gem impact
however, none of the withdrawals pertained to the use of gem or the new version of gem with revised rounding. 3
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to restore arena orbs, 1 gem can be spent, or level up .
after gem impact decided to go back to mainstream, hibino focused on
pachinko
project, an japanese arcade machine. at that time pachinko has greatly improved its visual & sound quality. since gem impact composers are trained in surround environment, hey know multi - layered sound making, that helps to create strong sound that can be heard in very noisy environment where pachinko machines are located. also, overseas networks network that hibino had cultivated through last couple of years started to bear fruit. people who he got to know at the conference became key person of gem impact' s foreign business .
join us after the jump for an exclusive interview with norihiko hibino as we discuss the individuals who comprise gem impact and the 90 minutes of quality music they contributed to the outstanding soundtrack for metal gear solid 4 .
to restore raid battle orbs, 1 gem can be spent, or level up .
gem impact should ideally be used twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up. use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year .
osv: you’ve mentioned that you operate a jazz venue / eatery called vanilla mood where you and your friends perform. does the gem impact team frequent vanilla mood and perform often? do any of your former colleagues at konami visit? hibino: yes, vanilla mood is about a 5 minute walk from konami headquarter, and sometimes the konami team comes over to the bar. gem composers visit bar and get to know performers. of course the konami team and gem composers are good friends. vanilla mood provides an advantage to gem impact in that we can broaden our musician pool when we’re looking for artists to record for our music .
osv: i noticed that hibino and the members of his band, the outer rim (who we are also huge fans of), each have distinctive hair styles. do the hair styles at gem impact vary as drastically as those found within the outer rim? hibino: the outer rim members coincidentally have distinctive hairstyles, but this isn’t really the case at gem impact. perhaps they have a more conservative outlook because they work inside most of the time .
he was just 17 when he graduated with no offers. watch and learn how he
just graduated, debt free thanks to impact
.
finding: gem output is unaffected by the actual use of a smaller or larger engine in a truck in the same subcategory, because the engine map used by gem is predefined. for example, downsizing of the engine is a known approach for saving fuel that gem does not properly address .
finding: gem does not satisfactorily reflect real - world operation for over - the - road tractors .
3 certification and compliance procedures using gem .
transportation research board and national research council. 2014 .
finding: there are many technology avenues for reduction of fuel consumption that are currently not captured by gem .
finding: the use of measured values can allow optimization of the engine / transmission / driveline (such as a power pack) to show its positive impact on the environment .
federal reporting. see section “user interface, order entry, and gem utility, ” below, for additional information .
recommendation 3. 12: nhtsa should assess the benefit of using gem to address all tractors in combination with trailers .
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while we can make no guarantees, it is not uncommon for a post - grad to receive additional financial aid from his eventual college that far exceeds his cost of impact training .
while metal gear solid fans are familiar with norihiko hibino’s important contributions to both metal gear solid 2 and metal gear solid 3, many may not know how vital his company, gem impact, was to the score for m etal gear solid 4. you may know some of these guys pictured above from their recent work on the sekaiju no meiq² * shoou no seihai * super arrange version album which we were quite fond of. however, with so many composers involved with the music in mgs4, hibino and gem impact’s involvement nearly went uncredited, relegated to a mere footnote in the record books… until now !
the comments provided on gem in this section are in most cases inseparable from the regulation implied by gem and the processes used to find constants for gem. in what follows, some comments and findings may refer to the tool itself, others to the measurement, design, modeling, and regulation implied by the tool. with the changes being considered by epa and the recommendations in this report, gem has the potential to become recognized as the best model for predicting vehicle performance on routes .
recommendation 3. 2: the gem programmers should make every effort to configure gem to be compatible with existing oem order entry systems. for maximum effectiveness, a vehicle oem should be able to easily run gem on the initial specification of a product from a customer and on any changes that may ensue by customer choice, manufacturer choice, or supplier availability of parts .
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gem is, accordingly, too simple to have direct value in the manufacturer’s vehicle design process. rather, it influences design by virtue of its required use in demonstrating and achieving compliance. at this time of writing, the economic motivator of high fuel cost has as much influence as gem on design, but it is inappropriate to rely on an economic argument to keep gem from driving possibly unproductive outcomes .
osv: list some of the gear and instruments that were used by the composers at gem impact for this project. we know that hibino is a talented performer, but do the other team members have their own specialties and preferred modes of musical expression? hibino: takahiro izutani is a great guitar player, and takahide ayuzawa plays the trumpet .
