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Contents Include: Sophisticated CAN on Embedded Microcontrollers for Smart In-Vehicle Real-Time Control Systems; The 'Fix-it' Subsystem of Motor Vehicle Maintenance Information System; Vehicle Diagnostics: Are You Ready for the Challenge?Exhaust Pressure Signal for Automotive Engines Diagnosis; Using Front End Processors in Traffic Control Data Transmission Systems; A Software Tool for Real Time Modeling and Simulation of Car Audio Systems; Achieving a Cost Efficient and Dependability, Scalable System for Automotive Applications, Using the QR Vontrol Communication Protocol; National Transportation Safety Board Accident Investigations and Recommendations on Technologies to Prevent Rear-End Collisions; Adaptive Cruise Control System Using CVT Gear Ratio Control; From Adaptive Cruise Control to Active Safety Systems; Odor Characterization of Automotive Cabins Using an Electronic Nose; On Board Injection Rate Measurements at DI-Systems with a Micromachined Mass Flow Sensor; Smart Actuator for Sensorless Electromagnetic Variable Valve Actuation; Driver Eye Movement During a Route Navigation Information Search; Application of Loop Shaping H-Infinity Control to Diesel Engine Anti-Oscillation Strategy; Advances and Challenges in BBW AWB Dispulsion for Future Automotive Vehicles; Reliability Verification of Computer Based Control and Diagnosis Algorithm; Robust Controller Design for Automatic Steering of Vehicles; A Neural Network Approximation of Nonlinear Car Model Using Adams Simulation Results; Dual Voltage Architecture Optimization Through a Virtual Simulation Platform; Simulation of Energy Conversion in Advanced Automotive Vehicles; Overall Design Methodology for Power Electronics Converters; Modeling and Simulation of Vehicle Electric Power System; In-Vehicle and Lab Tests of State-of-Power Monitoring System for Automotive Batteries; Route Optimization for Intelligent Transport System Using Genetic Algorithms; Intelligent Fleet Management System; SeaTTronics: An Integ