The liquid metal flow and the solidification behaviours in a multi-cavity casting mould of two automotive cast parts were simulated in three dimensions. The commercial code, FLOW-3D® was used because it can track the front of the molten metal by a Volume of Fluid (VOF) method and allows complicated parts to be modeled by the Fractional Area/Volume Obstacle Representation (FAVOR) meth...

This tutorial addresses issues and current practices regarding the important topic of the interaction of software reuse and safety. This topic has become very relevant to modern embedded systems in domains from aerospace to automotive, as new architectures are introduced that encourage the development and use of reusable components. The two sections of the tutorial provide first an introduction...

Natural fibers have recently become attractive to automotive industry as an alternative reinforcement for glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics. The best way to increase the fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety is to employ fiber reinforced composite materials in the body of the cars so that weight reduction can be achieved. Designing the structures with the focus on improvement aspects i...

The automotive sector operates under the just-in-time (JIT) approach, but variations in demand mean that first-tier suppliers generate an accumulation of stocks at second-tier suppliers. Second-tier have a limitation storage space, reason to limit their production size warehouse, always attending plan. A further supplier is number empty reusable containers delivers and are used package injected...

The automotive industry is a pioneer in solutions that meet market expectations. However, the industry, some less environmentally friendly technologies are still used, such as electroplating. Due to legislative restrictions several countries, thin coatings made vacuum have been replacing traditionally by electroplating, mainly decorative terms. This work more focused on use of these for optical...

This set of theories presents an Isabelle/HOL formalisation of stream processing components introduced in Focus, a framework for formal specification and development of interactive systems. This is an extended and updated version of the formalisation, which was elaborated within the methodology “Focus on Isabelle” [6]. In addition, we also applied the formalisation on three case studies that co...

The automotive domain is one of the most promising areas for component and service technologies in the near future. Vehicles are increasingly becoming integrated systems where both intra-vehicle and inter-vehicles interactions require that a set of federated components (services) be properly orchestrated. The interactions and cooperations among the members of such federations suggest the use of...