User expectation for composite materials. Vehicles. 2. Automobiles.

Cooperating Sentient Vehicles for Next Generation Automobiles

It is becoming clear that location-aware intelligent transportation systems will be one of the most promising upcoming applications for next generation vehicles. The driving force behind this is the introduction of pervasive high performance wireless networks and location sensing technologies, such as GPS and roadside detection systems. Intelligent transportation systems utilise intervehicle co...

Use of Composite Materials in Public Service Vehicles

FEUP and INEGI are presently involved in relevant projects in the field of land transportation. An overview of the projects will be presented, focusing on the main results and the prospective to a near future. Public service vehicles (PSV) play a major role in the transportation industry of both industrialized and developing countries. Although the share of passenger transportation in PSV is re...

Data Management for Composite Materials

Digital Signatures for Automobiles?!

Identifying and tracking vehicles is of major importance for today’s logistics. The common non-electronic solutions are both easy to forge and difficult to use over distances. Combining the successful technologies of digital signatures and the Global Positioning System allows the secure identification of any car and checking its location. Both types of information can improve the fleet manageme...

Engineering Composite Materials