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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"drive quality"”.
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Drive Quality Improvement and Calibration of a Post-Transmission Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle
… powertrain layout of the HEVT Camaro to improve drive quality, a key component in consumer acceptability. Although there are many ways to approach drive quality, most aspects can be analyzed in the smoothness of the vehicle longitudinal acceleration response. This research is focused on improving …
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Development of a Parallel Hybrid Energy Management Strategy with Consideration of Drive Quality and State of Charge Dynamics
… engine loading and one pedal strategies. Vehicle drive quality with the hybrid control strategy is analyzed, with acceleration and jerk managed through axle torque rate limits and filters. The simulated control strategy for the hybrid vehicle has an energy consumption reduction of 20% for the Hot …
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Using lean enterprise principles to drive quality and on time delivery to customers : a study of the Honeywell Aerospace Engine Assembly and Test Center of Excellence
… has been a leader in manufacturing high quality engines to customers for decades. With engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) growth of-9% in 2005, and projected growth similar or greater for 2006, however, some segments of the business are experiencing difficulty in delivering engines on …
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Development and Testing of a Hybrid Vehicle Energy Management Strategy
… reduce energy consumption while maintaining the drive quality targets of a conventional vehicle. A comprehensive model of the hybrid powertrain and vehicle physics is constructed to aid in the development of the control strategy. To improve fuel efficiency, a Willans line model is developed for …
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Estimation of system assembly and test manufacturing yields through product complexity normalization
… adopted Six Sigma as the main platform to drive quality improvements in its manufacturing operations. A key component of the improvement strategy is the ability to define appropriate manufacturing yield goals. Cisco's manufacturing operations can be divided, at a very high level, in two …
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Novel Approaches to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes
… of multiple validated risk-assessment and quality benchmarking tools in surgery, their utility outside of High Income Countries is limited. We sought to derive, validate and apply a scoring system that is both 1) feasible, and 2) reliably predicts mortality in a Middle Income Country (MIC) …
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Leadership and Healthcare Performance
… supply of money, physicians, and nurses inferior quality of care delivered by U.S. hospitals. While the U.S. hospital industry is adapting to address these issues, not much progress in improving the quality of care delivered has been made over the last decade. However, theories exist that …