Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2013’
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Electronics evolution from TRW standpoint
0With continued pressure from legislators and consumer bodies to increase the fitment of active safety systems, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. expects several notable trends to develop in the electronics field …
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An “Automotive Mechatronics” chair created by Faurecia, Supélec and ESIGELEC
Faurecia, the world’s sixth-largest automotive equipment supplier, recently signed a five-year partnership agreement with leading French engineering schools Supélec and ESIGELEC to create a new chair in Automotive Mechatronics. The …
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How suspension kinematics can improve performance
To make a car go faster around a track, there are a couple of things we can do that generally will improve lap times. We can, lower weight, increase engine …
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Stop and Start system for Automatic transmissions
Drawing on energy only when needed is one of the obvious approaches to optimizing drive trains equipped with internal combustion engines. Accordingly, engine start-stop (ESS) systems are on the brink …
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Introduction to car suspensions
The suspension of a car is a device for guiding the wheel kinematically relative to the chassis. It also contributes to other functions such as steering or braking. The main …
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