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News Release from: Ricardo
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Team on 12 September 2007
Business unit targets military vehicles
A new Ricardo business unit will focus on the defence and specialist vehicle design and construction sectors.
Ricardo has formed the Defence Systems and Technologies strategic business unit The unit will be focussed on the facilities and expertise of the Ricardo Special Vehicles group, which serves defence and specialist vehicle design and construction sectors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new unit will use next-generation combustion systems, hybrid and electric vehicle powertrains, NVH, transmission and driveline systems, active safety and control and electronics.
The unit will also benefit from Ricardo's expertise in fuel-efficient powertrain technologies and vehicle design processes.
The Ricardo total vehicle fuel economy process allows engineering teams to quantify and address the energy losses in every vehicle system and deploy the most fuel-efficient vehicle and sub-system solutions.
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Diagnostics and prognostics solutions will enable Ricardo customers to implement condition-based maintenance processes while offering potentially significant logistics and total cost of ownership savings.
On display at the Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition is an example of the work of Ricardo Defence Systems and Technologies: a military hybrid systems demonstrator vehicle that provides operational flexibility, high efficiency and low whole life costs, while also offering the option of a quiet mode for stealth operations.
Independent hub motors provide improved traction control and stability, survivability and increased ground clearance, resulting in enhanced vehicle mobility.
The on-board generator is capable of delivering more than 100kW of electrical power and has the potential to replace trailer-based generators for functions such as communications.
Also on display at the exhibition will be the Ricardo Torque Vectoring module, which can significantly improve steering response and stability in slippery and difficult terrain, thus improving vehicle safety and enhancing dynamics for drivers of all skill levels.
Paul Tarry, Operations Director of Ricardo Special Vehicles said: "The new Ricardo Defence Systems and Technologies strategic business unit will enable us to improve significantly the level of service provided to our defence sector customers".
"It will provide a central focus enabling the team to access some of the very latest automotive innovations and technologies and apply them in the context of advanced military vehicle design and development".
"We look forward to working with our customers to develop the next generation of high performing, fuel-efficient, safe, reliable, cost-efficient - but most of all effective - defence and peace keeping vehicles".
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