This award is bestowed at the annual Small Engine Technology Conference (SETC) co-hosted by SAE International and the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) in recognition of technology employed in small engines (excluding automobiles and aircraft) and/or parts utilized in motorcycles, farm machinery, generators, outboard motors, etc.
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2023　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Development of Lightweight Oil Catch Tank Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Recipient(s)

Keita Watanabe, Hirotaka Kurita, Shinya Iwasaki
Materials Division, Manufacturing Technology Center

Awarded

Effect of Impurity Elements in Recycled Ingots on Seizure Properties of Die-Cast Cylinders made of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy

Recipient(s)

Atsushi Owada, Takaharu Suzuki
Materials Division, Manufacturing Technology Center

Awarded

The Effect of Tempering Conditions on the Delayed Fracture Characteristics of Carburized Steels

Recipient(s)

Yoichi Inoue
Materials Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Toshiya Ohta
Manufacture Technology Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Hirotaka Kurita
Advanced Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

2015　SETC Best Paper Award

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Awarded

Analysis of Mixture Formation Process in a PFI Motorcycle Engine

Recipient(s)

Minoru Iida, Hisashi Goto, et al.
Powertrain Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

2015　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Development of Fracture-split Connecting Rods Made of Titanium Alloy for Use on Supersport Motorcycles

Recipient(s)

Tsuyoshi Kubota, Kosuke Doi
Materials Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Takeshi Murakami
Manufacturing Technology Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Yuuki Kojima, Tetsu Miura
Unit Engineering Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

2014　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Friction Measurement of Al-17%Si Monolithic Cylinder with using Newly Developed Floating Liner Device

Recipient(s)

Tatsuhiko Sato
Motor Sports Development Division, Technology Center

Hirotaka Kurita, et al.
Materials Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Awarded

Application of Vacuum Assisted Carbide Dispersion Carbonitriding to Connecting Rods

Recipient(s)

Tsuyoshi Kubota
Materials Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

2013　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Reduced-Order Modeling of Intake Air Dynamics in Single-Cylinder Four-Stroke Engine

Recipient(s)

Shun-ichi Akama, Yasunori Murayama, Shigeho Sakoda
Fundamental Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

Awarded

Development of Lightweight DLC Coated Valve Lifter Made from Beta Titanium Alloy for Motorcycles

Recipient(s)

Hirotaka Kurita, Kosuke Doi
Component Section, Engine Unit

2011　SETC Best Paper Award/ High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Influence of Injection and Flame Propagation on Combustion in Motorcycle Engine – Investigation by Visualization Technique –

Recipient(s)

Miki Yumoto, Kazuhiro Goto, Shouichi Kato, Minoru Iida
Powertrain Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

2010　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Analysis of Port Injected Fuel Spray Under Cross Wind Using 2-D Measurement Techniques

Recipient(s)

Minoru Iida, et al.
Powertrain Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

2009　SETC High Quality Paper Award/High Quality Presentation Award

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Awarded

Fuel Film Behavior Analysis Using Simulated Intake Port

Recipient(s)

Minoru Iida, Keiichi Yoshikawa, et al.
Powertrain Technology Research Division, Research & Development Section, Technology Center

Awarded

Fuel Behavior Model-Based Injection Control for Motorcycle Port-Injection Gasoline Engines

Recipient(s)

Masaki Torigoshi
Advanced Technology Research Division, Research & Development Operations

Hiroki Tanabe, Shigeho Sakoda
Advanced System Research Division, Research & Development Operations

Awarded

Determination of Operating Ranges of Marine Engines

Recipient(s)

Daniel Jeffery Ostrosky, et al.

2005　SETC High Quality Paper Award

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Awarded

Fuel Cell System for Two-Wheeled Vehicles

Recipient(s)

Yasuyuki Muramatsu, Shuhei Adachi, Masatsugu Ohishi
Advanced Technology Research, Research & Development Operations

Awarded

Effect of Elastic Deformation of the Honing Stone on the Exposure of Si-Crystals in a Hyper-Eutectic-Si Aluminum Cylinder Block

Recipient(s)

Hirotaka Kurita, Hiroshi Yamagata
Advanced Technology Research, Research & Development Operations

Awarded

A Study of Dry Centrifugal Clutch Judder

Recipient(s)

Tetsuya Kimura
Advanced Technology Research, Research & Development Operations

2004　SETC 10 Best Paper Award

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Awarded

Development of Fracture Splitting Method for Case Hardened Connecting Rods

Recipient(s)

Tsuyoshi Kubota, Shinya Iwasaki, Tsuneo Isobe, Toshikatsu Koike
Research & Development Operations

Awarded

Model Test on Performance of Propellers Driven by an Outboard Motor

Recipient(s)

Yoshitsugu Sumino, et al.