Lyytinen, Kalle, King, John Leslie
Implications of Off-road Automation for On-road Automated Driving SystemsEPR202302912/12/2023
Automated vehicles, in the form we see today, started off-road. Ideas, technologies, and engineers came from agriculture, aerospace, and other off-road domains. While there are cases when only on-road experience will provide the necessary learning to advance automated driving systems, there is much relevant activity in off-road domains that receives less attention. Implications of Off-road Automation for On-road Automated Driving Systems argues that one way to accelerate on-road ADS development is to look at similar experiences off-road. There are plenty of people who see this connection, but there is no formalized system for exchanging knowledge. Click here to access the full SAE EDGETM Research Report portfolio.
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Mutagaana, Festo
Vision-Based Collision free technique for Autonomous Navigation of MAV in GPS-denied Environments2022-26-12505/26/2022
The drone-based aerial platform offers various applications such as security and emergency response, delivery, defense, inspection, mapping, film, and entertainment. For safe driving, an automated vehicular navigation system (AVNS) must have a precise location. Although the vehicle location can be retrieved in GPS-friendly surroundings, the positioning accuracy of AVNS is easily reduced in GPS-denied environments (such as suburbs, tunnels, forests, and indoor scenarios). Researchers have already developed various methods to handle UAV navigation in GPS-less environments, such as Visual Odometry (VO) and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). This paper proposes a new Qualcomm Snapdragon referenced visual-inertial odometry (VIO) algorithm for indoor GPS-denied Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) navigation. The custom-built MAV is comprised of a hardware platform equipped with a VOXL flight companion computer, PX4 flight controller, pre-calibrated stereo and tracking sensors, a high
Duba, Prasanth Kumar
Flashing Emergency Lights: Influence of Intensity, Flash Rate and Synchronization on Driver Visibility, Comfort and Confidence2022-01-09673/29/2022
Flashing emergency lights are critical elements of public safety and traffic control during roadway incidents. These lights should not only alert drivers to the presence of hazards, but also should inform them of who and what is present on the scene, and should manage the responses of drivers as they navigate past the incident. First responder and driver safety depends upon all three of these functions. A full-scale outdoor field study was carried out during daytime, during nighttime on dry pavement and during nighttime on wet pavement, using a mock-up scene consisting of three police vehicles parked adjacent to each other. The lights on the vehicles were adjusted to produce different levels of intensity, flash rate, and synchronization of lights across all three vehicles. Upon viewing each combination of these factors, observers in stationary vehicles were asked to identify the location of a silhouette of a police officer randomly placed within the scene and to rate the conspicuity of
Bullough, John D., Miller, Bradley D., Baker, Douglas V., Rea, Mark S.
Predicting Driver Emergency Response Behaviour through Time-to-Impact2022-01-09713/29/2022
Conventional forensic analyses of collision avoidance behaviours involve assigning a perception and response time (PRT) interval to a driver that precedes the onset of evasive action. However, this approach relies on the investigator identifying a ‘time zero’ for when to begin the PRT interval, which should align with the first moment of hazard detection. Depending on the incident circumstances, this moment may not be readily apparent or appropriate. Recent research has shown potential for a more universally applicable method that is based on the relationship between response onset and the projected time-to-impact (TTI). Accordingly, the aim of this research is to further investigate this relationship with diverse hazard scenarios. Twenty-one subjects viewed driver-perspective recordings of a simulated vehicle travelling down a major roadway past several two-way stop-controlled minor roads. At various intersections, intruding vehicles entered from either the left or right. These
Erazo, Fabian, Campbell, Adam
Injury Detection and Risk Analysis on Collision for Advanced ACN and Effective EMS2022-01-10193/29/2022
The automotive industry is driving its technological advancements towards the concept of vision zero (zero deaths, zero injuries, zero accidents) to maximize road safety. The major research and innovation are pertaining to V2X and Autonomous Driving focus area to realize the concept of Vision Zero. An important aspect to realize vision zero is minimizing the fatalities due to injuries on an event of collision. With growing trend of driver and in-cabin monitoring for Autonomous Driving, possibilities to utilize the sensors within car cabin for injury detection and severity estimation are examined in this paper. The occupant state and health monitoring applications widen the potential for an effective approach which detects occupant injury and trauma state post-crash in real time. With modified Automatic Collision Notification (ACN) that includes the occupant injury and trauma details along with life-criticality estimate, the Emergency call will then ensure timely and suitable assistance
Damodharan, Suchitra, R N, Sreelakshmi, Muralidharan, Vishal, Srinivasa, Praveen, CK, Umesh
SAE TOMORROW TODAY: Empowering Superheroes: Emergency eVTOL Aircraft from Start-Up Jump Aero1317311/28/2021
In emergency situations, every second counts - but long distances to rural areas and congested city traffic often increase the time it takes to transport a patient to a hospital. Jump Aero is mobilizing eVTOL aircraft as a solution to cut emergency response time in half and save thousands of lives. Co-founders Carl Dietrich, President/Chief Designer, and Katerina Barilov, Head of Business Development, discuss their passion for the Jump Aero mission. Hear more about how electric aircraft can reduce the time it takes to get a responder on the scene, why their EMTs are required to learn how to fly an airplane, and how their commitment to engage with EMS communities builds partnerships and trust. Stay up to date on the latest news from Jump Aero: https://www.jumpaero.com/
Hineman, Marcie
Facility Focus: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTBMG-396148/1/2021
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) was founded in 1865 and is the nation’s third-oldest private technological university. Located in Worcester, MA, WPI fosters research in areas from tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to exploration of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings.
