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NIST develops standards and technology to support the next generation of aerospace, automotive and rail transport.

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NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting

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Fundamentals of Deformation

Ongoing
This project provides new measurement methods, property data and simulations for areas critical to US manufacturing, describing the mechanisms responsible for

Automotive Lightweighting

Ongoing
Our objective is to support the efforts of the US automotive industry and its suppliers to incorporate advanced lightweight materials for improving fuel economy

X-ray Stress Measurement

Ongoing
Using X-ray diffraction techniques one can measure the full stress tensor just inside the surface of a sheet metal specimen under applied load. For experiments
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NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting

The NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting develops the measurement methodology, standards and analysis necessary for the U.S. auto industry and base metal suppliers to transition to advanced lightweight materials for auto body components without wasteful trial-and-error development cycles, and successfully transfer this technology to our customers in industry.

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News

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How NIST Helped Hero Pilot Jimmy Doolittle Fly

As portrayed by movie star Spencer Tracy in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, pilot James (Jimmy) Doolittle led the 1942 air raid on Japan that lifted American spirits in early World War II, winning fame and the Medal of Honor. He eventually became a four-star general. Long before Doolittle became a legend, the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Operating Envelope Specification for Assessing Automated Vehicle Performance

Operating Envelope Specification for Assessing Automated Vehicle Performance

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Teleoperation Expanding the Solution Space for Automated Driving

Teleoperation Expanding the Solution Space for Automated Driving

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Enabling electric vehicle stations integration and interoperability with the grid

NIST, SEPA Develop Interoperability Profile for Integrating Electric Vehicle Charging with Grid

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