...Luis San Andrés; Ash Maruyama; Kostandin Gjika; Sherry Xia Turbochargers (TCs) aid to produce smaller and more fuel-efficient passenger vehicle engines with power outputs comparable to those of large displacement engines. This paper presents further progress on the nonlinear dynamic behavior...

...Fabrizio Ponti The diagnosis of a misfire event and the isolation of the cylinder in which the misfire took place is enforced by the onboard diagnostics (OBD) requirements over the whole operating range for all the vehicles, whatever the configuration of the engine they mount. This task...

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...Luis San Andrés; Juan Carlos Rivadeneira; Murali Chinta; Kostandin Gjika; Gerry LaRue Passenger vehicle turbochargers (TCs) offer increased engine power and efficiency in an ever-competitive marketplace. Turbochargers operate at high rotational speeds and use engine oil to lubricate fluid-film...

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