In the era of big data, it is imperative to assist the human analyst in the endeavor to find solutions to ill-defined problems, i.e. to “detect the expected and discover the unexpected” [22]. To their aid, a plethora of analysis support systems is available to the analysts. However, these support systems often lack visual and interactive features, leaving the analysts with no opportunity to gui...

the development of applications of model-based systems technology on a broad scale and, as a result, has produced some of the most advanced prototypes and products. In this article, we illustrate the features and benefits of model-based systems and qualitative modeling by prototypes and application systems that were developed in the automotive industry to support on-board diagnosis, design for ...

This paper describes the possibilities and conditions of the closed-die flashless forging process using conventional mechanical presses and equipment. The technique of driven gear forging with an internal flash or with special die design has been developed. The quality of forgings is comparable to that achievable on Hatebur presses. Furthermore the problem of how to increase shift production un...

Few can doubt that the contemporary automotive industry is one of the most obvious manifestations of the difficulty of reconciling environmental, social and economic goals simultaneously. Nonetheless, there are indications that the internalisation of ecological responsibility, the implementation of anticipatory planning practices, and the switch to the use of cleaner technologies are happening ...

Among the current challenges to the global automotive industry are changes in global markets leading to product variety, regulation leading to pressure for new technologies in body and powertrain, and competition by new players such as huge information and communication technology companies. Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) deal with these issues in different ways. This paper ...

Error detection and error recovery mechanism must be carefully selected in automotive embedded applications mainly because of limited resources and economical reasons. However, major safety concerns, brought by new customer services (i.e. chassis control), motivate the automotive industry to search for new means for improving robustness in operation. The challenge is to study a “low-cost”, port...

The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution of emerging technological paths in the automotive industry. Worldwide patent data from the years 1990–2010 was collected and utilised to define the technological life cycles of the electric and fuel cell vehicle technologies. The novelty of our study is practicing the patent analysis approach using text mining techniques to collect patents acc...

This study aims to compare 3 observational techniques for assessing postural load, namely, OWAS, RULA, and REBA. The comparison was based on the evaluation results generated by the classification techniques using 301 working postures. All postures were sampled from the iron and steel, electronics, automotive, and chemical industries, and a general hospital. While only about 21% of the 301 postu...

Welding is an important technology especially for joining between two metals, fabricated and repairing metals products in manufacturing industries such as in automotive industries. To increase the productivity and lower cost, today the welding operation in industries introduces the welding robot. The main challenges to using welding robot is time taken to program robot path for a new job in low...

A safety case should provide a clear, comprehensible and defensible argument, supported by evidence, that a system is acceptably safe to operate in a particular environment. This approach is not new. For example, in the nuclear industry, safety cases are approaching their 50 birthday. In stark contrast, the automotive industry has never been required to produce a safety case. Instead, it has re...