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Currently, the drivers are able to control a door lock at a distant point from a vehicle. Recently, a door lock system has been developed to detect an owner approaching and to unlock the door when he/she touches the door handle. In this system, an antenna detects the existence of the owner with an electrical key near the vehicle. Since this detection performance of the antenna (directivity) varies in the operating area, it is essential to recognize directivity and confirm that there is unoperating area. In this report, we describe an example of predictive calculation on directivity of an antenna using the electromagnetic field analysis.

Airflow effect is one of the important functions demanded of a rear spoiler. It helps prevent mud or dust from swirling up behind the running vehicle, or in the case of driving in the rain or snow, helps prevent rain or snow from adhering to the rear window. During the design process, we often decide on the shape of a spoiler in a relatively short time, focusing primarily on its appearance. Therefore, we established a design method using the recently developed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to determine the central cross sectional shape of a spoiler that produces a desired airflow effect. We verified its effectiveness through testing.