The life of the clutch, being an integral component of the transmission, directly impacts the gearbox's stability. A finite element model and a thermodynamic numerical method of a multi-disc clutch ...

Before the early 2000s, a heavy duty commercial vehicle with anything other than a manual transmission was almost unheard of. Since then, demand for automated manual transmissions (AMTs) has increased ...

GM has filed a patent for a new system capable of controlling a clutch in an electric vehicle (EV) transmission using modular actuation. The patent application was assigned patent number US ...

Honda unveiled a new version of its large road sport motorcycle, the CB750 Hornet, equipped with the Honda E-Clutch system.

But if you don't, the bike will electronically control the clutch for you, handling starts, stops, upshifts and downshifts in a way Honda describes as "more natural than a rider's manual clutch ...

There is a shift in the way bike makers build their two-wheelers. Taking advantage of the advancements in technology, many of them now target a change in the way gear shifting is performed, and they ...

How many times have you been to the doctor or hospital for some ailment and the diagnosis was wrong? Getting to the root of most any problem within a complex situation is tough-even for professionals.

To most people a clutch is something that either works correctly or it doesn't. All too often, if the clutch starts to chatter, slip underload or fails to disengage/engage properly, they replace both, ...

Motorcycle riding is a relatively easy thing to do, once you get the hang of it. Even the two most challenging things for newbies, keeping one's balance and gear shifting, tend to fade into the ...

A model microscopic system to demonstrate the transmission of torque in the presence of thermal fluctuations -- necessary for the creation of a tiny 'clutch' operating at the nanoscale -- has been ...