to centennial campaign

SAE UPDATE PAGE 1 JUNE 2006

JUNE 2006VOL. 23, NO. 6

See CATARC, p. 5

Top representatives from CATARC (China

Automotive Technology & Research Center)

and SAE International signed an agreement

at April’s SAE World Congress that deepens

their relationship to improve automotive

engineering expertise in China and to serve

as a resource for companies located there.

During the signing ceremony, CATARC

Vice President Zhang Jianwei said the

agreement will benefit both organiza-

tions, as well as the China automotive

industry that CATARC serves. Signing the

document on behalf of SAE was its 2006

President, Greg Henderson, who said, “A

wealth of activities will occur in the areas

of individual and organizational learning,

standards development and application,

and specialized programs based on indus-

try need.”

A higher level of cooperation already

has been achieved between CATARC and

SAE, according to Henderson. SAE’s new

Shanghai offi ce has been established jointly

with the CATARC Shanghai Automotive Re-

search Center. And SAE in late March com-

pleted a series of seminars for both technical

and quality process training at CATARC’s

new Beijing operation. SAE has trained 350

Chinese people in the past year.

Toyota makes $1 million pledge to centennial campaignAt the SAE 2006 World Congress An-

nual Banquet, April 6 in Detroit, MI, Toyota

pledged $1 million in support of the SAE

Foundation’s centennial campaign.

Its pledge is designated for the update

and expansion of curricula related to SAE’s

A World In Motion (AWIM) program for

students in grades 4-10 currently in place in

about 15,000 schools across North America.

The $20 million centennial campaign, “In-

spiring A New Generation,” was launched

in April 2005 to coincide with SAE’s centen-

nial anniversary.

Toyota, 2007 SAE World Congress host

company, has supported AWIM since 1991

through both fi nancial contributions and

volunteer support. Toyota provides a hands-

on commitment to a variety of schools in

the Ann Arbor, MI, area who benefi t from

the knowledge and expertise of classroom

mentors who are employees of the nearby

Toyota Technical Center.

“For the past 15 years, Toyota’s support

of the SAE Foundation’s education initia-

tives has been unwavering,” said Daniel M.

Hancock, Vice President of GM Powertrain

Engineering Operations at General Motors,

and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for

the SAE Foundation.

“Its commitment to quality extends

beyond the plant assembly line. It’s also

refl ected in the company’s charitable giv-

ing and the programs and organizations

that it chooses to support. The A World In Motion program is affecting children’s lives

in positive ways by teaching them the fun

and excitement that math and science can

bring and by providing classroom men-

tors who serve as role models for students

interested in engineering or other technical

professions.”

Funds raised through the campaign

will be used to create new curricula for

AWIM, expand and enhance competi-

tions in the SAE Collegiate Design Series,

develop innovative methods for engaging

students through the use of technology,

and establish scholarships to enable future

engineers to pursue their education. Cam-

paign updates can be found at www.sae.

org/campaign.

Schaum nominated as 2007 SAE International President

During SAE International’s Annual Nomi-

nating Committee meeting April 3 at SAE

World Congress, Richard O. Schaum was

nominated to serve as 2007 SAE Interna-

tional President.

Schaum currently works for 3rd Horizon

Associates in technology assessment and

development.

He previously spent 37 years with Daim-

lerChrysler in a variety of positions in

engineering, manufacturing, and product

planning, most recently as Executive Vice

President, Product Development and Qual-

ity, before retiring in 2003.

Upon retiring from DaimlerChrysler,

Schaum began working as a consultant in

the area of powertrain technology, becom-

ing Vice President and General Manager

of Vehicle Systems at WaveCrest Labora-

tories.

Schaum has an extensive history of service

with SAE International. He currently serves

Richard O. Schaum, 2007 SAE International President nominee, gave remarks at the Grand Opening of the SAE 2006 World Congress in Detroit on April 3.

Yasuhiko Ichihashi, President, Toyota Technical Center, presented Rick Wagoner, Chair of the SAE Foundation’s Centennial Campaign and Chairman and CEO of General Motors, with Toyota’s $1 million campaign gift during April’s SAE World Congress.

Participating in a signing ceremony at the SAE World Congress in April were (left to right) Yu Hongtao, SAE International Chief Representative in China and Director of CATARC-Shanghai; Zhang Jianwei, Vice President of CATARC; Greg Henderson, President of SAE; and Ray Morris, Executive Vice President of SAE.

SAE International, CATARC cooperate to serve Chinese automotive industry

as SAE’s Vice President–Automotive and is

a member of the Board of Directors. He was

named an SAE Fellow at the 2006 World

Congress and has served on several boards

and committees since becoming an SAE

member in 1977, including the SAE Auto-

motive Resources Institute Advisory Board

and the SAE Fellows Committee.

He initially participated in various De-

troit Section activities and later went on to

participate in national activities, including

serving as Session Chair for the Fuels and

Lubricants meeting, and planning the Truck

and Bus Meeting.

Schaum also served as the General Chair

of the SAE 2003 World Congress, which was

hosted by DaimlerChrysler.

Schaum, a resident of Birmingham, MI,

will take offi ce in January 2007.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

In March, Greg Henderson assisted SAE Brazil Board

Member Horacio Forjaz (far left) and SAE Brasil President

Gábor Deak (far right) in presenting the 1st SAE

Brasil Journalism Award to Valtecio Alencar, Editorial

Director of AERO magazine. The award, which recognizes

the best article related to technological advances in

the mobility industry of Brazil, consists of a trophy,

an all-expenses-paid trip to SAE World Congress, and an

honorarium.

Job hopes bolstered at CongressIn a time of an unprecedented amount of

restructuring and bankruptcy in the au-

tomotive industry, this year’s SAE World

Congress took on added signifi cance by

providing a forum for job-seekers to meet

with potential new employers.

A two-day career fair on the Cobo

Center show fl oor attracted 15 companies

looking to hire and discuss career op-

portunities in the automotive industry,

including Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mo-

torola, and GE Plastics. Not since 2001

has Congress had so many companies

grouped in a designated area for the sole

purpose of recruiting engineers.

A large number of job-seekers was to

be expected; however, many at the show

were surprised by the amount of employ-

ers seeking qualifi ed candidates. “We ex-

pected a ton of resumes; we didn’t expect

to get the fl ood of [job postings] that we

did,” Tracy Fedkoe, Product Manager for

SAE Career and Member Services, said in

an interview with the Detroit News.

With Detroit’s Big Three automakers

going through their struggles, many engi-

neers are now forced to look for opportu-

nities elsewhere.

“The market is nice right now for

engineers, but they’re going to have to be

creative in how they think about using

their skills,” Phil Gardner, Director of the

Collegiate Appointment Research Institute

at Michigan State University, told the

Detroit News. “Everybody’s trying to go

through the same doors right now with

the names they recognize.”

Nissan recruiters were at the show look-

ing to fi ll 45-50 positions for mechanical

and electrical engineers for manufactur-

ing, process, and quality jobs at assembly

plants in Smyrna and Decherd, TN, and

Canton, MS. Recruiters noted, however,

that many established engineers they

talked to were not willing to relocate and

were more interested in working in an

R&D capacity.

Toyota was looking to fi ll positions in

both manufacturing and R&D, and GE

Plastics was looking to fi ll two engineer-

ing slots at its Southfi eld, MI, automotive

headquarters

While it did not participate in the career

fair, Hella did spread word at the show

that it is looking to add 50 engineers at its

Plymouth, MI, headquarters. No resumes

were accepted and no interviews were

conducted during the show; instead ap-

plicants were directed to www.hella.com/

jobsusa. Qualifi ed engineers are being

sought to fi ll jobs in areas such as software

design, hardware design, lighting design,

and application engineering for relays.

Test engineers, especially those persons

with electromechanical experience, also

are needed.

Although a job search is daunting, and

never more so than now, one recruitment

specialist at World Congress said it best:

“Good engineers are always going to be in

demand.”

Spring means collegiate competitions at their fi nestIt’s that time of the year again!

The SAE Collegiate Design Series is in

full swing. The competition is intense, and

the rivalries among schools are fi erce.

School pride is on the line as thousands

of collegiate students from hundreds of

schools around the United States and

the world are competing or have already

competed in one of SAE’s nine student

competitions: Aero Design East, Aero De-

sign West, Clean Snowmobile Challenge,

Formula SAE East, Formula SAE West,

Mini Baja East, Mini Baja West, Mini Baja

Midwest, and Supermileage.

I recently attended the Baja SAE East

competition hosted by Auburn Univer-

sity and the National Center for Asphalt

Technology in Auburn, AL. This was an

outstanding event with excellent overall

organization provided by Peter Jones of

Auburn University.

The test track is terrifi c at 2.1 mi (3.4 km)

long and was recently designed and built at

the direction of Darrell Krueger, a graduate

engineering student at Auburn. The track

includes all of the expected challenges

including logs, railroad tracks, ramp, pot-

holes, turns and bumps, sand, trees, pond

crossing, and hills with a steep grade.

Again, I got to see fi rsthand how the stu-

dents prepare and compete. It truly is an

amazing sight. Sure, the competition was

intense and everyone wanted to win, but

the camaraderie among the students was

real. If a team needed a tool or a piece of

equipment, a call went out in the paddock

area and you can be sure that another

team offered its help despite the potential

impact to the competition.

A real high point for me was the gra-

cious offer by Rochester Institute of

Technology to drive one of its cars. After

strapping in, I took the Baja car through

its paces over the endurance track. What

a thrill! I had not driven a competition car

through a dirt track in years, and the expe-

rience was outstanding. The car handled

very well, and I was most impressed.

