EADS ETL - Automotive applications

Automotive applications

The diversified portfolio of more than 9,500 EADS inventions include solutions for the automobile and transportation industry that enhance production plant processes and flexibility, improve in-service operational reliability and safety, facilitate services and training, as well as reduce total cost of ownership.

Examples of EADS technologies available for licensing with applications for the automotive and transportation industries include:

Acoustic absorbers	Interior/passenger accommodation
Active noise control	Joining of structural elements
Active noise control	Joining, after-treatment
Active vibration control	Laser-beam welding
Aerodynamic testing	Measurement systems with fault detection
Aluminium alloys	Metallic fibres/layers
Components for machine tools	Metalworking by chemical means
Computer aided design	Moulding
Creep forming technology	On-board computers
Cutting/drilling/rotating	Optical sensors
DeltaN FS® friction-stir welding technology	Route control/guidance
Digital signal processing	Sandwich panels
Distance measurement	Seating arrangements
Door assemblies	Soldering/welding
Erosion protection coatings	Structural elements
Fibre treatment	Traffic control
Friction-stir welding	VAP® (Vacuum Assisted Process)
Fuel cells	Virtual reality for development and production
Halon-free fire extinguishers	Working of sheet metal or metal profiles
Holographic display screens	Wiring and connectors