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On a very basic level, the SH-AWD system is a combination of the Honda Variable Torque Management 4WD (VTM-4) automatic all-wheel-drive system and the Active Torque Transfer System (ATTS) variable torque distribution system. Honda introduced the ATTS technology in the 1997 Honda Prelude Type SH.
The VTM-4's electromagnetically driven clutch-operated differential [30] can transfer up to 70% of available torque to the rear-axle when needed. The VTM-4 system can also be electronically locked providing maximum torque to the rear wheels for better handling of adverse terrain or to assist the driver in becoming unstuck. [3]
The system also features a VTM-4 lock button on the dashboard which locks the rear differential and sends 25% of the power to each rear wheel. However, the VTM-4 lock function only operates in first gear, second gear and reverse, and automatically disengages above 18 mph (29 km/h), then re-engages when the speed drops below 18 mph (29 km/h).
To reduce drivetrain noise and increase fuel efficiency, the system runs as front wheel drive during normal cruising. The VTM-4 AWD system in the MDX has the same design as the VTM-4 systems found in the Honda Pilot and Honda Ridgeline. It is different than Honda's "RealTime AWD" system in the Honda CR-V and other models in that it can lock and ...
This graphic was created by User:McChizzle based on Honda's explanations of how their VTM-4 system function from various publications, ... [Honda]]'s [[Honda advanced ...
The Honda Ridgeline (YK2/YK3) is the second generation of pickup truck manufactured by Honda under the Ridgeline nameplate. The second generation Ridgeline took a different approach in design from the first generation Ridgeline by using Honda's new "global light truck platform," [3] found in the third generation Honda Pilot as well as other large Honda vehicles, [4] [5] [6] and made ...
After a one-year hiatus in Ridgeline production, the second-generation went on sale in June 2016 as a 2017 model year vehicle. [13] The second-generation Ridgeline took a different approach in design from the first generation Ridgeline by sharing Honda's new "global light truck platform," [14] used for the third-generation Honda Pilot as well as other large Honda vehicles.
Honda was also determined to focus its area of research in intelligence capabilities, particularly in developing a technology that uses brain signals to control a robot's movements. [31] By 2009, Honda announced that it has developed a new system, the Brain Machine Interface, which allows human to send commands to ASIMO through thought alone.