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Preface

Introduction

Project Car of the Future

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Assignment

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1. Acceptance of the powertrain

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1.1 Fuel cell powertrain

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1.1.1 The technology

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4 _{Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_exchange_membrane_fuel_cell.}

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1.1.2 Driving behaviour

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1.1.3 Conclusion

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1.2 Acceptance of technology

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-1.2.1 Robotic transmission

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1.2.3 Fuel alternatives

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1.2.3 Electrical

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1.3 Acceptance

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2. Design considerations

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2.1 User-interface design aspects

2.1.1 Car of the future

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2.1.2 In-vehicle interface developments

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2.1.3 GUI design guidelines

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Table 1: Functions and sub functions of the interface

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2.3 Requirements

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3. Design

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3.1 Introduction

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Table 2: The parts of the powertrain user-interface

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3.2 Primary display

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Figure 2: Screenshots of Capacitor gauge at empty, 75% and 100% level

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Figure 10: Gear selector (scale 1:1)

3.4 Controls

3.4.1 Design process

3.4.2 The controls

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4. Evaluation & conclusion

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1. Acceptance of alternative automobile technologies

1.1 Introduction

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1.3.5 Continuous variable transmission including emulated gears

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Assignment

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