Happy New year !!

Just 4 posts in an year, Need some change ...

So for 2014, i dont have solid plans or targets  but for sure we should be able to improve .This time we are looking for building fundamentals.

Lookback on 2013 :

2013 , in a personal level didn't count any achievements, It was a lazy year in case of outputs. May be i should call it as a foundation year after couple of years. Spend a good amount of time with family and was good.

Good thing : Papaji and Mamiji got immigration and Joined us in Canada. Thanks to the CIC for a 6 year+ long immigration process.

Bad thing : I was the cause of broken bone for my younger kid left hand. But yes  she is now good and bones got joined. 


For 2014 ( in general ) :

Reduce waste time  , Reduce time spend in the facebook ( this is one of my resolutions ).
Socialize better in real world than virtual world ( more of a phone call than a like on facebook )

Increase productive time
Caring health a little more ( shedding some pounds )

Wishing a wonderful 2014 :-)

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A Minivan ( 2 minutes paint job )

A minivan after more that 2 minutes added ( initial pic changed a little more )

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2 minute ms paint job ( little different from orginals )

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Idea rejection letters - Ford and GM

Lot times i wondered the idea submission to companies like Ford and GM ever get reviewed. For a change i submitted my previous post ( http://yankandpaste.blogspot.ca/2013/08/a-multimode-9-mode-hybrid-transmission.html )  for new idea submission on Ford and GM. Both rejected it, but i never have seen even a review letter from GM for the ideas i submitted before. So i thought its good to share those letters. Thanks to both companies for the review of the idea. Didn't get any feedback but still i assume its worth that they looked at it and evaluated.

The Email from GM :

From: <new.devices.section@gm.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 6:03 AM
Subject: Response to GM New Devices Submission #42992,
To: me@gmail.com


<My full name >


Dear <My full name> ,
The New Devices Section received your online submission (#42992- A Multimode (9 mode) hybrid transmission ) to General Motors Company on 2013-08-16T01:51:40Z.

It has been determined that General Motors has no interest in acquiring any rights you may have.

We regret our reply could not be more favorable.  However, we appreciate your interest in General Motors.

New Devices Section
General Motors Company

 Similar Email from the Ford

From: Ewideas, N (N.) <newideas@ford.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Subject: Consumer Innovation Review - 23220 (Idea Title: A Hybrid transmission which can work in 9 modes.)
To: "me " <me@gmail.com>

Dear <my name> ,
Thank you for submitting an idea to Ford Motor Company.  Your suggestion was forwarded to a technical specialist for evaluation.  Their evaluation is based on two major elements: 1) improvement upon current technology, and 2) cost.  Our technical specialists have reviewed your idea and concluded that Ford Motor Company will not be able to further investigate development of your particular idea, nor acquiring any rights on your behalf.

Your concept some unique characteristics, however, we found that such arrangements are more expensive and less efficient than the systems we have brought to production.

Regretting that our response could not be more favorable, we, nevertheless, thank you for your interest in Ford.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.  This is an unmonitored email address and any replies will be deleted without review.
Regards,
Consumer Innovation Office

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A Multimode (9 mode) hybrid transmission

A Multimode (10 mode) hybrid transmission

The multimode hybrid transmission consists of a compound planetary gear system where 2 planetary gear systems using a special design single sun gear.

There are 5 interfaces for the transmission where

•  Connected to the internal combustion engine ( Ring 1 ) 
•  Connected to a motor/generator – MG1 ( PC 1 ) 
•  Connected to a motor/generator –MG2 ( PC2 ) 
•  To wheels ( Ring 2 ) 
•  Sun ( to a Park mechanism ) 

Where ,  PC is used as abbreviation for planetary carrier  and  MG as Motor /Generator . The multimode transmission requires the MG1, MG2, and ICE and to wheels having a park mode. The park mode, the connected interface should resist movement. Ex: grounding to the chassis is one way for park. The park is assumed to be (Boolean) interface. The parked interface will be static member of the compound gear system.

For example a breaking system or a ground to chassis can be considered as parking systems.

 In a manufacturing prospective, this system requires only 2 ring gears, 2 planetary carrier + planet gears, one central Sun gear. They system has no clutches in the mechanical path.

 The configuration: PC1 connect to MG1, PC2 connected to MG2, Ring1 connected to the ICE and Ring 2 connected to wheels. The Sun gear has a parking mechanism attached.