the committee has talked with several but not all vehicle manufacturers that use gem. based on those conversations, on its review of gem, and on the need to acknowledge efficient technology broadly in a simulation model, the committee makes several recommendations in the present report. execution of gem requires insertion of data on aerodynamic properties and tire rolling resistance. these data are obtained from measurements, which are also discussed below .
gem is used by the manufacturer to compute projected load - specific fuel consumption for nine regulatory subcategories (see table 3 - 1) .
through the gem program, you will choose one course from each of the five categories listed below to complete your ccaf associate' s degree .
we recommend that fanciers use impact twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up. use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year .
to restore energy, 1 gem can be spent, or level up. energy will overflow (e. g. 225 / 200) when restored with 1 gem. leveling up in otherworld (also known as third arc and summoner avatar arc) quests will not restore energy and orbs .
gem version 1, the proposed simulation tool, was provided to the industry for peer review. comments were received and discussed in “peer review of the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem) and epa’s response to comments” (epa, 2011a), which was published in august 2011, just prior to publication of the phase i rule. in addition, epa (2011b) published a document to accompany the rulemaking, greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles: epa response to comments document for joint rulemaking. this document included comments made by the oems and others on gem and epa’s responses. some corrections to gem were completed, and gem version 2. 0 was released .
recommendation 3. 8: the regulators should assess whether a steady - state speed - torque map is sufficient for gem accuracy in engine efficiency prediction .
real - world operations and routes need to be considered for use in gem, and fleet data could be used to develop or validate the target activity in gem. another source of information is the federal highway administration freight performance measures initiative. as a guiding principle, operators of vehicles need to move freight safely and efficiently or otherwise perform work with a vocational vehicle. if properly designed, regulations and their implementation in gem would not compel equipment that is unsuited to real - world operation, nor would gem deprive a purchaser of performance features that are truly necessary for service but that may be atypical of current gem cycles. for example, engine downsizing or lighter, lower friction, less robust transmissions might yield fuel savings but might not be appropriate for certain duty cycles .
gem requirements: courses in fine arts (criticism, appreciation, or historical significance), foreign language, literature, philosophy, and religion are acceptable .
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recommendation 3. 11: nhtsa and epa should modify the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem) to employ cycles or vehicle activities that cover as large a fraction of over - the - road tractor operation as possible without becoming overly cumbersome. gem should employ a sufficient number of truck types or subcategories to facilitate sound and beneficial regulation .
recommendation 3. 1: nhtsa, in consultation with epa, should consider carefully the impact on related metrics when attempting to optimize for a single metric, or should otherwise establish a clearly articulated objective that weights, or places limits upon, relevant metrics .
finding: a sufficiently accurate version of gem could be used by oems and fleets for making significant trade - offs on technology purchases for vehicles and for benchmarking their operations .
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gem and the implementation of gem must encourage and facilitate all or most technology avenues that offer significant reduction in fuel consumption, by allowing accurate, quantitative modeling that does not restrict any fruitful options. fuel consumption reductions that involve vehicle integration, power train integration, control strategies, auxiliary engine loads, aftertreatment strategies, or integrated power packs must be encompassed .
in december 2004, after release of metal gear solid 3, he left konami to establish his own company. in feb 2005, gem impact started, but without any projects coming in. first work for them was creating
portfolio cd
. fortunately, 「one major label king records helped us to release my own cd, and hibino created
akashi
as a showcase of his various aspects. however, cd wasn' t sell well, and he recognized the difficulty and reality of record business. that gave him a lot of insight about
cost management
. sometimes things turn out in unexpected way. some fans of metal gear and game magazine editor found him out and spoke loud about his contribution to metal gear, despite of most fan' s perception as metal gear = harry gregson williams. that really helped gem impact to open up the door to the industry .
gem impact also had vocal instruction school, even had a live venue called
vanilla mood roppongi
. hanks to business experience at movie theater, all these external business looked relatively successful. however the reality was tough. too much work resulted in his car accident, braking family relationship, leaving staff, money trouble… then hibino started to realize ,
business cannot be just big and successful, there should be a right size for it
.
osv: would you like to give us an update on what you have planned for 2008? hibino: we already finished microsoft’s next big action title which will be released early next year. this is great one, and we contributed to this title from beginning to the end, including the main title and ending theme. gem factory, our in - house record label, will release the soundtrack, providing a landmark project for gem impact. we are all quite satisfied with what we’ve done for this game. now we‘re working on a remake of an old shooting game. this one is also going to be quite fun !
your son will grow up in a hurry and find within himself a level of commitment and dedication to an improvement process that will benefit him for the rest of his life. countless players have used their impact training to propel them to impressive careers on and off the court .
