Microsystems are an important success factor in the automobile industry. In order to fulfil the customers requests for safety convenience and vehicle economy, and to satisfy environmental requirements, microsystems are becoming indispensable. Thus a large number of microsystem applications came into the discussion. With the international conference AMAA '99, VDI/VDE-IT provides a platform for the discussion of all MST relevant components for automotive applications. The conference proceedings gather the papers by authors from automobile suppliers and manufacturers.

Proceedings for the third conference on microsystems in the automotive sector, a regular event now with an increasing number ob participants on a modern and promising field taking place in Berlin in spring 1999.

Inhalt
Microsystems for Automotive Applications.- Session 1: Microsystems for Traffic Management and Communication.- Intelligent Car Communication Systems.- The Application of PC Technology in Automobiles.- Advanced Microphones for Handsfree Communication and Voice Recognition.- Using In-Vehicle Systems and 5,8 GHz DSRC to Improve Driver Safety and Traffic Management.- Session 2: Systems and Technologies for Media Control and Engine Management.- Intelligent Engine Control & Diagnostic Using the Ionization Current Sensing Technology.- Micro-Injection System Using Ultrasonic Vibrations for Drop on Demand Ejection.- Integrated Engine-CVT Control.- Production of Light Wave Connectors, Hermetic Housings, Heat Sinks etc. by the MIM Process.- Advanced Packaging and Interconnection Technologies for Automotive Applications.- A Low Cost, Fully Signal Conditioned Pressure Sensor Microsystem with Excellent Media Compatibility.- Session 3: Microsystems Related to Safety Aspects.- Occupant Classification System for Smart Restraint Systems.- Concept for Intelligent Rear Light Aiming for Compensation of Environmental Effects.- Miniaturized Scanning Laser Radar for Automotive Applications.- 100.000 Pixel 120dB Imager for Automotive Vision.- Development of RF Technology for Automotive Radar and Mobile Broadband Communication.- Session 4: Micromachined Sensors and Actuators.- A Low Cost Micro-Inertial and Flow Sensors Based on the Direct Integration Technology.- Novel Rotation Speed Measurement Concept for ABS Appropriated for Microsystem Creation.- A Novel Technology Platform for Versatile Micromachined Accelerometers.- A Low Cost Angular Rate Sensor for Automotive Applications in Surface Micromachining Technology.- A New Generation of Micromachined Accelerometers for Airbag Applications.- Integrated Surface Micromachined Gyro and Accelerometers for Automotive Sensor Applications.- A New Microelements Electrostatic Actuator for Automotive Applications.- Poster presentations.- The Application and Evaluation of a Novel Engine Management System Based on Intelligent Control and Diagnostics Algorithms and Utilising Innovative Sensor Technology.- System for Radio-Controlled Car Clocks.- Fuel Injection Engine Diagnosis.- Monolithic Pressure Sensor System with Digital Signal Processing.- An MCM Microcontroller for Automotive Applications.- List of Contact Addresses.