Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering (AMMA 2018)

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Modeling and Simulation of the Specific Mechanisms Used in Convertible Automobiles  (Daniela Antonescu, Daniel Iozsa, Ovidiu Antonescu, Gheorghe Fratila)....Pages 3-16
 Using Inertial Sensors in Driver Posture Tracking Systems  (Silviu Butnariu, Gheorghe Mogan, Csaba Antonya)....Pages 17-24
 CFD Simulation of Turbulent Flow Around a Shrouded Spur Gear for Predicting Load-Independent Windage Power Losses  (Emre Kara, Ömer Fırat Nas, Nihat Yıldırım)....Pages 25-31
 Numerical Investigation of Slant Angle Effect on a Simplified Car Model with Solution Adaptive Cartesian Grid Method  (Emre Kara)....Pages 32-39
 Control of Injection Process Using Irate Injection Law on Single Cylinder Diesel Engine’s by Numerical Simulation  (Iclodean Calin, Solcan Vasile, Craciunescu Marian, Mariasiu Florin, Jurchis Bogdan)....Pages 40-51
 Lateral Impact Behavior Study of a Car Door  (Manea Ana Maria, Iozsa Daniel, David Victor-Costin, Stan Cornelia)....Pages 52-59
 Study on the Contact Stress Between the Piston-Ball and the Swash Plate for an Axial Hydrostatic Motor  (Sebastian Radu, Horia Abăităncei, Cristi Irimia, Mihail Grovu, Călin Husar)....Pages 60-66
 Topography Optimization of a Bracket Used for Car Bodywork Reinforcement  (Iacob-Liviu Scurtu, Monica-Carmen Balcau, Ancuta-Nadia Jurco)....Pages 67-72
 The Aerodynamic Study of a Body Truck  (Bodea Sanda-Mariana, Prodan Calin-Vasile, Scurtu Iacob-Liviu)....Pages 73-79
 Simulink Model to Optimize Cab Suspension  (Cornelia Stan, Daniel Iozsa)....Pages 80-88
 The Impact of the Wheel’s Rim on the Aerodynamics of Passenger Vehicles  (Laurentiu Ilea, Daniel Iozsa, Cornelia Stan, Gheorghe Fratila)....Pages 89-96
 Virtual Determinations and Analyzes on the Influence of the MRD Magnetic Field from the Vehicle Structure in Assessing the Passenger Comfort During Travel  (Mitroi Marian-Florin, Tudor Camil, Turcanu Iulian)....Pages 97-105
 Numerical Results Obtained on Models of Dynamical Systems Used in the Study of Active Suspensions  (Sorin Marcu, Dinel Popa, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu, Nicolae Pandrea)....Pages 106-112
 Modeling and Analysis of a Vehicle Suspension  (Liviu Mihon, Nicolae Lontiș)....Pages 113-121
 Vibrotactile Patterns for Smartphone Based ADAS Warnings  (Florin Gîrbacia, Gheorghe-Daniel Voinea, Teodora Gîrbacia)....Pages 122-127
 Predictive Actuation of a Driving Simulator  (Csaba Antonya, Laurentiu Carabulea, Cornelia Pauna)....Pages 128-135
 Study of Stability on Water for a Special Amphibious Autovehicle  (R. Vilau, A. Stoica, A. Constantinescu, D. Suci)....Pages 136-143
 Optimizing the Responsiveness of a Turbocharged Ice Through a New Design of the Exhaust Line  (Kocsis Levente, Moldovanu Dan, Baldean Doru, Gaspar Ferenc)....Pages 144-151
 Experimental Research on the Use of MRD to Reduce Shocks and Vibrations in Light Car Seats  (Mitroi Marian-Florin, Cerbu Camelia)....Pages 152-160
Front Matter ....Pages 161-161
 Techniques and Procedures for Assessing the Energy Balance of Internal Combustion Engines  (Bogdan Cornel Benea, Anghel Chiru)....Pages 163-171
 Characterization of Sunflower Oil Biodiesel as Alternative for Diesel Fuel  (Dragos Tutunea, Ilie Dumitru, Laurentiu Racila, Oana Otat, Lucian Matei, Ionut Geonea)....Pages 172-180
