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Technology Decoded: Electric Power Steering (EPS)

EPS is surely the future of all power steering systems. In this mechanism, the electric power is used to assist the manual steering so that steering wheel torque is reduced to appropriate levels. The

Sahib

Feb 18, 2016

Technology Decoded: Hydraulic Power Steering

Power steering reduces a significant amount of strain that is required by the driver while negotiating sharp curves. It makes it easy to turn at sharp corners. Manual steering systems are used as a ba

Sahib

Feb 18, 2016

Technical Aspects: Oil Pump & Types

Oil pump supplies oil under pressure to all moving parts of the engine in order to provide lubrication. Oil also plays an important role in dissipating the heat away from the internal components of th

Sahib

Feb 18, 2016

Technical Aspects: Crankcase Ventilation

Crankcase ventilation is almost provided in all automotive engines. Its prime job is to prevent the dilution of lubricating oil present in crankcase which may lead to corrosion of crankcase metals if

Sahib

Feb 18, 2016

Technical Aspects: Splash Lubrication System

Splash lubrication is a kind of wet sump lubrication. It is commonly used to lubricate the various components of engine. It is a simplest method of lubrication.

Sahib

Feb 17, 2016

Technical Aspects: Wet Sump Lubrication

In this type of lubrication system, oil is stored in a oil sump instead of a separate oil tank as in dry sump system. Due to its simple setup and low manufacturing cost, it is used in most automotive

Sahib

Feb 17, 2016

Technical Aspects: Dry Sump Lubrication

Dry sump lubrication systems are commonly used with high performance production cars like Audi A8, Corvette ZR1 and Porsche 911. The main purpose of the dry sump system is to contain all the stored oi

Sahib

Feb 16, 2016

Technical Aspects: Petroil/ Mist Lubrication

The lubricant’s job is to decrease the friction by preventing the direct contact of moving surfaces. A lubricant must have properties of adhesion and cohesion. A good lubricant adheres to the surface.

Sahib

Feb 16, 2016

Technology Decoded: Driverless / Autonomous Car

As the name suggest, there is no need of any kind of manual input from driver in order to propel this vehicle. Autonomous car needs to have a sharp focus on what is going on around it and at the same

Sahib

Feb 15, 2016

Technology Decoded: Steering Gear & Types

Steering gear box not only steers the front wheels, but also play an important role in reducing the effort which goes into steering the steering wheel by an equivalent increment in the output torque.

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Jan 27, 2016

Technology Decoded: Steering System

Steering system converts the rotary motion of steering wheel into an angular turn of the front wheels by multiplying the driver’s effort. In simple words,it helps in swinging the wheels to the left or

Sahib

Jan 21, 2016

Technology Decoded: Electric Vehicles (EV)

It is a pure battery based car concept which uses only battery to supply vital electrical energy to an electric motor which further moves vehicle on the road. EVs operate very smoothly and quietly as

Sahib

Jan 20, 2016

Technology Decoded: Regenerative Braking

Whenever a driver applies the brake of a vehicle, it slows down or stops and the kinetic energy gets wasted due to friction. Regenerative braking concept helps to recover as much vehicle’s kinetic ene

Sahib

Jan 19, 2016

Technology Decoded: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV)

To be a hybrid, the vehicle must have at least two modes of propulsion, like diesel/electric or gasoline/electric or fuel cell/battery etc. Success or failure of a hybrid vehicle is based on how well

Sahib

Jan 18, 2016

5 things to know about new age engine oil

Everyone knows that the engine oil is the bloodline of a vehicle. The evolution of engine oil has taken several leaps through the decades and here we list five important things to know about the new a

Bala Subramaniam

Dec 21, 2015