While Baja SAE and each of the other

competitions provide its own set of

unique challenges for the students, they

do share one common theme—hands-on

learning for the students.

This is not just a clever phrase to help

promote the benefi ts of the SAE Collegiate

Design Series. This is reality; and it is also

what I believe sets these competitions

apart from anything else in engineering.

Students liter-

ally formulate,

design, manufac-

ture, and then test

vehicles from the

ground up. If an

axle breaks, they

fi x it. If a brak-

ing cable needs

to be adjusted,

they adjust it.

If a cylinder needs to be machined, they

machine it. If another half-second of speed

or another 3 mi (4.8 km) of gas per gallon

needs to be found, they fi nd it.

The students work together as a team

from the beginning of the school year.

Each person has a specifi c job that he or

she is assigned. Decisions need to be made

throughout the process. Even the paint

scheme for the vehicle has to be decided.

They tackle real problems such as reduc-

ing engine noise or emissions, or improv-

ing braking distance or steering capability.

Teamwork is the key to victory, and

teamwork is what the SAE Collegiate

Design Series teaches. In addition, the ex-

periences and skills learned go a long way

toward making the students better suited

for the job market after graduation.

Employers are well aware that the stu-

dents that perform at SAE Collegiate Design

Series have made a serious commitment in

their overall college curricula, and it is this

same level of commitment that will serve

them so well in the industrial environment.

They are student engineers doing what

they love best and learning a great deal

along the way. They are also the future of

the mobility industry, and I have to say

that the future looks good.

If you have never had the chance to see

one of the SAE Collegiate Design Series

competitions, I urge you to plan on attend-

ing one in the future. It is a great deal of fun.

Better yet, consider volunteering your

time and talents. We had excellent volun-

teers at Baja East, some from out of state,

plus the usual great support from SAE staff.

The students will thank you. SAE Interna-

tional and I will thank you. But even more

important, you will be glad that you did.

You can learn more about the SAE Col-

legiate Design Series by visiting http://

students.sae.org.

SAE BRAZIL



FROM THE PAMA PRESIDENT

The Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) is getting ever more creative in its

efforts to convey critical safety informa-

tion to aircraft mechanics. Because most

aviation maintenance technicians are not

required to receive specifi c regular or

recurrent training, FAA must be inventive

in order to get important safety informa-

tion into the hands of those that ensure the

airworthiness of our fl eet.

Focus on the “Dirty Dozen” is FAA’s

most recent effort to get technicians’ at-

tention. A 2007 calendar, with each month

dedicated to an unsafe maintenance act,

hit the streets at this year’s PAMA 2006

Aviation Maintenance Symposium, and

the safety issues it highlights really are

serious. They represent the results of hard

research conducted by FAA and others to

determine the maintenance work habits

that contribute most frequently to in-fl ight

safety problems.

Named for a WWII movie featuring a

ragtag bunch of losers whose mission was

to foil a very well-oiled German army, the

FAA’s “Dirty Dozen” likewise features the

very worst of maintenance work habits

that, if left unchecked, can bring down the

most self-confi dent fl ight operation.

There are no surprises here, either; just a

very timely reality check for all of us.

“Complacency,” “Lack of Knowledge,”

and “Lack of Teamwork” are featured in

the fi rst quarter of 2007. They emphasize

the signifi cance of each weakness with

reinforcing preventive actions: “Expect to

fi nd errors,” “Ask when you don’t know,”

and “Discuss how a job should be done”

underscore methods of combating each

foible.

“Distraction,” “Fatigue,” and “Lack of

resources,” bring us through spring with

admonitions to “Go back three steps when

you return to a job,” “Have others check

your work,” and “Have a plan for loaning

or pooling parts.”

July introduces us to the hazards of

“Pressure,” August to the perils of an

attendant with a “Lack of assertiveness,”

and September to the well-documented

risks associated with a “Lack of com-

munication.” They advise us to “Ask for

extra help” when pressure mounts, not be

afraid to “Just say no” to those seeming to

drive a time schedule over ensuring safety,

and to “Never assume anything” in our

communications with our colleagues.

In October, we are warned about the

danger of creating local “Norms” that

circumvent technical manuals in the

name of speed. November highlights how

personal “Stress” can take its toll on our

performance, and December focuses on

how a “Lack of awareness” can create an

inability to see the whole safety picture.

FAA is to be commended for its efforts

to raise the awareness of our professional

workforce. However, it is unfortunate it

has to resort to calendars and other tricks

to get the attention of aviation mainte-

nance technicians.

These impediments to fl ight safety ought

to be an integral part of a recurrent train-

ing program for all aviation maintenance

technicians. But no requirements for such

a specifi c training program exist—and that

needs to change now.

We at PAMA will do all we can to sup-

port technician awareness of FAA’s “Dirty

Dozen,” but annual recurrent training that

addresses these potholes in the aviation

safety superhighway is a minimum stan-

dard that will ensure that everyone gets

the right message.

Brian F. Finnegan,

President, Professional Aviation

Maintenance Association

‘Dirty Dozen’ calendar a good start, but annual training is real answer

PAMA DIRECT

NTSB reiterates importance of training in aviation safetyThe National Transportation Safety Board

(NTSB) reaffi rmed its commitment to train-

ing as an important element in the quest

for safety. NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V.

Rosenker emphasized the importance of

airline industry training in a speech at the

2006 World and Regional Airline Training

Conference, April 5 in Orlando, FL. He dis-

cussed the numerous major airline accidents

throughout the years in which inadequate

training in the areas of operations and main-

tenance was causal or contributory

“The safety of this industry is critical, and

there is work to be done,” said Rosenker.

“The government and industry must remain

vigilant of the importance of good training

in accident prevention.” A fundamental

tenant of any training program must be to

ensure that fl ight and maintenance crews

master all normal, abnormal, and emer-

gency aspects of fl ight operations.

Training manual submissionMechanics working in repair stations should

make certain that the repair station submits

its training manual in a timely manner.

The training manual is due by the end of

the month that corresponds to the month of

issue of the Part 145 certifi cate. Thus, if the

repair station certifi cate was originally is-

sued June 11, 1977, then the training manual

is now due on the last day of June 2006.

Draft for comment The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

has released for public comment a signifi -

cant update to the instructions for complet-

ing an 8130-3 tag. The details of this revision

can be critical to the way that a mechanic

performs his documentation tasks following

any maintenance or alteration activity asso-

ciated with a discrete part. It will also affect

the way that 8130-3 tags are issued for new

parts, which affects the installer’s analysis

of the airworthiness of the part at the time

of installation. Therefore, this set of revisions

will be critical to more mechanics.

The “E” revision to FAA Order 8130.21

radically restructures the guidance to make

it easier to distinguish which guidance

applies to a certain situation. It also adds

new provisions governing the issuance of

electronic documentation.

FAA delays rule changeA recent rule change soon will extend the

scope of the drug-and-alcohol testing re-

quirements, but the real news is that the

implementation date has been pushed back

until October 10, 2006.

Under the previously reported rule

change, anyone performing maintenance

for Part 135 or Part 121 operators, including

those who are performing the maintenance

activities indirectly (by subcontract) will be

required to meet the carrier’s drug-and-al-

cohol testing regulatory requirements. The

change is that previously those performing

work by subcontract were not directly af-

fected by the rule.

The FAA states that it is delaying the com-

pliance date for the fi nal rule because some

OEMs and other entities may be confused

regarding whether they are performing

maintenance or preventive maintenance du-

ties subject to drug-and-alcohol testing, or

manufacturing duties not subject to testing.

The fact is that the new scope is extremely

broad and even the new implementation

date will not permit all of the scope ques-

tions to be answered, but it will give compa-

nies more time to come into compliance.

Deadline extendedPAMA members working for airframe man-

ufacturers have a brief reprieve from the

requirements of the new insulation rules.

The FAA plans to extend, by 12 months,

the date for operators to comply with the

fi re penetration resistance requirements of

thermal/acoustic insulation used in trans-

port category airplanes manufactured after

September 2, 2007. This extension is from

September 2, 2007, to September 2, 2008.

This action is necessary to allow airframe

manufacturers enough time, after getting an

acceptable certifi cation test facility, to select

and certifi cate appropriate installations.

Petitions for exemptionThe FAA rules require a repair station to

maintain a library of manuals at its facility.

But what if the repair station works off-site

and relies on the customers’ manuals? A

repair station that relies on its customers’

manuals is seeking to avoid the onerous

consequences of the library rule.

A repair station known as AFT Group

performs all of its work off-site at custom-

ers’ facilities. It only works on tanks, and

it relies on the manuals maintained by its

operator customers. The FAA has required

AFT to maintain copies of all of the aircraft

manuals in its corporate offi ce even though

that is not where the work is performed.

AFT Group has petitioned for exemption

from 14 C.F.R. § 145.109 on the grounds

that the operators provide the manuals at

the operators’ facilities, and that they each

have programs for maintaining the currency

of the manuals.

The FAA recently announced that it is pro-

cessing the petition. There does not seem to

be any safety justifi cation for requiring AFT

to maintain the manuals at its offi ce.

Hazmat requirements revisedThe U.S. Department of Transportation

has authorized a large number of detailed

changes to the regulations that apply to the

carriage of hazmat by aircraft. As many will

remember, the 1996 ValuJet disaster was

ultimately blamed on failure of the repair

station to train its personnel about the de-

tails of the hazardous materials regulations.

