Purdue Research Foundation

Braun Gmbh

Haiyan Henry Zhang

Justin M Kline

Robert E Bettcher, Iii

Austin D Metzger

Cong Liao

Achilleas Bardakas

Adhiraj B Mathur

Robert E Iii Bettcher

Systems, methods, and vehicles for use with internal combustion engines comprising combustion chambers that produce exhaust gases that include a Stirling engine having a hot side and a cold side with the hot side being in thermal contact with exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine. The Stirling engine is configured to be powered by heat from the exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine, and a compressor powered by the Stirling engine is configured to provide compressed air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.

Systems and methods for use with internal combustion engines and vehicles comprising the same

A lift for transferring a user to and from a vehicle, the lift including a lift platform for receiving the user, the lift platform being arcuately movable between a first position and a second position; a vertical arm coupled to the lift platform, the vertical arm having a profile that is progressively convex along the entire length of the vertical arm; and a pair of parallel arms extending from the vertical arm, wherein each of the parallel arms is pivotally coupled to a bracket mounted to the vehicle; wherein the vertical arm has a generally U-shaped cross-section that forms a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the pair of parallel arms.

Parallelogram arm vehicle lift

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West Lafayette, IN, United States of America

Haiyan Henry Zhang