Articles from Automotive Design & Production (October 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2009 Cadillac CTS-V: fast car, fast program: the performance integration engineers had one goal, to develop a sport sedan of uncompromising performance and luxury in just 24 months.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		920
Acura advances: introducing the 2009 TL: Acura has been doing more than putting a new signature front grille on its models. It has been developing new versions of its vehicles. Completing the set--for now--is the 2009 TL.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1872
Aram Kasparian: simplicity & boldness: while his life had a tumultuous start, fleeing Beirut, Lebanon, during the country's civil war, Ford design manager Aram Kasparian has sage advice for designers in these uncertain times.			619
Autoliv cuts airbag weight by 30%.			137
Big small development.		Brief article	189
Cartesian Motion System.			50
Emerging market interns.			572
Field guide: IBM corp.: there's not a single bit of information technology, nor industry, nor industry need, nor business process untouched by the largest IT vendor in the world: IBM.	Gould, Lawrence S.	Company overview	2769
Gilles rocks to the top of Chrysler design.			318
GM'S LS9 V8: life under pressure: moving from the LS7 to the LS9 required a lot of detail work, and surprisingly few new parts.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		1749
Heavy payload robot.			52
Honda's fit is trim: though slightly larger, roomier, and more powerful than before, the 2009 Fit combines sportiness and refinement in a package with global reach.	Sawyer, Christopher A.	Editorial	914
How to see, think & tell.		Book review	335
Lithium-ion: here at last? It has been a long time coming, and it looks like there is a whole lot of energy behind bringing the battery technology to the automotive market.	Kimberley, William		1117
Nissan design takes on architecture.			256
Nissan gives more detail on Titan plan.			278
Not this time: Detroit wants your tax money. They shouldn't get it.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		830
Recreating the human eye: although the title of the research project sounds like frightening science fiction ("Reverse Engineering the Human Brain"), it could lead to some phenomenal vision systems for industrial and automotive applications.	Kelly, Kevin M.		706
Steel turning chipbreaker.			71
The '09 Dodge Ram: a better truck for tougher times: pickup trucks accounted for more than 55% of the U.S. market in 2004, now they account for less than 45%. And Chrysler is going straight into that market with its all-new, full-size Ram.	Kelly, Kevin M.		1458
The aero counterintuitive flex.			411
The eye of the beholder: "things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful."--Ralph Waldo Emerson.	Kelly, Kevin M.		506
The federal government's role in today's auto crisis.	Harbour-Felax, Laurie A.		876
The plastics dilemma: on the one hand, plastics are ideally suited for light-weight requirements. But on the other, components manufacturers are going out of business.	Anderson, Melissa		746
The power of focus.	Vasilash, Gary S.		891
Ultrasound imaging camera.			38
Universal Gear Tester.			80
Water Jet Machining Center.			95
Wiper inserts.			42
X-Rite xDNA system.			568