Engineering Village

If you need to do some research you can do so by using this data base called Engineering Village "added to link on left of this page". Through this website you can download serval engineering journals. You can access this website while at unversity or while at home. To log in you will need your student card. Below the barcode you will see a number Ex. 2186########## . This number will be your ID and the password will be your last name.

Once you gain access to the database i would suggest to use quick search and then input your subject/topic. When the results return you can download pdf files of journals that state full text. To do this click "get it" a new page will load on this page under the full text section click "go" and look for a link to download the pdf file on the new page.

Note: if you click on Leddy Libary "also in our quick links on the left" you can search for articles in alternative ways by browsing by journal, title, subject... this will be on the left of the Leddy Libary page.

Chris Kelly

Powertrain Ideas

Over that past few weeks I have looked for some information on varoius transmission ideas and concepts and found these following websites interesting.

ZeroShift

ZeroShift is a type of hydraulically operated manual transmission which has high efficiency when shifting comparied to common manual transmissions since it allows for instantaneous shifting without torque loss.

Lestran IVT Official Product Website

The above website it the actual website for the Lestran IVT. You can find lots of information reguarding this new type of transmission which has an efficiency near 98%. The IVT uses reciprocated masses to vary torque output.

Lestran IVT by Dalhousie University

The above website is from Dalhousie University as they have been using the IVT on their Baja cars in years past.

Enjoy.

Christopher Kelly

Connecting to The U of W Server

Dear Engineering Students Attending U of W,

Did you know that you can access the University of Windsor Engineering Server anywhere you have internet. If you didn't know you can do this then read the directions below. First download "SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe", after downloading and installing this program use the following information to connect.

Host Name: optimus.ends.uwindsor.ca
User Name: engineering account logon used at school
Port Number: 22
Authentication Settings: Profile Settings

When prompted for a password use your engineering account password used at school. Good luck and enjoy.

Chris Kelly