Spicer® Smart Suite™ Technology
Overview
Spicer® Smart Suite™ technology is a platform of fully integrated, connected vehicle features that converts operating data from the drivetrain into actionable insights for enhancing productivity, improving operator and machine safety, and reducing total operating costs.
This integrated system captures, gathers and manages, analyzes, communicates, and acts on data sourced from the drivetrain to offer load monitoring, condition monitoring, tractive torque estimation, speed monitoring, and direct measurements of steering angles.
Leveraging Dana’s decades of expertise, this innovation seamlessly integrates vehicle intelligence technologies with Dana’s line of drivetrain components. It provides insights into vehicle performance, supplying greater long-term value over the remote-mounted and retrofitted solutions currently available from third-party providers.
Next-Generation Axle Design:
- Customer tailored solutions with minimum tooling investment and reduced lead times
- Ability to convert a suspended axle to a rigid mount and substitute the hub
- Three independently sealed compartments to emphasize efficiency by requiring less oil
- Axle suspension arm designs demonstrating potential weight and cost reduction concepts
System Components
- Spicer® Intelligent Load Monitoring System (ILMS) – Advises the operator of potentially dangerous tipping situations
- Spicer® Wheel Speed and Torque Monitoring – Enables traction-management and vehicle stability control technologies
- Spicer® Health Monitoring and Diagnostics – Monitors health status, measuring temperature and presence of contaminants in lubricant
- Spicer® Steering and Suspension Status Monitoring – Enables next generation of steering and suspension management technologies
- Spicer® Data Fusion – Collects, analyzes, and communicates data compatible with vehicle communication protocols and telematics systems
Features and Benefits
- Capture
- Gather and Manage
- Analyze
- Communicate
- Act