Safety Considerations of Carry-On Baggage Relating to the Emergency Evacuation of Transport Category AircraftARP4072A (Current)5/20/2021
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) provides information and recommended guidelines for handling carry-on baggage prior to emergencies and during the emergency evacuation of transport category aircraft. Recommendations are provided on limiting the size, amount, and weight of carry-on baggage brought into the cabin, improved stowage of carry-on baggage to minimize hazards to passengers in flight and during emergency evacuations, and procedures to ensure carry-on baggage is not removed during an emergency evacuation.
S-9B Cabin Interiors and Furnishings Committee
Systems Engineering Capability Model Appraisal MethodEIA731_2A (Current)3/16/2021
G-47 Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering Capability Model Appraisal MethodEIA731_2A-TEST-REC (Historical)3/16/2021
G-47 Systems Engineering
Flexible Material Helps Buildings Withstand Energy WavesTBMG-384812/1/2021
Even though they are miles from the epicenter of an earthquake, buildings can collapse when an earthquake’s energy makes the ground shake and rattle. Engineers have designed a flexible material that can help buildings withstand multiple waves of energy traveling through a solid material including the simultaneous forward-and-backward and side-to-side motions found in earthquakes.
Inexpensive Method Decontaminates Personal Protective EquipmentTBMG-383621/1/2021
Supply-chain problems stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic caused limited supplies of filtering facepiece respirators such as N95 masks. Yet strategies to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) remain unresolved in many hospitals with limited resources, both in the United States and abroad.
AVSC Best Practice for First Responder Interactions with Fleet-Managed Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs)AVSC0000520201212/10/2020
This Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) Best Practice for First Responder Interactions with Fleet-Managed Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs) (AVSC00005202012) recommends a common approach for describing the interactions and associated protocols for incorporating vital information, regarding first responder interactions with SAE level 4 and level 5 fleet operated vehicles, into on-going development and deployment plans. This best practice provides the following: Definitions of roles associated with emergency situations / processes, Descriptions of expected interactions (use cases) between first responders and ADS-DVs, Recommendations to address first responder and ADS-DV interactions, and Recommends a First Responder Interaction Plan framework. This best practice is also intended to provide the means for continued engagement and dialogue between first responders, developers, manufacturers, fleet operators and local communities to promote safe operations and
Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium
20 Years of Science on the International Space StationTBMG-3817712/1/2020
For the past two decades, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have conducted science in a way that cannot be done anywhere else. Orbiting about 250 miles above Earth, the ISS is the only laboratory available for long-duration microgravity research.
Self-Assembling Robot Cubes Form Various StructuresTBMG-3797211/1/2020
Swarms of simple, interacting robots have the potential to unlock stealthy abilities for accomplishing complex tasks. Getting these robots to achieve a true hive-like mind of coordination has proved to be a challenge. To solve the problem, self-assembling robotic cubes were developed that can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground. The robots can “communicate” with each other using a barcode-like system on each face of the block that allows the modules to identify each other. The autonomous fleet of 16 blocks can accomplish simple tasks or behaviors such as forming a line, following arrows, or tracking light.
