Part I: Automotive Product Development Process. 1. Introduction: Automotive Product Development. 2. Steps and Iterations Involved in the Automotive Product Development. 3. Customer Needs, Business Needs, and Government Requirements. 4.

Vehicle Types and Body Style. 5. Role of Benchmarking and Target Setting. 6. Business Plan Development and Getting Management Approval. 7. New Technologies, Vehicle Features, and Technology Development Plan. 8.

Relation of Vehicle Attributes to Vehicle Systems. 9. Understanding Interfaces between Vehicle Systems. 10. Cascading Vehicle Attribute Requirements into Vehicle Systems. 11. Development of Vehicle Concepts. 12.

Selecting a Vehicle Concept. 13. Detailed Engineering Design During Automotive Product Development. 14. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. 15. Vehicle Validation. 16.

Managing Vehicle Development Programs. 17. Customer Feedback, Product Quality and Product Liability. 18. Creating a Brochure and a Website for the Vehicle. Part II: Tools Used in the Automotive Design Process. 19. Toolbox For Automotive Product Development.

20. Decision-Making Tools. 21. Product Planning Tools. 22. Financial Analysis in Automotive Programs. 23. Computer-Aided Technologies.

24. Vehicle Package Engineering Tools. 25. Vehicle Evaluation Methods. Part III: Examples and Illustrations. 26. Applications of Tools. 27.

Developing a Passenger Car: A Case Study. 28. Developing a Pick-up Truck: A Case Study. 29. Developing a Sports Utility Vehicle: A Case Study. Appendix 1: Benchmarking and Preliminary Design Specifications. Appendix 2: QFD, Requirements Cascade, and Interface Analysis for a Selected Vehicle System. Appendix 3: Business Plan Development.

Appendix 4: Conceptual Design of the Proposed Vehicle and Technology Plan. Appendix 5: Systems Engineering Management Plan and Vehicle Brochure.