Erickson Motors Driving Innovation

Q: Who We Are

Erickson Motors and our parent company Engine Research Associates, Inc. (ERA) are the inventors and manufacturers of the Erickson Migrating Combustion Chamber (MCC) Engine. Erickson Motors is the commercial division of ERA. ERA’s main focus is military and government research and development programs.

Q: Unique Operating Cycle

MCC engines offer a unique operating cycle providing: Ultra-quiet without the need for a muffler High efficiency Multi-fuel operation Low vibration Low cost production Cool exhaust without the need for a spark arrestor Exhaust so cool that a rubber exhaust tube can be used Our MCC Full Expansion engine technology offers benefits that can’t be easily achieved with conventional two-stroke, four-stroke, or rotary (Wankel) engine technology. This engine technology is so unique that both the cycle of operation and the engine mechanism were patented.

Q: Multi-Fuel Engines

MCC engines have been operated on the following fuels: Methanol Ethanol JP-4 and JP-8 Diesel Standard 87 octane gasoline N-Heptane (zero octane) fuel without detonation or auto-ignition Erickson MCC Engine technology can provide many benefits for the following internal combustion engine applications: Covert - Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Hybrid systems Generators Motorcycles and scooters Lawn and garden equipment (mowers, chainsaws and trimmers) Automotive and maritime craft

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Ultra-Quiet, High-Efficiency, Multi-Fuel Engines

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What Makes Us Stand Out

Erickson Motors and our parent company Engine Research Associates, Inc. (ERA) are the inventors and manufacturers of the Erickson Migrating Combustion Chamber (MCC) Engine.
Erickson Motors is the commercial division of ERA. ERA’s main focus is military and government research and development programs.

MCC engines offer a unique operating cycle providing:

Ultra-quiet without the need for a muffler
High efficiency
Multi-fuel operation
Low vibration
Low cost production
Cool exhaust without the need for a spark arrestor
Exhaust so cool that a rubber exhaust tube can be used

Our MCC Full Expansion engine technology offers benefits that can’t be easily achieved with conventional two-stroke, four-stroke, or rotary (Wankel) engine technology. This engine technology is so unique that both the cycle of operation and the engine mechanism were patented.

MCC engines have been operated on the following fuels:

Methanol
Ethanol
JP-4 and JP-8
Diesel
Standard 87 octane gasoline
N-Heptane (zero octane) fuel without detonation or auto-ignition

Erickson MCC Engine technology can provide many benefits for the following internal combustion engine applications:

Covert – Uncrewed Systems (UxS)
Hybrid systems
Generators
Motorcycles and scooters
Lawn and garden equipment (mowers, chainsaws and trimmers)
Automotive and maritime craft

Three members of the Erickson Motors team (left->right: Jeff Erickson, Brandon Lewis, Andrew Erickson), standing infront of a CNC machine.

About

Erickson Motors is the commercial division of ERA. Engine Research Associates, Inc. (ERA) owns Erickson Motors and mainly focuses on MCC engine related military and government research and development programs including SBIRs. Both companies are located in the same facility at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC).

Andrew Erickson working on a CNC Milling Machine.

Services

Experience Matters - We provide engineering, product development support, integration and machining services. We have over thirty years of experience in full life cycle product development which includes 3D CAD design, modeling, simulation, finite element analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), prototype fabrication, testing and production fabrication.

Brandon Lewis working on the in-house data acquisition system used to test the line of MCC engines.

MCC Engine Innovations

Erickson Migrating Combustion Chamber (MCC) engines use an orbiting piston in a scotch yoke mechanism providing four, ported, variable volume chambers with only three moving parts. It’s a new mechanism and cycle of operation that is radically different than conventional piston and rotary (Wankel) engines.

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A 1.2 cubic inch, twin combustion chamber engine

FE-200

A 2.0 cubic inch, twin combustion chamber engine

MCC Cycle of Operation

The MCC engine uses an orbiting piston in a scotch yoke mechanism providing four, ported, variable volume chambers with only three moving parts. The three moving parts include the piston, Combustion Chamber Member (CCM) and eccentric crankshaft. The MCC engine is an inherent twin that fires once per revolution on each side of the engine. Only one piston is needed in this design to allow two separate combustion chambers to be ignited every 180° of the crankshaft’s rotation. This provides a very high torque engine.

An Ultra-Quiet, High-Efficiency Engine

Benefits of our MCC engine include:

Ultra-quiet and cooler exhaust than competing engines. This is being achieved without the added weight and cost of a complex muffler or spark arrestor.
Does not require hearing protection.
High torque allowing for larger three and four blade propellers.
Fuel efficiency is currently better than two-stroke engines and close to or better than four-stroke engines.
Less vibration than four-stroke and two-stroke engines.
Lighter weight than four-stroke engines.
Very tolerant to exhaust back pressure.
Less costly to manufacture and service than conventional engines.

Erickson Motors Driving Innovation

Erickson Motors
Driving Innovation

Ultra-Quiet, High-Efficiency, Multi-Fuel Engines