The repair station was ultimately convicted

of criminal charges for this failure.

The new rules go into effect October 1, 2006.

All PAMA members responsible for in-house

hazmat training should be sure to examine

the new rules at http://frwebgate.access.

gpo.gov/cgibin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2006_

register&docid=fr22mr06-22

Developing guidanceThe Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Com-

mittee (ARAC) has received a new task

from the FAA. ARAC has been charged

with producing standardized guidance for

airplane-level safety assessments of critical

systems.

This new guidance will likely also affect

major alterations and design changes af-

fecting such systems, so it behooves the

maintenance community to continue to

follow this effort closely.

PAMA members interested in participat-

ing on a working group should contact the

FAA representative, Linh Le, at the FAA’s

Transport Airplane Directorate (ANM-117),

Northwest Mountain Region Headquarters,

1601 Lind Ave., SW., Renton, WA 98055-

4056; telephone, 425-227-1105; fax, 425-227-

1320; e-mail, [email protected].

ReminderNow that we have a bill, HR 726, we must

continue to grow support within the rest

of Congress for National Aviation Mainte-

nance Technician Day. We need the active

support of our members and their friends

and families to achieve passage and a presi-

dential signature on this resolution in this

congressional session.

To identify your member of the Senate or

U.S. House of Representatives, including

address, phone, fax, and e-mail information,

please go to www.house.gov and www.sen-

ate.gov, insert your ZIP code or click in the

“Find Your Representative” or “Find Your

Senator” box at the top of the page.



SAE WORLD CONGRESS

Innovation drives SAE 2006 World Congress in positive directionFigures from the SAE 2006 World Congress

indicate that the event will live up to its

nickname of “the Comeback Congress.”

The addition of the OEM/Supplier Park,

which featured the participation of host

company BMW, along with Ford, GM,

DaimlerChrysler and Toyota, helped drive

attendance and sparked more suppliers to

exhibit. In addition to longtime supporters

such as Aisin, AVL, and FEV, companies

such as Lear, Behr, and Continental chose to

be part of the OEM/Supplier Park.

The four-day SAE World Congress, held

April 3-6 at Cobo Center in Detroit, at-

tracted a total of 35,114 registered attendees

from 47 nations; U.S. attendees represented

49 states (all but Hawaii). Nearly one in

fi ve attendees (18%) this year came from

the Corporate Engineering Management

demographic, and 40% of total attendance

was drawn from OEMs and Tier-1 suppli-

ers. Attendance for last year’s SAE World

Congress, which celebrated the Society’s

centennial, was 35,908.

“The success of this year’s SAE World

Congress was critical to our future,” said

David L. Amati, SAE’s Director of Global

Automotive Business. “Last year, there was

a lot of centennial celebration surrounding

the SAE World Congress, and that certainly

pushed the event in a positive direction. The

challenge this year, then, would be to main-

tain that momentum—and I am very happy

to report that we’ve accomplished that.”

In addition to positive gains on the ex-

hibit fl oor, a host of well-known automo-

tive executives from industry, government,

and academia took part in the event that

was chaired by Burkhard Goeschel of

BMW AG.

During his Thursday keynote address at the SAE 2006 World Congress, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced a three-year, $52.5-million solicitation to support new innovations in hydrogen technology.

The event was capped by its “high-energy

Thursday” highlights when U.S. Depart-

ment of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman

addressed the SAE World Congress. Former

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham

keynoted the SAE World Congress grand

fi nale, the sold-out banquet.

Amati says indicators for the SAE 2007

World Congress, to be hosted by Toyota,

already are tracking ahead of 2006’s as

nearly two-thirds (64%) of available exhibit

space was sold as of April 7. He noted that

54% of exhibit space was sold as of this time

last year.

‘The diffi culty in selling fi sh to starving walruses’No, this article will not appear in next

month’s issue of National Geographic, but

the title captures what the automotive

industry and its suppliers are facing and

how the Automotive Resources Institute

(ARi) can help.

A few things we know for sure are that

companies are dealing with:

• deteriorating physical infrastructure

• escalating fuel costs

• long-term fuel supply concerns

• unstable material costs

• rising manufacturing costs

• short-term profi tability concerns

• unrewarding mergers and acquisitions

• record industry unit volumes but no

profi ts, and

• the lack of and starving for new engi-

neering talent to replace retirees and staff

reductions.

ARi can’t do much about the fi rst eight

items, but we sure can help with the last

one.

For example, we have a whole selec-

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team that can be made available in a short

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of a concern, we have highly qualifi ed

consultants that have years of experience

ready to deploy. Need help with quality

control? We are ready to jump in, with

both feet. Need to deal with change in

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like the new walrus on the iceberg, we

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well. Troubled waters (no pun intended)

or need help with pathways to prosper-

ity? We are your fi sh market for all of your

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ARi, a service of SAE International, is

an organization composed of automotive

professionals dedicated to partnering with

automotive manufacturers and suppliers

to meet these extraordinary technical and

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tioners craft solutions to today’s problems

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So, whether it is a single problem or a

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No, we really don’t want to sell fi sh to

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Neil A. Schilke, Managing Director

SAE Automotive Resources Institute

755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1750

Troy, MI 48084-4903

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CALLS FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS

Rumbaugh Outstanding Student Leader Award Open to: Graduating SAE student mem-

bers

Description: This award identifies and

recognizes an SAE student member who

has demonstrated outstanding leadership

skills in one or more SAE activities dur-

ing his/her fi nal year of undergraduate or

graduate studies. The purpose of the award

is to encourage a vision within the student to

become an SAE leader during his/her adult

career. Faculty advisers or SAE Section Of-

fi cers should submit nominations.

Nomination deadline: June 15, 2006

Submission: Visit http://students.sae.org/

awdscholar/awards/rumbaugh/

Bill Agnew Award for Outstanding AWIM VolunteersOpen to: A World In Motion (AWIM) vol-

unteers

Description: This award recognizes vol-

unteers who further develop students’

understanding and experience in math and

science by helping teachers use the AWIM

materials in the classroom. The nominee

must be a volunteer that has assisted a

teacher integrating the AWIM program in

the classroom and must have participated

in classroom activities during the current

academic year. Nominees do not have to be

professional engineers. College and/or high

school students who have served as volun-

teers and non-engineers are eligible for the

award as well as professional engineers.


Submission: Visit http://www.sae.org/

news/awards/list/agnew/

Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching ExcellenceOpen to: Middle school teachers using the

AWIM program

Description: This award recognizes an out-

standing middle school teacher or a team

of teachers who have made creative and

exemplary use of AWIM to further develop

students’ understanding and experience in

math, science, and engineering. The AWIM

curriculum must have been implemented

between September and May of the current

academic school year.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/

awards/list/dickinson/

Lloyd Reuss Award for Teaching ExcellenceOpen to: Elementary school teachers using

AWIM Challenge 1

Description: This award recognizes an

outstanding elementary school teacher or

a team of teachers who have made creative

and exemplary use of AWIM Challenge 1

to further develop students’ understanding

and experience in math and science. The

AWIM curriculum must have been imple-

mented between September and May of the

current academic school year.



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Arch T. Colwell Cooperative Engineering MedalOpen to: SAE technical committee mem-

bers

CALLS FOR PAPERS

SAE 2007 World CongressEvent date and location: April 16-19, 2007,

Detroit, MI

Possible topics: Electronics, environ-

ment/emissions, materials, propulsion,

safety/testing

Deadlines: Abstracts, June 1, 2006; draft

manuscripts, September 30, 2006; final

manuscripts, January 10, 2007

Submission: Visit www.sae.org/congress.

For questions, contact Melissa Jena at 724-

772-4008 or [email protected].

Fuels and Emissions ConferenceEvent date and location: January 23-25,

2007, Cape Town, South Africa

Possible topics: Fuels, emissions

Deadlines: Abstracts, June 19, 2006; draft

manuscripts, July 28, 2006; final manu-

scripts, November 7, 2006

Submission: Visit www.sae.org/sfl. For

questions, contact Melissa Jena at 724-772-

4008 or [email protected].

JSAE/SAE International Fuels and Lubricants MeetingEvent date and location: July 23-26, 2007,

Kyoto, Japan

Possible topics: Combustion; emissions;

lubricants; fuels; measurement, testing,

and statistics

Deadlines: Abstracts, October 10, 2006;

draft manuscripts, December 5, 2006; fi nal

manuscripts, April 17, 2007

Submission: Visit www.jsae.or.jp. For ques-

tions, contact 2007fl @jsae.or.jp.

Description: This award recognizes a

unique and outstanding contribution over

a period of time to the work of the techni-

cal committees under the SAE Technical

Standards Board in developing standards,

specifi cations, technical reports, and data

through cooperative research.

Nomination deadline: July 1, 2006


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Max Bentele Award for Engine Technology InnovationOpen to: Engine technology professionals

(land, air, space)

Description: This award recognizes an SAE

member whose work has furthered innova-

tion in the manufacture, design, and im-

provement of engine technology for ground,

air, or space vehicles. It is designated for

engineers under the age of 35 who have

made a major contribution through a new

idea, concept, innovation, or application

that provides a recognized improvement

in engine technology and which has been

verifi ed through proof-of-concept demon-

strations.


