An operating point optimizer for the design and calibration of an integrated diesel/continuously variable transmission powertrain

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-226

  Brace, C J ^a   Deacon, M ^b   Vaughan, N D ^a   Horrocks, R W ^b   Burrows, C R ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuously variable transmissions; Diesel engines; Emissions; Fuel economy; Integrated powertrain control; Neural networks; Powertrain calibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011580313     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407991526810     Document Type: Article

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