This book provides an in-depth review of the design and development of automotive textiles, and presents recent advances made in technical textiles for various automotive applications. It discusses issues such as automotive textile requirements from the perspective of the car producer, mapping the automotive textile supply chain, smart textiles and 3D textiles for interior use, advances in textile fabrics including nonwoven fabrics, and recycling issues. Safety applications and the potential of textiles in automotive bodywork are also addressed.

Target Audience: Scientists, designers, research and development engineers, and marketing strategists in the textiles, nonwovens, and automotive industries.

Table of Contents:

General:

Requirements for Automotive Textiles — A Car Producer's View

Mapping the Automotive Textile Supply Chain

Woven and Knitted Fabrics Used in Automotive Interiors

Nonwovens Used in Automobiles

Recycling of Automotive Textiles

Automotive Interiors:

Design of Automotive Interior Textiles

Three-Dimensional Textiles and Nonwovens for Polyurethane Foam Substitution in Car Seats

Physiologically Optimised Car Seats

Smart Textiles in Automotive Interiors

Reducing Noise in Automotive Interiors

Leather and Coated Textiles in Automotive Interiors

Safety Applications of Automotive Textiles:

Technical Developments and Market Trends of Automotive Airbags

Key Technology Developments in Textiles for Use in Automotive Tires

Use of Textiles in Automotive Bodywork:

Textile Structures for Load-Bearing Applications in Automobiles

Textile Composites for Automotive Structural Components

Index