SAE Fellow Grade of MembershipOpen to: SAE Member grade individuals

Description: Fellow Grade of Membership

was established as a prestigious and honor-

ary grade bestowed on individuals whose

extraordinary leadership, engineering, or

scientifi c achievements have brought about

meaningful advances in the various fi elds

of mobility engineering. Eligible candidates

will have been members of SAE for at least

10 years.



awards/list/fellow/


awards/list/bentele/

Myers Award for Outstanding Student PaperOpen to: Student authors of SAE technical

papers

Description: This award is given annually

for the best SAE technical paper presented

by a student. The paper must be based on

work done by the lead author(s) while a stu-

dent and must be presented by the student

at an SAE meeting between June 1, 2005, and

May 31, 2006. Papers can be on any topic and

from students worldwide.


Submission: Visit http://students.sae.

org/awdscholar/awards/myers/

J. Cordell Breed Award for Women LeadersOpen to: Women in engineering

Description: This award recognizes a

woman active in the mobility industry who

exhibits the best balance of life through

outstanding performance or signifi cant con-

tributions both professionally and person-

ally. The intent of the award is to recognize

the role of women in the mobility industry,

and selection is based primarily on how the

nominee creatively deals with the challenges

that face professional women today.

Nomination deadline: July 31


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Westerners have instructed the seminars,

but Chinese natives are being trained to

conduct future seminars.

In an interview after the signing ceremony,

Zhang noted that CATARC is the standards-

setting organization for the automotive in-

dustry in China but functions more as a link

between the government and industry.

Pollution and energy consumption are two

primary concerns in China, he said. China

has adopted Euro 3 and Euro 4 emissions

standards, with Euro 3 already in effect. No

specifi c date has been set for implementa-

tion of Euro 4, but it probably will happen

CATARC continued from p.1

before 2008, when the Olympics will be held

in Beijing, Zhang said.

China also has fuel-economy rules in

effect for cars, with similar rules for light

trucks being developed, said Zhang. China

prefers a weight-based system rather than

a fl at minimum.

Currently, according to Zhang, about 20

of every 1000 Chinese citizens own a car.

That fi gure is expected to rise to 40:1000 by

2010. There is virtually no use of diesel in

China, and the price of gasoline is roughly

the same as in the U.S., he said.

A WORLD IN MOTION

South Carolina fi fth-graders show off AWIM

For more information on the SAE Foun-

dation’s AWIM program, visit www.sae.

org/foundation/awim.

In February, Arden Bement (left), Director of the National Science Foundation, and U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) visited Mauldin Elementary School in Greenville, SC, and received a demonstration on the A World In Motion program.

SAE’s A World In Motion (AWIM) program

received positive exposure recently when

a member of the U.S. House of Represen-

tatives and the Director of the National

Science Foundation visited an elementary

school in Greenville, SC.

National Science Foundation Director

Arden Bement and U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-

SC) visited Mauldin Elementary School on

February 23 to observe a fi fth-grade class

participating in the AWIM program. The

class’s 26 students built balloon-powered

model cars.

AWIM, a K-12 education program now

in its 16th year, is designed to make math,

science, and technology exciting to students

by bringing authentic engineering design

experiences into the classroom.

Greenville County schools began imple-

menting the AWIM program in January.

Mauldin Elementary students worked 13

weeks to develop the models that they

showed to Bement and Inglis during the

February 23 presentation.

“Each week builds upon the next, so that

they are starting with a very basic toy and

they’re testing to make sure the wheels and

balloons work,” Mauldin fi fth-grade science

laboratory instructor Cathy Hale told The

Greenville News.



AWARDS

TSB Outstanding Contribution Award given to nine engineersNine engineers have been selected to receive

SAE International’s Technical Standards

Board Outstanding Contribution Award.

The award, established in 1953, recognizes

individuals for outstanding service in SAE

International’s technical committee activi-

ties.

A team of eight engineers is being honored

for its contributions to the Motor Vehicle

Council, and includes:

• Robert F. Mull is Executive Di-

rector of Vehicle

Evaluation and

Verification for

Ford. He previ-

ously held leader-

ship roles directing

Ford’s worldwide

p r o d u c t p l a n ,

specifi cally in the

Asia-Pacific re-

gion, where he worked for seven years. He

also worked on numerous domestic and

worldwide car and truck product programs,

led Ford’s Partnership for a New Genera-

tion of Vehicles, and was a co-leader of the

Consumer Insight Experience. Mull has been

honored with fi ve awards from Ford. He is

Chairman of the SAE Motor Vehicle Council

and a member of the Technical Standards

Board. He is also a member of the Board of

Directors of Arbor Hospice and the Automo-

tive Resources Institute.

• Paul Baltusis

is an Onboard Di-

agnostics Techni-

cal Leader in the

Powertrain Con-

trols Software de-

partment at Ford.

He joined Ford

in 1979. He has

a published SAE

International pa-

per about onboard

vehicle diagnostics, holds seven patents,

and won the Henry Ford Technological

Award for various transmission control

algorithms. He is a 25-year member of SAE

International.

• Richard A. Devers is a Staff

Product Engineer

in halfshaft engi-

neering at Delphi.

While at Delphi,

he spent three

years at its manu-

facturing plant in

Spain. He holds

several patents,

has authored many research disclosures,

and is a registered professional engineer

in the state of Michigan. He was inducted

into the Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame

in 2004 and is a 25-year member of SAE

International.

• Dennis T. Kunkel is a Tech-

nical Fellow in the

Field Performance

Assessment group

at General Motors.

He has been with

GM since 1977

and has worked

in the fi eld of ve-

hicle dynamics

since 1972. His main focus areas have been

vehicle performance analysis, vehicle per-

formance specifi cation, and vehicle testing.

His work has resulted in several computer

simulations for vehicle performance pre-

dictions, and he has contributed to the

processes used for vehicle development. He

has published two papers through SAE In-

ternational and has authored more than 300

internal documents. He holds one patent.

• Dan E. Richardson is the Worldwide

Corporate Technical Advisor for the Power

Cylinder at Cummins. He has published

various documents on the power cylinder

within SAE International and the American

Society of Mechanical Engineers, and holds

two patents. SAE International presented

Richardson with

the Forest R. Mc-

Farland Award in

2002 and the Out-

standing Oral Pre-

sentation Award

in 1996. ASME

h a s p re s e n t e d

him with awards

for Most Valuable

Technical Paper

and Outstanding

Oral Presentation.

• Ron I. Sims

joined the Ford

Research Staff in

Dearborn, MI, in

1987 with 20 years

of experience in

the research and

development of

automotive mate-

rials and electric

vehicles. Until his

retirement, he was

responsible for the research and develop-

ment of fuel cells and hydrogen storage

within Ford. He also held leadership roles

in developing electric vehicles at Ford and

creating joint contracts with Ford and the

U.S. Department of Energy. He served as Co-

Chair of the Codes and Standards Working

Group of the International Hydrogen Infra-

structure Group. He is currently a part-time

consultant in fuel cells and energy storage

technologies.

• Timothy J . Thomas, a Staff

Technical Special-

ist at Ford, has been

involved in the

fi eld of in-vehicle

communications

and diagnostics

for more than 17

years. His primary

responsibilities in-

clude representing

Ford at industry forums, communicating

Robert F. Mull

Paul Baltusis

Richard A. Devers

Dennis T. Kunkel

Dan E. Richardson

Ron I. Sims

Timothy J. Thomas

Bill Wiegand

Joe Stratton

Ford’s role in emissions to U.S. and Euro-

pean legislators, and providing leadership

in the area of vehicle multiplexing. A 15-year

member of SAE International, Thomas has

been involved in the development of SAE

standards and was elected Chairman of the

Vehicle Architecture for Data Communica-

tions Committee in 2004.

• Bill Wiegand is

Manager of World-

wide Service Pro-

gramming at Gen-

eral Motors Service

& Parts Operations

Engineering. He

has worked for GM

since 1968, with a

two-year leave for

military service

from 1968 to 1970.

His experience includes working for the

Milford Proving Ground, the Technical

Center, and the Service Technology Group.

He has published four documents through

SAE International.

Joe Stratton, a

hydraulics spe-

cialist at Leading

Edge Hydraulics

in Rockford, IL,

will also be pre-

sented an award at

this month’s SAE

Fluid Conductors

and Connectors

Technical Com-

mittee (FCCTC)

meeting. Stratton has worked in the fi eld

of hydraulics for the past 36 years. Prior

to joining Leading Edge, he worked for

31 years at Caterpillar, where he spent his

career as a Prime Product Design Engineer

before becoming a Project Materials Engi-

neer in standards engineering. Stratton is

Chair of the FCCTC S5 Subcommittee for

Metallic Tubing, and has been instrumental

in publishing several SAE standards and

recommended practices, maintaining SAE

projects, and updating SAE specifi cations.

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AWARDS

Authors of seven papers selected for Colwell Merit Award The authors of seven papers have been se-

lected to receive SAE International’s Arch

T. Colwell Merit Award. The papers were

selected out of 2677 published for SAE meet-

ings during 2004.

This award, established in 1965, annu-

ally recognizes the authors of papers of

outstanding technical or professional merit.

Papers are judged primarily for their value

as new contributions to existing knowledge

of mobility engineering. The award was

funded by the late Arch T. Colwell, who

served SAE International in many capaci-

ties for nearly 50 years, including a term as

President in 1941.

A team of engineers from the University

of Central Florida and the NASA Kennedy

Space Center was presented an award for

its paper “A Distributed Environment for

Analysis of Events Related to Range Safety”

(2004-01-3095) at the SAE 2006 World Con-

gress in April. The team included:

• Jose A. Sepul-veda, an Associate

Professor in the

Department of In-

dustrial Engineer-

ing and Manage-

ment Systems at

the University of

Central Florida.

