Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods can significantly increase organizational efficiency if appropriately used. The primary goal of process capability studies is to obtain critical information about processes to render them even more effective. This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for proper implementation of SPC studies, including the design of the sampling procedure and interva...

US and European pedestrian crash cases were analyzed to determine frequency of injury by body region and by the vehicle component identified as the injury source. US pedestrian data was drawn from the Pedestrian Crash Data Study (PCDS). European pedestrian data was drawn from the German In-Depth Accident Study (GIDAS). Results were analyzed in terms of both serious injury (AIS 3+) and disabling...

The adaptive driving beam headlamp system is helpful to solve the traffic safety problems caused by abuse of high beams at night. fundamental problem for detect and track vehicles specific night environment light shape control. This paper proposes a new efficient algorithm detecting tracking based on video collected low-cost camera. related automobile regulations are analyzed classifying applic...

Airbags have received widespread recognition as an effective means of enhancing automobile safety. They are particularly effective in frontal and front angle collisions which otherwise would be fatal or cause serious injuries. Inflation of the bag helps protect the driver and front-seat-passenger from hitting the steering wheel, dashboard or windshield. In frontal crashes airbags have reduced d...

The coupled vibration between an acoustic field and a plate is encountered in many engineering and industrial applications. The interaction between the wind and a windshield of a car is an interesting example found in the automobile industry. Mathematically, such an interaction is described by the coupled system of the second order scalar wave equation and the fourth order plate vibration equat...

Three-dimensional finite transient deformations of polycarbonate (PC) panels impacted at low velocity by a hemispherical-nosed rigid cylinder have been studied by using the commercial finite element software LS-DYNA with a thermo–elasto–viscoplastic material model for the PC incorporated in it as a user defined subroutine. The implementation of the subroutine has been verified by comparing anal...

T he chemical process industries are probably the least understood of all manufacturing sectors, largely because few final products are sold directly to consumers. The chemical process industries are perhaps best summarized by the BASF ad: “We don’t make the products you buy, we make the products you buy, better.” A consumer who purchases an automobile generally has some appreciation for the se...