If you visit this website, you probably know more about motor vehicle powertrains than most people, but unless you're actively involved in their development, it's also likely you know only a small portion of what's going on in the high speed push to go green. It's fascinating, but at the same time, far more complex than many believe and certainly beyond the comprehension of the … [Read more...]
Inception Drive – Compact Infinitely Variable Transmission
The Inception Drive, just invented by SRI International, is an extremely compact, infinitely variable transmission developed for robotics, but which could have all sorts of other applications. You have to watch the video and think about it for a while to see what's going on and even then, you'll have to think a little more to picture it in your mind. When you watch the video, … [Read more...]
Motorhead 2.0 – Working in the Garage is Cool Again
Motorheads start young. Sure, someone over 30 or even 40 can develop an interest in cars and high performance and begin working on engines for fun, but based on past experience, it’s more likely teenagers who first get the bug, maybe developing a passion for a hobby or career that lasts the rest of their lives. As Baby Boomers, many of us lived through the heyday of hot rodding … [Read more...]
3D Printing Functional Jet Engines
If you've been following along as new technologies advance, you already know 3D printing is heavily hyped. Just think of all of the things we'll be able to print on demand, they say, unfortunately, those things usually look ... not very functional often disappoint. Lately, though, the quality has been rising while the variety of the parts and pieces being printed is moving into … [Read more...]
Time for New Knowledge New Skills and a New Course
You may have noticed, I’ve been writing a lot less, in fact, I haven’t written for quite some time. Perhaps you poked The Kneeslider link in your browser checking for signs of life and wondered, “Is there a pulse?” and gone away still unsure. Well, I’ve been wondering myself. A lot of factors have played a part in my absence from regular writing here, the changing economics … [Read more...]
NHTSA Proposes Requiring Vehicle to Vehicle Communication – Just Like We Predicted
Just over a month ago, I wrote this: you still have a little time before the mass adoption of robotic vehicles makes every trip a chance to catch up on your sleep, but, near term, there may be some intermediate steps in the process and I think transponders will be among them. Just like the "motor vehicles only" signs of today, I can easily imagine "transponder equipped motor … [Read more...]
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