Effect on friction of engine oil seal with engine oil viscosity

Low viscosity engine oil can improve a vehicle’s fuel economy by decreasing the friction between the engine components. Frictional torque varies with the velocity change due to different viscosity characteristics of SAE grade 5W-20, 5W-30 and 5W-40 engine oils. The viscosity for each of these grades was measured to outline the effect low viscosity engine oils have on engine friction, which may lead to improved fuel economy. Engine oil seal frictional torque increases with the shaft rotational speed for all three engine oil grades. A decrease in engine oil seal frictional torque was confirmed when low viscosity engine oil was used. Also, the leak-free performance of the engine oil with the seal satisfied the life limit durability test criteria. Thus, low viscosity engine oil may be used to improve fuel economy by decreasing the frictional loss of the engine oil seal while having no negative impact on performance due to leak-free functioning.     

Lane-following method for high speed autonomous vehicles

This paper presents a steering control method for lane-following in a vehicle using an image sensor. With each image frame acquired from the sensor, the steering control method determines target position and direction, and constructs a travel path from the current position to the target position either as an Arc-path or S-path. The steering angle is calculated from the travel path thus generated, and the vehicle follows the travel path via motor-control. The method was tested using a vehicle dubbed as KAV (Korea Autonomous Vehicle) along an expressway (Seoul Inner Beltway) trajectory with a variety of radii (50 m ∼ 300 m) while traveling at a speed of 60 km/h to 80 km/h. Compared with an experienced human driver, the method showed little much difference in performance in terms of lane-center deviation. The proposed method is currently employed for high speed autonomous driving as well as for stop and go traffic.     

高职院校应重视实践教学

实践教学是高职院校特色兴校的保证和提高教学质量的根本,是培养学生实践技能和创新品质的关键。因此,高职院校应高度重视和弘扬实践教学。     

基于PSpice软件的电力电子系统仿真研究

本文陈述了有关电力电子与运动控制系统仿真方面的应用展望,讨论了在科研、教学和设计过程中用到的仿真的基本原理,并通过示例介绍了仿真程序的具体应用。     

基于MATLAB的电力电子技术实验计算机仿真的研究

概括了MATLAB／Simulink仿真软件的特点,介绍了如何利用MATLAB／Simulink仿真软件对电力电子技术课程实验进行仿真。应用计算机仿真实验教学加深了学生对课程内容的理解,弥补了模拟实验装置的不足。     

软土地区桥头跳车成因及防治措施

通过分析软基路段桥头跳车的原因,提出防止跳车的措施,介绍实际工程中防止跳车所采取的具体措施.     

公路网地理信息系统的标准化研究

阐述了公路网地理信息系统标准化的必要性,国内外公路网地理信息系统标准化的研制现状.公路网地理信息系统标准化的基本原则及公路网地理信息系统标准化设计等几项内容;并在文中给出了与公路网地理信息系统相关的标准,以供参考.     

新型混联式混合动力客车动力系统结构与控制策略设计

简要介绍一种新型混联式混合动力客车动力系统的结构;重点介绍系统结构、控制策略方面的设计;详细分析系统在多种控制策略下的运行模式及主要技术特点。     

共轨柴油机燃烧纯生物柴油的试验研究

对一台国产涡轮增压直喷柴油机燃烧0#柴油和纯生物柴油的动力性、燃油经济性和排放性能进行对比试验研究。试验结果表明,在柴油机不进行任何调整的情况下,燃烧纯生物柴油会降低其动力性和燃油经济性,但可大幅度改善CO、HC和PM的排放性能。     

某款纯电动客车系统匹配和方案设计

结合某款纯电动客车的研发与应用,介绍纯电动系统的匹配设计和整车CAN网络架构,并提出合理的纯电动系统高压配电管理方案。