Cummins Inc.

Kristopher Ray Young

Jennifer Kay Light-Holets

Morgan MacKenzie Andreae

Jeffrey A Matthews

Daniel E Kershner

Nikhil Jayant Ajotikar

Alexander T Woods

Platooning vehicles can result in operational cost savings. Disclosed is a method of apportioning costs that are incurred/saved as a result of platooning vehicles, as well as assigning penalties for unfair platoon participation. For example, platooning history of a vehicle can be tracked, and if that vehicle acts too often as a trailing vehicle in a series of platoons then a penalty might be assigned to that vehicle. Also disclosed is a technique for operating a platoon in the presence of external factors such as municipal regulations, merging traffic, emergency vehicles, etc.

Method and apparatus for platooning of vehicles

An exhaust system includes an exhaust manifold structured to be fluidly coupled to an engine. A turbocharger including a turbine housing is fluidly coupled to the exhaust manifold. An exhaust pulse converter includes a first portion integral to the exhaust manifold and a second portion integral to the turbine housing. The exhaust pulse converter is structured to reduce engine pumping losses by reducing cross-talk of exhaust blowdown events from the engine.

Exhaust system with integrated exhaust pulse converter

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Queen Creek, AZ, United States of America

Kristopher Ray Young