gardex has been developed by gem supplements in collaboration with some of europe' s leading researchers on garlic. the following have been reported in scientific literature as the major properties of garlic .
if oems were allowed to substitute any models or real test data for parts of gem at will, a continuum for regulation would evolve between present - day gem certification and whole - vehicle testing. this could be addressed by causing gem to offer current practice default models for components, and, if a manufacturer’s component can exceed the performance of that default model, the model for the actual component could be substituted. full vehicle modeling might also be addressed in the final report. models should be capable of simulating real - world component behavior accurately and should not be oversimplified .
similarly, gem, in having a fixed test weight, does not differentiate between lighter duty class 8 tractors that may pull volume - limited loads and heavier duty tractors that typically pull combined gross vehicle weights approaching 80, 000 lb. although single - axle sleeper cabs may offer an opportunity to reduce fuel use for volume - limited loads, they are not a subcategory in gem .
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3 this change was “to address rounding inconsistencies when converting co2 values to equivalent fuel consumption values in the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem) simulation tool” (76 fed. reg. 36377) .
it definitely helped prepare me for college life and basketball. learning how to really use weight room helped me a lot, but the exposure that impact can give you is second to none. the staff really looked out for me to make sure i found a school that was a good fit .
to breed quality young birds we recommend the following programme. it has produced excellent breeding results for many thousands of fanciers world - wide, so we have no hesitation in advising our customers of its merits. on this programme week one is two weeks before birds are paired up. week 1 trikanox for 5 / 7 days (canker / coccidiosis etc are one of the main reasons for poor breeding results) week 2 impact for 3 days gemthepax for 2 days strike sunday week 3 gemthepax for 3 days week of pairing impact for 1 day strike sunday week 4 impact 2 days hens lay gemthepax for 2 days strike sunday week 5 gemthepax for 3 days sitting gardex 1 day strike sunday week 6 gemthepax for 2 days gardex 1 day strike sunday week 7 gemthepax 4 days per week (this is important! you will see why on weaning) strike sunday (continue week 7 until you wean y. b. s) (back )
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was neither all - state nor all - conference at west. his only varsity start came on senior night
and after a year at impact, he
fine - tuned his shooting stroke and caught the attention of presentation college, which signed him on his 19th birthday .
epa and national highway traffic administration (nhtsa). 2011. final rulemaking to establish greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles regulatory impact analysis. epa - 420 - r - 11 - 901. washington, d. c. : epa. august .
gem tool hire & sales ltd had to satisfy the h. a. e that all equipment is serviced and tested before every hire, also that efficient records are maintained including safety test results. gem are assessed by h. a. e on a regular basis to ensure the high standard expected continues. this list is by no means our comprehensive offering as we are continually updating and increasing our fleet of products .
graduates of osaka univ. as human science major, and berklee college of music as jazz composition major. he started his musical career as sax player, experiencing work as amc movie theater manager and launched japan site, then joined konami, where he composed for title such as metal gear solid 2, 3 and many others. he started gem impact in 2005, and actively working as composer, sound producer, and sax player. in 2009 hibino started
hibino sound therapy lab
which studies musical effects to human body .
hibino' s close friend and ex - gekidan shiki member, yoshiya yamazaki, had a chance to discuss the reality of those musical actor' s life, and payrate, etc. the more hibino heard about it, the stronger he wanted to do something with that situation. those actors are usually can dance, sing, voice - acting, and not only that, they are trained in show business world and have very good business manner. hibino thought they were so less regarded considering their talent, and their talent should be utilized more. then, hibino started to record as many voice samples of them as possible. one year later, voiceover services by stage actors has became one of the principle core of gem impact' s business. hibino thinks, everyone has its own talent in some way, but most of them has not clearly recognized what that is. talent itself is given by almighty, but there needs to be someone' s help to enlighten, pour water, and make it grow. that is something gem impact can do .
recommendation 3. 3: gem should be made to provide a more useful output that includes graphs and other presentation methods that will allow for greater insight into the actions that an oem can take to improve ghg emissions and fuel efficiency. to this end, future versions of gem must be sufficiently sophisticated to yield realistic predictions of truck efficiency and accurate predictions of efficiency changes in response to design variables for a variety of vehicle activities .
the manufacturer must execute gem for each truck sold and must comply with the standards using the averaging, banking, and trading tools offered in 40 cfr part 1066 (of the phase i rule). if it is the case that the manufacturer offers sufficiently efficient vehicles and that the purchasers, for economic or external reasons, elect to purchase these sufficiently efficient vehicles, then the gem computations may not be time - sensitive, because compliance is assured. however, gem computations must be completed to facilitate annual federal reporting. if the manufacturer foresees that compliance may be assured only by incentivizing the purchase of more efficient vehicles over less efficient vehicles, the manufacturer may need to execute gem for sales control purposes. this may be done with a sense of urgency, to maintain a record of running averaged efficiency values throughout the reporting year. separate execution of gem for each vehicle is impractical using manual entry, which was required by the locked version that is publicly available. oems have, therefore, developed automated techniques, including obtaining source code to allow better implementation within their order entry system .
