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SwRI developed an active large-vehicle suspension system that recovered 75% of the actuation energy through regeneration while reducing suspension stiffness and body pitch and roll by half. |
Because of our fleet testing capabilities, automotive components, fuels, and lubricants can be evaluated at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Vehicle component wear significantly affects:
Performance Service life Maintenance Exhaust emissions
Extreme temperature gradients can result in component failures. SwRI engineers use advanced instrumentation and sophisticated techniques to address these reliability issues. Radioactive tracer technology
measures component wear, in real-time, in operating engines, transmissions, and other components.
For more information about advanced wear technology capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI,
please contact
Alan Montemayor at
amontemayor@swri.org or (210) 522-6940.
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Alan Montemayor
Vehicle Research & Development
(210) 522-6940
amontemayor@swri.org |
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vehicle component wear
engine performance
service life
maintenance
exhaust emissions
extreme temperature gradients
component failures
advanced instrumentation
reliability
radioactive tracer technology
component wear measurement
real-time operating engines
transmissions
automotive component evaluation |
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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered
in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied
engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11
technical divisions.
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