SwRI Past Project Briefs: Drivetrain Design and Development

Some of the projects successfully completed by the Drivetrain Design and Development Section of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are explained in these project briefs:
 

Pumps

• Gear Type Pump Mathematical Model

• Automatic Transmission Pump Test and Evaluation
   

Clutch Packs

• Automatic Transmission Component Spin Loss Test and Evaluation
   

Transmissions

• A Kinematic and Force Analysis of Continuously Variable Transmission

• Automatic Transmission Efficiency Test and Evaluation
   

Manual Transmissions

• Manual Transmission Efficiency Test and Evaluation

• Manual Transmission Performance Characteristics and Hardware Configuration

• Continuously Variable Transmissions
   

Environmental

• Transmission Fluid Efficiency Effects

• Cold Testing to -40°F of Isolated Transmission Components

• Unacceptable Reverse Shift Times at Extremely Cold Temperature
   

Torque Converters

• Torque Converter Testing and Evaluation Services

• Torque Converter IR
   

Electronic Controllers

• Electronic Controller Evaluation Study
   

Transaxles

• Transaxle Efficiency and Stall Testing and Evaluation Services

• Transaxle Endurance Testing and Evaluation Services
   

NVH

• Shift Feel Testing

• Mercury Marine

• Transaxle Sound Power Testing and Evaluation Services

• Powertrain Component Noise Testing and Evaluation Services
   

Fluids

• Torque Losses Associated with Pumping ATF at Different Temperatures
   

Torque Steer Testing

• Torque Steer Testing and Evaluation Services

For more information about drivetrain engineering capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Doug Fussner at dfussner@swri.org or

(210) 522-3972.