Vehicles, Volume 7, Issue 1

This article deals with the technical and official possibilities of changing the official data on vehicle fuel consumption in the Slovak Republic. This case study analyzes various methods of measuring fuel consumption, including the use of a fuel flo...

Degraded shock absorbers have a negative effect on the safety critical driving dynamics of passenger cars. Oil and gas loss due to leaks at the shock absorber seals are the most common degradation mechanisms of vehicle shock absorbers. This paper pre...

This paper analyses the impact of a front brake light (FBL) on road safety from a pedestrian perspective. In addition to the traditional brake lights mounted at the rear of vehicles, an FBL can provide extra information about the driver’s inten...

Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) encompasses two primary strategies: adapting traditional designs for 3D printing and developing designs specifically optimized for additive manufacturing. The latter emphasizes consolidating assemblies and red...

This paper introduces a novel strategy for an intelligent plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) energy optimization strategy based on machine learning (ML) prediction of the upcoming journey, without recourse to navigation or other external data, wh...

The current product and assembly processes of system development in the vehicle industry are characterised by a multitude of different model formats, a relatively low level of data integration, and an unsatisfactory management of information. This ar...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) play a critical role in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and degradation of LIBs influences lifetime, reliability, safety and dependability. The ability to assess and quantify degradation enable...

Driving at night is riskier in terms of crash involvement than it is during the day. Fortunately, it is clearly established that illumination on roadways can reduce the number and severity of nighttime crashes. However, state and municipal department...

The electrified environments encountered in electric vehicles (EVs) in terms of parasitic currents present significant challenges for the performance of EV bearings and their lubricants. This study investigates the effectiveness of various concentrat...

When a railway train runs along a curved track with braking, the dynamic behaviors of the vehicle are extremely complex and difficult to accurately reveal due to the coupling effects between the wheel–rail interactions and the disc–pad fr...