Study and Test to Confirm Automobile Drivetrain Components to Improve Fuel Economy : Volume 1. History of the Automobile Transmission in the United States

Hurter, Donald A.; Gott, Philip G.; Gottesman, C. A.

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Study and Test to Confirm Automobile Drivetrain Components to Improve Fuel Economy : Volume 1. History of the Automobile Transmission in the United States

1979-05-01
By Hurter, Donald A. ; Gott, Philip G. ; Gottesman, C. A.

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English

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Creators:

Hurter, Donald A. ; Gott, Philip G. ; Gottesman, C. A.
Corporate Creators:

Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-NHTSA-79-11-1 ; DOT-HS-803 855 ; PB-296 599
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NTL Classification:

NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-History ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts
Abstract:

Since the earliest days of the motor car, engineers have tinkered together various means of connecting the engine to the ground. While the wheel rapidly became the norm for the ground/vehicle interface, many different engine/wheel coupling techniques have been, and still are, being tried. The history of the automotive transmission provides an interesting insight into the development of the automobile and its drivetrain, and illustrates how the marketplace has and will govern the design of the motor car. This report explores the design from the earliest manual sliding gear transmission up through the various forms of automotive gear boxes with emphasis on the development of the automatic transmission in the United States.
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PDF
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DOT-TSC-1046
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10723/dot_10723_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 7.45 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:f6bcfe081e4ff9ad279a758bbf259f70b8900fea8f17e7254f81b69aa7ab415a

File Language:

English

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