Purpose: of this paper: In the paper is presented a Six Sigma project, undertaken within company for production automotive parts, which deals with identification and reduction of production cost in the deburring process for gravity die-castings and improvement of quality level of produced parts. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives are achieved by application of Six Sigma approach to qua...

In this paper we present a methodology based on multiple models and switching for realtime estimation of center of gravity (CG) position in automotive vehicles. The method utilizes well-known simple linear vehicle models for lateral and roll dynamics and assumes the availability of standard stock automotive sensors. We illustrate the technique with numerical simulations as well as with measured...

The detection method of automotive controller area network bus is researched in this paper. Failure identifying of CAN bus under different working conditions has been realized. In order to realizing intelligent failure diagnosis, data fusion means has been put forward in this paper. The composition of analysis and detection system is introduced. By analyzing and processing the data of CAN bus a...

Embedded software development for automotive applications is widely considered as a significant source of innovation and improvements in cars. However, software development processes do not address well the needs of large-scale distributed real-time systems, like the ones automobiles do (or soon will) contain. The paper introduces a vision for the model-based development of embedded software, w...

Zusammenfassung. Ein bedeutender Marksektor für (tiefste) eingebettete Systeme ist die Automobilindustrie. Aus informatischer Sicht sind heutige Automobile eingebettete verteilte Systeme auf Rädern. Automobile mit über 80 vernetzten Steuergeräten sind bereits keine Seltenheit mehr. Derartige Gebilde sind ohne spezielle Systemsoftware nicht mehr betreibbar. Die weiter zunehmende Elektronifizieru...

The correctness of a system according to a given specification is essential, especially for safety-critical applications. One such typical application domain is the automotive sector, where more and more safety-critical functions are performed by largely software-based systems. Verification techniques can guarantee correctness of the system. Although automotive systems are relatively small comp...

Indonesia, like many other countries in South East Asia, has actively promoted the automotive industry. The governmental interventions have ranged from tariffs and nontariff barriers to various local content programs. As a result, imports of ready made cars and motorcycles have been expensive, which led to an inflow of foreign producers. This paper examines the productivity performance in the I...

Owing to unprecedented climate change issues in recent times, global automotive industry is striving hard in developing novel functional materials to improve vehicle’s fuel efficiency. It is believed that more than a quarter of all combined greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are associated with road transport vehicles. All these facts in association with heightened consumer awareness and energy sec...

The objective of this study is to review and evaluate the applications of magnesium in the automotive industry that can significantly contribute to greater fuel economy and environmental conservation. In the study, the current advantages, limitations, technological barriers and future prospects of Mg alloys in the automotive industry are given. The usage of magnesium in automotive applications ...

The emerging electronic marketspace will change the structure of value chains and will in particular increase the presence of intermediaries so called cybermediaries. The paper examines the roles and functions of these new players and their impact on established distribution and sales channels in the case of the automotive industry. Two different automotive cybermediaries categories are identif...