Search for dissertations about: "automotive industry and climate change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words automotive industry and climate change.

2. 1. Leveraging supplier material data to inform LCA modelling and resource assessment in the automotive industry

   Author : Felipe Bitencourt de Oliveira; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; life cycle assessment LCA ; vehicle gliders; metal availability; metal scarcity; life cycle inventory LCI ; automotive industry; International Material Data System IMDS ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the application of supplier material composition data from the automotive industry's International Material Data System (IMDS) to inform sustainability assessments. A methodology is developed to systematically extract and process IMDS data for use in life cycle assessment (LCA) modelling. READ MORE

4. 2. Towards a sustainable automotive industry : experiences from the development of emission control systems

   Author : David Bauner; Staffan Laestadius; Lee Schipper; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; evolutionary economics; environmental innovation; trajectories; co-evolution; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : From the mid-1970s and on, the contribution to air pollution of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from gasoline passenger cars in the developed world has been reduced through co-evolution of regulation and commercial introduction of catalytic emission control technology, now part of hundreds of millions of cars, trucks and buses worldwide. This dissertation is a disaggregated study of the global introduction of catalytic emission control technology as a measure to reduce local air pollution. READ MORE

5. 3. Online Learning for Energy Efficient Navigation in Stochastic Transport Networks

   Author : Niklas Åkerblom; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Thompson Sampling; Online Minimax Path Problem; Multi-Armed Bandits; Online Learning; Online Shortest Path Problem; Machine Learning; Combinatorial Semi-Bandits; Energy Efficient Navigation;

   Abstract : Reducing the dependence on fossil fuels in the transport sector is crucial to have a realistic chance of halting climate change. The automotive industry is, therefore, transitioning towards an electrified future at an unprecedented pace. READ MORE

6. 4. Capturing Value in Conceptual PSS Design : Perspectives from the Automotive Supply Chain

   Author : Massimo Panarotto; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Engineering Design; Product Development; Conceptual Design Phases; Product-Service Systems; Business Model Innovation; Simulation Driven Design; Value Assessment;

   Abstract : Manufacturing companies have traditionally focused their design and development activities on realizing technical and engineered aspects of physical artifacts based on performance requirements. The ever-changing business climate, with its increased pace during the past decades, has forced industries to continuously innovate their approach toward the development of new products. READ MORE

7. 5. Influence of microstructure on debonding at the fiber/matrix interface in fiber-reinforced polymers under tensile loading

   Author : Luca Di Stasio; Janis Varna; Zoubir Ayadi; Alberto Barroso; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Fiber matrix interface; Debonding; Polymer-Matrix Composites PMC ; Finite Element Method FEM ; Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics LEFM ; Polymeric Composite Materials; Polymera kompositmaterial;

   Abstract : At the end of the second decade of the XXI century, the transportation industry at large faces several challenges that will shape its evolution in the next decade and beyond. The first such challenge is the increasing public awareness and governmental action on climate change, which are increasing the pressure on the industrial sectors responsible for the greatest share of emissions, the transportation industry being one of them, to reduce their environmental footprint. READ MORE