Milestone Technology Developments working with world-class teams

Past work, QWC consulting (also the co-founder) for EVDrive

Another milestone torque vectoring technology project was the design and analysis for the prototype powertrain EVDrive developed for the the Nikola One prototype shown to the public Dec 2016 (QWC staff technically managing for EVDrive).  For this project many new technologies were designed/engineered by the team headed up by EVDrive, such as: the AWD 6×6 1200hp series PHEV powertrain, designed with one motor (BW/Remy 410 core) per wheel with each wheel having a custom clutch-less 2 spd custom gearbox integrated with each motor housing developed specifically for this project.   In addition, these subsystems were developed for this project: 4 x 80kWh based custom ESS (another pix) , custom high power DC-DC to support the cooling systems (another pix), the custom PDUs (2 lower units in this pic in green colored cases), custom ESS chiller, high performance active cooling system and many other sub-systems. The battery modules used axial (tab) cell cooling (used in almost all projects at EVDrive since 2011) with both upper lower chill plates proven more effective than side cell cooling, the technique Tesla has used to date on all of its vehicle battery subsystems.  The novel powertrain used a custom 320kW gas turbine as its Range Extender (REX) however the powertrain could quite easily be adapted to other range extender technologies.

This zero emission hybrid electric long haul semi-truck developed by the Nikola teams, aims to fundamentally change how freight is transmitted globally from the perspective of cost, performance, safety and environmental impact.

Past work, QWC consulting (also the co-founder) for EVDrive

Electric “Harley Street Glide” RWD tour/parade/law enforcement event bike prototype for OEM – Electric touring bike concept designed and built by EVDrive – EVD110LV drive sub-system plus custom gearbox, cooling system and liquid-cooled ESS (battery/BMS sub-system) (if greenlit for production, design will be quite different with custom frame, sculpted cosmetic side panels, etc)  Test run video – https://youtu.be/5LBYc59irsQ 

Past work, QWC consulting (also the co-founder) for EVDrive – Toyota LC HZJ79 4×4 truck production truck conversion kits – Delivery of first production run of kits from EVDrive to ENS Industrial (OEM customer – gallery), began in 2016, and ENS installed the kits in the trucks to deliver to its Canadian Mining OEM customers.  This BEV (“battery electric vehicle” or called “all-electric”) powertrain uses a 68kWh battery sub-system (or called “ESS”). Of significance is the compact onboard 70kW Fast Charger, AN INDUSTRY MILESTONE. Walkaround video of production truck #1 – https://goo.gl/LwYld7  Custom ESSs developed for this specific application -> https://goo.gl/xFDLtL ,  https://goo.gl/jULl50

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Electric Vehicle Development for U.S. Big Box Product Manufacturer – MotoVox.com / American Performance Technology – sample products , MBX-10e minibike

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Standardized Swap-able Battery Module, Vehicle Carrier and Charging System Design for Electron Fuel Systems – this exciting project targeted fleets where their vehicles could be upgraded to hybrid by addition of a driveline electric motor plus swappable battery module system. The vehicle mounted battery module carrier contained the WEG (water-ethyl-glycol) cooling loop and the battery modules thermal heat transfer occurs through conductive contact with the carrier interface walls to the battery module.

Design, Engineering, Technology Development Management Consulting in Other Industries – Past Projects

Overview – legacy main landing web page

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Aerospace projects – UAV, UAS, Helicopter and VSTOL vehicle design <– legacy web pages – QWC supporting new UAS development examples – Early Fire Detection , Rapid fuels volume estimations, etc.

Rockwell International Advanced Systems, Space Shuttle and Space Station Division work (now part of Boeing Co) - part of Protean Space Construction System design and application work -> Superior design for the International Space Station -> Protean Space Station

10 guideposts when management allowed us

"Ten Principles for Doing Things Right in Space Programs" - part of paper by Tom Sarafin, content included from QuantumWorks founder's mentor from back at Rockwell, Ollie P. Harwood.

1. Adopt the right attitude

2. Invest in knowledge and understanding

3. Instill ownership and responsibility

4. Constantly seek ways to improve teamwork

5. Follow a sound, systems-engineering approach

6. Reduce total cost through good engineering

7. Keep everything as simple as possible

8. Establish an effective quality system that involves everyone

9. Be willing to accept risks, but only those you truly understand

10. Make sure you—and everyone else—have enough time, resources, and freedom to do

things right

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Electric Vehicle Subsystems, Powertrains and Conversions – PHEV “Lambo Diablo Supercar”

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PHEV “Lambo Diablo Supercar” Details – a vehicle QuantumWorks can still offer today – please inquire if interested

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QWC Digital Division Past Projects Overview

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Real-time Computer graphics projects – video games, AR (artificial reality), VR (virtual reality), aerospace design and assembly verification systems, rapid content creation systems, etc.

-> First Virtual Reality 3D Gaming System – Hasbro “Sliced Bread Project, “Toaster”, Xscape” or last name given to project “Rush”      video ad1       video ad2       video ad3        IEEE project history

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-> One of the first real-time Assembly Procedures Simulators (developed under Northrop/Air Force AAAP program) called “ASSEMBLY MODELER” allowed product designers and assembly planners to verify a preliminary design for manufacturability and assembly planning was shown at 1st ever interactive venue at SIGGRAPH 1991 which took place 7/29/1991-8/2/1991 in Las Vegas called Tomorrow’s Realities Gallery co-chaired by Steve Tice, co-founder of SimGraphics (VR focus) and Gary Beirne of Alias Research (HyperMedia focus).         MIT Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments Volume 1 | Issue 1 | Winter 1992 p.154-156.       

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Results from use of the ASSEMBLY MODELER analysis often drove changes in a design to lower cost of assembly. This system used a SimGraphics invented (by Steve Tice, Mike Fusco and team) “Flying Mouse”, a 6DOF input device which provided tactile feedback to the user when a collision of virtual object occured and 3D Stereo glasses viewing a large screen. System could also have been implemented with the VPL VR headset system available to SimGraphics at that time, however image quality and update rate were not a high enough level for use in real production work situations. During this time period, this FSL BOOM image display system could have provided required minimum performance but was never tried and certainly today’s VR headsets would be applicable such as FSL Wide5HMD, Oculus, Vive, etc. driven by a 60fps real-time Unity CAD/CAE graphic simulation engine.

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QuantumWorks team were pioneers in real-time “Performance Animation” for both live presentations at trade shows, corporate meetings, sporting events, etc and for rapid content creation for web streaming, video games, etc.       Performance Animation for Live Shows, e.g Trade shows, Comedy, etc. – W.C.Fields Video          Performance animation for education and rehab         Rapid (<24 hours turnaround) Animation production sample of a Daily Internet Newscaster      Digital Clones and Virtual Celebrities

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QuantumWorks Completes Prototype System for Second Largest U.S. Advertiser As Part of Revolutionary Cost Saving Advertising Development System – presentation on the system –  sample screens        Sample spots created in less than 60 minutes using SpotMaster/Spot-On       Mr. Clean      Swiffer      ERA 

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