Remotely Piloted Air SystemsTBMG-3788210/1/2020
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Eddy Current Inspection of Open Fastener Holes in Aluminum Aircraft StructureARP4402A (Current)9/22/2020
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice establishes the requirements and procedures for eddy current inspection of open fastener holes in aluminum aircraft structures.
AMS K Non Destructive Methods and Processes Committee
Eddy Current Inspection of Open Fastener Holes in Aluminum Aircraft StructureARP4402A-TEST-REC (Historical)9/22/2020
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice establishes the requirements and procedures for eddy current inspection of open fastener holes in aluminum aircraft structures.
AMS K Non Destructive Methods and Processes Committee
Four Critical Challenges of Prehospital InfusionTBMG-375979/1/2020
Prehospital medicine, also referred to as emergency medical services (EMS), is a subspecialty within the medical field that initiates care for ill or injured patients before they arrive at a hospital or while they are in transit to a hospital. As a result of the nature of this unpredictable and ever-changing environment, prehospital clinicians, namely paramedics, must be prepared to handle every challenge thrown their way.
Smart Sponge for Environmental RemediationTBMG-374418/1/2020
Oil spill cleanup is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. Currently used solutions include burning the oil, using chemical dispersants to breakdown oil into very small droplets, skimming oil floating on top of water, and/or absorbing it with expensive, unrecyclable sorbents. Burning increases carbon emissions and dispersants are harmful for marine wildlife. Skimmers don’t work in rough waters or with thin layers of oil. Sorbents are not only expensive but generate a huge amount of physical waste.
Bio-Inspired PropulsionTBMG-372197/1/2020
From the vibrations of the rear-view mirror just as a car reaches 70 miles per hour to a building that collapses when, in an earthquake, it begins to vibrate at a specific frequency, there is untapped energy that could be harnessed for propulsion. Researchers found relationships between frequencies and the passive dynamics at play when vehicles move in air or water that help them understand how to use these forces to enhance performance.
How Ford mobilized its engineers in the COVID-19 fight20AUTP05_075/1/2020
The fight against COVID-19 forced disparate industries to collaborate on a technical level not seen since World War II, in order to boost supply of vital medical equipment. In just one of many industry-wide examples, creativity and speed were key to Ford Motor Co.'s partnership with 3M and GE Healthcare: they teamed to rapidly boost production of the urgently-needed face shields and bring solutions for simpler, easier-to-make designs of respirators and ventilators. The unusual triad's progress within the first 10 days together demonstrated their ability to deliver technical solutions quickly, while united against a common foe. “Engineers are all about problem solving, and in this crisis the three organizations are speaking the same language,” said Marcy Fisher, Ford's director of global body exterior and interior engineering, in late March; Fisher is leading multiple Ford teams in the partnership. “We're working around the clock with 3M and GE Healthcare and have learned from them and
Brooke, Lindsay
Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness (LHASA)TBMG-368615/1/2020
As with all natural disasters, the catastrophic effects of landslides are most effectively mitigated when early forecasting provides sufficient time for the planning and execution of emergency operations prior to the event. Landslide hazard risk has proven exceptionally difficult to predict in part due to the limited availability of landslide data, rain gauges (particularly in remote areas and developing countries), and surface variables such as topography.
Comprehensibility Testing for Pictogram-Based Aircraft Signs and PlacardsARP8996 (Current)4/27/2020
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) applies to comprehensibility testing of aircraft markings, signs, and placards that are intended to provide information to passengers, crew, or ground personnel exclusively through pictorial symbols (pictograms). Markings, signs, and placards where text is complemented by pictograms are not in the scope of this document. In case text and pictograms are used in a redundant manner, comprehension testing is not required.
S-9B Cabin Interiors and Furnishings Committee
Comprehensibility Testing for Pictogram-Based Aircraft Signs and PlacardsARP8996-TEST-REC (Historical)4/27/2020
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) applies to comprehensibility testing of aircraft markings, signs, and placards that are intended to provide information to passengers, crew, or ground personnel exclusively through pictorial symbols (pictograms). Markings, signs, and placards where text is complemented by pictograms are not in the scope of this document. In case text and pictograms are used in a redundant manner, comprehension testing is not required.