osv: moving forward, what do you see for the future of the metal gear franchise? kojima - san has noted that this is the end of the solid series, but do you see gem impact contributing to future metal gear titles? hibino: i don’t think konami will stop producing metal gear titles because it’s simply too profitable. i don’t know if we can contribute to the next series, if there is one. it’s just too big, and with so many people involved, the decision to participate would not be that simple .
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there is limited experience with the gem model as the regulation is not yet in effect and only some oems have complied with the phase i rule, which takes effect in 2014 (volvo trucks, 2012; daimler trucks, north america, 2012; reiskin, 2013). the validation of the model was limited to two vehicle tests and several computer runs against another simulation tool. vehicle oems experienced with gem have noted some errors that must be corrected .
finding: the current gem version 2. 0. 1 is very much simplified, has a poor user input interface that is not compatible with the automated order entry systems of the vehicle oems, and has insufficient output information .
certain parameters whose values can vary significantly in actual practice are fixed in gem. as noted, gem specifies the performance maps for major components such as the engine and transmission and does not credit the manufacturer with benefits for using a potentially superior engine or transmission, singly or in combination, such as occurs with predictive cruise control. engines are certified separately in a test cell and measured at several points over specified drive cycles. in contrast, gem addresses a steady - state condition for the speed and load of the vehicle. therefore, the results may not represent the best fuel consumption over drive cycles that are expected to include different road speeds, grades, loads, and yaw angles .
with gem it is possible to hire anything from wallpaper strippers to diggers, access equipment and much, much more. our stores are fully equipped with a huge range of accessories & consumables and therefore we are a complete ‘one stop’ shop .
the company logo renewed in 2011 represents
cup warmed by the light
, which implies our principles. we gem impact are the cup. when the sun shines, water in the cup gets warm. the ceo is in the bottom to support the cup. water in the cup is staff and collaborators. when the talents in people are enlightened, water gradually gets warm. warm water deliver its warmness to surrounding plants. in that way, society around us gets enriched. that is our dream, how people become happy. for this, we start from small things we can do today .
a superb complex high energy tonic. impact is a powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of iodines, active iron, cobalt and pure vitamin b12, carried on a high energy base. all of which enter the bloodstream quickly. the pure vitamin b12 enhances energy metabolism in muscle tissues and is also involved in red blood cell formation. add to water .
finding: in having limited inputs, in treating those inputs in a simple fashion, and in not allowing for skillful design integration, gem (both the model and the regulation implied in using the model) may encourage designs that are suboptimal .
much has been learned about measuring aerodynamic performance since the nrc phase one report was published and the phase i rule promulgated. there needs to be high confidence in input values to gem, because fuel efficiency improvement rests on incremental changes in technology performance .
environmental protection agency (epa). 2011a. peer review of the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem) and epa’s response to comments. epa - 420 - r - 11 - 007. washington, d. c. : epa. august .
on june 17, 2013, nhtsa and epa published technical amendments to the rule in the federal register (78 fed. reg. 36370). minor changes to the procedures for rounding in the gem were provided, especially to align the different requirements of epa and nhtsa. this is intended to make certain that a vehicle ends up in one, and only one, vehicle family / subfamily in both epa and nhtsa designations. coincident with this, nhtsa and epa released gem version 2. 0. 1 to the industry. additionally, changes were made to the multiplication factor for advanced technology credits. this did not affect the gem calculations or procedures for the baseline vehicle. another change relates to the use of automatic engine shutdown (aes) technologies. epa assumes 1, 800 hours per year of idling. the technical amendment provides a requirement to discount the effect of the aes if it does not prevent 1, 800 hours per year of idling. an error in coast - down testing done in preparation for the final rule was introduced into the definition of the aerodynamic bins. 2 this was corrected in the technical amendment. since this is an input to the gem, it has a minor effect on the use of gem in determining final results .
a powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of absorbable iodine' s, active iron, cobalt, sodium molybdate and pure vitamin b12. all carried on a high energy base. we recommend that fanciers use impact twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up. use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year. a superb complex high energy tonic. impact is a powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of iodines, active iron, cobalt and pure vitamin b12, carried on a high energy base. all of which enter the bloodstream quickly. the pure vitamin b12 enhances energy metabolism in muscle tissues and is also involved in red blood cell formation. add to water .
