Adapting driving position with different technical aids, in order that it could be used by persons with limited mobility, can carry a loss of the safety original conditions in the vehicle. The object of this study is to ...

In this paper a genetic algorithm (GA)-based optimization procedure for the design of gear transmissions is presented. For gear design, simultaneous discrete (p.e. pitch) and continuous variables nonlinear related are used. ...

Thermoplastic materials used in the field of electronics are usually given a metallic surface coating treatment after their shaping process. The purpose of this -aesthetic changes aside-, is to create an electrically ...

AWARE is a research project, at “The Interactive Institute” (Stockholm, Sweden) which investigates interaction design as a means of increasing social awareness of how energy is used and for stimulating changes in energy ...

The following work presents the methodology followed to develop a new electromagnetic servo-brake, used together with the brake pump to reduce the effort made by the driver in the braking action. Up to the present, these ...

The disassembly at the end of life (EOL) of the product has adquired importance as a result of the initiatives to reduce environmental impact through the reuse and recycling of components. To decide what EOL to take, the ...

In response to an increasing demand for vehicles that run on cheaper alternative fuels, eligible for financial incentives available from local government, SEAT has developed a bifuel Altea XL that runs on both petrol and ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, enterprises looked for productivity; about the middle of the century the target changed to quality; once concluded the century the looks hover in the innovation. Nowadays there exist ...

One of the principal problems faced by engineering design today is the exchange of product information across different applications and environments. Ontological engineering systems, an evolution of KBE (Knowledge-Based ...

The development of this project consists in the study of viability of harnesses with conductive materials alternative to the copper for the development of power supply systems in automobile vehicles. The viability of the ...