He is a registered

Professional En-

gineer in Florida

and Chile, and has written two books and

numerous publications.

• Luis Rabelo, an

Associate Profes-

sor in the Depart-

ment of Industrial

Engineering and

Management Sys-

tems at the Uni-

versity of Central

Florida, a NASA

Fellow at Kennedy

Space Center, and

the Chief Technical

Offi cer of American Technologika. He has

authored 30 journal articles, 160 conference

proceedings, and has three international

patents in aerospace.

• Jeppie R. Comp-ton, an engineer at

NASA Kennedy

Space Center. He

is currently pro-

viding systems

safety support to

NASA’s Explora-

tion program and

collaborating on

a Virtual Test Bed

effort with the

University of Central Florida. In addition

to his nine published documents, he is the

recipient of a 2005 NASA Group Achieve-

ment Award, the 2005 NASA Exceptional

Performance Award, and led All Points

Logistics to be named the Kennedy Space

Center Contractor of the Year in 2004.

A team of authors from Mitsubishi Fuso

was honored for its paper “Premixed Com-

pression Ignition (PCI) Combustion for

Simultaneous Reduction of NOx and Soot

in Diesel Engine” (2004-01-1907) at the SAE

World Congress. Its authors include:

• Keiichi Okude,

an engineer in the

Engine Research

and Aftertreat-

ment Department

at Mitsubishi Fuso

Truck & Bus. His

research focuses

on alternative die-

sel combustion

strategies.

• Kazutoshi Mori, General Manager

of the Powertrain

Development Of-

fi ce in the Engine

R e s e a r c h a n d

After t reatment

Department. His

responsibil it ies

include reducing

exhaust, carbon

dioxide, and noise

emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines

and improving the engines’ performance

and fuel consumption. He has authored

three SAE technical papers and won an

award from the Japan Society of Automotive

Engineers (JSAE) for his research in 2002.

• Shiroh Shiino,

Manager of the

Powertrain De-

velopment Offi ce

in the Engine Re-

search & After-

treatment Depart-

ment at Mitsubishi

Fuso Truck & Bus.

His responsibili-

ties include diesel

engine combus-

tion research for trucks and buses with a

focus on emissions and performance.

• Takeshi Moriya,

an assistant man-

ager in the Engine

Research and After-

treatment Depart-

ment at Mitsubishi

Fuso Truck & Bus.

He is responsible

for improving the

exhaust emissions

and fuel consump-

tion of light-duty truck engines.

A team of authors from Ricardo UK re-

ceived the award at the SAE World Congress

for its paper “UK Particulate Measurement

Programme (PMP): A Near US 2007 Ap-

proach to Heavy Duty Diesel Particulate

Measurements—Comparison with the Stan-

dard European Method” (2004-01-1990). The

team included:

• Jon Andersson,

Chief Engineer in

the Chemistry De-

partment at the

Shoreham Techni-

cal Centre of Ricar-

do UK. Andersson

has financial and

technical control

of unregulated

emissions research

programs conducted at Ricardo for govern-

ments, OEMs, Tier 1s, and the oil industry,

specializing in the control, formation, sam-

pling, and measurement of particles from

automotive sources.

• David Clarke, a Technical Specialist in the

Test Engineering Department. In his current

role, he provides input on a wide range

of customer and

Ricardo Group

projects covering

all aspects of test

methodologies,

systems, and fa-

cilities. He is also

a member of the

technical steering

group of the SRH

Systems joint ven-

ture with Horiba,

developing the STARS test automation

platform.

• James Watson,

a Senior Project

Engineer in the

Test Operations

Department at Ri-

cardo UK. Since

joining Ricardo

in 1997, Watson

has been involved

primarily in the

design and devel-

opment of powertrain testing facilities,

including the enhancement of heavy-duty

diesel transient testing facilities for legislative

emissions testing and certifi cation programs.

He has also been instrumental in specifying

test facilities in Japan, Germany, and India.

A group of authors from Greece, Germany,

and Japan was recognized for its paper

“Reaction and Diffusion Phenomena in

Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filters” (2004-

01-0696). Its authors included:

• Onoufrios Hara-lampous, a senior

researcher at the

Aristotle Univer-

sity of Thessalon-

iki, Greece. His

current focus is

on the aftertreat-

ment of internal-

combustion en-

gine exhaust. His

work on diesel

particulate fi lters has led to the develop-

ment of advanced mathematical models.

He has authored 15 scientifi c and technical

papers.

• Grigorios Kolt-sakis, an Assis-

tant Professor of

Mechanical Engi-

neering at the Ar-

istotle University

of Thessaloniki.

He currently leads

a research group

in the Laboratory

of Applied Ther-

modynamics and serves as an expert to

the European Commission on automotive

emissions. He has published 50 papers in

scientifi c journals and presented 20 papers

at international congresses.

• Zissis C. Sama-ras , a professor

and Director of

the Laboratory of

Applied Thermo-

dynamics at the

Aristotle Universi-

ty of Thessaloniki.

His research deals

primarily with the

testing and model-

ing of engine and

vehicle emissions from internal-combustion

engines.

• Claus Dieter Vo g t , P ro d u c t

M a n a g e m e n t

Leader at NGK

Europe GmbH in

Kronberg, Ger-

many. He handles

technical support

for emiss ions -

control technol-

ogy and supports

development and simulation activities

between NGK Europe and NGK Insulators.

He has authored nine SAE publications and

several others in addition to his most recent

paper on diesel particulate fi lters.

• Etsuji Ohara,

an Applicat ion

Engineer in the

Product Manage-

ment Department

of NGK Europe.

He works on the

customer support,

design, and devel-

opment of diesel

particulate filters

to achieve good emissions performance. He

received his degree in mechanical systems

from Kanazawa University in Japan.

• Yoshinobu Wata-nabe, an engineer

in the department

of manufacturing

engineer ing at

NGK Insulators.

He focuses on

the development

and application of

computer-aided

engineering.

• Takashi Mizu-tani, an applica-

tion engineer at

NGK Insulators.

He works on the

design, evalua-

tion, and devel-

opment of diesel

particulate filters

designed to meet

tighter emissions

regulations in close collaboration with au-

tomotive OEMs. He has authored fi ve other

documents in addition to his most recent

paper on diesel particulate fi lters.

A team of engineers from the Georgia In-

stitute of Technology (GIT) will receive an

award for its paper “Technology Portfolio

Assessments Using a Multi-Objective Ge-

netic Algorithm” (2004-01-3144) at the SAE

General Aviation Technology Conference &

Exhibition in Wichita, KS, August 29-31. Its

authors include:

• Christopher M. Raczynski, a graduate

research assistant in the Aerospace Systems

Design Lab at GIT. He is currently pursuing

his doctorate research in the area of tech-

nology prioritization processes for future

aerospace programs.

• Michelle R. Kirby, a research engineer in

the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory

at GIT. She is currently managing research

sponsored by the Offi ce of Naval Research,

NASA, and GE Aviation.

• Dimitri Mavris, a professor at GIT and

Director of the Aerospace Systems Design

Laboratory. Mavris has made several signifi -

cant accomplishments in the area of multi-

disciplinary design, particularly in advanced

probabilistic design methodology, technology

impact forecasting, and design for safety.

Jose A. Sepulveda

Luis Rabelo

Jeppie R. Compton

Keiichi Okude

Kazutoshi Mori

Shiroh Shiino

Takeshi Moriya

Jon Andersson

Claus Dieter Vogt

Zissis C. Samaras

Grigorios Koltsakis

Onoufrios Haralampous

James Watson

David Clarke

Etsuji Ohara

Yoshinobu Watanabe

Takashi Mizutani



MEETINGS UPDATE

For more information about meetings and symposia, call SAE Customer Service toll-free

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at www.sae.org/calendar/toptecs.htm.

Meetings and symposia schedule

SAE Ground Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Events

Integrated Powertrain & Driveline June 14-15, 2006 Essex, UK Systems 2006

Alternate Refrigerants Systems Symposium June 27-29, 2006 Scottsdale, AZ

Digital Human Modeling for Design and July 4-6, 2006 Lyon, FranceEngineering Conference

AWD Vehicle Symposium & Ride & August 21-24, 2006 East Liberty, OHDrive Event

Onboard Diagnostics Symposium: September 12-14, 2006 Toulouse, France2006 Update

Homogeneous Charge Compression September 24-26, 2006 San Ramon, CAIgnition Symposium

North American International Powertrain September 27-29, 2006 Toronto, CanadaConference

24th Annual Brake Colloquium & October 8-11, 2006 Grapevine, TXExhibition

Convergence 2006 October 16-18, 2006 Detroit, MI

Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition October 16-19, 2006 Ontario, Canada

DOD Maintenance Symposium October 23-26, 2006 Reno, NV& Exhibition

SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering October 31-November 2, 2006 Rosemont, ILCongress & Exhibition

SAE Aerospace Events

36th International Conference on July 17-20, 2006 Norfolk, VAEnvironmental Systems

General Aviation Technology Conference August 29-31, 2006 Wichita, KS

Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated September 12-14, 2006 Toulouse, FranceFastening Conference & Exhibition

DOD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition October 23-26, 2006 Reno, NV

Keynote addresses, panel sessions highlight Convergence 2006Convergence 2006, October 16-18 at Cobo

Center in Detroit, MI, will bring together

electronics technologists, engineers, and

business executives from around the globe

to discuss topics related to the future of

electronics in automobiles.