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seen
( on the bench), impact is putting its fine - tuned system to work enabling you to capture on film exactly what coaches are looking for in a post - grad recruit. you' ll play a combination of junior college and other post - grad programs .
gem requirements: courses from the following disciplines are acceptable: anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology designed to impart knowledge, develop skills, and identify goals concerning elements and institutions of human society .
it must be clear in considering gem - based regulation whether the regulation is addressing national energy security, climate change, or economic benefit. this is of importance when alternative fuels are considered, and when any of these factors may be stronger influences than the regulation or run counter to the regulation. it would be optimal if gem and the attendant rulemaking were capable of standing alone in driving the most appropriate technologies to raise fuel efficiency and if it did not rely on economic reality to ensure that inappropriate technology was not forced .
osv: given the number of musicians working on metal gear solid 4, especially from gem impact, was it challenging to develop a cohesive voice? it was likely easy to collaborate given you all work in the same office, so please describe any collaborations that occurred. hibino: before we started, we’d meet and discuss a lot (we have bi - weekly meeting to share skills and information). i was responsible for explaining the role that a particular cue had in the game, taking into consideration previous battle scenes or following consecutive demos. i also acted as the final check before the music was forwarded to konami to ensure the music all fit together .
osv: hibino - san, during your years at konami you worked extensively on the metal gear solid series. how did the existence of gem impact factor into your work on the score this time around? hibino: while i was at konami i managed the in - house composers regardless of their specialty, and adjusting the budget to ensure quality was quite difficult. now that i have my own team and they understand what i want, i can handle all budgets so i can create high quality music quite quickly. we got called to work on mgs4 at the beginning of 2008, and we provided approximately 90 minutes of cut scene music over a period of 3 weeks .
on september 15, 2011, epa and nhtsa published their final rule on greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles. gem is a key part of the final rule. according to the federal register of that date ,
gem requirements: this is an english composition requirement. applicable communication courses must satisfy the delivering institution' s writing and composition requirement for graduation. business communication and technical writing courses are not acceptable. higher - level writing and composition courses may be applied as a program elective .
gem requirements: this is a speech requirement. these courses prepare students to organize oral presentations to persuade, debate, argue, or inform in a clear, concise, and logical manner. emphasis must be on content and delivery. group and interpersonal communication courses are not acceptable .
colosseum ticket is only used for commencing a battle in colosseum. colosseum tickets can be earned by winning a match in normal arena, where up to 3 can be received, or purchasing 5 colosseum tickets at the cost of 1 gem. up to 99 colosseum tickets can be stored .
simulation of wave impacts on offshore structures the aim of this project is to develop a cfd approach to predict local impact loads on a global structure in realistic and deterministic waves, based on existing methods. in order to accomplish this goal, an assessment and possible extension of the existing cfd methods available at marin for the prediction of impact loads (refresco and comflow) will be made. the cfd methods will be step - wise validated for multiple offshore applications, with increasing complexity: • a fixed global structure in regular waves; • a fixed global structure in irregular and breaking waves; • a global structure moving interactively in irregular and breaking waves. an assessment will be made on accuracy of relative wave height, local pressures and global loads, but also in terms of computational costs. this project is part of the research programme operations @ sea and waves & workability .
finding: for tire rolling resistance, there needs to be high confidence in input values to gem, because fuel efficiency improvement rests on incremental changes in technology performance. accuracy, as well as agreement between repeat tests and different laboratories, needs to be sufficiently good to permit detecting changes in performance .
gem is employed for model year (my) 2014 vehicles and later. given the rules for determining the model year of a vehicle, a 2014 model vehicle could be produced as early as january 2, 2013, or as late as december 31, 2014 (see box 3 - 1) .
gem tool hire & sales ltd are members of the hire association europe (h. a. e) and have been awarded a prestigious safety certificate from the international trade organisation. the certificate is awarded for meeting a six point programme of customer care. some of the standards are higher than the legal minimum .
finding: critical issues in the choice of test cycles in gem include road - with - grade and different speed and torque profiles to better relate the test or model to real - world experience. in addition, route concepts or distance - based target schedules might provide a superior alternative to speed and time cycles .
the major gem inputs are for rolling resistance of the tires and for drag coefficient of the vehicle. generally, the truck manufacturer obtains the tire data from the tire manufacturer, but it must either conduct aerodynamic coast - down testing in accordance with 40 cfr part 1066 or use an alternative acceptable method to obtain drag area .