 Research Concerning Fuel Economy Coefficient and Carbon Foot Print in Various Conditions for a City Compact Size Vehicle with Digital Control for a Green Solution and Method at Technical University from Cluj-Napoca  (Emilian-Vasile Borza, Doru-Laurean Băldean, Adela-Ioana Borzan)....Pages 181-189
 Influence of TiO2 Nano-particles Content on Physicochemical and Tribological Properties of Lubricant Oil  (Andreia Molea, István Barabás, Ramona Suciu)....Pages 190-196
 Fuel Properties of Diesel-Ethanol-Tetrahydrofuran Blends: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches  (István Barabás, Andreia Molea, Ramona Suciu)....Pages 197-208
 Applications of Biogas Inside a Motogenerator – Case Study  (Adrian Eugen Cioablă, Virgil Stoica, Francisc Popescu)....Pages 209-216
 Biodiesel Production and Sustainability Challenge  (Fazal Um Min Allah, Marin Bica, Dragos Tutunea)....Pages 217-224
 Temperature Dependence of Densities of Different Biodiesel-Diesel-Alcohol Ternary Blends  (Mert Gülüm, Atilla Bilgin)....Pages 225-233
 Innovative Methodology for Decreasing Mechanical Losses in Vehicles  (Antoaneta Dobreva, Vasko Dobrev)....Pages 234-242
 Legal Barriers of Utilization of Autonomous Vehicles as Part of Green Mobility  (Máté Zöldy)....Pages 243-248
 Development of Two-Dimensional Models for Estimating Densities of Biodiesel-Diesel-Alcohol Ternary Blends  (Mert Gülüm, Olusegun David Samuel, Atilla Bilgin)....Pages 249-257
Front Matter ....Pages 259-259
 Comparison and Behavior Analysis in Relation to Autonomy of Urban Driving Cycle for Compact Class Full Electric Vehicle Using ADVISOR Numerical Simulations  (Nicolae Stelian Lontis, Liviu Nicolae Mihon)....Pages 261-272
 Assessment of Life Cycle Cost for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle  (Denisa Cimerdean, Nicolae Burnete, Calin Iclodean)....Pages 273-290
 Numerical Simulation of the Mechanical Models Used for the Coupling of the Power Sources  (Dinel Popa, Irina Tudor, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu, Claudia-Mari Popa)....Pages 291-298
 The Influence Analysis of the Acceleration Regimes on the Specific WLTC Test Cycle Regarding the Fuel Consumption and Pollutant Emissions for a Vehicle Equipped with a GMPDH  (Gheorghe Bancă, Florian Ivan, Daniel Iozsa, Valentin Nișulescu)....Pages 299-311
 Analysis of Range Extended Hybrid Vehicle with Rotary Internal Combustion Engine Using AVL Cruise  (Bagameri Norbert, Varga Bogdan-Ovidiu, Moldovanu Dan, Csato Aron, Karamousantas Dimitrios)....Pages 312-319
 Optimizing Shifting Schedule and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of a Hybrid Vehicle Based on Dual Clutch Transmission  (Bagameri Norbert, Varga Bogdan-Ovidiu, Moldovanu Dan, Csato Aron, Karamousantas Dimitrios)....Pages 320-327
 Performance Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle in Real Operating Conditions of Quito, Ecuador  (J. P. Díaz-Samaniego, Jaime Guillén, Daniel Arroyo, Michael Maks Davis)....Pages 328-337
 Van Dynamics Performance Analysis for Different Battery Pack Placement  (Moldovanu Dan, Varga Bogdan, Mariasiu Florin, Iclodean Calin, Burnete Nicolae Vlad, Mihali Liviu et al.)....Pages 338-345
Front Matter ....Pages 347-347
 Considerations on the Usage of the Same Air Filtration System on Different Engine Types  (Marius Toma, Adrian Asimopolos)....Pages 349-355
