Smart product design for automotive systems

New Automotive Applications for Smart Radar Systems

This paper gives an overview of the application of radars in the automotive field in general. A number of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) functions are described, and the special requirements of the automotive business are considered. Singleand multi-sensor setups are discussed. A new sensor category, a so-called Medium Range Radar (MRR: 40m) is introduced. The application-driven need ...

Managing Automotive Product Development

The new product development (NPD) is the process by which a new product idea is conceived, investigated, taken through the design process, manufactured, marketed and serviced. In Automotive Engineering these related to the product realization process (PRP) which consists of five phases: "Plan and Define Program", "Product Design and Development", "Process Design and...

‘Smart’ Design: Greening the Total Product System

The Design of Smart Product-Service Systems (PSSs): An Exploration of Design Characteristics

Product-service systems (PSSs) are market offerings that combine products and services, and present them as single solutions to consumers (Goedkoop, Van Halen, Te Riele, & Rommens, 1999). In contrast to traditional services attached to products (e.g., warranty), the service in a PSS significantly adds value in use to the consumer. For example, when buying a washing machine, a consumer may have ...

Product development in the Swedish Automotive industry: Can design tools be viewed as decision support systems?

Design engineers working in the automotive industry have to take many design decisions, based on numerous diverse criteria. This results in a high workload of complex decisions. One way to reduce decision complexity and improve decisions could be to improve design tools. Decision support systems (DSSs) have been used in a managerial context to improve decisions. In this article, the authors ass...