 The transmission can operate on below modes

•  One motor EV ( Sun - park, PC1 – Park, R1 - Park ) - EV drive, reverse , regen
•  Serial hybrid ( Sun – Park , MG1 as generator, MG2 as Motor )  Ext drive, reverse , regen
•  Two motor EV ( Ring 1 - Park , MG1 and MG2 as Motors ) 
•  ICE supported one Motor drive ( PC1 – Park , MG2 as Motor ) 
•  Generator Mode ( Sun, PC2,Ring 2 – Park , MG1 as Generator ) 
•  Generator 2 gen mode (Ring 2 - Park, MG1 and MG2 as Generator ) 
•  ICE direct drive ( PC1 , PC2 – Park ) 
•  ICE direct drive with 2 motor charging. ( nothing on park , MG1 and MG2 as Generator ) 
• Ice direct drive with one motor Charging ( PC2 or PC1 on park as which generator is chosen   MG1/MG2  as Gen ),  
• 2 Motor regen ( Ring1 Park , MG1 , MG2 as generators)

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NEW Hybrid

Not HSD, no Voltec a thrid one ?

My idea

Mode EV : C1 : dis engaged, C2,C3 any state
Mode EV with more torque requirement : C1, C2 engaged, C3 disengaged

Extended Mode : Serial Mode : C3 Engaged, C1, C2 Disengaged
Extended Mode : Up hill more torque : C1,C2,C3 engaged


Regeneration : same EV mode
Home power Generator mode : c2 disengaged , C3 engaged



So for C1, C2,C3 can use Magnetic Clutch : . In simple words this contains 2 plates and the gap is filled with magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid). There is fluid storage and electro maganets. so when the clutch needs engaged, the fluid fills the gas and electric field is applied so the fluid truns to solid. At time of disengagement, remove the magnetic field and store the fluid back to container.




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LG Optimus onep

Upgraded to an android phone, LG optimus one (basic android phone with needed stuff except a front facing camera ) .

Current users :

Kid : Camera
Wife : Angry Brids

Seems interesting. Seems i will upgrade my another phone also to a smart phone.


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2012 Chevrolet Orlando : My thoughts

2012 Chevrolet Orlando is not released yet ( when i write this post ). But i was looking it as a potential buy as my wife gets her license.

The other ones i look at that time mostly will be C max hybrid. Others of interest are Mazda 5, Kia Rhondo.


Most things seems Orlando is good but couple of concerns ( love if they have them )

1)Sliding doors - This is one of the best stuff in minivans. Imagine kid in one hand, another kid or a pop corn in another , Do you like to hold the door or you look for a sliding door. Same in a thin parking lot.

2) Removable seats/Configurable seats : This is another big concern and a need. When you need to get some soil from home depot, first thing is to move out the seats , put some cover and use the minivan. Same case when i am doing my occasional home projects, getting logs, getting cement, tools etc etc. So we need to remove the seats, and put them back once the duty is done

Again this gives freedom to configure as a 5 seat when i have a dog in with family, or carry some some stuff.

3) Hybrid engine : Yes , Gas prices are going north. So always economic is great. Its nice to have economic hybrid -say like Voltec CS mode or HSD ( i wont say eAssist because it doesn't have good city numbers and combined numbers .I look for more real world). Ford C max targeting 41 mpg , it should be better /equal to this number.

4) Limited 4x4 - for places where snow is a factor or black ice is a factor, the vehicle requires a 4x4.

Let be it more a mini van than an SUV.

Am i worried its using cruze platform ?? - never , worried on 15 inch wheels ?? never , i would love it because curze platform because its a proven one, 15 inch wheels because its low riding because i don't intend to use it a full time off roader or so. Its a soft roader MPV which helps me to get things happening in home and quality family time people hauler.

Else I think C max is option to look :-) may be they will be putting the Hybrid Cmax in 2012 as 2013 model. Ford C-MAX Hybrid are targeted to birth better fuel saving than the 41 mpg Ford nuclear fusion Hybrid .


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Ideas for ICBC

New year , Gas prices up and second commuter car ? Insurance Up :-(

Thought may propose some ideas to ICBC to reduce the carbon foot print and using things efficiently.

First thing i looked at my office cars. 95% comprised of midsize cars, minivans / suv/ crossovers ,

All of them coming to office with one person on morning and one person back home. So why they need big cars - because they work for family and for family they want big cars. If they go for a 2 seater commuter car, insurance will be greater than adding extra gas on a big car.

