Engine Based Driveline Disconnect for Downsizing
Lead Participant:
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED
Abstract
Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd in partnership with Concentric Birmingham Ltd and Loughborough University will launch a 24 month program of research into engine and driveline disconnection to enable engine downsizing and stop-start technology.
This research project, scheduled to start mid 2015, is enabled by an £599,168 grant from the UK government’s Innovate UK and complements previous projects co-funded by the TSB (now Innovate UK). The programme of research will be performed across the consortium members' facilities in Peterborough, Birmingham and Loughborough.
This research project, scheduled to start mid 2015, is enabled by an £599,168 grant from the UK government’s Innovate UK and complements previous projects co-funded by the TSB (now Innovate UK). The programme of research will be performed across the consortium members' facilities in Peterborough, Birmingham and Loughborough.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
|---|---|---|
| PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED | £678,305 | £ 339,153 |
Participant |
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| INNOVATE UK | ||
| LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | £198,583 | £ 198,583 |
| LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | ||
| CONCENTRIC BIRMINGHAM LIMITED | £122,864 | £ 61,432 |
People |
ORCID iD |
| Chris Lee (Project Manager) |