In the current scenario of growing demand for lightweight designs for improving fuel economy and reduced cost, the focus is on optimum design solutions. This calls for improved and accurate prediction....
In today's automotive industry Benchmarking plays a vital role to improve performance, quality of critical functions and key areas of an organization by understanding and evaluating the products & pro....
The demand for both reduced fuel consumption and increased performance has resulted in the current trend of downsizing and turbo-charging the combustion engine. This started in diesel engines and is b....
This paper describes that the effect of surface texture of sealing lip on lubrication and sealing performance examined experimentally on practical aspect. Hub seals of PAC type were used in this study....
Torque converters are used as coupling devices in automobile powertrains involving automatic transmissions. Efficient modeling of torque converters capturing various modes of operation is important fo....
Dual Clutch Transmissions with dry electromechanically actuated clutches have emerged on the market recently. In order to provide their favorable operation in terms of the clutch torque control, it is....
This paper presents a practical and straightforward method of identifying geometry parameters of a cam-like lever-based electromechanical dual-clutch actuator, with application to actuator dynamics mo....
The research presented in this paper focuses on the effects of downsizing the electric motor drive of a fully electric vehicle through the adoption of a multiple-speed transmission system. The activit....
Power-split hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) employ two power paths between the internal combustion (IC) engine and the driven wheels routed through gearing and electric machines (EMs) composing an ele....
Push-belt (or Van Doorne-type) CVT systems are used for power transmission in automotive applications, including notably in engine-transmission subsystems. In order to characterize the physics of a Va....
Due to the multitude of external design constraints, such as increasing fuel economy standards, and the increasing number of global vehicle programs, developers of automotive transmission controls hav....
It is widely accepted that the plug-in hybrid vehicle is the most economically viable near-term solution to the petroleum and CO₂ problems associated with passenger vehicles. The battery and electrics....
Recently, due to mounting concerns regarding the environment and energy conservation, demand for compact and hybrid vehicles with good fuel economy has been increasing. Toyota Motor Corporation has de....
A hybrid system that has been put on the market by Nissan Motor Company was configured by removing the torque convertor with a lockup clutch from a conventional 7-speed automatic transmission and inst....
Current innovations in the area of power train engineering for cars are generating significant and unprecedented challenges for the development of acoustically unobtrusive transmissions. As regards re....
Most vehicles designed primarily for off-road use - whether for the SUV, military, agricultural or earthmoving industries - employ all wheel drive systems. For off-road conditions where the traction i....
The mechanism of vibration in a metal pushing V-belt was analyzed using a simulation of the dynamic behavior of the belt in order to identify measures in response to unexpected noise occurring during ....
The feeling given through the vibration, which is transiently generated by the body when the throttle is beginning to be opened, is one of the important factors that affect the quality of drivability ....
Apart from performance, comfort, cost and fun to drive, the reduction of fuel consumption has become a primary driver in the world market of the automotive industry. As continuously variable transmiss....
As vehicle fuel economy continues to grow in importance, the ability to accurately measure the level of parasitic losses on all driveline components is required. A standardized comparison procedure en....
