Optimization of vehicle drivetrain performance has been an important endeavor for decades. So too has the quest for increased automotive engine fuel efficiency. Engine torque monitoring aids in both ...

Devon-based Ashwoods Electric Motors has chosen torque sensors from Isle-of-Wight-based Datum for its suite of automated dynamometers, which Ashwoods designed in-house. “The team wanted a relatively ...

I recently ran into an interesting dilemma while running tests on TI’s new InstaSPIN™-FOC sensorless motor control software. “How do you define motor torque?” On the surface, this sounds like an easy ...

A new sensor on a pedal-electric bike (pedelec) tracks torque from pedaling and applies supplemental motor power on the fly. A pedal-electric (pedelec) bike uses a special sensor to synchronize power ...

Wireless rotary torque transducers are offered by Sensor Technology Ltd. They form the core of a test rig to design next-generation technologies for powertrains of hybrid and electric vehicles. AVID ...

If your idea of torquing a fastener is to tighten it until it starts turning more freely again and then back off half a turn, just turn the page and keep looking at the pretty pictures. For those of ...

In what should no longer come as a surprise to anyone, Phoenix-based Lectric Ebikes has done it again. With today’s launch of the Lectric XPress, the maker of North America’s #1 best-selling electric ...

Electric bicycles can largely be grouped into two categories: Those powered by hub-motors and those powered by mid-drive motors. The former are generally seen as more affordable due to the simpler ...

Officially, Craftsman's Torque Meter is called an Electronic Rotary Torque Sensor System. For clarity, it's sort of a high-tech torque wrench, but it's unlike any torque wrench you've ever seen.