The reduction in fuel consumption and further strengthening of emission legislation, as well as consumer demands, are leading to further developments in the field of automotive drivetrain technology. The most important aim of these developments is improving drivetrain efficiency. The increase in traffic density and number of traffic jams are reasons for further developments too. The aim here is increasing the vehicle’s drive comfort. These two situations have led to a progressive automation of the drivetrain and smart upgrades or layouts of the transmission.

In tnis report h o r n extensions upon the conventional mmuai transmission are discussed. The goal of this exercise is increased understanding of these concepts, in order to obtain an objective judgement of DTI’s (Drivetrain Innovations) in-house transmission developments.

In the second Chapter a brief description of the latest trends in drivetrain development is made. The third and fourth Chapter deal with the automation of the power train. After that power shift/dual clutch transmissions will be discussed in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6 other smart upgrades or layouts and DTI’s (Braked-) Impulse Shift Transmission will be analysed. Chapter 7 will discuss the described drivetrain innovations in comparison with each other. And then judge the (B-)IST of DTI (Drivetrain Innovations) in relation to the others. Finally in Chapter 8 conclusions will follow.

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