A. Environmentally friendly vehicles
- IC engines: goals and developments
- Tools for emission reduction, zero emission in the future
- Alternative fuels and related systems (e.g. electric, hybrid, fuel cell, NCG, LCG, bio-fuel)
- Sources of noise, reduction of vehicle noise
- Means to reduce energy consumption
B. Vehicle design and development
- Styling, aerodynamics
- New concepts, materials and tools in body design
- Vehicle families based on platform-sharing, chassis design
- Development of main parts, components and vehicle systems
- Design for manufacturing, maintenance and repair
- Development of vans and special vehicles (e.g. off road, mobile machinery)
- Micro cars and low cost vehicles for emerging markets
C. Test, simulation and calculation methods of vehicles and components
- Advanced engineering technologies and tools
- Methods of strength and service life estimation
- Vehicle performance tests and simulation
- Testing and simulation of vehicle and component dynamics
- Tools and methods for whole vehicle systems engineering
D. Safety on roads
- Accident statistics, analysis and reconstruction techniques
- Injury mechanisms, injury reduction and avoidance
- Active safety issues (e.g. braking systems, steering, suspension, stability, lighting,)
- Passive safety issues (e.g. compatibility of vehicles, energy absorption, survival space concept, biological-load limitations, passenger retention systems)
- Protection of vulnerable road users (pedestrian, bicycle)
- Road infrastructure and vehicle safety
E. Intelligent systems in road traffic
- Intelligent vehicle systems.(e.g. driver-vehicle interaction, control of vehicles, crash avoidance)
- Intelligent traffic systems (e.g. GPS based systems, drivers information, lane-keeping systems, control of traffic lights vehicle to vehicle communication)
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (traffic and vehicle fleet management)
- Connectivity of intelligent systems, security questions
F. Buses, trucks and heavy vehicles*
- Development, new design, new vehicles
- New propulsion system arrangements
- Passenger comfort and safety
- Protection of drivers and crew
- Under-run protection
- Fires in heavy vehicles, fire protection
- Evacuation of buses, emergency exits
- Performance based design of large special-vehicles for road use
G. Vehicle standards, regulations, legislation
- Globalization of vehicle standards and regulations
- New directions in international regulations
- General questions of vehicle and component approvals
H. Efficient production and operation of vehicles and components
- Performance/cost material selection, new materials
- Modularisation in design for economical production
- Life cycle concept in production, service and recycling
- Supplying chain and logistics
- Efficient new technologies in production
- Customer based sales and services
* Theme F incorporates the 41st Meeting of Bus and Coach Experts organised by the Hungarian Society GTE.