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The 31 papers in this technical paper collection detail sustainability; vehicle solutions and technologies for freight efficiency; human factors in occupant safety; machine health and conditioned based maintenance; aerodynamic and fuel economy assessment methods and techniques; and service issues.

This technical paper collection contains 6 papers detailing advances in steering and braking technologies and integrated chassis safety systems.

The focus of the 10 papers in this technical paper collection is on system safety analysis and design of safety-critical systems employing electronic controls. Topics include: implementation of safety-relevant systems, fail-safe strategies, distributed fault tolerant systems and hazard analysis. Application areas include: automotive active safety and alternative energy systems as well as avionics and mission management. Also included are applications of safety standards such as ISO 26262 and DO-178C.

The 15 papers in this technical paper collection cover automotive active safety systems which help prevent accidents or mitigate accident severity. A new generation of safety features assists the driver with situational awareness and understanding of the vehicle state. Topics covered include driver support systems including intelligent cruise control, lane departure warning, blind spot alert, and forward collision warning. Examples of autonomous systems covered include electronic stability control, anti-lock braking, emergency brake assist, and collision imminent braking.

The 9 papers in this technical paper collection focus on occupant protection in accident reconstruction. Topics include: particle image velocimetry; heavy truck engine retarders; repeatability and reliability of drag sled testing; pedestrian impact on low friction surface; photogrammetric measurement error associated with lens distortion; passenger vehicle response to low-speed impacts involving a tractor semitrailer; and more.

The 23 papers in this technical paper collection address occupant protection with regards to rear impact, rollover, and side impact. Topics include: the effectiveness of curtain side air bags; side impact sensing calibration; door side impact countermeasure; off-road rollover dynamics; steer-induced rollovers; estimating variation in roof strength; occupant pocketing kinematics during whiplash assessments; rear occupant head restraint interaction in high-severity rear impact using BioRID and HIII; and more.

The 13 papers in this technical paper collection look at occupant protection in terms of structural crashworthiness and safety test methodology. Topics covered include: crash energy in vehicle-to-vehicle (VTV) impacts; plastic beams for automobile low-speed rear impact; evaluation of dynamic roof deformation in rollover crash tests; vehicle integrated non-intrusive monitoring of driver biological signals; and more.

The 19 papers in this technical paper collection cover innovative ideas to enhance automotive safety with improved material constitutive modeling; analysis methods; simulation and pre/post processing tools; optimization techniques; finite element model updating; model validation and verification techniques; restraint systems; and lightweight material applications and designs.

The 11 papers in this technical paper collection discuss systems engineering. Topics covered include fatigue failure of engine valve springs, cutCell meshing strategies, cloud computing resources, AUTOSAR exchangeability, and more. The 11 papers in this technical paper collection discuss systems engineering. Topics covered include fatigue failure of engine valve springs, cutCell meshing strategies, cloud computing resources, AUTOSAR exchangeability, and more.

The 11 papers in this technical paper collections focus on implementation of safety-relevant systems, fail-safe strategies, distributed fault tolerant systems, hazard analysis, automotive active safety and alternative energy systems, avionics, mission management, and more. The 11 papers in this technical paper collections focus on implementation of safety-relevant systems, fail-safe strategies, distributed fault tolerant systems, hazard analysis, automotive active safety and alternative energy systems, avionics, mission management, and more.

The 14 papers in this technical paper collections focus on active safety, including lane departure warning systems, rear-view camera displays, forward safety system cameras, vehicular networks, active system to detect drowsiness. The 14 papers in this technical paper collections focus on active safety, including lane departure warning systems, rear-view camera displays, forward safety system cameras, vehicular networks, active system to detect drowsiness.

The 11 papers in this technical paper collection focus on Advanced Analysis, Design, and Optimization of Materials, Restraints, and Structures for Enhanced Automotive Safety and Weight Reduction. Topics covered include side crash pressure sensor prediction, passenger seat belt reminders, DP980 steels, and more. The 11 papers in this technical paper collection focus on Advanced Analysis, Design, and Optimization of Materials, Restraints, and Structures for Enhanced Automotive Safety and Weight Reduction. Topics covered include side crash pressure sensor prediction, passenger seat belt reminders, DP980 steels, and more.

The 22 papers in this technical paper collection discuss occupant safety, including rollover and side impact, safety test methodology, and structural crashworthiness. Topics covered included vehicle design, restraint systems design, crash test analysis, CAE simulations and statistical trends analysis, post-crash pedestrian kinematics, and more. The 23 papers in this technical paper collection discuss occupant safety, including rollover and side impact, safety test methodology, and structural crashworthiness. Topics covered included vehicle design, restraint systems design, crash test analysis, CAE simulations and statistical trends analysis, post-crash pedestrian kinematics, and more.

The 9 papers in this technical paper collection focus on fire safety. Topics covered include hot surface ignition, oxidation on steel surfaces, standard tests for assessing the effectiveness of transit vehicle fire extinguishing systems, and more. The 9 papers in this technical paper collection focus on fire safety. Topics covered include hot surface ignition, oxidation on steel surfaces, standard tests for assessing the effectiveness of transit vehicle fire extinguishing systems, and more.

The 8 papers in this technical paper collection focus on occupant protection. Topics covered include headform impact tests, simulated injury monitors (SIMon), injury factors in vehicles in small-overlap frontal crashes, and more. The 7 papers in this technical paper collection focus on occupant protection. Topics covered include headform impact tests, simulated injury monitors (SIMon), injury factors in vehicles in small-overlap frontal crashes, and more.

The 14 papers in this technical paper collection cover automotive lighting technology and human factors in driver vision and lighting. Topics discussed include LED design and applications, signal lighting, side view cameras, red light cameras, high dynamic range photography, and more. The 14 papers in this technical paper collection cover automotive lighting technology and human factors in driver vision and lighting. Topics discussed include LED design and applications, signal lighting, side view cameras, red light cameras, high dynamic range photography, and more.

The 12 papers in this technical paper collection discuss system level architecture design tools and methods. Topics covered include virtualized fault injection methods, AUTOSAR, the end-to-end power system, model-based testing, and more. The 12 papers in this technical paper collection discuss system level architecture design tools and methods. Topics covered include virtualized fault injection methods, AUTOSAR, the end-to-end power system, model-based testing, and more.

The 24 papers in this technical paper collection focus on system safety analysis and design of safety-critical systems employing electronic controls. Topics include: implementation of safety-relevant systems, fail-safe strategies, distributed fault tolerant systems and hazard analysis.