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Predictive asset maintenance in aerospace manufacturing plants

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Asset maintenance in aircraft manufacturing plants ensures that the assets are in a safe and operative condition. The asset maintenance is carried out at regular intervals and the checks that are performed depend on the type of maintenance that is required. Predictive maintenance is a process that prevents equipment failures by detecting and repairing problems …

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Predictive Analytics and Maintenance in Paint Shops in Automotive Manufacturing Plants

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Approximately one-third of the time taken to produce a vehicle is spent in the paint shop. Traditional manual and automated processes of paint application involve large numbers of steps with the final paint finish undergoing both automated and manual inspections. However, even with thorough inspections, it is estimated that 40% of the cars that exit …

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Polymer, Oxide, and Sulphide-Based Solid-State Batteries for the Mobility Sector – A Comparison

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Lithium-ion batteries are prevalent in the power source market and are enjoying deeper market penetration within some of the mobility sectors, in particular micro-mobility and light to medium-duty personal and commercial vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries have relatively high energy density compared to legacy nickel-metal hydride and alkaline batteries. However, their energy density is considerably lower than …

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Pathways evaluation for second-generation advanced biofuel production

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Second-generation biofuels are biofuels produced from non-food-based feedstocks. These feedstocks include non-edible oils (or fats), lignocellulosic biomass and waste, and sugar and starch crop residues. The second-generation advanced liquid biofuels include bioethanol, biojet, biobutanol, bio-oil, dimethyl-ether, biomethanol, and biodiesel. Some of these advanced biofuels are characterized either by their ability to be used in existing …

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Magnetic Resonance-based Long Range Wireless Power Transfer

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Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) is a popular technology, and the technology is being continuously advanced to keep pace with the fast-growing world. There are two types of wireless power transfer: The one that allows powering through short distances while another that enables power to be transferred over long distances. Magnetic resonance technology is a way …

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Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Rural Areas and the Importance of Public-Private-People-Partnership (PPPP) Networks in its Implementation

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Long distances and narrow flows of people and material, as well as tightening budgetary constraints, make it difficult to implement Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in rural areas. In this respect, Public-Private-People Partnerships (PPPP) must be formed using stakeholders from businesses, the public sector, and individuals to improve mobility services if rural MaaS is to …

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LiDAR Technology Innovations for Robotaxis

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To achieve any level of autonomous driving, vehicles abundantly rely on cameras, sensors and radars to automate functions such as emergency braking, cruise control and blind spot monitoring. However, there are limitations associated with depth and range perception while utilising these types of sensors. To alleviate these issues, Light Detection and Ranging, known as LiDAR, …

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Cybersecurity for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Applications

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The explosion of connected vehicles, either those that are technologically advanced, self-driving or those that are manually driven and relatively simplistic, brings many advantages including improvements to safety, user convenience, and enhanced sustainability. Connected vehicles are implemented by utilising Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) networked technologies such as Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Network (V2N), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P), and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V). However, …

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Comparison between Thin-Film and Bulk Solid-State Battery Technologies for the Mobility Sector

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Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from laptop computers to electric vehicles to electric aircrafts. These types of batteries have thrived in the last decade due to their relative ease of manufacture, relatively high energy density (compared to legacy nickel-metal hydride and common alkaline batteries) and existing in-depth technical understanding of their battery chemistry. One …

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Comparing the metallic catalysts used in producing magnesium hydride for PowerPaste production

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The first step of producing PowerPaste is the production of magnesium hydride. Magnesium hydride is considered a promising hydrogen storage material because of its efficient cost, lightweight, excellent reversibility, and natural abundance. Generally, doping transition metals and their alloys into magnesium hydride is regarded as one of the most practicable means of accelerating magnesium hydride …

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