osv: in the past you have had a larger role in the metal gear solid f ranchise as far as the number of tracks on the soundtrack is concerned. what was the nature of gem impact’s involvement this time around, and where do the pieces provided by the team fall into the game? hibino: first of all, as i mentioned before, we weren’t even supposed to work on mgs4 at all because konami really wanted to take the music in a different direction from the rest of the series. however, at the last moment, we got called in because konami realized by the time cut scenes came up it was too late to handle everything inside konami in terms of quality and quantity. at the end they realized they still needed the mgs sound, and so we scored the 90 minutes of cut scenes that i mentioned .
a brief overview is obtained by looking at the input screen of the model, shown in figure 3 - 1. the output of gem is cycle - weighted g / ton - mi co 2 and gal / 1, 000 ton - mi. an important part of understanding the model consists in examining the underlying assumptions, including the following :
for reporting purposes, manufacturers are obliged to execute gem to cover sales of class 7 and 8 on - road tractors. the process is similar for vocational vehicles, but aerodynamic drag is not considered for those vehicles. exception is granted for a limited number of vocational tractors, which are treated as vocational vehicles, as detailed in the following :
recommendation 3. 7: nhtsa should investigate allowing the oem to substitute oem - specific models or code for the fixed models in the current gem, including substituting a power pack (the engine, aftertreatment, transmission). these models, whether provided by oems or fixed in the code, should be configured to reflect real - world operation accurately .
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future versions of gem may need to take account of nhtsa’s and the federal motor carrier safety administration’s (fmcsa’s) plans to require speed limiters on all current and new vehicles. the exact value of the speed limit, and the techniques for dealing with smart speed limiters that provide additional speed for passing, are not yet known (miller and cama, 2013) .
gem specifically does not allow for synergy between components, the operation or control of components in a most efficient way, or the engendering of efficiency through operation of a smaller component at higher relative load. in this way some opportunities for reduction in fuel use are lost. gem specifies the performance maps for major components such as the engine and transmission but does not credit the vehicle manufacturer with benefits of using a potentially superior engine or transmission. several presenters have suggested that full vehicle simulation or simulation of a power pack that includes the aftertreatment system and the transmission should be used, rather than only the engine. these approaches are intended to show the benefit of optimizing system - level operation rather than component - level operation. the idea of power pack versus engine only can apply either to test cells or to simulation. in this interim report, the committee supports the extension of current certification to include a power pack in a next - generation gem simulation by the oem. as indicated in the introduction to this chapter, the committee will consider full - vehicle simulation and other approaches to engine certification in the final report .
since natural - gas - powered vehicles are expected to become significantly more prevalent in the coming years, regulatory changes will likely aim at modifying gem to incorporate these vehicles rather than driving them toward a separate compliance path. it would be preferable to use a model for the actual engine in gem. otherwise, the current procedures for advanced technology credits may be replaced by allowing the inclusion of a natural gas engine model in addition to a diesel engine model. (natural - gas - fueled vehicles and the possible regulatory approaches to them are discussed in chapter 5 .) in a similar fashion, if any other fuel or combination of fuels shows a likelihood of substantial market penetration by 2017, it should be considered and modeled in the power train .
additional opportunities are classified as innovative technologies, which require a separate procedure and submittal process for taking advantage of the credits allowed. hybrid technology is included in the advanced technology and innovative technologies categories. natural - gas - powered vehicles, which will replace a fraction of the diesel - powered vehicles and which will be important in the coming years, are also included in the advanced technology and innovative technologies categories. chapter 4 of the regulatory impact analysis (ria) that accompanied the promulgation of the phase i rule (epa and nhtsa, 2011) provides an extended explanation of the model .
finding: using gem to address all tractors in combination with trailers would accrue two principal benefits. first, low - rolling - resistance tires and aerodynamic devices are likely to offer benefits with tankers or flatbed trailers. second, the current bobtail testing (i. e. , operating a tractor without a trailer attached) of certain tractors is unlikely to faithfully represent their performance in combination with trailers .
