Sustainable Automotive Technologies 2012 Proceedings of the 4th Inte
The book on Sustainable Automotive Technologies aims to draw special attention to the research and practice focused on new technologies and approaches capable of meeting the challenges to sustainable mobility. In particular, the book features incremental
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Aleksandar Subic, Jörg Wellnitz, Martin Leary, and Lucien Koopmans (Eds.)
Sustainable Automotive Technologies 2012 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference
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Editors
Prof. Aleksandar Subic RMIT University School of Aerospace Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Melbourne Australia
Dr. Martin Leary RMIT University School of Aerospace Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Melbourne Australia
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Wellnitz UAS-Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Germany
Dr. Lucien Koopmans RMIT University School of Aerospace Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Melbourne Australia
ISBN 978-3-642-24144-4 e-ISBN 978-3-642-24145-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-24145-1 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012931317 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover design: WMX Design Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The total number of vehicles on world roads today has surpassed 1 billion. The impact of this on the environment, our economies and societies is significant. With the predicted growth in population worldwide, increased density and congestion in urban environments, and with greater purchasing ability of individuals in the largest populated countries such as China and India, the impact of personal
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