With the theme “Convergence Reinvents

the Automobile,” the event will be high-

lighted by keynote addresses from industry

leaders, executive panel discussions on the

industry’s most pressing issues, and techni-

cal sessions on subjects including alternative

powertrains, controls, safety systems, and

telematics.

Rick Wagoner, CEO, General Motors, will

deliver the keynote address at the event’s

banquet October 18 in the Marriott Renais-

sance Center Ballroom.

The opening keynote address October

16 will be delivered by Convergence 2006

Conference Chair Larry Burns, Vice-Presi-

dent, Research & Development and Stra-

tegic Planning, General Motors. Etsuhiko

Shoyama, CEO, Hitachi, will deliver the

keynote address October 17, and Frans

Johannson, author of “The Medici Effect,”

will present the keynote address October

18. All keynote addresses will be held in the

Riverview Ballroom.

“Challenges and Opportunities in Sup-

plier and OEM Cooperation in the Field of

Embedded Electronic Software Controls”

is the subject of the Blue Ribbon Panel on

October 16 in the Riverview Ballroom. The

discussion will be moderated by Gerhard

Schmidt, Vice President, Research and

Advanced Engineering, Ford. Panelists

will include Karl-Thomas Neumann,

CEO, Continental AG; Wolfgang Runge,

Executive Offi cer Steering Gears Division,

ZF Friedrichshafen AG; David B. Wohleen,

Vice Chairman, Delphi; and a representative

from General Motors.

Lunch on October 17 in the Riverview

Ballroom will feature the popular Car

Makers Speak panel, in which top electrical

engineers from the world’s major carmak-

ers discuss today’s vital issues and trends.

Moderator is Paul M. Hansen (The Hansen

Report on Automotive Electronics). Panel-

ists will be: Toshimi Abo, Deputy General

Manager, Electronics Engineering Division,

Ford VP of Research and Advanced Engineering Gerhard Schmidt will moderate the Blue Ribbon Panel on October 16.

Nissan; Ronn Jamieson, Executive Direc-

tor, Product Development, General Mo-

tors; William H. Mattingly, Vice President,

Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Daim-

lerChrysler; Toyohei Nakajima, Senior Chief

Engineer, Honda; Graydon Reitz, Director,

Electrical Electronics Systems Engineering,

Ford; and Woong-chui Yang, Vice President,

Automotive Electronics Center, Hyundai.

In the Total Vehicle Panel (October 18,

1 p.m., Riverview Ballroom), leaders in

the automotive, electronics, aerospace, and

defense industries explore the convergence

of business and technology, globalization,

best practices, and other critical subjects.

The panel’s moderator will be Marc Chap-

man, Global & Americans Leader, Strategy

& Change Service, IBM. The panel will fea-

ture: Paul A. Camuti, President and CEO,

Siemens Corporate Research; Maryann L.

Combs, Executive Director, Electrical Con-

trols & Software, General Motors; Chris

Cook, General Manager, AAMP of America

and Consumer Electronics Association; Peter

S. Pao, Vice President Corporate Technology,

Lead of Executive Technology, Raytheon;

and a representative from Denso.

Technical sessions are grouped into fi ve

tracks: International Standards, Chal-

lenges/Opportunities in Emerging Markets,

Reinvent Infotainment, Reinvent Alternate

Drivetrain Management, and Reinvent

Safety Systems.

Paper presentations on international stan-

dards will cover electric/electronic automo-

tive standards and their future impact on the

automotive industry. The session on Chal-

lenges/Opportunities in Emerging Markets

will feature discussion of emerging business

opportunities, market challenges, future

developments, and industrial practices,

with particular emphasis on applications

in China and India.

Infotainment sessions will look at infotain-

ment architecture, digital connectivity, user

experience, and content/services. Alternate

drivetrain management topics will include

technology and components for innovative

drivetrains, mid-term drivetrain (2015),

long-term drivetrain, and drivetrain tech-

nology and processes. Safety systems track

sessions are: The Need, Enablers, Process,

Roadblocks, and Total System Solutions.

The Convergence 2006 Welcome Reception

will be held October 15 from 6-8 p.m. in GM

World at the Renaissance Center.

The exhibition (October 16-18 in Wayne/

Oakland Hall) will showcase the most ad-

vanced products and technologies in auto-

motive electronics and communications.

Attendees who pre-register by September

29 will save $200 off the registration fee. To

register, or for more information, visit www.

sae.org/convergence, phone 877-606-7323

(in the U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970,

or e-mail [email protected].

ICES meeting spotlights environmental systems research The latest research, systems, and technolo-

gies that enable humans to safely exist in

hostile environments will be the focus of the

36th International Conference on Environ-

mental Systems, July 17-20 at the Waterside

Marriott Hotel in Norfolk, VA.

More than 300 papers will be presented in

technical sessions grouped in the following

categories:

• Exploration Missions/Advanced Life

Support

• Life Sciences

• Spacecraft/Vehicle ECLSS

• ECLSS Technology Development

• Simulation Software/Analysis and Mod-

eling

• Spacecraft and Aircraft Thermal Con-

trol—Systems, Technology and Testing

• Extravehicular Activity

• Architecture and Human Factors.

The opening plenary session on July 17

will feature Robert L. Ash of the Aerospace

Engineering Department at Old Dominion

University.

The annual ICES Banquet will be held

July 19 at 7:30 p.m. The banquet will feature

the presentation of the Philip D. Quattrone

Memorial Keynote Address by Joel S.

Levine, Science Directorate, NASA Langley

Research Center.

Among the conference highlights are

sessions on Advanced Life Support Sys-

tems Control; Mars and Beyond; Thermal,

Environmental, and Human Factors for

Crew Transfer Vehicles; Bio-regenerative

Life Support; Advanced Life Support and

Systems Analysis; Interplanetary Spacecraft

and Lunar/Planetary Thermal Control; Hu-

man and Robotic System Integration; and

Radiation Issues for Space Flight.

Networking receptions will be held July

16 at 5:30 p.m. and July 17 at 6 p.m.

The fi rst-ever ICES student poster ses-

sion will provide a forum for students

to present their ICES-related work in an

interactive setting. Posters will be judged

July 17, and prizes will be awarded at the

banquet July 19.

The 36th International Conference on En-

vironmental Systems is presented by SAE

Aerospace in association with American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

American Institute of Chemical Engineers,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

and the ICES International Committee.

To register, or for more information, visit

www.sae.org/ices; phone 877-606-7323 (in

the U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or

e-mail [email protected]. Attendees

pre-registering by June 30 will save $100 off

the registration fee.



MEETINGS UPDATE

BMW’s sporting legacy keynoted at Detroit Section dinnerSAE Detroit Section members and their

guests were treated to a look inside the

soul of BMW at the April 3 dinner meeting,

held during the SAE 2006 World Congress

at the Riverfront Ballroom at Detroit’s Cobo

Center.

The passion that has kept the German lux-

ury brand at the forefront of automobile and

motorcycle technology and sport for 90 years

was conveyed in speeches by Tom Purves,

Chairman and CEO of BMW (U.S.) Holding,

and Clemens Schmitz-Justen, President of

BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC.

Purves’ address took the audience on

a historical journey from BMW’s begin-

nings as an aircraft engine maker in 1916,

through its emergence as an innovative

motorcycle and car maker that has always

believed in the value of racing to improve

its products.

The company’s legacy as a technology

leader was on display in an adjacent hall

at Cobo, with examples of the brand-new

Z4 Coupe, built in Spartanburg, and the

fi re-breathing M6, a technology showcase

featuring a pressed-construction carbon-

fiber roof, sequential-shift seven-speed

gearbox, and 400-hp (298-kW), 8250-rpm

V10 engine.

BMW’s top manufacturing executive in

North America, Schmitz-Justen, highlighted

BMW’s growth as a “new domestics” au-

tomaker and the importance of the U.S.

market to the company. His speech was the

perfect complement to Purves’ and the two

illustrated the potential of an engineering-

driven global automaker.

BMW executives Tom Purves (left) and Clemens Schmitz-Justen at the SAE Detroit Section dinner. Image courtesy of Bob Kuzawinski.

SAE and PAMA members can take advan-

tage of the exclusive, member-only benefi ts

of the online SAE Career Center, www.

saecareercenter.org.

The Career Center and the PAMA Job

Bank (www.pama.org) enable members to

access job and internship postings, upload

resumes for employers to view, and receive

free e-mail job alerts. The sites also provide

valuable advice on job-search strategies,

resume writing, and interviewing, in ad-

dition to tips from hiring managers in the

mobility industry. Visitors can search by

industry, specialty, keyword, location, and

other criteria.

The online career center is only one of the

career-related benefi ts that come with SAE

and PAMA membership. There are also

on-site Career Centers at the SAE World

Congress, Commercial Vehicle Engineering

Congress, and annual aerospace meeting.

Members can post their resumes and browse

hundreds of jobs, as well as network with

peers and managers. These events also fre-

quently feature free resume critique clinics

in which hiring managers and industry

experts provide tips on creating effective

resumes.

Additionally, SAE’s new PowerTrack

program (powertrack.sae.org) identifies

the mileposts that mobility engineers can

follow to accelerate their careers, and how

membership in SAE can help.

The Career Center at the SAE 2006 World Congress gave attendees the opportunity to post their resume, view openings, and meet with hiring managers and industry experts.

Member honored for metals research at symposiumPradeep K. Rohatgi of the University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee was recognized by

The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society

at the Rohatgi Honorary Symposium in San

Antonio, TX, March 13-15.

