Sustainable Automotive Technologies 2012 : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference

The book on Sustainable Automotive Technologies aims to draw special attention to the research and practice focused on new technologies and approaches capable of meeting the challenges to sustainable mobility. In particular, the book features incremental and radical technical advancements that are able to meet social, economic and environmental targets in both local and global contexts. These include original solutions to the problems of pollution and congestion, vehicle and public safety, sustainable vehicle design and manufacture, new structures and materials, new power-train technologies and vehicle concepts. In addition to vehicle technologies, the book is also concerned with the broader systemic issues such as sustainable supply chain systems, integrated logistics and telematics, and end-of-life vehicle management. It captures selected peer reviewed papers accepted for presentation at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Automotive Technologies, ICSAT2012, held at the RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. Front Matter....Pages 1-10 Reduction of Nickel-Alloyed Stainless Steels in Automobile Systems by Laser Beam Welding of Austenitic-Ferritic Connections While Maintaining an Adequate Corrosion Resistance....Pages 1-10 Damage Tolerance in Aluminium High Pressure Die-castings and Its Implications on Safety Critical Vehicle Components....Pages 11-16 The Application of Magnesium Alloys to the Lightweighting of Automotive Structures....Pages 17-23 Performance of Advanced High Strength Steel and Aluminium Alloy Tubes in Three-Point Bending....Pages 25-32 A System Dynamics Approach to Understanding the Influence of Lightweight Materials on the Development of Fuel Efficient Cars....Pages 33-38 Functional Fatigue of Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 39-43 Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Behavior of Fiber Composites....Pages 45-53 Car Body Design with Polyurethane Composites Produced by an Innovative Pultrusion Process....Pages 55-59 Modelling the Automated Tape Placement of Thermoplastic Composites with In-Situ Consolidation....Pages 61-68 Glass/Carbon Fibre Hybrid Composite Laminates for Structural Applications in Automotive Vehicles....Pages 69-74 Lightweight Stiffened Composite Structure with Superior Bending Strength and Stiffness for Automotive Floor Applications....Pages 75-80 New Automotive Fabrics with Anti-odour and Antimicrobial Properties....Pages 81-89 Advanced Concept Modelling Method for Automotive Structural Optimization....Pages 91-96 Effect of Equivalence Ratio on Combustion Characteristics in a Hydrogen Direct-Injection SI Engine....Pages 97-102 Effects of Different Port Injection CNG System Configurations on a 3.8L V6 Engine....Pages 103-110 On the Application of Compressed Natural Gas for an SI Internal Combustion Engine and Two Different Injector Positions....Pages 111-118 Recent Trends in Emerging Transportation Fuels and Energy Consumption....Pages 119-125 Kinetic Modeling of Fuel Effects over a Wide Range of Chemistry, Properties, and Sources....Pages 127-133 Biofire – Biogenic Fuel Ignition Research....Pages 135-144 Ultra-Downsizing of Internal Combustion Engines....Pages 145-155 BARM: Bi-Angular Rotation Machine....Pages 157-167 Reducing Emissions Associated with Electric Vehicles....Pages 169-175 Direct Torque Control for Electronic Differential in an Electric Racing Car....Pages 177-183 Ultra High Efficiency Electric Motor Generator....Pages 185-191 Modelling and Simulation of a Two Speed Electric Vehicle....Pages 193-198 Electric Vehicle Propulsion System Design....Pages 199-206 The Low Speed Electric Vehicle – China’s Unique Sustainable Automotive Technology?....Pages 207-214 Sustainable Racing Utilising Solar Power....Pages 215-222 Solar Vehicle for South Pole Exploration....Pages 223-228 Battery-to-Wheel Efficiency of an Induction Motor Battery Electric Vehicle with CVT and Adaptive Control....Pages 229-234 Use of GSM Technology as the Support to Manage the Modal Distribution in the Cities....Pages 235-243 Future Mobility in Tropical Megacities....Pages 245-251 Energy Efficiency Development of Urban Passenger Transport in China....Pages 253-259 Sustainability Assessment of Cooperative Vehicle Intersection Control at Urban Intersections with Low Volume Condition....Pages 261-266 Software for Management of Maintenance System for Truck, Passenger Car, Coach and Work Machines....Pages 267-273 E-Mobility Generates New Services and Business Models, Increasing Sustainability....Pages 275-281 E-Mobility Will Change Automotive Retailing – A Strategic Approach....Pages 283-287 Sustainability in the Automotive Supply Chain....Pages 289-293 A Sustainability Approach in Road Project Evaluation, Case-Study: Pollutant Emission and Accident Costs in Cost Benefit Analysis....Pages 295-303 Improving Life Cycle Assessment by Considering Worker Health and Comparing Alternatives Based on Relative Efficiency....Pages 305-311 Platinum Group Element Emissions from Automobile Catalysts....Pages 313-317 A Comparative Study of Vehicle Drive Performance and Energy Efficiency....Pages 319-324 New Insights into the Australian Automotive Recycling Business....Pages 325-329 An Analytical Method for Acoustic Characterisation of EV Interior Trims....Pages 331-336 Noise Evaluation of a Control Valve in a Variable Compressor....Pages 337-341 Design for Improving the Performance of a Control Valve in a Variable Compressor....Pages 343-348 New Mobile Air Conditioning Fluid HFO-1234YF – In Car Performance....Pages 349-356 Solid-State Automotive Lighting: Implications for Sustainability and Safety....Pages 357-361 Model-Based Soil Trip Rollover Prediction Using Driving Dynamics....Pages 363-372 Reliability of Driver Interactions with Road Vehicles....Pages 373-380 Investigation of Chain Meshwork: Protective Effects and Applications....Pages 381-386 Sustainable Design of a Side Door Reinforcing Assembly – Optimisation and Material Selection....Pages 387-392 Development of Automatic Overtaking between Vehicles Using Model Predictive Control....Pages 393-401 Back Matter....Pages 0--1 Annotation This volume aims to draw special attention to the research and practice focused on new technologies and approaches capable of meeting the challenges to sustainable mobility. It features incremental and radical technical advancements that are able to meet social, economic and environmental targets in both local and global contexts