2 binning is a method employed in model development to represent the real - world characteristics of a vehicle in a stylized, discretized manner. it involves the creation of a predefined set of notional categories into which real - world vehicles are sorted for purposes of carrying out the simulation. for example, gem utilizes five bins to represent the aerodynamic characteristics of various vehicle configurations (epa and nhtsa, 2011b, p. 2 - 46) .
the gem model was developed for nhtsa’s and epa’s phase i rule on medium - and heavy - duty vehicles (mhdvs) as a simplified method for determining the effects of the vehicle (rather than the engine) on fuel economy and ghg emissions. there are separate regulations focused on a certification of the engine as meeting established criteria for carbon dioxide (co 2), methane (ch 4), and nitrous oxide (n 2 o). as such, it builds upon the work already done by epa and the established procedures in 40 cfr part 1065 to certify engines in a test cell for the criteria pollutants carbon monoxide (co), nitrogen oxides (no x), hydrocarbons, and particulate matter (see box 3 - 2). the executable gem program is based on matlab / simulink, 4 a common language for modeling and simulation in engineering. the user has five main inputs to the model :
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gem employs a limited set of cycles to challenge the simulated truck. these cycles do not include real - world road grade. being speed and time based, these cycles also do not allow for the faster acceleration of more powerful trucks, or the longer times that might be taken by less powerful trucks to complete some real - world routes. this deficiency is not evident when a hard - coded engine map, rather than a real oem engine simulation, is used in the model .
certification cycle that is simple, but it does not reflect the real - world operation of over - the - road tractors that, according to reports from fleets, average less than 50 mph when taking into account regional operation and traffic. gem should be capable of dealing equitably with, for example, a truck that cannot follow a speed - time trace owing to insufficient power over a part of the cycle or a truck so powerful that the cycle does not approach full power use .
recommendation 3. 10: nhtsa should consider carefully ways in which a revised gem simulation and associated test procedures can reflect the benefit of integrating an engine, aftertreatment, and transmission with interactive controls. nhtsa should consider whether a power train, or a power pack consisting of engine, aftertreatment, and transmission, can be certified for fuel use and ghg emissions in the manner of an engine; if that path is adopted, the power: weight ratio of the vehicle must be considered equitably .
compliance with the vehicle standard will typically be determined based on a customized vehicle simulation model, called the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem), which is consistent with the nas report recommendations to require compliance testing for combination tractors using vehicle simulation rather than chassis dynamometer testing. it is an accurate and cost - effective alternative to measuring emissions [ of carbon dioxide ] and fuel consumption while operating the vehicle on a chassis dynamometer as an indirect way to evaluate real - world operation and performance, various characteristics of the vehicle are measured and these measurements are used as inputs to the model. these characteristics relate to key technologies appropriate for this subcategory of truck—including aerodynamic features, weight reductions, tire rolling resistance, the presence of idle - reducing technology, and vehicle speed limiters. the model also assumes the use of a representative typical engine, rather than a vehicle - specific engine, because engines are regulated separately. using these inputs, the model will be used to quantify the overall performance of the vehicle in terms of co 2 emissions and fuel consumption. the model’s development and design, as well as the sources for inputs, are discussed in detail in section ii below and in chapter 4 of the ria [ regulatory impact analysis ]. (57 federal register 57116 )
gem tool hire & sales ltd was established in 1979 and in that time has grown substantially to operate out of three depots, with 35 members of staff representing over 250 years of combined experience within the tool & plant industry. we are able to offer an extensive product and service offering that is second to none, we have over 3, 000 products available to hire and we are constantly evaluating our fleet to ensure we keep up to date with the latest technological advances and latest health & safety regulations .
gem requirements: this is an intermediate algebra or a college - level mathematics course that satisfies the delivering institution' s mathematics requirement for graduation. courses such as accounting, business mathematics, computer mathematics, statistics (taught outside the mathematics department), history of mathematics, and mathematics for elementary and secondary teachers are not applicable. three semester hours of mathematics are required for graduation. however, if an acceptable mathematics course is applied as a technical or program elective, a natural science course may be substituted for mathematics .
other methods of obtaining fuel economy information could be investigated, such as making use of the following: any onboard computers required in the future by fmcsa; reliable reporting information already available to the government; and industry statistics that are regularly gathered, such as ton - miles and fuel taxes. cooperation of major fleets in assessing real - world fuel economy would provide valuable validation or correction for gem and raise public confidence in the fuel efficiency regulations. smartway fleets are required to provide data on an annual basis that could be of benefit .
the weight reduction input in gem is limited to a fixed set of technologies and parts. this does not successfully represent the efforts of oems to search for weight savings in all new part designs and might discourage innovation. the goal is to minimize the weight of the vehicle and maximize the weight of the load to achieve the optimum freight efficiency as measured in ton - miles while still meeting all required road, load, bridge, and safety requirements. weight reduction credit might better be focused on achieving a total vehicle weight less than a given number .
this chapter will provide information on the development of the greenhouse gas emissions model (gem) for vehicle certification of class 4 through class 8 vehicles, a description of the model, use of the model by vehicle original equipment manufacturers (oems), and analysis of the model with discussion of some of its limitations. certification of class 2b and class 3 vehicles using a full chassis dynamometer is not addressed in this report, nor are changes to engine certification per environmental protection agency (epa) requirements for criteria pollutants, greenhouse gases (ghgs), and fuel use. both subjects will be addressed in the final report.