The event was organized to honor Rohat-

gi’s contributions to the fi eld of cast metal

matrix composites. More than 30 technical

papers were presented by scientists and

engineers worldwide who have been in-

fl uenced by Rohatgi’s work. Rohatgi, who

fi rst synthesized and cast a metal matrix

composite 40 years ago, is considered a

world leader in the fi eld, and his research

has been listed as a landmark by the Ameri-

can Foundry Society.

Rohatgi, a member of SAE International,

is a Wisconsin Distinguished Professor and

Director of the Center for Composites at the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Previ-

ously, he served as the Founder Director and

CEO of two national laboratories in India,

and was a profes-

sor at the Indian

Institute of Science

and the Indian In-

stitute of Technol-

ogy. He was also a

consultant to the

United Nations.

R o h a t g i h a s

co-authored and

edited 11 books

and more than 400

scientific papers.

He holds 20 U.S. patents. He has received

funding for his research from numerous U.S.

organizations, including the U.S. Depart-

ment of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense,

and the National Science Foundation, as

well as from organizations outside the U.S.

He was awarded a research grant last year

from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and

Armaments Command.

Pradeep K. Rohatgi

MEMBERS UPDATE

Members on the moveDonald Walkow-icz (Mbr’65) has

been named Ex-

ecutive Director of

the United States

Council for Auto-

motive Research

(USCAR). While

with General Mo-

tors, Walkowicz

served two non-

consecutive two-

year terms as US-

CAR Executive Director, in 1992 and 1999.

L u i s L o r e n z o

(Mbr’95) has been

named Chief Tech-

nology Officer at

F r e u d e n b e r g -

NOK. He will be

responsible for

R&D activities as

well as oversight

of the technical or-

ganization in the

operating divi-

sions. He will also

be responsible for developing an advanced

manufacturing organization.

Steve Henderson (Mbr’04) was appointed

Vice President of New Business Develop-

ment and Strategic Marketing at Dow

Automotive. In the newly created position,

he will lead global new business develop-

ment (NBD) efforts and ensure alignment

between R&D, NBD, and marketing.

Lennart Hjelte

(Mbr’89), former

Head of Scania In-

dustrial & Marine

Engines, has been

named Senior Ad-

viser of the unit.

Hjelte plans to re-

tire at the end of

the year after more

than 35 years with

Scania.

Nancy Burkhart (Aff ’05), Manager of

the Quality and Assurance Laboratory at

Thermoseal, was appointed Chair of ASTM

Committee F03 on Gaskets. She is also Chair

of F03.50 on Analytical Test Methods.

James S. Childress (Aff’05), President and

General Manager of LXE, has been named

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the

Association for Automatic Identifi cation

and Mobility (AIM Global).

Marcus B. Crotts

(Mbr’74) of Crotts &

Saunders Engineer-

ing was elected to

the Board of Direc-

tors of the Society

of Manufacturing

Engineers Educa-

tion Foundation.

Special acknowledgmentTim A. Guzman (Asc’00), Anthony Joquico

(Asc’02), and David Sakata (Mbr’84) were

part of a team of Freudenberg-NOK employ-

ees that received the Platinum Recognition

Award at last month’s Marketing & Sales

Executives of Detroit Gala. The team was

recognized for its approach to develop-

ing, designing, and creating a piston seal

design.

In memoriamPatricia Couhig, who previously worked

at SAE’s offi ces in New York, Detroit, and

Warrendale, PA, recently passed away. A

former staff engineer and specialty confer-

ence administrator, Couhig spent 27 years

with SAE and worked closely with member

committees, and served as Secretariat of

several.

McKinley W. Thompson Jr., who was

believed to be the fi rst African American

automotive designer, recently passed away.

A long-standing member of SAE, McKinley

retired from Ford in 1984.

Donald Walkowicz

Luis Lorenzo

Lennart Hjelte

Marcus B. Crotts

Career services a valuable member benefi t



PUBLICATIONS

Publication looks at latest advances in braking and stability“Electronic Braking, Traction, and Stabil-

ity Controls, Volume 2,” a new book pub-

lished by SAE, reviews the most important

research of the last six years on electronic

braking systems (including brake-by-wire

and antilock braking systems), traction con-

trol systems, and stability control systems.

Edited by Ronald K. Jurgen, the book

contains 81 papers on subjects including

wheel-slip control, vehicle network pro-

tocols, brake systems for hybrid vehicles,

hydraulic braking systems, crash avoid-

ance and rollover prevention, fuzzy logic

controllers, torque management systems,

chassis control, steering control, and tire-

road friction estimation.

Jurgen has edited more than a dozen

books in SAE’s Progress in Technology

Automotive Electron-

ics series, most recently

“Multiplexing and Net-

working, Volume 2”

and “Automotive Soft-

ware.” He is also the

editor of the “Automo-

tive Electronics Hand-

book” and the “Digital

Consumer Electronics

Handbook.”

“Electronic Braking, Traction, and Stability

Controls, Volume 2” (Product Code: PT-129)

is available for $89.95 ($71.96 for SAE mem-

bers). To order, or for more information, visit

store.sae.org, phone 877-606-7323 (in the

U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or e-mail

[email protected].

Variable valvetrain actuation technology explored in bookMore than a decade of research on the wide

range of approaches to variable valve actua-

tion (VVA) is covered in the new book “Vari-

able Valvetrain System Technology.”

Edited by Robert Moran, the book contains

28 papers that present a balanced view of the

benefi ts and applications of different VVA

approaches. Topics include engine cycles

with VVA, cam phasing systems, profi le

switching and lost motion systems, cylinder

deactivation, mechanical variable valvetrain

systems, and camless valve actuation.

Fuel economy, reduced emissions, im-

proved power, performance, reliability, and

durability are among

the benefits that can

be achieved with the

applications of VVA

technology.

“Variable Valvetrain

System Technology”

(Product Code: PT-122)

is available for $99.95

($79.95 for SAE members). For more

information, or to order, visit store.sae.

org, phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and

Canada) or 724-776-4970, or e-mail custom-

[email protected].

New seminars cover statistical quality assuranceTwo new SAE seminars are designed to

increase knowledge and skills in statistical

process control and product and process

development. Fundamentals of Statistical

Process Control and Statistical Methods for

Quality Engineering are aimed at managers

and engineers with responsibility for prod-

uct or process control and assessment.

Initially offered in early May, the seminars

will again be held at SAE’s Automotive

Headquarters in Troy, MI, in early Decem-

ber 2006. Both seminars are instructed by

Phillip J. Ross, President of Quality Services

International, a consulting fi rm specializ-

ing in quality and statistical training. Ross

previously worked in automobile manu-

facturing and assembly for General Motors

and Saturn.

Fundamentals of Statistical Process Con-

trol (December 4-5) provides attendees

with skills to improve various processes to

achieve higher percentage yield or higher

quality products or services. Subjects cov-

ered include the purpose and uses of statis-

tical process control, quality characteristics

(process outputs to track), measurement

systems, sampling strategies, and control

chart interpretation.

Statistical Methods for Quality Engineer-

ing (December 6-8) helps those responsible

for product or process development and

testing to statistically assess the variation

of the product or process performance, pro-

viding a statistical basis for moving ahead

to the cost assessment and release phases.

Topics covered include selecting proper dis-

tribution models, determining valid sample

sizes, designing valid comparison tests, and

making effective decisions.

To register for Fundamentals of Statistical

Process Control (I.D.# C0553) or Statistical

Methods for Quality Engineering (I.D.#

C0554), visit www.sae.org/seminarinfo,

phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)

or 724-776-4970, or e-mail customerservice@

sae.org.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SAE Diesel Engine Academy provides accelerated, hands-on training It is estimated that,

on average, it takes

12-18 months and

costs $30,000 (com-

bining training and

lost productivity)

to bring a newly

hired or transferred

engineer complete-

ly up to speed on

modern diesel en-

gine technology.

Designed to ac-

celerate that pro-

cess at a signifi-

cantly lower cost,

SAE’s Diesel Engine Technology Engineer-

ing Academy provides fi ve days of intense,

hands-on training comprised of lecture,

demonstration, structured practical sessions,

and case studies.

This year’s academy, covering the engi-

neering principles and practices necessary

to effectively understand a modern diesel

engine, will be held June 4-9 at SAE Au-

tomotive Headquarters in Troy, MI. As an

indication of the importance of this subject

to the automotive community, last year’s

event quickly sold out.

The academy curriculum includes basic

diesel engine terminology and principles,

key features of the basic types of diesel

engines, comparison of various diesel fuel

injection systems, analysis of the effects of

different fuels on engine performance and

longevity, emissions standards and test-

ing requirements, post-combustion emis-

sions-control devices, and emerging diesel

engine technologies. The types of engines

addressed include naturally aspirated,

turbocharged, pre-chamber, open chamber,

light duty, and heavy duty.

The academy kicks off with an evening

welcome and introduction June 4 at Delphi

North American Diesel Headquarters. An

event highlight will be the June 7 visit to

the Bosch Farmington Hills Diesel Facility,

featuring a presentation on diesel fuel injec-

tion activities and a tour of the fuel injection

lab facility

The academy’s lead instructor is Magdi

Khair, Staff Engineer in the Department of

Emissions Research at Southwest Research

Institute. The faculty also includes: Ewa

Bardasz, Principal Scientist at The Lubrizol

Corp.; Bernard Challen, an independent au-

tomotive industry engineering consultant;

Philip Dingle, a Diesel Technology Specialist

in the Advanced Engineering Innovation

Center of Delphi Diesel Systems; Madan R.

