An engine is an air pump, and a lot of room for improvement can still be found in dealing with the way the engine handles that job. After generations of cars carrying just two valves, one for intake ...

What is variable valve lift? What is variable valve timing? We're going to look at the valvtrain from a 2009 Audi 2.0L I4 Turbo engine to check out the differences. Variable valve lift is used to ...

The Mitchell mechanical Variable Valve Timing (VVT) system is described. The way in which it exploits variable angular velocity to change valve timing is explained. The system was used in a programme ...

Valve overlap—that crucial interval when both the intake and exhaust valves are open, expressed in degrees of crankshaft rotation—is typically a fixed parameter and always a compromise. For example, ...

If all V engines had sported overhead cams since the beginning of automotive time, someone surely would have come up with the brilliant idea of incorporating a single camshaft deep inside the block ...

Santa Cruz, Calif. — Incentia Design Systems Inc. has added an “advanced” on-chip variation capability (OCV) to its TimeCraft static timing-analysis tool, claiming the function's variable derating ...

July 22, 2008 The concepts of drive-by-wire, steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire were initially eyed with much suspicion by automotive aficionados – how could a computer possibly hope to do a better job ...

Essentially, a multi-cylinder engine is a collection of individualengines operating at different combustion and mechanical efficiencies.If we can optimize the power output from each one, the overall ...

On-site course at Monroe Community Collect, Rochester, NY for 5 months, 3 days a week, 4.5 hours per class. Certified Industry 4.0 Control Systems Specialist certification prepares individuals to ...