Introduction.I Trends in the Automotweengineering in the World..Global Engineering & Management Resources to the Automotive Industry.Status of Metal Matrixcomposites and New Technologies inJapanese Automobiles.Trends in the Automotive Engineering inEurope.Gdi Engine (Gasoline Direct Injection) of Mitsubishi Motors.Patents and Trends in Automotive Engineering.II New Technologies.Contribution to the «Inteligent Vehicle»: Telematics.Innovations inthe Manufacturing and Assembly of Vehicles.Caae: Computer Aided Automotive Engineering.Transfer of Technology from Aeronautics to Other Industrial Fields.Design, Devopment, Analysis and Testing of Automotive Components.J.I.T. Seat Covers Sewing.Compact Oil/Water Heat Exchanger for Automotive Applications.Optical System for Car Frame Measurement: Development and Calibration.Simulation Technics: Assemblies Dynamics Simulation.Simulation Technics: Finite Element Analysis.Precision Measurements of Material Response and Energy Flow Through Automotive Body Structures During a Collision.Traffic Accident Reconstruction.Documentation and General Requirements for Vehicles Reforms.Dynamic Simulation of Components from Safety Point of View.Latest Developments On Safety Belts.Hve, An Engineering Visualization Tool for Vehicle Safety.Shock-Absorber Grip Design With Non Lineal Boundary Conditions.Passive Safety of Wheel Chairs Users inM-1 Class Vehicles. the Spanish Case.Theoretical and Experimental Study of Disc Brakes Squeal Noise.IV New Materials.New Textile Technologies.Composite Materials. Technology Transfer from Aeronauticsto Transportation Engineering.Plastic Materials for Automotive Engineering.Aluminiumin the Automotive Industry.Prototyping Solutions. New Technologies and New Materials. Applications.The Use of Composite Material for Low Velocity Impact.Tribological Benefits of Al/Ni3alp Composites Processed By Powder Metallurgy.Influence of Processing Variables On Flow Stress of Rapidly Solidified Al-5cr-2zr Alloy.Design and Experimental Validation of Aluminium Alloy Vehicle Structures.Galvanneal: a New Coated Steel Product for Automotive Industry.The Ulsab Project (Ultralight Steel Auto Body).Finite Element Analysis.V Motor.Alternative Fuels inEurope.The Auto Oil Programme: a New Approach for Setting the Fuel Specs Future.Heat Exchangers for the Reduction of Nox Emissions inExhaust Gases.The Electric Automobile.Automotive Batteries: Product Evolution and New Developments.The Electric Vehicle.
The main purpose of this book is to present the most important advances and changes that are taking place in the field of automotive engineering, which experts estimate will be substantially different in 20 years from the way it is conceived.This study explores some of the most relevant aspects of the promising future of automotive engineering, among which are intelligent vehicles, ultralight materials, safety and crashworthiness, new manufacturing techniques, highly efficient engines, gas emissions, ecology or the transfer of aeronautical technology.
