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Direct polymeric encapsulation of electronic systems for automotive applications
thesis
posted on 2018-07-13, 10:45 authored by Nee-Joo TehOver the past forty years, compelling demands for safer, cleaner and more efficient vehicles
have given rise to a drastic increase in the replacement of many traditional mechanical and
electrical mechanisms by more advanced electronic systems. Due to their harsh operating
environments, automotive electronic systems are subject to failures from thermomechanical
stresses and corrosive breakdown, adversely affecting their reliability and lifespan.
Furthermore, the development of bus communication protocols for improved control
capabilities has prompted wider systems distribution within the restricted space of a vehicle
and inadvertently led to higher assembly complexity, increased vehicle weight and
manufacturing costs. Despite advancements in the industry, no commercially viable process
exists that is capable of providing electronic systems with sufficient robustness for their
operating environments while also offering assembly consolidation to enable cost reduction.
The primary focus of this thesis is the engineering of a low-cost, single-cycle process for the
direct encapsulation of electronic systems within thermoplastic structures, leading to the
production of robust, geometrically flexible and ready-to-assemble plastic automotive
components with integrated electronics and requisite power distribution. [Continues.]
Funding
Loughborough University, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. EPSRC.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher
Nee Joo TehPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2004Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en