FOREWORD & CONTENTS


HELLO T COVER Take a trike


Ten years in the making, this is how BRPs new machine came to market


POWER ELECTRONICS Arc life


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FROM THE EDITOR


ransport industry engineers are under increasing pressure to make the most of the available resources


to produce machines that are more economical and environmentally sound than ever. Fortunately there are constant


innovations in manufacturing techniques and materials, and that is what this magazine covers. We will be looking behind normally closed doors to see what companies are doing to solve the problems they face. We’ll be speaking to industry leaders,


and offering the behind-the-scenes stories of how machines come to market, with an eclectic mix of editorial which reflects modern multi-disciplinary engineering.


We hope you enjoy this magazine,


pass it on when you’ve finished with it, and get in touch if you have a story.


Jon Lawson


JANUARY 2019 TESTING In defence of data


Take a look behind-the-scenes at a military steering specialist


TESTING 11


This new electric motorbike comes with a HUD in the helmet and a haptic jacket


18 POWER ELECTRONICS Revolutionising the railway 14


Resistors have been vital in improving effeciency on the tracks and off


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POWERTRAIN Taking stock


One of Horiba MIRA’s research scientists talks all things EV


22 Crash course 21


Volvo’s Polestar 1 is nearing production, this is how the testing is going


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