Key papers in Automotive Engineering
Pofolia’s corpus holds 40 papers from the Automotive Engineering subfield (2012–2022). The list below starts with the most cited.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
Polymers for 3D Printing and Customized Additive Manufacturing
Chemical Reviews · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 121.62 · 3,661 citations
This review highlights the critical role of polymers in additive manufacturing (AM), detailing their processing and development for customized, on-demand fabrication.
Review of Battery Charger Topologies, Charging Power Levels, and Infrastructure for Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 152.89 · 3,036 citations
This review categorizes plug-in electric vehicle charger systems into on-board and off-board types, highlighting trade-offs in power, cost, and complexity.
A Review of Additive Manufacturing
ISRN Mechanical Engineering · 2012 · FWCI 34.67 · 2,527 citations · Open access
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, converts CAD designs into printable layers, offering lighter structures for aerospace and transforming medicine and architecture.
Continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects
Science · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 138.01 · 2,246 citations · Open access
A new 3D printing method, Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP), enables the continuous fabrication of monolithic polymeric parts up to tens of centimeters with sub-100-micrometer resolution.
Additive manufacturing: scientific and technological challenges, market uptake and opportunities
Materials Today · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 60.96 · 2,087 citations · Open access
Additive manufacturing (AM) offers a versatile, layer-by-layer approach to building complex, customizable objects from diverse materials, but faces significant challenges in achieving predictable and reproducible functionality.
A review of lithium-ion battery safety concerns: The issues, strategies, and testing standards
Journal of Energy Chemistry · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 56.39 · 2,073 citations
This review consolidates current knowledge on lithium-ion battery (LIB) safety, detailing thermal runaway triggers from mechanical, electrical, and thermal abuse, alongside strategies and testing standards for improvement.
3D printing of ceramics: A review
Journal of the European Ceramic Society · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 70.99 · 2,073 citations
3D printing is emerging as a key trend for fabricating complex ceramic components, overcoming previous manufacturing limitations.
An Overview on 3D Printing Technology: Technological, Materials, and Applications
Procedia Manufacturing · 2019 · FWCI 54.23 · 1,997 citations
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a rapidly advancing digital fabrication technology that builds objects layer-by-layer from CAD models.
Neural Network Control Of Robot Manipulators And Non-Linear Systems
2020 · 1,857 citations
This work presents neural network controllers designed to mimic human learning for on-line system improvement in robot manipulators and non-linear systems.
The malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies.
Psychological Bulletin · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 14.76 · 1,850 citations
Spatial skills, crucial for STEM fields, can be significantly improved through training, with an average effect size of 0.47 across 217 studies.
Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges
Journal of Cleaner Production · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 75.42 · 1,837 citations
Additive manufacturing offers sustainability benefits across product and material lifecycles through redesign, improved material processing, and on-demand production, but significant challenges hinder their realization.
Degradation diagnostics for lithium ion cells
Journal of Power Sources · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 31.92 · 1,780 citations
This work provides the first experimental evidence linking specific degradation modes in lithium-ion batteries to measurable changes in their open-circuit voltage (OCV). A new diagnostic algorithm can now identify and quantify these degradation modes throughout a cell's lifespan.
DeepDriving: Learning Affordance for Direct Perception in Autonomous Driving
2015 · 1,762 citations
This paper introduces 'direct perception' for autonomous driving, mapping input images to key indicators of road/traffic state affordance, offering a middle ground between full scene parsing and direct action mapping.
A Survey of Autonomous Driving: <i>Common Practices and Emerging Technologies</i>
IEEE Access · 2020 · Q1 · FWCI 67.21 · 1,741 citations · Open access
Despite promises of safety and efficiency, fatalities involving autonomous vehicles are increasing, highlighting a critical need to improve system robustness.
A survey of deep learning techniques for autonomous driving
Journal of Field Robotics · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 59.50 · 1,736 citations
This paper surveys deep learning and AI techniques currently used in autonomous driving, covering architectures, perception, planning, and control.
Materials for lithium-ion battery safety
Science Advances · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 57.45 · 1,589 citations · Open access
This review highlights recent progress in materials design to enhance the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which is critical as energy density increases.
3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting
Progress in Materials Science · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 62.42 · 1,531 citations
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is enabling the fabrication of complex 3D structures from aluminum alloys, overcoming previous processing challenges and opening doors for applications requiring lightweight, high-functionality components.
Argoverse: 3D Tracking and Forecasting With Rich Maps
2019 · 1,434 citations
Argoverse is a new dataset for autonomous vehicle perception, featuring sensor data, 3D tracking annotations, and detailed semantic maps of 290km of lanes.
A review of melt extrusion additive manufacturing processes: I. Process design and modeling
Rapid Prototyping Journal · 2014 · Q1 · FWCI 52.65 · 1,417 citations
This review systematically analyzes melt extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) processes like Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), detailing their design elements and mathematical modeling approaches for improved control and new material development.
Additive manufacturing methods and modelling approaches: a critical review
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology · 2015 · Q1 · FWCI 57.37 · 1,406 citations · Open access
This review critically examines additive manufacturing (AM) methods and modeling approaches, identifying key research gaps that hinder process control and quality.
Recently added
Direct Ink Writing: A 3D Printing Technology for Diverse Materials
Advanced Materials · 2022 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 67.68 · 1,270 citations
Direct ink writing (DIW) is a versatile 3D printing technique capable of fabricating complex structures from a wide array of materials, including polymers, ceramics, glass, cement, graphene, and metals.
A comprehensive review of stationary energy storage devices for large scale renewable energy sources grid integration
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2022 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 60.64 · 1,131 citations
Lithium-ion batteries suit low/medium-size grid applications, capacitors/supercapacitors/SMES suit high power needs, and thermal storage suits seasonal/bulk needs.
A Review on Electric Vehicles: Technologies and Challenges
Smart Cities · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 68.20 · 1,314 citations · Open access
This review synthesizes advances in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology (Lead-acid to Lithium-ion), charging methods, and power management, highlighting market trends and future research challenges.
A review of lithium-ion battery safety concerns: The issues, strategies, and testing standards
Journal of Energy Chemistry · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 56.39 · 2,073 citations
This review consolidates current knowledge on lithium-ion battery (LIB) safety, detailing thermal runaway triggers from mechanical, electrical, and thermal abuse, alongside strategies and testing standards for improvement.
Neural Network Control Of Robot Manipulators And Non-Linear Systems
2020 · 1,857 citations
This work presents neural network controllers designed to mimic human learning for on-line system improvement in robot manipulators and non-linear systems.
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