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Introduction of new technologiesLocal Styling Design of Dio for Indian Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kazuhiko SAITO・Takashi ARAI . . . . . . . . . . 1

Styling and Design of New ASIMO – Evolution for Continuing Engagement with People –

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takeshi KOSHIISHI . . . . . . . . . . 6

Development of 2013 Model Year U.S. Accord

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masaaki KAWANO・Hiromichi TSUSHIMA・Yukio AKIMOTO

Kazuhide TAKE・Noriyuki HARADA・Susumu NAGAOKA・Yoshihiko EGUCHI . . . . . . . . . 13

Development of Information Services of Honda Moto LINC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mutsumi KATAYAMA・Takeshi KONNO・Kazuyuki MARUYAMA

Tomohiro HOSHI・Masaharu SENNO・Yuichi KATAOKA . . . . . . . . . 23

Development of Battery System for EV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Akihiro ANEKAWA・Koichi YAMAMOTO . . . . . . . . . 30

Development of Battery Traceability System for EV

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koichiro TAKEMASA・Tsubasa UCHIDA・Taisuke TSURUTANI

Yuki TOMINAGA・Keiji SATOH . . . . . . . . . 36

Development of Charging System for FIT EV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomoatsu MURAKAMI・Hakaru SADANO . . . . . . . . . 42

Development of Electric Servo Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naoto OHKUBO・Takashi NISHIOKA

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kohei AKAMINE・Kunimichi HATANO . . . . . . . . . 48

Development of Double-arm Chain-tensioner System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masao SEKI . . . . . . . . . 53

Development of Gear Case for Large Outboard Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shinichi IDE・Tsuyoshi YOSHIGASAKI

Nobuchika KATAGIRI・Shingo SHIMIZU . . . . . . . . . 58

Development of New Seat Belt E-pretensioner System . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shotaro ODATE・Naotoshi TAKEMURA . . . . . . . . . 63

Bimetallic Corrosion Prevention in Hybrid Doors by Means of Watertight Structure using Low-elasticity Sealer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoji KIMURA・Koichiro IZUMI・Yuki MURAMATSU . . . . . . . . . 68

Development of Steel and Aluminum Continuous Welding Technology Using FSW and Application to Subframes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tetsuya MIYAHARA・Mitsuru SAYAMA・Takanori YAHABA

Shousuke OHHAMA・Tsunehisa HATA・Tsutomu KOBAYASHI . . . . . . . . . 72

Development of Road Input Prediction Technology for Setting of Suspension Durability Conditions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takamasa SHIMODAIRA・Shunsuke KATAOKA

Masafumi MORI・Shingo YOKOYAMA . . . . . . . . . 79

Introduction of Solar Hydrogen Station Installed in Japan

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun TAKEUCHI・Koji NAKAZAWA・Nobuyoshi YOSHIDA

Jun ITO・Masanori OKABE・Ikuya YAMASHITA . . . . . . . . . 86

Honda R&D Technical Review April 2013

Technical papersStudy of Low-engine-speed Self-ignition in Gasoline Engine Using Elementary Process Simulation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susumu NAKAJIMA . . . . . . . . . 93

Elucidation of Deterioration Mechanism and Improvement of Durability for Lean NOx Catalyst

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yuichi MATSUO・Shinya ISHIMARU・Masanori HASHIMOTO

Tetsuo ENDO・Yoshiaki MATSUZONO・Makoto NAGATA . . . . . . . . 103

Study of NOx Reduction Behavior on Iron Ion-exchanged Zeolite Catalyst for ULEV50

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Masafumi SAKOTA・Naohiro SATOH・Hideki MATSUNAGA . . . . . . . . 112

Optimization of Fuel Cell Generation Environment by Water Observation using Neutron Radiography

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiroto CHIBA・Chikara IWASAWA . . . . . . . . 122

Projected Texture Stereo Vision System in Sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chiaki AOYAMA . . . . . . . . 132

Development of Prediction Technology for Resonance Stress of Exhaust System by Considering Nonlinear Properties

of Spherical Joints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomoaki YONENAGA・Haruo IDE・Masahiko HIGUCHI

Yoshikazu HORII・Hiroshi NAKAGAWA . . . . . . . . 141

Oil Temperature Classification Method for Hydraulic Electronically Controlled AWD System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiroki YOSHINO . . . . . . . . 149

Creation of Technology for Prediction of Self-excited Vibration under Operating Conditions for Multiple-plate Clutches

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takashi HOSHI・Takashi MINAMINAKAMICHI・Keiji TOJO

Isao TABUSHI・Kazuha MIURA・Shuzo SONODA . . . . . . . . 156

Research on Dog Teeth Wear in Dog Clutch Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiroyuki MAKITA . . . . . . . . 164

Fuel Consumption and Performance Prediction in Outboard Motors for High-speed Planing Boats using CFD Simulation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shunsuke KURIOKA . . . . . . . . 176

Development of Secondary Aluminum Alloy for Diesel Cylinder Head by Mg2Si Precipitation Strengthening

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kosuke DATEKI・Takuya TAKAGI・Ryohei IKUTOMO . . . . . . . . 184