We present an integrated system to automatically generate computer-aided design (CAD) models of existing vehicle parts using laser range imaging techniques. The proposed system integrates data acquisition, model reconstruction, and post processing to generate a set of models from real-world automotive parts. This range image-based, computer-aided reverse engineering (CARE) system has potential ...

This paper deals with the description of a procedure to evaluate reliability of a complex diagnosis system. By a four steps procedure it will be shown how to compute a reliability function associated to the whole system starting from the statistical description of the exogenous faults and from the reliability of the diagnosis subsystems devoted to faults detection. A simple example taken from t...

This report presents automotive applications of life cycle assessment (LCA) which has attracted public attention as an e!ective tool for evaluating environmental burdens quantitatively. It also reviews the background of how LCA has been introduced, and discusses future possibilities of LCA applications to automobiles as well as important aspects of LCA. ( 1999 Society of Automotive Engineers of...

The increasing of complexity of safety relevant functions, as well as their implementation on distributed components is one of the major issues in automotive engineering. The situation is additionally tightened by challenges arising from the introduction of ISO26262 standard. It is discussed how a model based systems engineering approach enables the integration of the safety activities into the...

The complexity of automotive software systems continues to increase at a dramatic pace. Traditionally, the interactions between the various software components of a vehicle are addressed only at the later stages in the overall development process. We advocate a fresh approach, where interaction patterns become the defining elements of automotive software services. This shifts the development fo...

uzzy logic is a powerful way to put engineering expertise into products in a short amount of time. It’s highly beneficial in automotive engineering, where many system designs involve the experience of design engineers as well as test drivers. Over the past years, fuzzy logic has become is a common design technology in Japan, Korea, Germany, Sweden, and France. The reasons are manifold. First, c...

At many universities, senior undergraduate mechanical engineers work in teams on industrysponsored capstone design projects. These projects provide an excellent opportunity for students to synthesize their courses, work with the more realistic deadlines and expectations of industry, and interact with company representatives. It also give industrial partners a chance to become educational partne...

The automotive manufacturing industry has 1 transitioned in the past 20 years from a central technical focus 2 to an integrated and globally distributed supply chain. As car 3 makers outsource not only a greater portion of their manufac4 turing, but also their technical design responsibility, a more 5 thorough understanding of both design and manufacturing 6 changes’ effect on total vehicle and...

Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University, Taegu 704-701, Korea National Core Research Center for Hybrid Materials Solution, Pusan National University, Busan 609-73...