3rd AVL International Commercial Powertrain Conference Proceedings (2005)

The AVL International Commercial Powertrain Conference is the premier forum for truck, agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers to discuss powertrain technology challenges and solutions across their industries. The topics of the conference, which happens every two years, cover all five elements of a modern powertrain: engine, transmission, electric motor, battery and the electronic control which are used basically the same way in the quest for optimal efficiency and environmental compatibility. This event offers a unique opportunity for highly regarded professionals to address the synergy effects and distinctive characteristics of commercial vehicles, agricultural tractors and non-road vehicles, and industrial machinery. These proceedings include 24 papers from four categories of sessions: Setting the Scene - What Drives the Industry; Different Worlds - Same Technologies; Industry Specific Product Solutions and Processes from Development to Production - Value Chain Management. Papers cover a range of timely and important topics, such as: -Agricultural Tractor Powertrains: Trends and Challenges -Emission Reduction Technology - Synergies Between On-Road and Non-Road Engines -Hydrostatic Transmission for Mobile Hydraulic Applications -Diesel Engines for Special Applications -Development Trend for Tractor Powertrains -Reliability Engineering - Coping with Increasing Product and Production Complexity -World-wide Product Marketing: From Portfolio Analysis to Successful Products