2017年4月25日星期二

Bosch in self-driving tie-up with China's Baidu, AutoNavi


Germany's Robert Bosch will collaborate with Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc and domestic mapping firms AutoNavi and NavInfo Co Ltd on automated driving projects, the engineer said in a statement on Wednesday.

The deal marks a push by the firm in China's autonomous vehicle market and follows a self-driving tie-up it made with Daimler AG's Mercedes aimed at accelerating the production of "robo-taxis" last month.

China issued a self-driving "roadmap" late last year, with the aim of having highly or fully autonomous vehicles on sale in the world's biggest auto market by as early as 2021.

Firms like Bosch, a major automotive supplier, have become prominent in the global race to develop autonomous vehicle technology, supplanting traditional top-down manufacturing relationships with a complex web of tie-ups.

The collaboration with Baidu, AutoNavi - owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - and NavInfo will use Bosch radar and video sensors on cars to help generate and update maps critical to autonomous driving capabilities, the firm said.

"Automated driving will not be possible without high-precision maps – not in China and not anywhere else in the world either," Rolf Bulander, chairman of Bosch's Mobility Solutions unit said in the statement.

Chinese automakers including Geely have called on authorities to loosen controls on mapping, saying national security concerns risk inhibiting the development of self-driving vehicles. (Reporting by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Stephen Coates)















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2017年4月20日星期四

Demands on Today’s Starting Systems

Today’s heavy-vehicle engines demand the most from starter motors since emission reduction strategies have increased engine cylinder pressures during cranking. Anti-idling laws, which require drivers to reduce the amount of time their engine idles, require modern starter motors to crank warm and more mechanically resistive engines many more times than before. Start-stop energy reducing drive systems and hybrid drive vehicles place even more strain on starter motors.

In spite of the increasing demands, new designs of starter motors and systems controls are enabling starters to last longer and increase output torque while substantially reducing motor weight.

A typical example of this is the improvements and changes that have occurred to Delco Remy starter motors in recent times. The Delco Remy 40MT weighs 66Ib(30kg), and the Delco Remy Starter 39MT weighs only 30Ib(14kg) yet produces mre cranking torque with much greater reliability. The Delco Remy 37MT is the latest, third-generation starter using a gear reduction drive system to multiply torque output. The 37MT weighs approximately 50 Ib(23kg). All three starters are used on engines from 0 to 15L displacement. Minimum life expectancy for a starter now is 4 years with 7,000 starter cycles.




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2017年4月11日星期二

Volvo Penta D4 12v Starter Motor NEW Marine Diesel Engine 3841359 OEM - $590 (Bothell)

This is a brand new, Volvo Penta 12v starter, for the D4 series of marine diesel engines. It just came off of a new in the crate, 2008 Volvo D4 260hp engine. The model number on the starter is 3841359 and the current model number for that part is 3594614. The retail price is $1148.83 but can be found online for $1102.88.

And usually Mitsubishi starters  can be used in most of Volvo engines. Just like Volvo FM12, Volvo FM9, Volvo 240 and ect.

The alternator works with the D4-180I-B, D4-180I-C, D4-180I-D, D4-180I-E, D4-210A-A, D4-225A-B, D4-210I-A, D4-210I-B, D4-225I-B, D4-225A-C, D4-225A-D, D4-225I-C, D4-225I-D, D4-260A-A, D4-260A-B, D4-260A-C, D4-260A-D, D4-260D-B, D4-260D-C, D4-260D-D, D4-260I-A, D4-260I-B, D4-260I-C, D4-260I-D, D4-300A-A, D4-300A-C, D4-300A-D, D4-300D-A, D4-300D-C, D4-300I-A, D4-300I-C, D4-300I-D, D4-225A-E, D4-225I-E, D4-260A-E, D4-260D-E, D4-260I-E, D4-300A-E, D4-300D-E, D4-300D-D, D4-300I-E.













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