The Ford Mustang's active exhaust system is more than just an auditory gimmick — it's a performance feature engineered to balance civility with the bellowing growl muscle car fans expect. Introduced ...

Sound can make a huge difference in the driving experience, both for better and for worse – too much noise can make a longer drive unbearable, while not enough noise can make the driving experience ...

Douglas E. Adams, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue, said he stumbled across a mathematical solution to a design bottleneck in automotive engineering. Engineers now have to ...

The last few years have shown progress in finite-element analysis intended for use by design engineers. Many programs that work with CAD provide several different types of analysis, and the range of ...