A 5-stroke turbo-charged port-injection spark-ignition engine has been developed in the
present study for use as a range extender or series-hybrid main power source. The …

The mechanism considered in this paper is a VCR one consisting in a crank, a shaft, an
intermediate triangular element and a control lever and it was described in previous papers …

As a positive displacement machine (PDM), the internal combustion engine is facing now
tough challenges which may be efficiently addressed by adjusting its geometric …

Today, in spite of its drawbacks, the internal combustion engine is still the most convenient
choice. There are still some technologies that are regarded as possible ways for internal …

Today, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (specifically, CO2) represent the greatest
challenge of the internal combustion (IC) engine and consequently, now, more than ever …

Today, despite its drawbacks, the internal combustion engine is still the most convenient
choice for road mobility. Historically, engine selection for light vehicles is about choosing …

L'impact négatif de l'automobile sur l'environnement a entraîné une sévérisation des normes
législatives pour protéger celui-ci. Les difficultés rencontrées lors de l'amélioration du …

For the mechanism described in references the study of the nonlinear vibrations is
performed considering a multibody approach for the elements of the mechanism and …

The parametric uncertainties are frequently considered in the analyses of various situations,
like control of nonlinear processes, dynamics and mass balance, optimization of trajectories …

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