Development of New Laser Radar Technology for avoiding Low Impact Vehicle Collisions
Denso has announced the development of compact laser radar, an active safety technology in order to avoid low-speed collisions. The new laser radar is used as a sensor for the Smart Assist System of the Daihatsu Move, which was released in Japan last December. The new laser radar comes with a simpler bean generation mechanism that its predecessor, furthermore, the electronic control unit in the newly laser was integrated into the signal processing boards, which were typically separate. Read more
Development of High Strength Radiation Shielding Fabric by Teijin
Teijin has recently announced the development of aramid fiber fabric that protects users against X-ray and gamma-ray radiation. The fabric can be used for manufacturing of protective clothing and sheet materials for areas with high levels of radiation, including the medical field, reconstruction activities in disaster-hit northeastern Japan and radiation testing. Read more
Newly developed 512 Gbyte SDD for Industrial Application by TDK
TDK has announced the development of new SDG4A series of serial ATA II compatible industrial solid state drives (SSDs) in 2.5 inch form factor with maximum capacity of 512 GByte. The newly product comes with TDK SSD Controller GBDriver RS4 Series with an effective access speed of 180 MByte/sec. The new SDG4A series come with latest MLC type NAND flash memory as well as a read retry function for enhanced data reliability, augmented by features of the existing GBDrive series such as auto recovery, data randomizer, and auto refresh. Read more
New Technology by NEC allowing consumer to talk to their Household Appliances
NEC has announced the development of speech recognition technologies that would allow household electronics to be controlled via voice commands through a combination of noise cancellation and speech enhancement technologies developed by the company. The new technology would allow devices to reliably operate by voice through an interface and microphones that accurately recognizes individual’s voice. The new technology would extend the accuracy of voice recognition even in a noisy environment. The new technology would allow navigation system to overcome background noise and accurately detect voice commands from driver of a moving vehicle. Read more
Development of New Steering Wheel Locking Mechanism for improved Safety during Automobile Collisions
This new technology could certainly makes a difference in personal safety during car crash. Conventionally, the steering system in the vehicle is responsible to translate the movement of the steering wheel to the wheels in terms of steering angle and force as the driver turns the steering wheel to turn his/her vehicle in the desired direction. In addition to this the steering system provides drivers with the mean of adjusting the steering wheel to the desired position in their vehicle. Furthermore, during collision, the steering column has been designed to collapse in order to soften its impact on the driver, in addition to introduction of airbags and seatbelts. Normally, the steering column which houses the driver’s airbag is required to sustain a strong impact, without moving up and down, as its airbag is deployed. Conventional steering column locking mechanism normally employs a multi-plate method which involves the layering of multiple steel plates to create friction in order to lock the steering wheel in place, however at the unlocked position this method does not provide enough clearance between the steel plates resulting in undesirable operation of steering system. Read more
Development of Low Powered Multi-band Wireless Communication technology by Panasonic
Panasonic has announced the development of a new multi-band wireless communication technology capable of supporting all frequency bands (400 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.2GH and 2.4GHz) within wireless sensor networks. The new technology provides a low powered stable communications between devices with different standards. The new technology has been designed with an aim to accelerate the spread of M2M Sensor Networks that supports cloud-based data exchange without any intervention from human. Read more
Development of Capacitive Transparent Touch Switch by SMK
SMK has announced the development of a new capacitive transparent touch switch which uses transparent film. The new product is capable of simple input and feather touch operational feel a must for household electrical appliances. The transparent touch switch is formed by printing organic conductive polymer on a PET film substrate. Read more
Development of Wearable Vital Signs Sensor System by Toshiba
Toshiba has recently announced the development of a prototype of a intelligent wearable vital signs sensor module, which company calls it Silmee. Silmee includes a Pseudi-SoC analog front end, a 32 bit ARM processor chip and a dual mode Bluetooth bare chip in a 14.5mm x 14.5mm small package. Read more
Development of MOSFET-type Super-mini DIPIPM by Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric has recently launched a transfer-mold-type, super-mini dual inline package intelligent power module otherwise known as DIPIPM. The DIPIPM typically is used for inverter drive systems of small capacity motors in refrigerators and other type of consumer products. The newly developed module uses a MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor) switching device with low power-on voltage in low current regions. Read more
Development of Special Technology capable of Joining Steel to Aluminum
Automobile manufactures around the globe constantly looking for ways to reduce vehicles weight in order to improve fuel efficiency while improving dynamic performance. Honda Motor is no stranger in this area by announcing the development of new technology that is capable of joining steel to aluminum. Read more
