Call for Papers
Special Issue on Cutting-edge Vehicle Technologies Applied in Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the focus of global attention, is the best platform for the display of cutting-edge vehicular technologies. As the highlights of the 2022 Winter Olympics, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and autonomous vehicles will be in service for the Olympics, when they will be challenged by extremely low temperatures and complex traffic scenarios.

Extreme cold can affect the battery performance of electric and fuel cell vehicles, leading to start failure and significantly reduced driving range. To address such problem, new technologies are developed for the Olympic vehicles such as matrix charging, fast battery heating strategies, wireless charging and battery heat preservation, fast-charging battery, high-power fuel cell systems, fast fuel cell cold start strategies, intelligent energy recovery, health management, and high-efficiency low-temperature enthalpy-increasing air conditioning.

Ensuring safe and efficient autonomous driving is critical, especially under extreme weather conditions and complex traffic scenarios. Perception systems need to not only detect obstacles but also have a semantic understanding of the environment. Driving decision systems should consider the high uncertainties of perception systems to ensure safety. A high-definition map is a fundamental tool to enhance both perception and decision systems. However, the construction and rapid update of the map with high precision is still very challenging. For this reason, cutting-edge technologies of AI are applied to improve the ability of autonomous driving systems.

This special issue will present the state-of-the-art automotive technologies to be applied in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, specifically regarding electric vehicles, fuel cells, and autonomous driving. It aims to reflect the latest progress in related areas and give readers a clear picture of the advances that are to come. We are soliciting original high-quality research papers on specific topics that include, but are not limited to, the following:

Topic 1: Electric vehicles

Analysis and optimization of non-interruption propulsion system

System control strategies for all-climatic electric vehicles

Battery temperature control technologies

Fast charging and wireless charging technology

Integration and control of batteries, motors, and powertrain in electric vehicles under low temperature

Topic 2: Fuel cell vehicles

Materials and components innovation of fuel cell under low temperature

Modelling, control, diagnosis, and design of fuel cell stack, system, and vehicles under low temperature

Applications of fuel cell vehicles and stationary

Hydrogen production, storage, transport, and refuelling

Environmental and economic analysis of fuel cells and hydrogen

Topic 3: Intelligent and connected vehicles

High-definition map for autonomous driving

Environmental perception and recognition

Robust and accurate localization

Intelligent driving decisions with high uncertainty

Cooperative driving with V2X and 5G

Important Dates

2021.06.01: Deadline for Initial Paper Submission
2021.08.01: Notification of First Round Decision
2021.09.01: Deadline for Revised Paper Submission
2021.10.15: Final Decision Due
2021.11.15: Final Manuscript Due

Guest Editors

Electric vehicles

Fengchun Sun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Beijing Institute of Technology

Cheng Lin, Professor of Beijing Institute of Technology

Wenwei Wang, Associate Professor of Beijing Institute of Technology

Fuel cell vehicles 

Minggao Ouyang, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science, Professor of Tsinghua University

Jianqiu Li, Professor of Tsinghua University

Liangfei Xu, Associate Professor of Tsinghua University

Intelligent and connected vehicles

Diange Yang, Professor of Tsinghua University

Dongpu Cao, Professor of University of Waterloo, Canada

Kun Jiang, Research Associate of Tsinghua University

Submission Guidelines

1.      Please submit online via www.springer.com/42154, be sure to select Topical Collection: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

2.      Papers should be submitted in two separate .doc files: 1) Blinded Manuscript (paper title, abstract, keywords, and full text); 2) Title Page (paper title, author affiliation, acknowledgment, and any other information related to the authors’ identification).

3.      If any problems, please feel free to contact the journal editorial office via email: jai-editor@sae-china.org .

About Automotive Innovation

Sponsored by China SAE and published globally via Springer Nature, Automotive Innovation aims to be a world-class journal that provides abundant sources of innovative findings for automotive engineers and scientists. The journal is published quarterly, ensuring high-quality papers satisfying international standards. With the editorial board consisting of world-renowned experts, it has attracted readers from 72 countries and regions. The highest download of a single article wins more than 15,000.

The journal is dedicated to the publication of peer-reviewed original papers and covers the principles, methodologies, designs, theoretical background and cutting-edge technologies in connection with the development of vehicle and mobility. The main topics include but are not limited to: energy-saving, electrification, intelligent and connected, safety and lightweight technologies.

Advantages of Submission

l  An international journal distributed worldwide

l  Opportunity to demonstrate and exchange innovative technologies

l  Publishing articles free of charge

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ISSN (Print Version): 2096-4250

ISSN (Electronic Version): 2522-8765
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