This technical paper collection contains 49 papers detailing military vehicle technology. Topics covered include: reliability growth for military vehicles, upgrading readiness, rapidly installed fluid transfer system, robotic technologies, electrical systems modeling and simulation, nanofluid research, and more.
This technical paper collection contains 29 papers covering lighting technologies. Topics covered include improving lower beam visibility, LED headlamp design, mirror mounted turn signals, condensation in headlamps, headlight glare exposure and recovery, glare on driving behavior, and more.
This technical paper collection contains 32 papers that cover automotive lighting technologies including product innovation and improvement, engineering analysis modeling and evaluations, advanced lighting technologies LED applications, and human factors in driver vision and lighting, rear and indirect vision.
The 21 papers in this technical paper collection cover driver crash avoidance behavior; factors that influence drivers’ response choice decisions; collision avoidance systems; steering wheel switch technology; effects of hands-free phone conversation on visual behavior; seat support evaluation; and more.
This technical collection features 23 technical papers published between 1998-2010 covering topics such as telematics, driver assistance systems, driver fatigue, human machine interfaces, and crash prevention systems.
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 53 technical papers. Topics covered include engine exhaust aftertreatment and integration; hybrid vehicle integration and optimization; powertrain and drivetrain NVH; advanced transmission and driveline component design; diesel engine system design; fuel economy; alternative fuels; and advanced engine component design.
The 5 papers in this technical paper collection focus on biomechanics in occupant protection. Topics include: head injury in rollovers; factors influencing thoracic and upper abdominal injuries in frontal crashes; basilar skull fractures; passenger vehicle occupant response to low-speed impacts with a tractor-semitrailer; and more.
The 10 papers in this technical paper collection discuss high efficiency IC engines. Topics include: fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion in light- and heavy-duty engines; fuel effects on reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion at low load; advantages of variable compression ratio in internal combustion engines; piston and valve deactivation for improved part load performances of internal combustion engines; and more.
The 8 technical papers in this collection contain lubricant research and development that is necessary to advance and support new automotive engineering technology. Topics include grease designed to reduce vehicle noise, characteristics of low viscosity engine oil that impact fuel economy and reliability and the characterization of diesel particulate filter ash and how this influences the development of filter regeneration strategies.
The 13 technical papers in this collection cover the work done by student teams in the EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future competition series, sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. This includes powertrain architecture selection, control system modeling and simulation, and energy storage system design and component packaging.
The 24 papers in this technical paper collection focus on technologies such as advanced and partially mixed combustion, cooled EGR boosting, ignition and direct injection technologies, pressure boosting, intelligent combustion, thermal efficiency including waste heat recovery, fully variable valvetrains.
The papers in this collection cover powertrain control processes related to achieving stringent market fuel economy, emissions, performance, reliability, and quality demands of hybrid and electric powertrains. Topics include the control, calibration, and diagnostics of the engine, powertrain, and supporting electromechanical subsystems related to energy management.
Separate sub-sessions cover powertrain control, calibration, and system-level optimization processes related to achieving stringent market fuel economy, emissions, performance, reliability, and quality demands. Topics include the control, calibration, and diagnostics of the engine, powertrain, and subsystems related to energy management in conventional and hybrid operation, considering the simultaneous optimization of hardware design parameters and control software calibration parameters.