Table of ContentsChapter 1 Body and SystemsThe body structureAerodynamicsBody conceptsCorner modulesMaterialsFuture trendsAdvanced lighting technologyFront lightsRear lightsInterior lightingDisplay technologyFuture trendsSafetyVehicle occupant safetyPedestrian protectionCompatibilityThe sensitive carHuman-machine interface (HMI)Voice activationInterior systemsClimate control systemsInfotainmentTelematicsBandwidthsBluetoothAerialsElectronicsMicroprocessorsSoftware potentialGrowth areasController Area Network (CAN)Media Oriented Systems TransportStandards bodiesTime-triggered protocol (TTP)Security42-volt architectureChapter 2 ChassisSteeringElectrically Power Assisted SteeringElectro-Hydraulic Power SteeringElectric Power Steering (EPS)Active Front Steering (AFS)Four-Wheel SteeringSuspensionActive body controlAnti-roll barsAdaptive damping systemAir suspensionSemi-Active SuspensionComputerised Electronic Suspension SystemBrakesBrake AssistFull Contact Disc BrakeCeramic Composite BrakesBrake-by-wireVehicle stability systemsWheels and tiresTire Pressure Monitoring SystemFour-wheel driveEmissions and Fuel EconomyActive Torque Dynamics (ATD)Technologies and ChallengesFuture for chassis designSteeringElectrically Power Assisted Steering (EPAS)Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering (EHPS)Electric Power Steering (EPS)Active Front Steering (AFS)Four-Wheel SteeringSuspensionActive body controlAnti-roll barsAdaptive damping systemAir suspensionSemi-Active SuspensionComputerised Electronic Suspension SystemBrakesBrake AssistFull Contact Disc BrakeCeramic Composite BrakesBrake-by-wireVehicle Stability SystemsWheels and TiresTire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)Four-wheel drive (4WD)Emissions and Fuel EconomyActive Torque Dynamics (ATD)Technologies and ChallengesThe future for chassis designChapter 3 PowertrainSulphurGasoline engine technologyCylinder shutoffValve technologyInjection systemsTurbochargersLean-burnCrankshaft starter generators14-volt belt-driven starter-alternatorExhaust systemsThermal solutionsTrends for gasoline enginesDownsizingVisteon torque enhancement systemAlternative solutionsDiesel engine technologyWeight loss and new materialsCommon railBosch’s common rail systemCommon rail for commercial vehiclesPiezo technologyHCCIAftertreatmentTurbochargersPistonsCompacted Graphite Iron (CGI)Diesels in the USTrends for diesel enginesAlternative fuelsEthanolBiodieselLiquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)Hydrogen combustion engineHybridsBatteriesOEM overviewFuel cell vehiclesThe different methodsCost factorsFuel cell advantagesFuture trendsChapter 4 TransmissionsTransmission typesClutch-by-wireAutomatic transmissionsAutomated Manual TransmissionDualTronicElectric Shift GearboxContinuously Variable TransmissionsMultitronicInfinitely Variable Transmission (IVT)Antonov Automatic Driver (AAD)Company ProfilesAichi SteelAisin SeikiAmerican AxleArvinMeritorAutolivAVL DiTESTBallardBehrBentelerBoschBremboClarionContinentalCorusDanaDelphiDensoDow ChemicalDr xelmaierEatonEmitecFaureciaFederal-MogulGentexGKNHellaIEEIMPCoJohnson ControlsKnorr-BremseKoyo SeikoLearLotus EngineeringMagna SteyrMahleMann+HummelMotorolaMTS SystemsNSKPhilipsProdriveRicardoSiemens VDO AutomotiveTennecoThyssenKruppTI AutomotiveTRW AutomotiveValeoVisteonWagonZF
