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Abstract: We propose a new Q-learning-based air-fuel ratio (AFR) controller for a Wankel rotary engine. We first present a mean-value engine model (MVEM) that is modified based on the rotary engine ...

Idled for 11 years, Mazda Motor Corp.'s famed rotary engine is set to roar back to life this spring, this time helping to power a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The rotary engine, which Mazda was the ...

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Few automotive rumours have persisted like the one concerning the return of the rotary engine, and Mazda has ... while the other will use a small Wankel rotary range-extender.

Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine.

The only cars in recent times to utilise a Wankel rotary engine have been Mazdas – the RX-8 being the most recent. But the revolutionary engine has made an appearance in plenty of other vehicles ...

Powertrain engineering firm AVL has built a prototype Mini with an ER-EV powertrain that uses a 254 cc single-rotor Wankel to produce 15 kilowatts at 5,000 rpm or 25 kW at 7,000 rpm.