gem impact is an audio production studio founded by game composer and saxophonist norihiko hibino in 2005 . it is located in tokyo , japan , and employs a number of composers , producers , and artists . hibino ’s fluency in english has allowed him to take the gem impact brand to a worldwide platform , which is the basis for the studio ’s motto : “ from japan to worldwide . ” the studio employs a number of composers , including norihiko hibino himself , takahiro izutani , yoshitaka suzuki , and takahide ayuzawa . they have often made use of the talents of artist uetake macarthur for their graphical needs . while norihiko hibino is well known for his contributions to the metal gear solid series , many were left wondering what role gem impact had on the score for metal gear solid 4 : guns of the patriots , as their contributions were not publicized . hibino later revealed via an interview with original sound version that gem impact in fact provided 90 minutes of music for the cinematic sequences in the game . gem impact operates alongside gem factory , an in-house record label that has released two albums including the outer rim and the ninja blade original soundtrack . vanilla mood , a night club in japan , was also operated under gem impact , but closed at the end of 2008 . on september 2 , 2008 , fromsoftware announced the ninja action title , ninja blade , and named norihiko hibino and gem impact as the composers for the title . the team has already completed the music for the title , totaling close to three hours of original music . hibino noted in a preview article at original sound version that he believes this project represents the studio 's greatest achievement to date , and it is a landmark for the studio . on february 10 , 2009 , it was announced that the group would work alongside platinumgames sound director masami ueda and composer hiroshi yamaguchi on the company 's action title bayonetta . 
gem impact is an audio production studio founded by game composer and saxophonist norihiko hibino in 2005. it is located in tokyo, japan, and employs a number of composers, producers, and artists. hibino ’s fluency in english has allowed him to take the gem impact brand to a worldwide platform, which is the basis for the studio ’s motto: “ from japan to worldwide. ” the studio employs a number of composers, including norihiko hibino himself, takahiro izutani, yoshitaka suzuki, and takahide ayuzawa. they have often made use of the talents of artist uetake macarthur for their graphical needs. while norihiko hibino is well known for his contributions to the metal gear solid series, many were left wondering what role gem impact had on the score for metal gear solid 4: guns of the patriots, as their contributions were not publicized. hibino later revealed via an interview with original sound version that gem impact in fact provided 90 minutes of music for the cinematic sequences in the game. gem impact operates alongside gem factory, an in-house record label that has released two albums including the outer rim and the ninja blade original soundtrack. vanilla mood, a night club in japan, was also operated under gem impact, but closed at the end of 2008. on september 2, 2008, fromsoftware announced the ninja action title, ninja blade, and named norihiko hibino and gem impact as the composers for the title. the team has already completed the music for the title, totaling close to three hours of original music. hibino noted in a preview article at original sound version that he believes this project represents the studio's greatest achievement to date, and it is a landmark for the studio. on february 10, 2009, it was announced that the group would work alongside platinumgames sound director masami ueda and composer hiroshi yamaguchi on the company's action title bayonetta.
gem impact is an audio production studio founded by game composer and saxophonist norihiko hibino in 2005. it is located in tokyo, japan, and employs a number of composers, producers, and artists. hibino ’s fluency in english has allowed him to take the gem impact brand to a worldwide platform, which is the basis for the studio ’s motto: “ from japan to worldwide. ” the studio employs a number of composers, including norihiko hibino himself, takahiro izutani, yoshitaka suzuki, and takahide ayuzawa. they have often made use of the talents of artist uetake macarthur for their graphical needs. while norihiko hibino is well known for his contributions to the metal gear solid series, many were left wondering what role gem impact had on the score for metal gear solid 4: guns of the patriots, as their contributions were not publicized. hibino later revealed via an interview with original sound version that gem impact in fact provided 90 minutes of music for the cinematic sequences in the game. gem impact operates alongside gem factory, an in-house record label that has released two albums including the outer rim and the ninja blade original soundtrack. vanilla mood, a night club in japan, was also operated under gem impact, but closed at the end of 2008. on september 2, 2008, fromsoftware announced the ninja action title, ninja blade, and named norihiko hibino and gem impact as the composers for the title. the team has already completed the music for the title, totaling close to three hours of original music. hibino noted in a preview article at original sound version that he believes this project represents the studio's greatest achievement to date, and it is a landmark for the studio. on february 10, 2009, it was announced that the group would work alongside platinumgames sound director masami ueda and composer hiroshi yamaguchi on the company's action title bayonetta.