Air-Bag Create Motorbikers
Auto Tech November 30th, 2010
Create a long-distance touring enthusiasts with moge or motors, Dainese, clothing manufacturers and also supplies racing bike touring production of D-water system. If the car air bags to save the driver and passenger (front) when the accident occurred.
Now, even this trick Daenese same function. If at the MotoGP event pebalap he protects the body in the fall. So, something like an air bag is also designed Dainese (for racing hence the name D-water).
D-Air system for the first time used in the MotoGP race at Valencia by Marco Simoncelli berlaha while still in the 250 cc class. Perhaps, this work is a revolutionary air bag for two wheels.
Project who spent 10 years, ranging from study to test, conducted by the Dainese Technology Center (D-Tec), Department of Dainesen whose duties include research and development, including the D-air Racing system this. They have worked closely with the Mechanical Engineering from the University of Padova, with the energy consultant from FIAT kontrolkualitas division, TRW and KTM Racing Team.
The system works not associated with motor components. Thus, objects such as a float plane, worn around the neck. Protected part, besides the neck also collarbone.
“Once created for the benefit of racing, both on the track and road versions (Isle of Man), D-air is now also available for highway motorists,” the statement from Dainese.
KIA New Car Wear UVO
Auto Tech November 9th, 2010
the second largest carmaker in South Korea, KIA, began to show its capability in information systems, communications, and entertainment. Brand is still a group with Hyundai is introducing UVO, software in collaboration with Microsoft.
Remarkably again, UVO successfully won the Best Newcomer Award (Industry Newcomer Award) in 2009-2010 for the category of Telematics Update Awards Conference. Devices began to be applied on the latest vehicle models KIA.
UVO several advantages in its application is able to offer voice activation and touch for various functions, including hand-free mobile phone, SMS text operation, to manage the music files we have. Additionally, having the ability to recognize sound better, pulled the monitor display, storage of files up to 1 giga bytes to 250 songs, the camera back, and software continue to be updated.
This system developed with Microsoft that MCH could translate complex commands by simply using the word simple. Can also be connected with various types of mobile phones, MP3, and other electronic equipment.
Secret Plug-in Hybrid Taxi Tues fuel London
Auto Tech June 6th, 2010
Great! That could be said to create a project that uses a taxi fuel cells or hydrogen, which was launched at City Hall, London, yesterday. In terms of automotive technology, the prototype’s iconic black cab or a characteristic of the city of London, the most advanced among the cars of today.
Based on information released by the Green Car Congress, a taxi is to use two sources of power or force, that is a hybrid. Apart from fuel cells or hydrogen as the main energy source, there is also a battery. Both the electric motor which then drives the rear wheels.
With two sources of power also, Green Car Congress called it a “Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Taxi”. Mean, this cab can also be plugged into a power source when not in use. Well, during this, a new hybrid battery with a motor fuel (gasoline or diesel), which should move the vehicle through the transmission. The battery is only used to extend the mileage. Understandably, a taxi certainly not easy to find a hydrogen filling station.
Originally created by London Taxi LTI is, generally using Duratorq diesel engine from Ford (in Indonesia is used in the Focus). This prototype worked Lotus Engineering, goto the task of providing a package of fuel cell engines and systems to optimize the design of fuel systems and electric motors.
TRW Conekt doing safety analysis programs, including brakes and steering systems. While LTI provides units with a chassis that has been modified. Funds provided by the Technology Strategy Board, the British Government.
Tues fuel created by the Intelligent Energy with the ability to produce clean power 30 kW. This car is also equipped with a lithium-polymer battery is 14 kW. Duty batteries, to extend the mileage. Well, in this way, to the street all day, 400 km, the taxi is no longer necessary to fill hydrogen. Great!
Sprint Ability
Electric motors used in the taxi, including a great classic look. Capable of producing maximum power 100 kW. In normal condition, or continuous use, only 55 kW. Furthermore, the ability dikebut achieve maximum speed 130 km / hr. While sprint, from 0 to 48 km / h, it took 4.5 seconds. Subsequently, 0-96 km / h 14 seconds.
Tues bahanbakarnya made of metal plates and is designed for mass products with low costs (by Intelligent Energy). High-energy absorption is claimed, without mentioning the exact figures. Nevertheless, the system can be switched from the temperature below zero degrees centigrade.
3.7 kg of hydrogen stored in a special tank at a pressure of 35 MPa. To fill again, only lasted five minutes.
Safety Belt with Self-Adaptation Sall
Auto Tech May 5th, 2010
Aumotive TRW Holding Corp., Known as a supplier of active and passive safety equipment for the automotive, launched a safety belt (seat belt) with the latest technology and is claimed to cost less.
The safety belts are named according to the systems found in TRW experts, namely the Self-Adapative Load Limiter (Sall). The advantage of this safety belt, was able to adjust to the body size of different passengers – mainly for the back seat – without using sensors technology.
It is this last factor that causes Sall safety belt can be cheaper. Added, the safety belt is now produced for Mercedes E-Class.
Harald Lutz, Director of Systems Engineering TRW Safety Belt explains, “load limiter for the conventional seat belt systems are designed to provide protection for all passenger sizes. In addition, the approach used to determine the size adult male dummy. ”
With the new system or system TRW Sall, safety belt can adjust to the weight of passengers when fitted. System to identify passengers and specify the size in two categories. Ie when the collision occurred when the passenger weights lighter, belt driven to a small passenger, and if severe, to large-sized passenger.
virtual human or Total Human Model for Safety (THUM)
Auto Tech April 4th, 2010
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today introduced the latest version or to-4 virtual human or Total Human Model for Safety (THUM). With this fourth version, the analysis of the internal organs of human body injury from car crashes could be more detailed.
THUM version 4 is an adult male with average height. This version is equipped with a model of the internal organs are more detailed than the previous version that has the bone and brain. With this, the number of organs that could be analyzed grow more and more numbers.
Organs in humans, experts say Toyota is very sensitive to the collision during a car crash. It is estimated that, during the collision half of the internal organs of the body experience gift.
To develop this fourth version THUM, TMC collaboration with universities and research institutes in using the scanner (scanner), computed tomography (CT), which is very precise for determining the size of the internal structure of the human body.
By creating models of various organs in the body is precision, as well as its position and relationship between these organs, the latest virtual human is capable of providing 14 times more information than previous versions. With this addition, analysis of the wounds deep inside the body, in version 4 can be simulated with greater detail, during a collision, especially on the limbs (bones) which changes the shape and internal organs are damaged.
Virtual humans are used to improve the performance of Toyota’s safety devices, namely safety belts and air bags. Toyota also added a small woman and a man THUM large to obtain a simulation with a larger range of accident situations.
