AutoLifecycle: Driving Through Time
AutoLifecycle: The Complete Journey of Automotive Creation
Welcome to AutoLifecycle, the definitive digital resource for understanding the entire automotive design and engineering process. This site, based on the extensive lecture notes of Prof. Hisham M. Eltaher, is built for students, engineers, and enthusiasts who want to look beyond the showroom and appreciate the incredible journey of a car’s life.
We break down the complex, multi-stage process of creating an automobile into a clear, comprehensive lifecycle.
The Automotive Lifecycle Stages
1. Concept & Strategy
Dive into the birth of a vehicle. Explore market research, conceptual design, and the strategic planning that sets the foundation for everything that follows.
Featured: Product Life Cycle, Customer Requirements, Vehicle Architecture
2. Design & Engineering
Where vision meets physics. Delve into exterior styling, interior ergonomics, vehicle structures, and the critical engineering of safety, aerodynamics, and materials.
Featured: Human-Centered Design, Crashworthiness, Design for Fatigue
3. Analysis & Optimization
Perfecting the package. Learn how engineers use advanced analysis and optimization techniques to ensure performance, durability, and efficiency.
Featured: Engineering Optimization, Load Analysis, Finite Element Analysis
4. Manufacturing & Production
The art of mass production. Understand the manufacturing systems, supply chain, and quality control that transform designs into drivable reality.
Featured: DFM/A, Circular Manufacturing, Quality Control
5. Future Mobility & Integration
Looking ahead. Explore the cutting-edge of electric and autonomous vehicles, connected car technologies, and the future trends reshaping our relationship with transportation.
Featured: EV Architectures, Autonomous Systems, V2X Communication
6. Circular Economy & End-of-Life
Completing the cycle. Discover the principles of the circular economy, sustainable design, and the responsible recycling and repurposing of vehicles.
Featured: Circular Economy, Lifecycle Assessment, Recycling Strategies
AutoLifecycle is an open-access educational platform adapted from the lecture notes“Advanced Automotive Design” by Prof. Hisham Ibrahim. Ibrahim, Hisham. Automotive Advanced Design. 1st ed. Zenodo, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16541967. This site is dedicated to fostering knowledge and passion for automotive engineering.