ing). Signs and other visible objects can be placed arbitrarily within the area shown in the figure (traffic signals are restricted). The photo on the left panel shows the various environments that can be reproduced, and the facility claims to be the first of its kind in the world. Drive system (actuator) technology Toho Car Corporation semi-trailer   The technology for autonomous driving, braking, steering, etc., is nearly establish...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/16

uki. Development related: Product development: As described below, most of the new products announced recently and launched into the market are foundation brake systems that incorporate sophisticated control systems. In December 2014, ADVICS released the world’s first drum type EPB that has the actuator embedded inside the drum brake. The system was designed for subcompact cars, and the first model on which it was adopted was the Honda N-Box ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

r monitoring and driver assistance systems. In 2021, the company was nominated for the Automotive News PACE Award for the development of an occupant detection sensor. The company also uses its pyrotechnic technology to produce pyrotechnic high-voltage current disconnects for electric vehicles (pyro-actuator Pyrotechnic Battery Disconnect™) and pyrotechnic hood lifters for pedestrian protection. The company received the Automotive News PACE Awar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

ety of mechanical components. In recent years, Bosch has been restructuring its operations through divestments and other means to strengthen its ADAS and autonomous driving businesses. For the brake business, the current production items include brake control systems products such as ECUs, sensors, actuators and brake boosters, and expansion of the brake component business is focused on control products. In May 2023, Bosch's automotive components...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

air-cooled with a built-in fan. It uses stator parts currently in production for Honda and Suzuki, making it inexpensive and easy to convert to EV applications.   The thin type drive system is a system to drive autonomous mobile robots and electrically-assisted carts, etc. It is available in three actuator specifications with outputs of 50W, 100W, and 200W, and two controller specifications.   It is also possible to coordinatedly drive two thin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/27

trolling the interaction between the wheels and the ground, and managing the vehicle's driving conditions. Specifically, the system enables smart driving of vehicles.   The electrification and intelligentization of the chassis are carried out in tandem. Electrification is the process of developing actuators from "passive" to "active", while intelligentization is the process of developing from "brainless" to "intelligent" (chassis domain controll...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/07

ual reality approach by using a driver-in-the-loop test bench in Graz.   In order to cluster which maneuvers are to be driven on the hardware-in-the-loop test bench, AVL first carries out all simulations in advance.   The attributes involved in the testing are a human driver and a real hand wheel actuator with different KPIs, as well as a road wheel actuator and the vehicle, which are both simulated.   This method is not only suitable for func...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/02

end towards architecture intensification is also evident in the domain of vehicle motion. In conventional decentralized systems, control and coordination/mediation must be performed via multiple interfaces in order to coordinate the distributed functions in the control units of each system-specific actuator. In the centralized type, functional integration and interfaces are centralized, so control and coordination/mediation can be implemented thr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/22

to 205kW, and the company has mass production experience of over 50,000 units.   Rotors are available for interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (IPMSM) and wound-rotor synchronous motors (WRSM) or electrically excited synchronous motors (EESM).   Korens EM also offers parking brake system actuators (PLA: Parking Lock Actuator) and EOPs (Electric Oil Pumps). Display for EOP, EWP (Electric Water Pump), BSG (Belt Starter Generator),...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/10

for long vehicles.   In addition, when driving at high speeds, the area and level in which vehicle stability can be ensured is improved by adding the rear-wheel steering function to the ESC vehicle stability control function. The rear wheel steering system of European cars is divided into the dual actuator type, which has motors mounted on the left and right rear wheels and is mainly applied to sports-designed vehicles, and the central actuator ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/27

ducts in China. The new plant will be established as a branch plant of Toyoda Gosei (Foshan) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., and will start production in the summer of 2023. The plant will have approximately 280 employees and will manufacture products including airbags, steering wheels, and pop-up hood actuators. This is in response to the growing sales of airbags, for which demand is increasing due to stricter safety regulations in China. The plant ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

still in production. VGRS (Variable Gear Ratio Steering), EPS (Electric Power Steering), and DRS (Rear Wheel Steering System) are integrated and controlled without the uncomfortable feeling that is often associated with four-wheel steering. Rear wheel steering is operated by tie rods with electric actuators, and the maximum steering angle is ±2 degrees, with antiphase steering up to 80 km/h. (5) Steer-by-Wire (SBW)This is an essential function ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/08

a Porsche Active Ride suspension. Therefore, it is assumed that the control circuit is based on the following control circuit, which switches the damper’s hydraulic pressure to either high pressure, sealed, or drain. The above diagram shows the minimum circuit configuration for controlling actuator (damper) pressure; the U8 itself has not been investigated. In addition, parts without control functions such as filters and coolers, and aut...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/05

of long electric vehicles. In addition, steering control is more effective in controlling driving stability at high speeds than dynamic control (ESC, electronic stability control) with four-wheel independent control of brakes. The rear wheel steering system of European cars is divided into the dual actuator type, which has motors mounted on the left and right rear wheels and is mainly applied to sports-designed vehicles, and the central actuator ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/19

celera Gen 4.5 14Xe eAxle with ELFA 3 v3.2 inverter Accelera 1CS2022 traction motor with two ELFA 3 v3.0 inverters   ZF highlighted the AxTrax 2 e-axle which debuted at ACT Expo 2023. AxTrax 2 is a modular system which integrates a hairpin electric motor, silicon carbide inverter, ECU, electric actuator and three-speed transmission. The AxTrax2 produces 282 hp of continuous power and 19,177 lb-ft of peak output torque. AxTrax 2 is available i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/05

nce to rising exhaust temperatures. It weighs 900g, has a heat resistance of up to 650 degrees, and supports a maximum operating back pressure of 600mbar. The EVG2 has fail-safe features that ensure reliable valve function even in the event of a vehicle electronic system failure, and the integrated actuator and connector can be optimally installed in existing spaces. In April 2022, the company announced the development of a mixer with heater func...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/30

uki. Development related: Product development: As described below, most of the new products announced recently and launched into the market are foundation brake systems that incorporate sophisticated control systems. In December 2014, ADVICS released the world’s first drum type EPB that has the actuator embedded inside the drum brake. The system was designed for subcompact cars, and the first model on which it was adopted was the Honda N-Box ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/11

ion. Control chain: It adopts a central computing platform and multi-domain distributed control to achieve optimal decision-making and accurate control. Data chain: It includes in-vehicle data as well as vehicle-side and cloud-side data to promote the evolution of AI models. Machine chain: Multiple actuators respond at the millisecond level to achieve flexible operational control. (Source: Created by MarkLines based on the presentation content...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/08

chanical shift system that eliminates the resistance losses associated with wet friction clutches. By introducing a controllable bi-directional one-way clutch with a forward one-way clutch and a controllable backward one-way clutch, the company aims to enhance the shift system with a three-position actuator.   This new three-position mechanical shift system is created by combining a one-way clutch element on the left side (first gear) and utiliz...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/07

used to offset the secondary non-inertial force balance of the 4-cylinder engine, reducing secondary excitation force by 70% and reducing secondary sound pressure levels at medium and low rotational speeds by more than 23%, achieving a leading-edge level in China. The turbocharger uses a gapless actuator design to counter the knocking noise caused by the engine's inherent vibrations and gaps. Noise in the 3,000 to 10,000 Hz frequency band is s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/01/17