Vehicle Electronics Meeting Society S Needs Energy Environment Safety Proceedings Of The 1992 International Congress On Transportation Electronics

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.