Steyr Motors Discusses Off-Highway Engine Challenges and Their 2 Cylinder Diesel Motor
Michael Aschaber, Head of Research and Development, Steyr Motors GmbH, Austria discusses the challenges of developing efficient engines designed for off-highway applications and the difficulty of developing a unique mass balancing system.
Euro NCAP - Raising the Bar for Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety
Euro NCAP Technical Manager, Richard Schram, spoke with Automotive IQ editor, Will Hornick, about vehicle dynamics, driver assistance systems, and improving occupant and pedestrian safety systems. He also gave us a glimpse into how Euro NCAP plans on
How can an increasingly electrified chassis lead to a safer vehicle? Continental explains.
“Today’s vehicles are not unsafe. They are really safe. If you look at the rate of fatalities within the last decade in the EU, it has come down 51% or so and we have a new goal for further reducing that figure.”
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2nd International Conference Automotive Steels 2013 June 19-21 :: Courtyard by Marriott Seestern, Düsseldorf, Germany -
International Conference Automotive Fuel Cells June 24-26 :: Maritim Rhein-Main Hotel, Darmstadt, Germany -
3rd International Conference Thermal Management for EV/HEV 2013 June 24-26 :: Maritim Rhein-Main Hotel, Darmstadt, Germany -
Field Service Management Conference 2013 June 24-27 :: Sandton Sun Hotel, Sandton, South Africa -
Next Generation Off-Highway Engines June 26-28 :: Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany -
Automotive Glazing June 26-27 :: Novotel, Düsseldorf, Germany -
7th Annual Innovations In Automotive Seating August 26-27 :: DoubleTree Hilton Suites Detroit Downtown, Detroit, MI -
6th Advanced Lightweight Material for Automotive August 26-27 :: DoubleTree Hilton Suites Detroit Downtown, Detroit, MI -
4th International Conference Automotive Cockpit HMI September 24-27 :: Bonn, Germany -
Automotive Apps September 25-27 :: Hilton Bonn Hotel, Bonn, Germany -
Noise Optimisation EV/HEV September 25-27 :: RAMADA Hotel Frankfurt Messe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany -
Automotive Safety and its Testing September 25-27 :: Radisson Blu, Karlsruhe, Germany -
7th Annual Conference Steering Systems 2013 November 11-13 :: Frankfurt, Germany -
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Armoured Vehicles Nordic December 16-18 :: Oslo, Norway
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In a follow-up discussion with Euro NCAP Technical Manager, Richard Schram, Automotive IQ asked about upcoming changes to crash test dummies and the rationale behind those changes. “For side impact we are changing the trolley, the ‘impactor’ representing a car. This will be heavier and stiffer to represent the car because it’s out-dated and it represents a... Full Article » |
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Update and technical challenges for European and global OBD requirementsThis presentation gives a very complete comparison of OBD requirements in Europe and the United States delving into Euro 5 and 6 requirements for light and heavy duty vehicles. Additionally, a number of different approaches to sensors are shown as examples. One of the major up |
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LIGHT GUIDE HOMOGENEITY IN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING: DEFINITION OF CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION AND VALIDATIONThe headlamps and taillamps of a vehicle are integral for infusing a particular brand's DNA. Additionally, good lighting is a necessity for traffic and pedestrian safety. Properly designed lighting requires evaluating a light's uniformity. François Bedu is in ch |
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OLED- a coming lighting technology in the automotive industryOrganic light emitting diode (OLED) technology is exciting for the lighting industry. It has the potential to save weight, be fully dimmable, flexible and glare-free. Roll-to-roll processing will help to reduce the cost and allow OLEDs to be used in many special applications. |
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Changes for Crash Test Dummies and Impactors Will Help Ensure Realistic Testing - Euro NCAP
In a follow-up discussion with Euro NCAP Technical Manager, Richard Schram, Automotive IQ asked about upcoming changes to crash test dummies and the rationale behind those changes. “For side impact we are ch... Richard Schram  0
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Meeting Diesel Emission Regulations Through SCR: Challenges & Opportunities
Automotive IQ sat down with Michael Fischer of Honda R&D Europe to discuss the current landscape and challenges of SCR technology for reducing emissions in diesel vehicles. Mr. Fischer was the chairman of the 5th International Conference on Selective Catalytic Reduction. |
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Every Gram Counts: Lightweight Design For Shock Absorbers in Modern Passenger CarsHubert Strobl of the BMW Group takes us through the changes in requirements of lightweight dampers over the course of automotive history and how that relates to where we are today. Today, lightweight suspension design utilizes mainly lightweight steel and some aluminum. Lightweight design can |
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Recuperative braking and its impact on E-/E-Architecture in cars
Dr. Gunter Freitag of Siemens AG presented on recuperative braking using their experimental vehicle with two electric wheel hub motors as |
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Automotive Industry Faces: Bret Zimmerman, Senior Engineer - SCR & OBD - Ford Motor Co.
“Really, we’ve gotten to the point now with the hardware that we’ve gone Auto... Bret Zimmerman 0
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Visual-manual interfaces: Effects on visual workload, task performance and subjective responseIn this interesting presentation, Annie Rydström of Volvo Car Corporation investigates the effects of different types of loads on eye movements and lateral and longitudinal driving performance. This case study compared a touchscreen interface to a rotary |
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Transitioning Dealers to the On-line WorldIn 2006, Ford Motor Company began implementing a new, and much more modern, system for diagnosis with its "Customer Symptom Based Approach." There are challenges to achieving complete success with this approach for all OEMs. For example, technicians globally do not n |
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