automotive lightweighting materials fy 2005 progress report 8 crosscutting r&d a technical cost modeling principal investigator sujit das national transportation research center 2360 cherahala boulevard knoxville tn 37932 6472 865 946 1222 fax 1314 e mail dass ornl gov technology area development manager joseph carpenter 202 586 1022 1600 ee doe field philip s sklad 574 5069 576 4963 skladps contractor oak ridge laboratory contract no de ac05 00or22725 objectives address the economic viability of new and existing technologies develop models to estimate approach supported by alm use specific improvements major drivers that are detrimental these derive estimates based on fair representation parameters each process step provide or evaluations realism projections projects under consideration for funding examine include