S-9B Cabin Interiors and Furnishings Committee
Using Polygot Persistence with NoSQL Databases for Streaming Multimedia, Sensor, and Messaging Services in Autonomous Vehicles2020-01-09424/14/2020
The explosion of big data has created challenges for both cloud-based systems and Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) in data collection and management. The same challenges are now being realized in developing databases for integrated sensors, streaming, real-time and on-demand services in AVs. With just one AV expecting to generate over 30 Terabytes of data a day, modern NoSQL databases provide opportunities to horizontally scale AV data seamlessly. NoSQL provides solutions designed to accommodate a wide variety of data models such as, key-value, document, column and graph databases. Key-value stores are by nature scalable, fast processing, and distribute horizontally. These databases are tasked with handling several data types including IoT, radar, lidar, ultra-sonic sensors, GPS, odometry, and sensor data while providing streaming and real-time services. NoSQL can store and utilize structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data necessary for multimedia storage needs. NoSQL databases such
Brown, Kyle W.
Augmented Reality Projection for Driver Assistance in Autonomous Vehicles2020-01-10354/14/2020
Augmented Reality (AR), which involves the integration of digital information with our physical environment in real-time, has been steadily growing over the past few years, finding its way into multiple areas of our lives. Augmented Reality (AR) in automotive vehicles has contributed to revolutionizing the way passengers and drivers access information, acquire knowledge and integrate into the physical spaces and destinations visited. The studies produced concerning this field are still limited, particularly in the perception of how users adopt technology and what use they make of it. On the other hand, even more limited are the studies that consider the role of stakeholders in the implementation of AR technology. In this paper, we discuss and propose solutions for following ADAS applications using projection unit mounted on board projecting on the windshield. 5G in your route (signal strength - android applications on HU to detect the signal strength and display it on projection unit
Chandupatla, Srinivas, Yerram, Nalinikanth, Achuthan, Balasubramanian
The Mind of Argo AI20AVEP03_033/1/2020
Co-founder and CEO Bryan Salesky brings a realistic approach to the self-driving technology “mission.” Creating technology solutions that work well in one area but don't scale out is a traditional problem in the robotics field. It's a particular challenge for engineers developing self-driving vehicles, acknowledged Bryan Salesky, the CEO and co-founder of Argo AI. The Pittsburgh-based company is a leader in SAE Level 4 systems development, partnering with Ford and Volkswagen to put autonomous people-movers and delivery vehicles into revenue-generating road use in the next few years. Ford plans to deploy its first units in three U.S. cities in late 2021. “It's no small task,” Salesky asserted. “We're on a mission to make roads safer at the end of the day, and to give people options as to how they get around” with greater convenience and affordability. But such inflection points “don't just roll out overnight-it's going to be gradual deployments in cities that can support the platform
Brooke, Lindsay
NASA Space Data Can Cut Disaster Response Times, CostsTBMG-361403/1/2020
In the first NASA study to calculate the value of using satellite data in disaster scenarios, researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Center in Maryland, calculated the time that could have been saved if ambulance drivers and other emergency responders had near real-time information about flooded roads, using the 2011 Southeast Asian floods as a case study. Ready access to this information could have saved an average of nine minutes per emergency response and potential millions of dollars, they said. The study is a first step in developing a model to deploy in future disasters, according to the researchers.
Flight Deck Interior Doors for Transport AircraftARP4101/8A (Current)2/18/2020
This document recommends criteria for standardizing flight deck interior doors and their operation to optimize their use under normal and emergency conditions.
S-7 Flight Deck Handling Qualities Stds for Trans Aircraft
Cost-Effective Interconnects for Autoclaved Medical DevicesTBMG-357661/1/2020
The medical market is becoming more and more impacted by influences of emerging market mega trends including expanding global markets, where products must be made to meet the economic and supply needs of the local area; aging populations, which drive the need for increasing availability of high-quality and affordable medical devices; and the trend toward reusing products, where possible, addressing the growing issue of waste and limitations on recycling.
Bioelectronic Implant Could Prevent Opioid DeathsTBMG-3563012/1/2019
Researchers are developing a novel, implantable device that can sense the effects of a potentially fatal level of ingested opioids and then automatically and immediately deliver a life-saving dose of naloxone.
Products of Tomorrow: December 2019TBMG-3570712/1/2019
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
Facility Focus: NASA John H. Glenn Research CenterTBMG-3569812/1/2019
Originally established as the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL) — part of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) — in 1941, NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, OH became a national resource for innovations in aircraft engine technology that influenced commercial and military propulsion systems. Lewis Research Center became part of the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. In 1999, NASA Lewis was renamed the John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field.
