Automotive
Automotive Education
Wikipedia über Fahrzeugtechnich mit einer Liste von Fachhochschulen und Universitäten: [1]
Technische Universität Braunschweig - Germany
The two following institutes mainly contribute to the automotive education. No specific "automotive" study plan found, but there is a set of relevant courses in the Institut of Automotive Engineering.
Dowlnoaded lectures of some subjects (all that was available online): [2]
Institut für Fahrzeugtechnik
Courses: [3]
Institut für Regelungstechnik
Courses: [4]
Technische Universität München - Germany
Lehrstul für Fahrzeugtechnik
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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Institut für Fahrzeugsystemtechnik
Courses: [5]
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Technische Universität Dresden
Lehrstuhl Farhrzeugmechatronik
CTU FEE
DCE
Dipl.thesis: non-BMS J.Fiala/O.Vysoky 2010
VSB Ostrava
Katedra kybernetiky a biomedicínského inženýrství
Pracovní skupina Systémy s alternativními zdroji energie, doc. Ing. Bohumil Horák, Ph.D. [6][7]
Automotive online magazines
HowStuffWorks: [8]
Automotive Engineering International Online: [9]
Automotive Engineer: [10] - the official magazine of the EAEC
Automotive Digest: [11]
The Engineer magazine - automotive section: [12]
Spiegel über das Thema Fahrzeugtechnik: [13]
Auto Magazines and Industry Publication Web Sites: [14]
Books...people in automotive research
Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook Editor(s): Nicolas Navet, INRIA/RealTime-at-Work, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France; Francoise Simonot-Lion, Loria/Nancy-Universite INPL, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France [15]
Time-Triggered Communication Editor(s): Roman Obermaisser, Vienna University of Technology, Austria [16]
Hybrid and EV Fundamentals
Basic Wikipedia article about Electric Vehicles (EVs): [17]
Battery Technology
Basic Wikipedia article about traction batteries: [18]
Battery balancing: [19]
Battery Management System (BMS): [22]
Battery and Energy Technologies [27]
Hybrid Drivetrains
Explanation of Toyota Prius drivetrain: [28] [29]
How planetary e-CVT transmission works: [30]
Dynamometer Drive Aid/Schedule
Dynamometer Driver's Aid: [31] [32] [33]
Standardised On-Road Test Cycle (SORT-cycle) norm [34]
Vehicle Platooning
Basic explanation of vehicle platoons: [35]
Berkeley case study on vehicle platooning (very informative & short): [36]
Short newspaper story on Scannia truck platooning project: [37]
Article on potential fuel savings due heavy vehicle platooning (KTH & Scania): [38]
LQ Controller for heavy vehicle platooning (master thesis, KTH & Scania): [39]
AUTOSAR
AUTOSAR Wikipeadia article: [40]
AUTOSAR website: [41]
AUTOSAR overview (slides): [42]
AUTOSAR tutorial (slides) - a little messy, yet helpful: [43]
AUTOSAR - some student's work case study: [44]
MISRA
MISRA Wikipedia article: [45]
MISRA website: [46]
MISRA Specifications (unofficial, probably shortened): [47]
Automotive SW Certification
There seems to be no "official" certification body, nor any commonly accepted standards
Introduction: [48]
Certification Issues: [49]
Diagnostics
Automotive Conferences in 2012
E-Mobilita (Prague, Czech Republic): [51]
Oekávaný vývoj odvětví automobilového průmyslu v ČR a střední Evropě (Brno, Czech Republic): [52]
2012 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (Greenville, USA): [53]
IFAC Workshop on Engine and Powertrain Control Simulation and Modeling 2012 (Paris, France): [54]
SAE 2012 On-Board Diagnostics Symposium (Stuttgart, Germany): [55]
Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (Mainz, Germany): [56]
World EV Summit (Coppenhagen, Denmark): [57]
European Electric Vehicle Congress (Brussels, Belgium): [58]
List of SAE Automotive Events in 2012: [59]
FISITA Events: [60]