 Designing Hybrid BF/FF Epoxy Based Composites with Tailorable Dielectric Properties  (Dana Luca Motoc, Radu Tarulescu, Stelian Tarulescu, Adrian Soica)....Pages 356-361
 A Comparison Approach to Fire Retardancy Behavior on Tailored Hybrid BF/FF Cyanate-Epoxy Composites  (Dana Luca Motoc, George Ionut Sava)....Pages 362-369
 Experimental Study on the Influence of Using Pistons with Ceramic Crown on Actual Torque and CO Emission  (I. R. Şugar, M. Banica, L. Giurgiulescu)....Pages 370-376
 Comparative Study on the Regeneration of Used Motor Oil  (Cornelia Stan, Marius Toma, Cristian Andreescu, Daniel Iozsa)....Pages 377-382
 Determination of the Tool’s Trajectory for the Manufacturing of the Profile of a Cam  (Ionuț Dragomir, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu)....Pages 383-389
 Use of Mini-Max Approximation for the Determination of the Dependency Between the Input and Output Parameters for the Automotive Parts Obtained by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)  (Nicolae-Doru Stănescu, Maria-Luiza Beșliu-Gherghescu, Ștefan Tabacu)....Pages 390-396
 Dynamic Analysis of a Rotating Structure Manufactured by Fused Deposition Modeling  (Diaconescu Claudiu, Tabacu Ştefan, Oltean Alexandru, Pârlac Sebastian)....Pages 397-404
 Development of a Material Model for the Use in Life-Time Estimate of Structures  (Ionela Alina Sandu, Cătălin Ducu, Sorin Moga, Ştefan Tabacu)....Pages 405-412
 Re-sintering Influence on Tribological and Structural Characteristics of Iron-Based Composites for Automotive Applications  (Violeta Valentina Merie, Corina Bîrleanu, Cătălin Ovidiu Popa, Marius Sorin Pustan, Nicolae Vlad Burnete)....Pages 413-420
 Estimation of Tribological Properties for Fe-Cu-Graphite-Ni-TiO2 Composites for Automotive Industry  (Florina Maria Șerdean, Violeta Valentina Merie, Corina Julieta Bîrleanu, Cătălin Ovidiu Popa, Marius Sorin Pustan)....Pages 421-428
 A Comparative Study on the Comfort and Safety of the Seat Cover Fabrics  (Ionel Barbu, Magdalena Simona Fogorasi, Mihaela Dochia, Monica Pustianu, Adina Bucevschi, Daniela Farima)....Pages 429-436
 Theoretical and Experimental Analysis for the Load Capacity of the Cone Tightening Assemblies  (Geonea Ionut, Dumitru Nicolae, Copilusi Cristian, Dumitru Ilie, Oana Otat, Tutunea Dragos)....Pages 437-445
 Optimized Prototyping for the Increasing of Performances of a Design Process  (Daniel-Constantin Anghel, Maria-Luiza Beșliu-Gherghescu, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu)....Pages 446-454
 On the Temperature and Chips Types in Milling of an Austenitic Stainless Steel  (Nicolae Craciunoiu, Daniela Tarata, Cosmin Miritoiu, Emil Nicusor Patru, Dumitru Panduru)....Pages 455-463
 On the Cutting Tool and Workpiece Temperature in Turning of Titanium Parts Used in Automotive Industry  (Dumitru Panduru, Nicolae Craciunoiu, Emil Nicusor Patru, Marin Bica)....Pages 464-470
 Influence of Cutting Tool Diameter on Cutting Tool Temperature in Milling of Aluminum Alloys Used in Automotive Industry  (Emil Nicusor Patru, Nicolae Craciunoiu, Dumitru Panduru, Marin Bica)....Pages 471-477
Front Matter ....Pages 479-479
 Effect of Electrode Geometry on Flame Kernel Development in a DI SI Engine  (Simona Silvia Merola, Adrian Irimescu)....Pages 481-493
 Influence of Dwell Time for Double Injection Strategies in a Wall Guided GDI Engine  (Adrian Irimescu, Simona Silvia Merola)....Pages 494-502
