Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2022

He visited a Ford auto manufacturing plant in his home state of Michigan, watched the printing presses roll at the Detroit Free Press plant, and listened on his crystal radio receiver to the broadcast of Charles Lindbergh ’s transatlantic flight in 1927. He was put in charge of establishing an electronics lab at the company.

Engine 95

Engine Detroit Michigan Chicago 95

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AUGUST 18, 2010

A new nylon family—DuPont Zytel PLUS—and new materials to enable laser welding techniques were the focus of two DuPont Automotive Performance Polymers talks presented recently at the SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) at the Michigan State University (MSU) Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.

Polymer 199

Polymer Exhaust Oil Fuel Economy 199

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JANUARY 18, 2011

A collaboration including researchers from Boston College, MIT, the University of Virginia and Clemson University have achieved a peak ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of 0.8 for the materials and possibly good enough for consideration for waste heat recovery in automotive exhaust systems. The study by Yan et al.

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Conversion Boston Waste Universal 231

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Researchers at Syracuse University (New York) have developed a method to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Heat required to bring the fuel to SC states is recovered from the exhaust gas of the engine. To attenuate that risk, the researchers use a diluent such as CO 2 , H 2 O or exhaust gas. Anitescu et.

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Diesel Fuel Emissions 2009 225

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JUNE 4, 2009

ORNL is working with a number of university partners (Texas A&M University, University of Wisconsin, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Alabama, University of Michigan, Dearborn) on the project, as well as Delphi on the catalyst side, a not-for-profit R&D institution, and an unnamed OEM.

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Engine Exhaust Concept Universal 150

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

million (subject to final negotiation with DOE) to support building a prototype thermomechanical waste heat recovery system using a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) heat engine to generate electricity from the heat in automotive exhaust. In a hybrid system, the electrical energy could be used to charge the battery.

Waste 186

Waste GM Engine Michigan 186

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MAY 7, 2009

General Motors and the University of Michigan have formed the GM/U-M Institute of Automotive Research and Education, with a strategic focus on reinventing the automobile and developing the next generation of high-efficiency vehicles powered by diverse energy sources.

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GM Michigan Automobile Universal 150

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MAY 8, 2013

Developing robust and flexible control algorithms, on the basis of a universal modular platform, to coordinate various actuators, especially during combustion mode transitions. Base engines have been rebuilt according to the new design and are now running at AVL, Bosch and the University of Michigan. Earlier post.). Wheeler, J.,

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

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JUNE 23, 2014

Composite intake manifold w/ integrated air-water charge air cooler assembly. Split, parallel, cross-flow cooling with integrated exhaust manifold. The engine uses a micro-stratified charge. To this is brought a locally rich stratified charge with a late secondary injection and micro second pulse width. MiGTDI engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Engine 247

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Elements of the multi-mode combustion system include: Spark-ignited (SI) combustion with high compression ratio and high boost assisted by cooled external exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) assisted with controlled boost, external EGR and fueling strategies for operation range extension.

Fuel Economy 218

Fuel Economy Gasoline Light Engine 218

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JULY 29, 2016

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Michigan have characterized the nanostructure and oxidative reactivity of soot generated by a light-duty turbodiesel engine operating under a dilute, low-temperature combustion process referred to as high-efficiency clean combustion (HECC).

Diesel 150

Diesel Exhaust Engine Emissions 150

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MAY 20, 2010

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan report on the use a “dieseline” blend—an 80:20 blend of diesel and gasoline—for the simultaneous reduction of NO x and smoke emissions in a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode and the extension of low-emission and high-efficiency operational range of the engine.

Gasoline 210

Gasoline Diesel Emissions Engine 210

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APRIL 26, 2015

A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

Insight 150

Insight Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

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MAY 3, 2016

A team at the University of Michigan has investigated the performance of three different fuels—ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD), diesel fuel produced via a low temperature Fischer–Tropsch process (LTFT), and a renewable diesel (RD), which is a hydrotreated camelina oil under partially premixed compression ignition (PCCI) combustion.

Diesel 150

Diesel Renewable Emissions Fuel 150

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APRIL 16, 2010

While homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines can offer both high efficiency and low emissions (NO x and PM), commercial automotive application continues to face the challenge of a limited operating range. Intake charge boosting as a means to help extend upper load limit has been investigated for more than a decade.

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2010 Congress Gasoline Engine 199

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

The TJI system, which replaces the spark plug, has supported peak indicated net thermal efficiency of 42% with near zero engine out NO x emissions in single cylinder experiments, according to a set of papers presented by MAHLE and Michigan State University at the SAE 2010 Powertrains Fuels & Lubricants meeting in San Diego.

Engine 285

Engine 2010 Plug-in San Diego 285

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

One example of the potential for low-temperature combustion (LTC) engine technology for range extended electric vehicles (REEV) presented at the Symposium was work by Ali Solouk and Assistant Professor Mahdi Shahbakhti at Michigan Technological University. the addition of a port fuel injection system.

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PHEV Engine Fuel Economy Economy 218