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4th International Conference - Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications

April 06th/ 07th, 2000  in Berlin (Germany)

Article AMAA 2000 Conference Review

Proceedings of the AMAA 2000 can be ordered at your local bookseller: 
"Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications 2000"
Eds. S.Krueger, W.Gessner, Springer Verlag; Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, ISBN 3-540-67087-4

 

Programme

Opening
Peter Dortans, Managing Director, VDI/VDE-IT GmbH
Welcome Addresses
Wolfgang Branoner, Senator or Economics an Technology, Berlin
Knut Bauer, Director General, Federal Ministry of Education an Research (BMBF)

Introduction
Wolfgang Gessner, Conference Chairman, VDI/VDE-IT GmbH


Session 1: MEMS Market and Special Applications
Chairman: Mark Parsons, Maxim Integrated Products

Automotive Applications of Microsystems: Overview of New Applications and Evaluation of the World Markets
Jean-Christophe Eloy, YOLE Développement
Universal Magnetoresistive Current Sensor for Automotive Applications
Andreas Friedrich, Sensitec GmbH
Development of Highly Active Catalyst for Si-Microcalorimetric Gas Sensor
Viacheslav Khatko, National Academy of Science, Belarus
Monolithic Integrated Pressure Sensor Ics
Viktor Gussmann, Infineon Technologies AG


Session 2: Sensor Systems – Design and Control
Chairman: Sven Krueger, VDI/VDE-IT

Modeling and Simulation of MEMS based Automotive Systems
Mary Ann Maher, Memscap Inc.
A Mechatronic Connector with Flip-Chip Microcontroller and Smart-Power Full-Bridge for DC Motor Control in Multiplex Networks
Will Specks, MOTOROLA Semiconductor Products Sector
A Low Cost Rate Sensor for Automotive Applications - the Fabless Strategy
Ying W. Hsu, MicroSensors Inc.


Session 3: Engine Control
(inclusive Panel Discussion)
Chairman: Bernd-Heinrich Schmitfranz, Daimler Chrysler AG

Fuzzy Modeling and Control of a GDI Engine
Serge Boverie, SIEMENS Automotive SA
Cylinder Pressure Sensing and Model-Based Control in Engine Management Systems
Anthony J. Truscott, Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Long-Life-Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensors for Control and Monitoring of Combustion Engine
Marek T. Wlodarczyk, OPTRAND Incorporated
Ion Current Based Pressure Peak Detection Under Different Air Humidity Conditions
Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson, CCA, Halmstad University


Session 4: Occupancy Detection (inclusive Panel Discussion)
Chairman: Roger Grace, Roger Grace Associates

The BMW SBE2 Child Seat Detection System
Lutz Eisenmann, BMW AG
Selection of a Sensor Suite for an Occupant Position an Recognition System
Thomas Fischer, Delphi Delco Electronics Systems
Low-Cost High Speed CMOS Camera for Automotive Applications
Nenad Stevanovic, Fraunhofer Institute of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems
A New Powerful Sensory Tool in Automotive Safety Systems Based on PMD-Technology
Rudolf Schwarte, S-TEC GmbH
3D Perception for Vehicle Inner Space Monitoring
Serge Boverie, SIEMENS Automotive SA


Session 5: Safety Systems
Chairman: Bob Sulouff, Analog Devices Inc.

Automotive Rollover Sensing
Detlef Ricken, Delphi Delco Electronics Europe GmbH
Sensor Portfolio for Automotive Applications based on Surface Micro-Machining with Thick Polysilicon
Markus Keim , Robert Bosch GmbH
Robust and Selftestable Silicon Tuning Fork Gyroscope with Enhanced Resolution

Stefan Sassen, DaimlerChrysler AG

Diffractive and Micro-Optics at Centro Ricerche Fiat – Developed Applications for the Transport Industry
Piermario Repetto, Fiat Research Centre
Introduction of Bus Architecture for Vehicle Safety Restraint Systems – a Challenge for Airbag iC-Design
Heiner Flocke, iC-Haus GmbH