All articles for "Mechatronics"

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Larry Burns – Automotive visionary

When the General Motors fuel-cell and by-wire concept car Hy-wire debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 2002, no one was prouder than Larry [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,
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E-Truck revolutionises the future of industrial vehicles

Combine hydraulic-free operation with highly sophisticated mechanical and electronic components, package them in a concept forklift, and you’ve got [...]
Linear motion,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
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Vehicle of the future here now

General Motors’ new concept car, Hy-wire, is the world’s first driveable vehicle to combine a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. The vehicle [...]
Cars,Design,Mechatronics,Research and development,Transportation & logistics,
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A partnership not to brake

Australia’s Pacifica group has signed a joint development agreement with SKF to develop parking brake-by-wire systems for passenger cars. Pacifica is [...]
Cars,Electrical,Mechatronics,Transmission,Transportation & logistics,
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By-wire prototype

At the annual Geneva automobile show held in March 2002,a new concept car developed by SKF and Bertone was unveiled. The Novanta concept car uses the [...]
Mechatronics,
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GM concept car gets drive-by-wire technology

General Motors has chosen drive-by-wire technology from SKF for use in its futuristic concept vehicle AUTOnomy, which combines fuel cells with [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
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Drive-by-wire shows potential in future car design

Drive-by-wire systems are forecast to replace many of the traditional hydraulic and mechanical systems in vehicles. The Bertone-SKF Filo gives us a [...]
Cars,Hub units,Mechatronics,