So increase insurance cost on big vehicles ? already we pay double than US.

Another idea ?

Allow people to register multiple cars on same plate ( ex: a commuter car and a minivan), with say an increase of storage insurance cost .

Advantage : when people are going alone or only carrying one person with them, the commuter cars will be used. So normal office less cost drive , less gas, less pollution and no compromise on convenience.

Ok, so what should define a commuter car : This is a the key : Set 70 mpg (US) combined mileage for ICE , Hybrids etc. Add range extenders/EV from 60 kms EV kms (say 40 mile EV range ). No other qualifies for commuter car. Make the mpg and EV miles a moving standard , so this is for 2011 and 2012, 2013 standards will be announced nearing to that time and so on . Similarly emission restrictions, 4x4 class ( as we are a snow belt ) etc also other than mpg can be added.

This will force automakers to bring fuel efficient technologies and cars from different parts of the world as well as produce new (ex: japan - kei cars ) .

Wondering on the inputs.

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Netflix - facts on streaming

I do hear a lot people commenting on Netflix , I have an account and my view.

Likes :

1) I like its streaming quality
2) Nice price ( $8 unlimited streaming)
3) Kids content

Dislikes :

1) Interface - specially the PS3 interface. I will explain later what's the problem.
2) Targeted contents

OK, so now i explain the dislike on the interface.

The problem i think is vision less or non creative UI designers. People just follow whatever others do. So Netflix changed its interface just following windows mobile style. You may think why its bad ?

So lets look at the new GUI trend.
This GUI design trend is called Every thing in single window. So people doesn't need to switch interfaces. Just get every thing in one page. Like New Movies, New TV and then recommendations based on the content you watched.

Problem ? Single window GUI is nice if i can configure what content i can watch, ex: i like to see all the Hindi movies available but now no way in GUI, same happens for a french or any other language. So single window GUI is good if i can configure what i want to watch. If some one is deciding its sad :-(. Now you know the problem, no way to get the content we want. Search is there but its not giving what i want.

So if they change some more power to consumer to configure the interface, It will be great :-)

Second dislike :

Look for some movie, you don't get it. You will get some content ( its like dollar store, watch what they have at cheap price ).


Not something great, just another stuff so that if you have a kid and Internet connection is home its entertainment for 8 bucks.


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Chevrolet Sonic : photos

Most blogs seems not giving the pics of GM's expected Sonic. The pics are out at GM canada web site.

You can see them at : http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/chevrolet/sonic/feature-2011-Chevrolet-Sonic



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Welcome 2011

To 2011 :-)

So i was disconnected from the blog for some time but i was mostly tracking

1) Volt - GM Volt - i loved its news and was expecting an affordable commuter car ( its expensive for me now but i am sure it will come to affordability some time after )

2) Android : Kool yet another linux from Google with more focus on mobility, user experience and cross platform

2011 predictions :
1) A lot of Apad ( Android Pads ) to market

This is going to be a flood.

2) Hologarmic phones, You will be see person and talk ( those tiny pop ups in 3d ).

3) Ultra/super capacitors to market - may be this year or next year but its very close. We mostly will have battery break troughs which may make EVs cheap and fast chargeable.
I am not sure but the buzz looks graphene based stuff may do a sweep ( already they have graphene supercapacitors which stores as much energy per unit mass as nickel metal hydride batteries). so expecting it to find place in EVs

4) I think cars will changed a lot , small cars will switch to EVs and trucks to range extenders/Phevs - this is one of the big possibility. May not every one come with a prototype but i think for sure , tests will start.

5) TV - this is again going to be full internet based. The traditional cable companies are going to be looking more of home phone operations /wireless operations to provide connectivity. Even the concept of home phones are going to be less. more switching to mobile. 3D - no big sales till hologramic ones are out. Expectations on a glass using 3D is much less compared to a hologram one.


And me , will try to post at-least one post per month :-)

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watching movies .... in TV/computer ??

Finally one free legal movie watching space ...

www.youtube.com/movies

Has some full length movies.

