For the PDF version of this article, click here. While the algorithms used to control body electronics systems are usually thought to be fairly simple, the overall complexity of the full vehicle ...

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Advances in digital engineering — and the ability to create “living” virtual models of complex IT systems — are giving defense officials new and more effective ways to test potential solutions to ...

The battery management system (BMS) monitors, analyzes and adjusts when necessary, protecting the pack and making sure it consistently meets all requirements. BMS and battery are so intertwined that ...