 Functional Analysis of a Gasoline Injection Engine  (Barothi Laszlo, Sava Daniel, Darie Cătălin-Dumitru, Cucu Leonard-Iulian, Copae Ion)....Pages 503-511
 Drag Phenomena Within a Torque Converter Driven Automotive Transmission - A Turbulent Flow Approach  (Marin Marinescu, Ion Lespezeanu, Radu Vilău, Constantin-Ovidiu Ilie, Octavian Alexa)....Pages 512-520
 Potential Performance Characteristics for Different Types of Tractors: Two-Wheel-Drive Tractor, Four-Wheel-Drive Tractors and Crawler Tractors  (Mircea Nastasoiu, Nicolae Ispas)....Pages 521-526
 An Experimental Research on Power Losses into an Automotive Manual Transmission  (Adrian Budală, Adrian Şoica)....Pages 527-534
 Optimization of Cooling System for Internal Combustion Engines  (Radu Tarulescu, Stelian Tarulescu, Adrian Soica)....Pages 535-541
 Availability Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Compression Ignition Engine Combustion  (Jonathan Mattson, Christopher Depcik)....Pages 542-549
 Usage of Electric Motors/Generators for Engines Supercharging in Order to Increase the Efficiency of Exhaust Gas Energy Recovery  (Cristian-Ioan Leahu, Sebastian Radu, Stelian Tarulescu, Radu Tarulescu)....Pages 550-557
 A Conventional Approach to Estimate NOx and Soot Emissions of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels  (Bogdan Radu, Radu Chiriac, Alexandru Racovitza)....Pages 558-566
 Effects of Re-designing of Two-Stroke Engine Fuelled with Gasoline - Ethanol Blend on GHG and Pollutant Emissions  (Corneliu Cofaru, Nicolae Ispas)....Pages 567-575
 Kinematic Analysis of a Variable Compression Ratio Mechanism  (Bogdan Mănescu, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu)....Pages 576-583
 Issues Concerning the Determination of the Correspondence Between Low Pressure Distillation and Gas Chromatography Analysis of Biodiesel. Preliminary Results  (Rodica Niculescu, Mihaela Nastase, Adrian Clenci, Victor Iorga-Siman, Catalin Zaharia)....Pages 584-592
 Combustion Analysis for Single Cylinder Engine Running on Various Types of Diesel  (Burnete Nicolae Vlad, Șerdean Florina, Burnete Nicolae, Moldovanu Dan)....Pages 593-600
 Constructive Optimization of a Mechanism of Variable Valve Control  (Claudia-Mari Popa, Dinel Popa, Nicolae-Doru Stănescu)....Pages 601-608
 Butanol Effects on the Fuelled Diesel Engine Operation with Preheated Diesel Fuel-Animal Fat Blends  (Cernat Alexandru, Pana Constantin, Negurescu Niculae, Nutu Cristian, Nicolici Adrian)....Pages 609-616
 LPG as Alternative Fuel for Clean Automotive Diesel Engines  (Nemoianu Liviu, Pana Constantin, Negurescu Niculae, Cernat Alexandru, Fuiorescu Dinu, Nutu Cristian)....Pages 617-624
 LPG—An Alternative Solution to Fuel a Car Diesel Engine  (Nutu Nikolaos Cristian, Pana Constantin, Negurescu Niculae, Cernat Alexandru, Dinu Fuiorescu, Nemoianu Liviu)....Pages 625-633
 Modeling the Torque Oscillations During Gear Shifts on Automated Manual Transmission  (Ștefan Saragea, Ioan Mircea Oprean, Gabriel Badea, Gheorghe Frățilă)....Pages 634-641
 The Study of the Energetic Performance in Test Cycles Considering a Variable Powertrain Thermal Regime  (Cristian Rențea, Mircea Oprean, Marius Bățăuș, Gheorghe Frățilă)....Pages 642-650
 Thermodynamic Study of Airflow Through the Spark Ignition Engine Intake Manifold  (Birtok-Băneasă Corneliu, Rațiu Sorin, Cioată Vasile, Budiul-Berghian Adina)....Pages 651-658