So with a PS3 / DMX NV1 a simple idea is to browse and add the movie to favorites from PC and later a login from DMX or PS3 and run full screen.
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K'naan - Wavin' Flag lyrics

when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a wavin flag

when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a waving flag
and then it goes back (3x)
ahhho ahhho ahhho

born to a throne
stronger than rome
but violent prone
poor people zone
but its my home
all i have known
where i got grown
streets we would roam

out of the darkness
i came the farthest
among the hardest survive
learn form these streets
it can be bleak
accept no defeet
surrender retreat
(so we struggling)
fighting to eat
(and we wondering)
when we will be free
so we patiently wait
for that faithful day
its not far away
but for now we say

when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a waving flag
and then it goes back (3x)

ahhho ahhho ahhho

so many wars
settling scores
bring us promises
leaving us poor
i heard them say
love is the way
love is the answer
thats what they say

but look how they treat us
make us believers
we fight there battes
then they deceive us
try to control us
they couldn't hold us

cause we just move forward
like buffalo soldiers
(but we strugglin)
fighting to eat
(and we wonderingg)
when we will be free
so we patiently wait
for that faithfully day
its not far away
but for now we say

when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a waving flag
and then it goes back (3x)

and then it goes when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a wavin flag
and then it goes back (3x)
ahhhooo ahhhoooo ahhhooo

and everybody will be singing it
and you and i will be singing it
and we all will be singing it
wo wah wo ah wo ah

when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a wavin flag
and then it goes back (3x)

and then it goes when i get older i will be
stronger they'll call me freedom just
like a wavin flag
and then it goes back (3x)
a oh a oh a oh

when i get older
when i get older
i will be stronger

just like a wavin flag (3x)
flag flag
just like a wavin flag

from :

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Nine women cant deliver a baby in a month

I was hearing somebody saying "Managers are the ones who interpret data in a way things cant happen. An example is when they hear "A woman can deliver a baby in nine months , they think 9 women can delver a baby in a month and they make delverables planned accrding to a month schedule "

Then i started thinking

A Woman and a man can produce a baby in 9 months ( some times 2 ,3 etc )A woman and 9 man cant produce 9 babies in 9 months

But

A man and 9 women can produce 9 babies in 10 months

Useless math, its not a big thing to produce babies, bring up them health with proper values and proper education is important. But how can bring up with initial production.

May be we can make 2 kinds of people. Bring upers and producers. 2 specialized skills and can be more productive. We no longer need some one who can produce and bring up a kid.

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Range extender : thoughts

Back to cars and technology which are of my very basic interests.

Last day i was in search for what is the difference between a low rpm engine and a high rpm engine. A big of Google search reveled that low rpm engines are very efficient. The problem with them are when they are used in applications which requires higher rpm output the gear design gets complicated. So there is more chances of transmission failures and more complex transmission control is required.

One solution people used in locomotives was the Diesel-electric transmission. The idea was to power electric motors are electric motors are 70+% efficient and run a diesel generator to power the electric motor. This save a lot on transmission design and was efficient because the diesel generator was designed to run and its peak efficiency all times.

As we are now running for series hybrids like Chevy volt. I think this technology may fit to trucks better than cars.

Reasons :

Trucks need better torque and electric motors provide this.

We have more control over electricity and we have more control.

Trucks doesn't need full power all times. They need power when they work. All other times it runs mostly in a commuter mode.

So if a truck is equipped with a range extender EV technology the advantage are

• Better torque
• We can use the generator at work sites when we are out of power
• Can scale on power out put of generators for power required for a work ( ex: can have profiles like commuter, work - light, medium and heavy etc - The idea on the above is replacing transmissions with generating only the power required for a profile and save the energy by running at sweet spots for max efficiency and power outputs.
• Less complexity in design and less wear and tear.
• More efficiency as we use only required power for a situation.
• Can use the most efficient designs ( ex: use low rpms, high efficiency constant rpm / multiple sweet spot designs and in case of electric motors newer designs with multiple on demand windings to get max efficiency and power on demand )
• As are using electricity as we can make use of the regenerative mechanisms to generate electricity and use them.
• We can use buffer mechanisms like ultra capacitors to store energy as

a) Store regenerated energy
b) As a supplement energy for peak energy needs.
c) As a buffer to keep energy
d) As an abstraction to cover the start stop nature vehicle application and can use technologies which doesn't have the start stop nature support.

So Lets expect new applications which is based on the range extender applications which are energy efficient.

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"Pavement ends, Watch for Hummer ahead"

Was reading GM decided to close Hummer. Finally this was the point i understood there is not even any one left in US with a 150 million to save brand and jobs in US.

My thoughts on what went wrong?

