Altair Engineering Awarded U.S. Patent for New Ultra-Short Drive Shaft.Business Editors/Automotive Writers TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 Altair Engineering Altair Engineering is a product design and development, engineering software and grid computing software company. Altair was founded by Jim Scapa, George Christ, and Mark Kistner in 1985. Over its history, it has had various locations near Detroit, Michigan, USA. , a global leader in product design consulting, engineering software and high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. technology, was awarded a U.S. patent on Aug. 5 for the design and development of an ultra-short drive shaft drive shaft also drive·shaft n. A rotating shaft that transmits mechanical power from a motor or an engine to a point or region of application. for automotive and other industry applications. The new drive shaft, invented by Altair engineer Jos Timmermans and colleague Jean Raymond, is designed for applications where the relative movement between the driving and driven shafts is limited. In some applications, typical drive shafts are too long and flexible couplings will not allow sufficient radial movement. The Altair drive shaft is similar to a conventional drive shaft, except the diameter of the rotating tube, which resembles a brake drum more than a tube, is large enough to accommodate one of the U-joints, reducing the distance between the two U-joints in the drive assembly. The benefits of the ultra-short drive shaft for vehicle designers include the overall reduction of drive shaft length by as much as one-half foot. This will allow designers to either increase vehicle cargo Wheeled or tracked equipment, including weapons, that require certain deck space, head room, and other definite clearance. loading area Noun 1. loading area - a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded loading zone stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta" or to shorten the vehicle length. Designed primarily for commercial vehicles such as buses, fire engines, ambulances and military vehicles Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles. , the Altair drive shaft concept is fully adaptable to numerous machinery applications in other industries. About Altair Engineering Through consulting, engineering software, and high performance computing technologies, Altair Engineering increases innovation for more than 1,300 clients around the globe. Founded in 1985, Altair's unparalleled knowledge and expertise in product development and manufacturing extend throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Altair specializes in the development of high-end, open CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. software solutions for modeling, visualization, optimization and process automation. For more information, visit Altair at www.altair.com. |
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