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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Automotive Application"”.
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Evaporative air conditioner for automotive application
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994.
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Crashworthiness capability of jute and glass fibre reinforced epoxy tubes under quasi-static loading condition for automotive application
During last few years, the interest in using natural fibers as reinforcement in polymers has increased dramatically. Natural fibers are not only strong and lightweight but also relatively very cheap. This study examined the potential utilization of jute in the crash energy absorption. A combination …
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Flexible product platforms
… The proposed process is demonstrated in two automotive application case studies.
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Generating quality software specifications for decision support : a novel approach
… approach is evaluated by applying it to an automotive application: adaptive cruise control.
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Implementations of electric vehicle system based on solar energy in Singapore assessment of lithium ion batteries for automobiles
… Currently, the main challenge for their automotive application is cost reduction, since the cheapest LiFePO₄ battery costs $247.8/kWh which is 1.65 times the cost target established by USABC. Economical values of PHEV and BEV are presented from an end user's point of view. Various …
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Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology : current advancement and future development
… as embedded memory and SOC circuit for mobile/automotive application.
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Fundamentals of friction stir spot welding
… the transportation industry. In particular, the automotive industry sees benefit in using light weight alloys to increase fuel efficiency and enhance performance. In this context, light weight design by replacing steel with Al and/or Mg alloys have been considered as promising initiatives. The …
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Model Based Estimation of Road Friction for Use in Vehicle Control and Safety
… is of utmost significance in modern day automotive applications. The possible real-time knowledge of friction opens a new range of improvements to the active safety systems such as the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS) in addition to providing …
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Design and Modelling of Smart Power IC Components For the Automotive Industry
… for H-bridge Direct Current (DC) motor drives in automotive application are developed. It will focus on the development of power semiconductor devices which are able to support a voltage in the range of 80V-100V with the specific on-state resistance as low as possible. N- and p-type devices …
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Control and simulation of an active suspension system
… out in the area of active suspensions for automotive application. A PC based digital control system and interfaces to an existing trailer with an active zero rate suspension system, sensors and electronics has been developed. The required control software has been written in C++. A …
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Study of extended stroke gasoline engines : a thermodynamic system modelling and analysis of improvement in fuel consumption
… of using an extended stroke engine on the automotive application. For the purpose of the study, a one-dimensional thermodynamic model was built using the GT- Power software. GM LNF 2.0 liter engine was used as the candidate of study, the base model was originally developed in Sloan auto …
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Vibration analysis and intelligent control of flexible rotor systems using smart materials
… stack actuators are introduced. The application of shape memory alloy (SMA) elements integrated within glass epoxy composite plates and shells has resulted in the design of a novel smart bearing based on the principle of antagonistic action in this thesis. Previous work has shown that …
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Solution-casting of Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Multiblock Copolymer Films for Proton Exchange Membranes
… the performance target set by the U.S. DOE for automotive application. As a part of this project, our efforts have been focused on the investigation of the effects of solution-casting conditions on the final morphology and properties of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) multiblock …
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The mobility of oxygen containing species (OCS*) over Pt-based catalyst surfaces: Impact on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity
… membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) more attractive for automotive application. One of the major problems facing PEMFCs is the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). To further enable wide-scale commercialisation of PEMFCs for automotive applications, major improvements in the ORR …
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Simulation Techniques For Rapid Software Development and Validation
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Optimization and Fabrication of Heat Exchangers for High-Density Power Control Unit Applications
… units for hybrid electric vehicles is one such application. Over the last few years, the performance of this power control unit has been improved and size has been reduced to attain higher efficiency and performance causing the heat dissipation as well as heat density to increase significantly. …
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Towards Realization of an Innovative Li-Ion Battery: Materials Optimization and System Up-Scalable Solutions
… solutions for LIBs with a wide range of possible applications. Moreover, during my experimental activities, I considered the performances and the cycling stability of Li-ion batteries, by studying the mechanisms related to the capacity fade of lab-scale batteries and also by analysing commercial …
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Modeling and Validation of Rolling Rotor Switched Reluctance Motors for Automotive Applications
Electric machines are widely used in modern automotive technologies. Generally, automotive applications require robust and low cost electric motors for the reason of their mass production and operation in different environments. Permanent magnet motors have been used in automotive applications for …