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Presenting current issues and future developments, this expansive, authoritative reference discusses leading-edge technical advancements in vehicle electronics for control, communication, safety and mobility. Partial contents include: diagnostics for vehicle electronics - present and future; an advanced controller for orbital direct injection two-cycle engines; flexible fuel vehicles - environmental aspects and technical solutions; technical trends and perspectives of electronic devices for engine control systems; the direction of future automotive safety technology; requirements for customer benefits and system safety of chassis control systems; security systems design and sensor strategies; diagnosis of safety system faults; developing the greatest uncertainty - the EV market; advancements in electric propulsion systems at BMW; semiconductor technologies for electric vehicles; automotive electronics - integration and partitioning; voice of the customer linkages to powertrain controller design; fuel economy - the role of electronics; miniaturization in harsh environments; worldwide IVHS activities: a comparative overview; electronic toll collection and traffic management technologies; commercial vehicle applications of object detection systems; advanced traffic management activities at IVHS America; digital map databases for IVHS; and human factors issues in IVHS.

The 17 chapters in this book, which evolved from a conference on measuring the contributions of ITS sponsored by the California Department of Transportation in February 2002, examine the costs and benefits of ITS in an economic and business policy context. Section 1 examines the broad theme of how and what ITS contributes to the economy and how one makes a business case for ITS. Section 2 includes three chapters on ITS applications in mass transit. Section 3 explores ITS applications in the automobile/highway system. Section 4 considers integrative issues including how ITS is perceived and how it can be positioned to improve surface transportation. This volume will be especially useful to researchers and policy makers working in transportation, transportation engineering, and the economic analysis of transportation systems.

Frontiers of Materials Research/Electronic And Optical Materials: Volume I is part of a five-volume compilation of the proceedings of C-MRS International 1990 Conference held in Beijing, China. The said conference discusses the areas of research in materials science. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 covers topics involved in the development and progress of materials such as the focused beam ion; intermetallic compounds; polymers; and the application of computers in the field. Part 2 includes studies related to high Tc superconductors such as methods related to the field; the effects of oxygen and partial pressure on the properties of superconducting; and the study of superconductivity and crystallography. Part 3 presents papers related optoelectronic materials and functional crystals, which are mostly about the growth, properties, and uses of the different crystals being studied in each paper. The text is recommended for scientists and engineers who would like to know more about the field of materials science, especially those who would like to be involved in materials research.