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Pedestrian Safety
Designing for Pedestrians in Impact In direct response to proposed and actual EU legislation, manufacturers are trying to stop pedestrians impacting with hard-points at the front of vehicles. The...
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There are two main routes to improving vehicle safety. Firstly, there is prevention – keeping people, objects and vehicles away from each other and out of harm’s way. This is achieved by combining many...
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Vehicle Safety
A high-speed camera is used to capture visual information during crash tests. Image courtesy & © Volvo Car Corporation Safety is an increasingly significant element of vehicle design. The earliest...
View ArticleVehicle Intelligence
Basic computer systems have been used in cars for several years. Most recently, they have been used to offer more advanced on-board information systems. Central processors have for some time been used...
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Mercedes NECAR Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
Mercedes-Benz (DaimlerChrysler) believe that fuel cell vehicles offer the best options for sustainable vehicle propulsion. Since the 1990s, DaimlerChrysler and its affiliated companies have developed...
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Mazda’s Renesis Rotary (Wankel) Engine
The rotary engine was conceived by Felix Wankel in Germany in 1926 with the first functional prototype not actually running until 1957 – this was largely due to the Second World War and the fragmented...
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Pressure Sensitive Paint
With ever increasing demands for refinement in vehicle design, new methods are developed to provide a greater level of detailed information. Special pressure sensitive paint is now used in the wind...
View ArticleAutomotive Design
Welcome to the design section of Car Design Online. This area includes information on most of the pre-production elements of automotive design. These include the creative elements of vehicle...
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Aerodynamics
Image courtesy & © Ford Motor Company Aerodynamics is a highly refined science that vies for position with other key vehicle design considerations such as styling and ergonomics. It’s importance...
View ArticleAerodynamic Considerations
Aerodynamic factors, considered carefully, can improve many aspects of a vehicle. Some key aerodynamic considerations have been summarised here. [(vi) refers to Road Vehicle Aerodynamic Design by R.H....
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