Remove 2017 Remove Design Remove Mercury Remove Wind
article thumbnail

A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. The MEMS version, of course, is only a few millimeters in size, and instead of mercury, it uses a suspended block of silicon.

article thumbnail

Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

Cars That Think

4, 1921 Birthplace Baku, Azerbaijan Height 178 cm Family Wife, Fay; children, Stella and Norman Education BSEE, University of Tehran, 1942; MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; PhD, Columbia University, 1949 First job Design and analysis of defense systems, International Electronics Corp., Zadeh Date of Birth Feb.

article thumbnail

Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Green Car Congress

Honda’s “Green Path” approach, announced during a media tour of its operations in Ohio, seeks: To reduce or eliminate the use of substances of concern (SOCs) and scarce natural resources such as rhodium, palladium and platinum in the design and production of its vehicles. Design and production. SOCs are chemical (e.g.,

Honda 150
article thumbnail

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

Green Car Congress

EcoBoost–Advanced technologies (CY 2017+). Electrical loading optimization design. Ford is also pursuing a very aggressive aerodynamic strategy, seeking to deliver substantive levels of aero improvements with a minimal impact on design leadership, said Nazi Trigui, of Ford’s Vehicle Energy management group.