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Nanotechnology for Automotive
Carlo Vittorio FolonariExecutive Vice President, Technologies Division
Centro Ricerche Fiat, Torino
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Sensors• Navigation-control, MOEMS-NEMS• Nanomagnetics films - Spintronics• High transmittance polymer IR lenses• High sensitivity IR sensors
Micro Power-Energy• High efficiency solar cells• Hydrogen storage• Innovative fuels• Energy accumulators• Electrochemical conversion, fuel cells• Microreators - microcombustors
Lighting and on-board information• New lighting sources• Thin film and wearable display• Optical switches, Electro-optical films
Coatings• High resistance coatings • Antiadehesion coatings• Iridescent coatings ....new colors• Low friction, nanocatalitic (eng.)• Nanotubes based vernices
Structural and functional Materials• Shape memory alloys• Nanocomposites….• Self extinguishing materials• Explosives for welding/sealing• New cooling fluids and MR-fluids• Air filters• Active Interior tissues
INTEGRATION OF MICRO AND NANOTECHNOLOGY IN AUTOMOTIVE, …(ROBOTIC, AERO-SPACE…)
Nanofabrication of 3D structures• High aspect ratio 3-D structures• Nanostereolitography
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OPTICS AND PHOTONICS FOR LIGHTING
Taillights,parking lights
Side lightsHeadlamps
Courtesy and interior lights
Door light
Interior luggagelight
High mounted stop light
Considerable Improvment of theOverall electrical to optical efficiency
Currently ~ 1%
By the development of diffractive and microoptics, new light sources and
their integration with Power Supply
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CONFORMABLE LIGHTING by the integration of microoptics and microsources
Chip on glass/plastic bonding
Example of reflector designCRF patents
Embedded packaging
Reflecting coating Epoxy
Chip on glass/plastic
Nanophosphors
ADVANTAGES• Uniformity through nano-phosphors• Cost and weight reduction• Compactness• High freedom design• Flexible and conformal devices
Final lighting system
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CHARACTERISTICS:• Matrix of point like sources• large area Thin film devices• Comparable performance with state fo the art white LEDs• Low cost fabrication process
NANOSTRUCTURED METALLIC SOURCES
2001: First prototype of a point source matrix
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• Electrical and mechanical operation in one• Direct linear movement and force without any external moving parts• Flexible and scalable • High reliability • Low Weight and Low Cost• Noiseless operation Low EMI
Mechanical Backup
SMA Actuator
Through the collaboration with:
CNR (Lecco), the Saes Group, The Sila Group, Oxford Automotive,…
We aim to be the largest European manufacturers of SMA materials and products by 2004.
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NANO MR-FLUIDS
Nano-magnets “Embedded” on micro-particles
Substrate
Nanomagnets
Withoutmagnetic field
N S
Withmagnetic field
1000 nm
APPLICATIONS
•High speed mechanical components•Active Dampers •Brakes•Clutches( success depends on the mechanical design )
ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH NANOMAGNETS OVER MICRO PARTICLES
- Reduced wear- Reduced aggregation- Reduced power consumption- Faster response time
Solutions of active rotative dampers patented by CRF are under advanced experimentation
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CATALYSED DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS• optimised contact between diesel soot and catalyst
due to the nano-scaled morphology similar to the particulates size
• lower filter regeneration temperature (below to 450°C)
50 nm
Ceramic support
Nano-structured catalyst layer (Pt-CeOX)
Exhaust gas
Diesel Particulate agglomerates
ADVANCED NANO-STRUCTURED CATALYSTS
Goal: to meet EURO IV and EURO V emissions
standardStart of production in 2004 for passenger cars – CRF Patents
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Steering angle sensorFluid-level
sensor
Climatic controlsensor, central locking, mirror positioning, etc.
On-Board electronics self-testing
Air-Bagsensor
Tires: pressure, temperature.Sensors
Engine control sensors (injection
flux sensor, actuators)
Seat occupancy
Shafts torque sensing for
combustion quality
Suspension positioning systems
Rotation/accelerationsensor for ABSdifferential gear
Many applications for positioning systemsgyroscopes and accelerometers
SPINTRONICS: APPLICATIONS
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Possible applicationsPossible applications::• Linear /Angular acceleration sensor• Relative/Absolute linear/angular position
measurements• Linear/Angular speed measurements• Linear /Angular acceleration measurements