H2 may be good at time of introduction but in my view current H2 is a mistake, they should have refined in way

• H2- Full size Off road 4x4 SUV and SUT (8/9+ people mover with 6.0 ltr engine )
• H3 - Midsize off road 4x4 SUT and SUT ( with 3.7 or 6.0 ltr options )
• H4 - Compact off road 4x4 SUT and UTE ( a scion XB, granite size Hummer with 2.4 or 3.7 ltr engines)

The focus should be off road capability,safety and fuel efficiency.

Wondering we will ever hear "The road ends: Hummer Begins" , In other language "Pavement ends, Watch for Hummer ahead"

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Taking for Granted

Last day i was browsing through YouTube and a farm scene got my attention.



It was a very familiar scene from my childhood. Then i started thinking of how that pump works.

The motor produces rotary motion and that motion need to converted to a flow and finally move water from one place to another.


It was fun to think like a child. I started thinking i have 2 buckets, one placed down with water and second one placed above me which does not have water. I have straws from both in my hand. Its nice to imagine, I suck from on straw and then spit to second. so in total the actions i need is use my both thumps to close ends of straws to avoid air entering/water coming out and then suck and spit.

The action in a procedural way

1) Close both ends of straws with thumps
2) Open thump1 and suck from the straw which is from the bucket with water.
3) Close thump1 and open the other thump
4) Spit water to that straw and close thump2.
5) Repeat step 2,3,4 again and again till the water finishes.

So we found 2 valves, one chamber, a Piston and rad can covert rotatory motion to water flow. May be one design for a pump ( seems this was invented in late 1800s ) and we never think how things works.


Just taking the comforts for granted. Never thinking ...

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Divide and Rule - Part 1

Divide and rule is a combination of political, military and economic strategy of gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. In reality, it often refers to a strategy where small power groups are prevented from linking up and becoming more powerful, since it is difficult to break up existing power structures.

The typical elements of this technique are said to involve

• creating or encouraging divisions among the subjects in order to forestall alliances that could challenge the sovereign.
• aiding and promoting those who are willing to cooperate with the sovereign.
• fostering distrust and enmity between local rulers.
• encouraging frivolous expenditures that leave little money for political and military ends.

It is said that the British used the strategy to gain control of the large territory of India by keeping its people divided along lines of religion, language, or caste, taking control of petty princely states in India piecemeal.

In 1835, Thomas Macaulay articulated the goals of British colonial imperialism most clearly:"I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such caliber, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I propose that we replace the old and ancient education system, her culture, because if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want them to be, a truly dominated nation."

The strategy was succinctly put: "We must do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern, a class of persons Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, words and intellect." As the architect of Colonial Britain's Educational Policy in India, Thomas Macaulay was to set the tone for what educated Indians were going to learn about themselves, their civilization, and their view of Britain and the world around them. An arch-racist, Thomas Macaulay had nothing but scornful disdain for Indian history and civilization. In his infamous minute of 1835, he wrote that he had "never found one among them (speaking of Orientalists, an opposing political faction) who could deny that a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia". "It is, no exaggeration to say, that all the historical information which has been collected from all the books written in Sanskrit language is less valuable than what may be found in the most paltry abridgments used at preparatory schools in England


to be continued ...

above from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rule
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The power of abstractions

Child is the father of man :- its a great saying because while playing with my kid , lot times, i learn a lot.

I work with computers for a long time, but never thought how the art of typewriting came in. Last day while playing with kid, he was asking me to do stamping, and then we did it on different patterns. Then i was talking to wife about Chinese and English languages where Chinese consists of words and not alphabets. I told they have a problems with new words. Wife told it may be really tough to remember all the words.

Then i started thinking, all the key board may started as stamping in a sequence. But what may be the requirement ? different hand writing ?, standardizing the handwriting ? may be. But i am sure people wont be able to do sequence stamping faster than a person writing.

Then somebody came up with an abstraction for sequence stamping - which is called as a key board - Some blog told key board was invented 52 times to reach the current state. Now who needs to think of sequence stamping ?

Time changed, the underlying mechanisms changed still the abstraction remained and found place in the new generation devices like computers.

Same is the case of world. Almost all primary skills changed but the abstractive skills remained. People learned the new abstractive skills and relayed on them for the existence. Then we create derivate abstractions from primary abstractions and the derivate abstraction creates new skills and we learn them and move ahead. Always news skills born then specializations happened and the derivative abstractions occurred. We found design patterns and new abstractions and created new skills. The cycle continues and we move ahead creating/learning and abstracting new skills.


The power of Abstraction leads us to development and new ways of life.

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