Advantages of electric vehicles compared to internal combustion engine vehicles Pure electric vehicles, …
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What drives forward R&D for passenger vehicles and powertrain systems?
Linear functions are the simplest algebraic functions. They have an important property which …
The principle of superposition
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Automated Manual Transmissions (AMT)
In a vehicle fitted with a manual transmission (MT), the clutch engagement and …
Electronic clutch control
Turbocharging is the most common used technology in internal combustion engines for forced intake …
Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT)
In an internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle, the engine is connected to …
Clutch actuation system
Turbocharging is the most commonly used supercharging technology by internal combustion engines (ICE) …
Twin-scroll turbochargers
Vehicles fitted with manual transmissions (MT), automated manual transmissions (AMT) and double clutch …
Gear synchro
The performance of an internal combustion engine (ICE) can be described through its …
How turbochargers work
The vast majority of vehicles sold today are powered by internal combustion engines …
Why do we need gears?
In order to produce mechanical power, an internal combustion engine (ICE) needs fuel …
How turbocharging works
Internal combustion engines produce mechanical work (power) by burning fuel. During the combustion …
Fuel conversion efficiency
A mathematical curve can be defined as a function y = f(x), where …
How to plot parametric equations with Scilab
Mathematical modeling and simulation bring significant benefits in terms of understanding the braking …
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) modeling and simulation (Xcos)
Internal combustion engines are known to have low efficiency. This is because most …
Mechanical efficiency and friction mean effective pressure (FMEP)
In mechanics we deal with two types of quantities (variables): scalar and vector …
How to calculate the resultant force acting on an object
In most of the practical applications, related to trigonometry, we need to calculate …