A primary goal of NVH engineering is the identification and control of noise and vibration sources. In recent years the torsional vibration behaviour of engine and powertrain components has gained in significance. This paper discusses several aspects of measuring and analysing torsional vibration and related data. Several torsional vibration measurement techniques are presented, together with r...

A low energy electron beam can be used to characterize the high energy ultra-relativistic bunches. This technique allows one to obtain the bunch transverse profiles as well as the bunch length within a non-destructive single shot measurement. In this paper the bunch length measurement technique based on the interaction of the low energy electron beam with an ultra-relativistic bunch is describe...

A modular controller structure for automotive power trains has certain bene ts These include improved pro ductivity through module reuse seamless integration of new features transparent removal of obsolete features and module sharing across powertrain platforms Mod ular architecture also potentially reduces the complexity in the design and calibration process in that controller modules for di e...

Synthetic speech needs prosody to get the right structure and to sound natural. Therefore, the emerging speech technology pushed the development of prosody models. Today, prosody research is well established with an own conference series, and powerful tools are available for investigating prosodic effects. The 80th birthday of the pioneer of quantitative prosody modeling, Professor Hiroya Fujis...

The importance of the technological, and especially ecological advantages offered by PM are well known to those working in the PM field and related industries. Despite these advantages, PM continues to be under-utilised. Application of Knowledge Based Techniques offers potential for enabling increases in the utilisation of PM, through implementation of Concurrent Engineering methods, such as de...

Due to the high complexity of modern internal combustion engines and powertrain systems, the proper calibration of the electronic control unit’s (ECU) parameters has a strong impact on project targets like fuel consumption, emissions and drivability, as well as development costs and project duration. Simulation methods representing the system behavior with a model can support the calibration pr...