 A Pneumatic Propulsion System for Urban Cars  (Tudor Mitran, Catalin Chioreanu, George Dragomir, David Fagadar)....Pages 659-666
 Dynamic Models for Analyzing a Self-propelled Vehicle for People with Locomotor Disabilities  (Nicolae Dumitru, Ionut Geonea, Cristian Copilusi, Sorin Dumitru, Oana Otat)....Pages 667-675
 On the Stability of the Vehicle’s Cornering Motion  (Bogdan N. Nicolescu, Tiberiu Macarie)....Pages 676-685
 Study of Brake System Parameters for Commercial Vehicles  (Popa Mădălin-Florin, Burnete Nicolae-Vlad)....Pages 686-694
 Experimental Research on a Diesel Engine  (Nicolau Marin, Pântece Constantin-Iulian, Cucu Leonard-Iulian, Dorobanțu Gabriel-Ionuț, Copae Ion)....Pages 695-703
 Energy Based Slider-Crank Mathematical Model  (Doru Groza, Ioan Călin Roșca, Gheorghe Alexandru Radu)....Pages 704-709
Front Matter ....Pages 711-711
 Determination of Some Vehicle Dynamic Performances Using the Dynamometric Roller Chassis  (Soica Adrian, Budala Adrian, Monescu Vlad)....Pages 713-720
 Capacity and Traffic Performance Depending on Intersections Design  (Manea Laurențiu, Manea Adriana, Țârulescu Stelian, Florea Daniela)....Pages 721-728
 Considerations on Using the Crash Pulse in the Vehicle-Vehicle Collision Assessment  (Dragoș Sorin Dima, Dinu Covaciu, Anghel Chiru)....Pages 729-736
 Critical Evaluation of the Pedestrian Walking Distances on the Congested Urban Networks  (Daniela Florea, Dinu Covaciu, Janos Timar, Stelian Ţârulescu)....Pages 737-749
 Experimental Research in Case of Car to Pedestrian Collision  (Liviu Petrescu, Alexandru Petrescu)....Pages 750-757
 The Relevance of Public Questionnaires on the Development of Measures to Increase Sustainable Urban Mobility  (Georgiana Muresan, Nicolae Filip)....Pages 758-765
 Traffic Modeling in Urban Congested Areas  (Cristina Oprea, Mircea Roşca, Şerban Stere, Sergiu Olteanu)....Pages 766-774
 Research Regarding on Choosing Optimal Traffic Organization Using Ranking Criteria  (C. Gheorghe, N. Filip)....Pages 775-783
 On the Management of Activity of Technical Control of Motorvehicles  (Marian Burcea, Ion Tabacu)....Pages 784-790
 Explanatory Models of the Weather Factors’ Influence on Road Traffic Accidents Produced in Romania in Different Road’s Features  (Alin Drosu, Corneliu Cofaru)....Pages 791-798
 The Monitoring of the Submarine Effect in Frontal Collisions, at Different Impact Speeds and for the Driver’s Out of Position Instances  (Oana Victoria Otat, Victor Otat, Dragos Tutunea, Ionut Geonea, Gabriel Marinescu)....Pages 799-807
 Influences of the Suspensions Characteristics on the Vehicle Stability  (Nicolae Cordoş, Adrian Todoruţ)....Pages 808-813
 Evaluation of the Vehicle Sideslip Angle According to Different Road Conditions  (Adrian Todoruţ, Nicolae Cordoş)....Pages 814-819
 The Overlap Influence in Case of a Car-to-Pedestrian Accident  (Tolea Bogdan, Radu Alexandru Ionut, Beles Horia)....Pages 820-827
 Analysis of Car-Cyclist Accidents Occurring at Relative Medium and High Vehicle Speed  (Nicolae Ispas, Mircea Nastasoiu, Radu Iulian Negrila)....Pages 828-836
 A Comparative Analysis of the Road Noise Immission Models  (Andrei-Alexandru Boroiu, Elena Neagu, Alexandru Boroiu, Sebastian Parlac)....Pages 837-846
 The Significance and Effect of the Traffic System Signaling to the Environment, Present and Future Traffic  (Henrietta Lengyel, Zsolt Szalay)....Pages 847-856
Back Matter ....Pages 857-860