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. Some examples are sensors for
engine management, exhaust and air quality control, immobilizers, ABS,
anti skid (ASC) and vehicle dynamics control (VDC), smart airbag systems
and other safety applications as obstacle detection and vision
enhancement. With the international conference AMAA '98, 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.