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What is Automotive Design and Engineering and Why is it so Important in Today's World?

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What is Automotive Design and engineering and why is it so important today? Well first we will break it down into two parts. While the answer that what automotive design really is would be a long and sometimes boring explanation, here are the basics. From Rudolf Diesel's first compression engine to the concept cars of today, automotive design and engineering plays a hand in everything that goes into a vehicle. Designers draw up the plans, the engineers take these plans and work their miracles to bring the concepts to life.

Any new innovation that we take for granted these days was designed and developed by designers and engineers, who have worked their fingers to the bone to accomplish often daunting tasks. Where would we be without seat belts, air bags, composite bodies that are common place now? There are many things these people have done that we don't even notice in our daily commutes, traveling with the family on vacation, and the like. Wind drag, height clearances, bumper plates on the undercarriage to protect vital parts from damage, smooth contours, and a host of other things that we never think about but take for granted.

Why are automotive designers and engineers important in today's world? That answer is very simple. In today's world of climate change, limits on fossil fuels, carbon foot printing, these people are perhaps more important than ever before. They are still designing concept cars, sleek unique designs that most will only see on display at cars shows. But now the look to the future is not on the outside of the vehicle, or in the nifty gadgets incorporated into the cockpits. No, today's priorities have greatly changed.



New engine designs are being formulated and put into the works. We already see many examples of this as a vehicle's gas mileage has increased, and we are seeing many different kinds of hybrids on the road. One kind of hybrid combines highly efficient gasoline engines with electrical motors. When you are in town traveling at low speeds, you are using the electric motor to power the vehicle. At higher speeds, or when the load on the electrical motor is being taxed, the gas motor kicks in, and not only powers the car from there, but also recharges to battery system.

How do you think the hybrid transfers energy from battery to gas? Why do you not even notice the transfer of power from one system to the other? Designers and engineers have worked all of that out before it even goes to the show room floor. And it is not just hybrid engine concepts that these hard working people are developing, but also alternative energy and power sources. Hydrogen fuel cell technologies are being introduced, and trying to be put into practical usage and affordability. Alternative fuel sources such as bio diesel, propane, and even compressed air are things designers and engineers are working on.

The biggest obstacle faced today by designers and engineers is how to make these new vehicles more affordable, but without compromising safety and reliability. Newer composite bodies and interiors will be lighter and stronger. The way these vehicles look is beginning to change as well. More and more people are buying these alternative vehicles, if nothing more than to save money just driving around town. Cars are getting smaller, more compact.
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