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Fuel consumption reduction on medium-duty tactical truck has and continues to be a significant initiative for the U.S. Army. The Crankshaft-Integrated-Starter-Generator (C-ISG) is one of the parallel hybrid propulsions to improve the fuel economy. The C-ISG configuration is attractive because one electric machine can be used to propel the vehicle, to start the engine, and to be function as a generator. The C-ISG has been implemented in one M1083A1 5-ton tactical cargo truck. This paper presents the experimental assessments of the C-ISG hybrid truck characteristics. The experimental assessments include all electric range for on- and off-road mission cycles and fuel consumption for the high voltage battery charging. Stationary tests related to the charging profile of the battery pack and the silent watch time duration is also conducted.

The boundary integral equation method (BIEM) of analysis was applied to problems involving thick plates and stress concentration regions. In unsubstructured form the BIEM produced results in agreement with exact solutions from elasticity theory for plates with length/thickness ratios as large as 40, for the case of bending by terminal couples. Using substructuring, CP times were reduced. CP times for the CDC CYBER 205 were obtained, and the influence of varying integration orders was discussed. The BIEM was also found to produce accurate stress concentration factors for tension, bending and torsion of a stepped round bar with a circumferential shoulder fillet.