Goyal, retired after 30 years at John Deere;

Michael Levin, Technical Expert at Ford

Motor Co.; Ronald Tharby, an independent

consultant specializing in fuels and their

interaction with engines and the environ-

ment; Helmut Tschoeke, professor of recip-

rocating engines and head of the Institute of

Measurement Technique and Reciprocating

Machines at the University of Magdeburg;

and John Van Gerpen, Professor and Depart-

ment Head of Biological and Agricultural

Engineering at the University of Idaho.

Magdi Khair of Southwest Research Institute will be the lead instructor at the June 4-9 event.

CPDG recognizes Past Chair, instructor

Outgoing Past Chair David S. Cameron of

General Motors was recognized for his ser-

vice to the Continuing Professional Devel-

opment Group (CPDG) at a meeting April 4

during the SAE 2006 World Congress.

The CPDG, under the auspices of the

Engineering Meetings Board, guides and

monitors professional development offer-

ings. Cameron has served the group for 12

years—Member-at-Large from 1994-2000,

Vice Chair from 2000-02, Chair from 2002-

04, and Past Chair from 2004-06. Peers and

SAE staff honored him with a plaque that

documented his years of service. Cameron

currently serves as Chair of the Engineer-

ing Meetings Board and will continue as

Member-at-Large with the CPDG.

Also during World Congress, Profes-

sional Development honored instructor Jess

Comer for 10 years of service. Comer has

instructed for SAE since 1995, teaching two

seminars: Fundamentals of Metal Fatigue

Analysis, and Threaded Fasteners and the

Bolted Joint.

SAE instructors must maintain high

attendee evaluation ratings and a viable

number of enrollments to continue to offer

the seminar. Instructors are challenged to

study attendee feedback after each offering

and update their content on a continual ba-

sis. Comer has maintained consistently high

ratings, and often attendees write in noting

appreciation for an authoritative instructor

whose teaching style enhances the topic.

Comer was recognized with a plaque and

gift by SAE Professional Development staff

before an appreciative class of engineers.

Gratitude was extended for his years of

service, commitment to providing quality

continuing education, and advancing SAE’s

lifelong learning mission.

Outgoing Past Chair David S. Cameron

(center) was presented an award

in recognition of his years of service to the Continuing

Professional Development Group by Kevin Perry (left),

SAE International Professional

Development Manager, and Debi Cohoon, outgoing Chair of the CPDG.

The cost for the Diesel Engine Technol-

ogy Engineering Academy is $2995 ($2745

for SAE members). Fee includes all instruc-

tion, handout and reference materials,

transportation to and from any off-site

activities, all hands-on lab materials, a

continental breakfast and lunch each day,

the Sunday evening reception, and dinner

Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The academy is sponsored by Bosch Auto-

motive and Delphi Diesel Systems. To regis-

ter, or for more information, visit www.sae.

org/academies, phone 877-606-7323 (in the

U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or e-mail

[email protected].



June 2006 Troy, MI, USA - SAE Automotive Headquarters

June 4-9 Diesel Engine Technology Academy

June 5-7 Concurrent Engineering Practices Applied to the Design of Chassis

Systems

June 5-7 Motor Fuel: Technology, Performance, Testing, and Specifi cations

June 5-7 Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals

In the fast-paced and competitive environment of today’s global economy,

the work of technical professionals is often the difference between success

and failure in an organization. Providing leadership for engineers is

uniquely challenging, and the transition from working engineer to fi rst-

line technical supervisor is one of the most diffi cult career challenges that

an engineer may face. First-time engineering supervisors and mid-level

managers who wish to sharpen their skills and learn new techniques for

guiding, coaching, and motivating working engineers, technicians, and

designers will fi nd this seminar valuable. A mix of lecture and attention-

grabbing exercises are used to develop intense and lasting learning

results.

June 12 Statistical Tolerance Design

June 15-16 Program and Risk Management

June 15-16 Automotive Lighting

June 15-16 Acquiring and Analyzing Data from Sensors and In-Vehicle

Networks

The evolution of personal computers, data-acquisition hardware, and

analysis software has provided engineers with the ability to measure and

interpret data quickly, make design enhancements, and ultimately move

a product to market faster. As in-vehicle networks become increasingly

more sophisticated, both in terms of the number of controllers and the

speed at which they communicate, they are becoming a virtual gold mine

for the test engineer. If the data is already available on the vehicle and

can be accessed from the standard onboard diagnostic connector under

the dashboard, the user only needs to add the missing sensors, if needed.

This course will provide you with information on current trends and

applications in PC-based data acquisition and analysis. Hardware and

software possibilities, as well as relevant technical standards to determine

what can practically be acquired from the in-vehicle network and how

to combine this with sensor data, will be covered. In addition, a practical

guide for analysis and presentation techniques will be covered along

with practical, hands-on examples. Students will have the opportunity

to utilize a classroom PC with data-acquisition hardware and software

to acquire and analyze test data.

June 16 Exhaust Flow Performance and Pressure Drop of Exhaust Components

and Systems

June 19-20 Piston Ring Design/Materials

June 26-27 Introduction to Brake Control Systems: ABS, TCS, and ESC

June 28-30 Advanced Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

June 30 A Familiarization of Drivetrain Components

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June 18 Tires and Handling for Racing and High Performance Vehicles

The pneumatic tire is extremely complex and not well understood.

Automotive and race engineers are forced to rely on experience as well as

trial-and-error methods when trying to get the most from their vehicles.

Capitalizing on the instructor’s 20-year struggle to understand how

tires work on a car, this seminar provides a practical applied approach

to understanding how a car gets around a corner, rubber friction, tire

behavior, and basic vehicle dynamics. While the information presented

explains tire technology and vehicle dynamics in general, the seminar uses

racing and high-performance settings to illustrate the major points.

Oakwood, GA, USA - Lanier Technical College

June 26-27 Hands-on Racecar Suspension Setup

July 2006 Troy, MI, USA - SAE Automotive Headquarters

July 10-12 Advanced Electric Motor/Generator/Actuator Design and Analysis for

Automotive Applications

July 10-12 Combustion and Emissions for Engineers

July 12-13 Engineering Project Management

July 14 Design Reviews for Effective Product Development

July 17-18 Sensor & Actuator Technology: Module 1—Powertrain Applications

July 17-19 Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics, & Federal Regulation

Courses from SAEDetailed course descriptions are available online at www.sae.org/contedu. To register,

complete the online registration form, e-mail [email protected], or call SAE Customer Service

toll-free at 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada).

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July 18-19 Sensor & Actuator Technology: Module 2—Chassis Applications

July 19-21 Hydraulic Brake Systems for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

Hydraulic brake systems, one of the most important safety features on many

road vehicles today, must meet manufacturer and customer requirements

in addition to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. This course will

analyze automotive braking from a systems perspective, emphasizing

legal requirements as well as performance expectations such as pedal feel,

stopping distance, fade, and thermal management. Calculations necessary

to predict brake balance and key system sizing variables that contribute

to performance will be discussed. Major components of a brake system,

including calipers, boosters, master cylinders, drum brakes, and park

brakes, will be presented in detail highlighting the many design variations.

An overview of the chassis control components and operating principles

will be presented with an emphasis on antilock braking systems, traction

control, and stability control.

July 20 Sensor & Actuator Technology: Module 3—Body Applications

July 20-21 Controller Area Network (CAN) for Vehicle Applications

July 21 Introduction to Failure Modes & Effects Analysis for Product Design

(Design FMEA)

July 24-25 The Role of the Expert Witness in Product Liability Litigation

July 24-25 Practical Reliability Engineering, Testing & Growth Management

July 24-26 Chassis & Suspension Component Design for Passenger Cars &

Light Trucks

July 26-27 Designing for Safety and Developing Accurate Safety Specifi cations

July 27-28 Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA)

July 27-28 Control Systems Simplifi ed

The advent of digital computers and the availability of ever cheaper and

faster microprocessors have brought a tremendous amount of control

system applications to the automotive industry in the last two decades.

This seminar begins by introducing the highly mathematical fi eld of

control systems focusing on what the classical control system tools do and

how they can be applied to automotive systems. Dynamic systems, time/

frequency responses, and stability margins are presented in an easy-to-

understand format. Utilizing Matlab and Simulink, students will learn how

simple computer models are generated. Other fundamental techniques in

control design such as PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) and lead-

lag compensators will be presented as well as the basics of embedded

control systems. During this interactive seminar, attendees will utilize

case studies to develop a simple control design for a closed loop system.

And, with the aid of a simple positioning control experiment, students

will learn the major components and issues found in many automotive

control applications today.

July 31-Aug. 1 Reverse Engineering: Technology of Reinvention

During the past decade, reverse engineering has become a common

and acceptable practice utilized by many OEMs and suppliers. This

course focuses on the application of modern technologies used to

decode the design details and manufacturing processes of an existing

part in the absence of the original design data. It emphasizes the real-

life practice of reverse engineering in industries from both scientifi c

and legal points of view. Attendees will learn the applicability and

limitations of reverse engineering through case studies and hands-on

exercises. Various measurement instruments, ranging from traditional

micrometers to computer-aided laser probes, will be compared for their

merits and shortcomings. The statistics of dimensional measurements

and the acceptable tolerance of variations, with emphasis on industrial

standards in real-life practice, will be discussed. Material identifi cation,

manufacturing process verifi cation, and the system compatibility of the

subject part to be reverse engineered will be covered in substantial detail.

In addition, the materials specifi cations will be exemplifi ed as useful

supporting documents for substantiation data.

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