Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report (1999)
Chapter: Acronyms
Acronyms
ADL
A.D. Little
ANL
Argonne National Laboratory
AIPM
automotive integrated power module
BIW
body-in-white
CAFE
corporate average fuel economy
CARAT
Cooperative Automotive Research for Advanced Technologies
CARB
California Air Resources Board
CFRP
carbon fiber-reinforced polymer
CIDI
compression-ignition direct-injection
CO
carbon monoxide
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DIATA
direct-injection, aluminum-block, through-bolt
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EE
electrical and electronic power systems team
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FTP
federal test procedure
GDI
gasoline direct injection
GM
General Motors Corporation
GFRP
glass fiber-reinforced polymer
HEV
hybrid electric vehicle
IFC
International Fuel Cell Company
IGT
Institute of Gas Technology
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LEV
low-emission vehicle
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MEA
membrane-electrode assembly
NOx
nitrogen oxides
NVH
noise, vibration and harshness
OAAT
Office of Advanced Automotive Technology (U.S. Department of Energy)
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PEM
proton exchange membrane
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
POX
partial oxidation
ppm
parts per million
PrOx
preferential oxidation
R&D
research and development
RFP
request for proposal
SBIR
Small Business Innovative Research
SCAQMD
South Coast Air Quality Management District
SIDI
spark-ignited direct-injection
SNL
Sandia National Laboratory
SOC
state of charge
SULEV
super ultra LEV
SWRI
Southwest Research Institute
ULEV
ultralow emission vehicle
USAMP
United States Automotive Materials Partnership
USCAR
United States Council for Automotive Research
UTC
United Technologies Corporation
4SDI
four-stroke direct-injection