Innovation Nation19AVEP09_039/1/2019
In the mobility space, Israel is rivaling Silicon Valley for smarts and start-ups - and beats it in chutzpah. “We're gonna need partnerships, big and small, particularly with start-ups,” Ford Motor Co. chairman Bill Ford announced at his company's newly-opened research center in Tel Aviv last June. “The tech ecosystem here in Israel is unbelievable,” he added, citing a lack of hierarchy, a highly-educated talent base, leadership that is sharpened by mandatory service in the Israeli Defense Forces, and “the ability to move fast.” He described the new facility as “lifeblood for what Ford Motor Co. will become in the future.” It was Mr. Ford's first visit to Israel-with many more to come, he promised the small audience which included U.S. Ambassador David Friedman and other dignitaries. SAE's Autonomous Vehicle Engineering was there, too. The research center is co-located with SAIPS, the Israel-born machine-learning and computer-vision subsidiary that Ford purchased in 2016. The initial
Brooke, Lindsay
Facility Focus: Georgia Tech Research InstituteTBMG-351429/1/2019
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, GA. Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI supports eight laboratories in more than 20 locations around the country and performs more than $370 million of research annually for government and industry.
New Sensor Could Shake Up Earthquake Response EffortsTBMG-351929/1/2019
A new optical sensor developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could speed up the time it takes to evaluate whether critical buildings are safe to occupy shortly after a major earthquake.
Critical Communications Break Out of the Analog MoldTBMG-348768/1/2019
Once firmly rooted in its analog origins, critical communications is now steadily evolving to provide enhanced situational awareness. The latest public safety and military communications (MilCom) radios are more versatile and reliable, supporting ad-hoc networks to improve or enable connectivity. With higher-data-rate capabilities, critical communications solutions can send and receive high-resolution images, videos, and other types of data-intensive content. At the same time, they provide higher-quality voice communications while maintaining security. To ensure communications and interoperability, they still can support analog communications as a failsafe. These myriad capabilities are possible through the ongoing adoption of new technologies, ranging from digital public safety standards and modulation formats, to technologies like wireless local area networking (WLAN) and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Critical Communications Break Out of the Analog Mold19AERP08_058/1/2019
Military and public safety communications increase digital and data capabilities without sacrificing reliability or interoperability. Once firmly rooted in its analog origins, critical communications is now steadily evolving to provide enhanced situational awareness. The latest public safety and military communications (MilCom) radios are more versatile and reliable, supporting ad-hoc networks to improve or enable connectivity. With higher-data-rate capabilities, critical communications solutions can send and receive high-resolution images, videos, and other types of data-intensive content. At the same time, they provide higher-quality voice communications while maintaining security. To ensure communications and interoperability, they still can support analog communications as a failsafe. These myriad capabilities are possible through the ongoing adoption of new technologies, ranging from digital public safety standards and modulation formats, to technologies like wireless local area
Deployable Emergency Shutoff Device Blocks High-Velocity Fluid FlowsTBMG-349318/1/2019
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has developed a device and method for blocking the flow of fluid from an open pipe. The device plugs, controls, and meters the flow of gases and liquids. Anchored with friction fittings, spikes, or explosively activated fasteners, the device is well-suited for harsh environments and high fluid velocities and pressures. With the addition of instrumentation, it can also be used as a variable-area flow metering valve that can be set based upon flow conditions. With robotic additions, it can be configured to crawl into a pipe and then anchor and activate itself to block or control fluid flow.
Hybrid and EV First and Second Responder Recommended PracticeJ2990_201907 (Current)7/29/2019
xEVs involved in incidents present unique hazards associated with the high voltage system (including the battery system). These hazards can be grouped into three categories: chemical, electrical, and thermal. The potential consequences can vary depending on the size, configuration, and specific battery chemistry. Other incidents may arise from secondary events such as garage fires and floods. These types of incidents are also considered in the recommended practice (RP). This RP aims to describe the potential consequences associated with hazards from xEVs and suggest common procedures to help protect emergency responders, tow and/or recovery, storage, repair, and salvage personnel after an incident has occurred with an electrified vehicle. Industry design standards and tools were studied and where appropriate, suggested for responsible organizations to implement. Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries used for vehicle propulsion power are the assumed battery system of this RP. This chemistry is
Hybrid - EV Committee
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