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Title
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A navigation system for low-cost autonomous all-terrain-vehicles
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Author
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Mhapankar, Shantanu
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction, Computer engineering
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Description
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In the last decade, there has been significant research work in the field of autonomous on-road vehicle, but, research in automating off-road vehicles has been largely untouched. The main aim of this thesis was to propose a robust framework for an...
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Title
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DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HUB CALIBRATION OF TIRE FORCE AND MOMENT TESTING MACHINE
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Author
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Muthyala, Dhiraj Kumar
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Tire cornering force and moment data from an indoor tire testing machine is very important to auto-makers and tire researchers with respect to the performance of vehicles. As such, the quality of the tire data is also crucial and it is dependent o...
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DYNAMICS SENSITIVITY STUDY OF STOCK CAR SHIFTER COMPONENTS
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Author
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DesRocher, Samuel
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Previous experience in race situations has shown that components in the shifter section of the stock car drivetrain are subject to failure. As the engine operates in a specific rotational speed band throughout a race event due to gearing rules, th...
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Functional Safety Model for E/E Component of an autonomous vehicle
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Author
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Gosavi, Mukul Anil
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles--Design and construction, Computer engineering
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Description
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Currently there is extensive research and investment in safety technologies, such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (\gls{adas}) for enabling road vehicles to become intelligent and safer, thus making them detect and prevent possible accidents...
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Title
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HEAVY TRUCK TRAILER SKIDWEAR AS A FUNCTION OF ABS BRAKE CONFIGURATION
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Author
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Engelbrecht, Jared
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Most commercial heavy-duty truck trailers are equipped with either a two sensor, one modulator (2S1M) or four sensor, two modulator (4S2M) anti-lock braking system (ABS). Previous research has been performed comparing the performance of different ...
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Title
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Numerical Simulation Based Analysis Of Road Vehicle Aerodynamic Flows
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Author
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Zhang, Chunhui
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is currently viewed as one of the major tools for investigating aerodynamics of road vehicles. In spite of its well-documented limitations in predicting flows involving complex geometries and flow separations, th...
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Optimization of Tire Test Protocol Using LabVIEW/PLC
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Author
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Nair, Harish
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Tires are one of the main components for the vehicle ground interaction. In orderto accurately evaluate and determine the dynamic behavior of vehicles, various tiremodels are widely recognized. These tire models are generated through rigorous test...
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Title
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Performance tuning of IC engine with variable exhaust system using a one-D simulation tool
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Author
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Gajula, Vineeth
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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The exhaust system has a significant effect on the breathing capability of an IC engine, which when increased, increases the volumetric efficiency. Due to the sudden opening of the exhaust valve, the highly pressurized gases in the combustion cham...
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Title
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Reduced Order Aerodynamic Model Development of Road/Race Vehicles
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Author
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Halterman, Jaclynn
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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This research systematically develops a real-time capable reduced order aerodynamic model of a race vehicle to predict the aerodynamic characterization of a transient vehicle. The aerodynamic model modularly combines the quasi steady state aerodyn...
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STUDY OF SOURCES OF VARIABILITY IN TIRE FORCE AND MOMENT TESTING
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Author
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Khare, Ajinkya
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Tire Force and Moment Testing is the most important aspect of data-driven tire modeling and characterization. Conventionally, huge tire force and moment testing machines are being used for testing and more recently advanced technologies such as wh...
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SYSTEM INTEGRATION OVER A CAN BUS FOR A SELF-CONTROLLED, LOW-COST AUTONOMOUS ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
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Author
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Erian, Karim
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles--Design and construction, Computer engineering, Robotics
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Description
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This thesis presents research for making an All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) autonomous. The objective of this research is to have a standardized platform for autonomous ATV modules having the basic controllers integrated and working. This research inclu...
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Title
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Vehicle Velocity Trajectory Optimization in Non-deterministic Environments
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Author
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Borek, John
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Optimally modulating a vehicle's speed profile through highway, urban, and suburban environments can result in pronounced fuel savings, particularly with heavy-duty vehicles. However, existing strategies for speed profile optimization traditionall...