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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.

This technical paper collection contains 11 papers that focus on occupant protection biomechanics.

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.

Business Modeling/Operation Research/Big Data Analytics are key enablers for the next wave of innovation and growth across most industries and will address complex issues and systems that involve multiple objectives, alternatives, trade-offs, and large amounts of data and situations involving uncertainty or risk. These papers address new technical advances in these areas and provide valuable insights through the applications of real-world case studies.

The 22 papers in this technical paper collection focus on the state-of-the-art fatigue theory and advanced development in fatigue analysis methodology and research. Studies and discussions on innovative and improved fatigue theory/methods in material constitutive modeling, damage rules/fatigue damage calculation, and fatigue life predictions.

This technical paper collection focuses on state-of-the-art fatigue theory and advanced development in fatigue analysis methodology and research. Studies and discussions on innovative and improved fatigue theory/methods in material constitutive modeling, damage rules/fatigue damage calculation, and fatigue life predictions will be addressed.

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.

Papers in this collection focus on technology developments and the integration of these technologies into new emission control systems. Topics include the integration of various diesel particulate matter (PM) and diesel Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) reduction technologies plus analogous technologies for the growing population of direct injection gasoline engines. Novel developments in sensors and control systems will also be considered. This collection encompasses studies in the area of exhaust aftertreatment integration and durability. Topics of interest include detailed studies on the caveats of aftertreatement system design, integration and performance. Other topics of interest include studies documenting the challenges and solutions related to durability and robustness of catalytic solutions.

This collection of papers focus on state-of-the-art fatigue theory and advanced development in fatigue testing, material behavior under cyclic loading, and fatigue analysis methodology & research in the ground vehicle industry. Studies and discussions on innovative and improved fatigue theory/methods in will be discussed along with and engineering applications of CAE durability analysis.

As information and entertainment to and from the vehicle (Telematics) become more prolific it is critical to increase our understanding of how the driver understands and uses Telematics functions. Equally critical is how those functions impact the driver. The papers in this technical paper collection will address these issues.

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.

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 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 collection of technical papers focus on studies of driver behavior modeling, driving simulator techniques, vehicle ride comfort evaluation and enhancement, test/simulation correlation analysis, vehicle elastomeric component modeling (i.e. bushings, rubber mounts, springs, dampers, seat cushions), passive, semi-active and active suspension systems, suspension seat analysis and modeling techniques, the effect and control of beaming, shaking, impact harshness, brake judder and any other phenomena affecting ride comfort of driver, passengers, goods, etc.

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.

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 59 papers in this technical paper collection detail reliability and robust design in automotive engineering. Topics covered include: reliability-based design optimization and robustness; military applications; decision under uncertainty/uncertainty modeling; axiomatic design; reliability testing and design of experiments; methods for assessment of reliability and robustness; reliability applications in the automotive and other industries; modeling validation and verification; and reliability and robust design in automotive aero-thermal and fluid systems.

The 40 papers in this technical paper collection focus on reliability and robust design in automotive engineering. Topics include: assessment of reliability and robustness and reliability applications; reliability-based design optimization and robustness; decision under uncertainty/uncertainty modeling; reliability testing and design of experiments; axiomatic design; military applications; design for six sigma; reliability and robust design in automotive aero-thermal and fluid systems; and model validation and verification.

This technical paper collection contains 41 reliability and robust design papers. Topics covered include: axiomatic design; reliability testing, model validation and verification; reliability-based design optimization; assessment of reliability and robustness and reliability applications; design for Six Sigma; decision under uncertainty/uncertainty modeling; and reliability and robust design in automotive aero-thermal and fluid systems.