See Global topicS, p. 9

See SEEK caMp, p. 9

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SAE, IATO sign memorandum of understandingDuring August’s 14th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference, 2007 SAE International President Rich Schaum and Executive Vice President Ray Morris signed a memoran-dum of understanding (MOU) on behalf of SAE with the In-donesian Society of Automotive Engineers (IATO). President Hasiholan Sidabutar and Vice President of Education Indra Nurhadi signed the document for IATO.

IATO is a FISITA member and has a membership slightly greater than 400. Sidabutar currently serves as the Vice President of Asia Pacific region for the society, while Morris serves as the Vice President of the Americas.

Indonesia is emerging as a fast-growing and prosperous region with great potential for growth for the automotive and aerospace industries.

The MOU outlines the following areas of intended coop-eration: organization of seminars, conferences, professional development programs; joint membership, cooperation in FISITA; and facilitation of an effective government/indus-try/academia interface.

SAE, NSBE team up for SEEK CampSAE International and the National Society of Black Engi-neers (NSBE) recently celebrated the successful completion of a pilot camp “Summer Engineering Experience for Kids” (SEEK) at the Woodridge Campus of Friendship Public School in Washington, D.C.

Several hundred 3rd- to 5th-graders from the Washington, D.C., area participated in a unique summer camp program designed to pique their interest in science, technology, engi-neering, and math (STEM). The three-week SEEK Camp was led by NSBE student members from various higher-learning institutions across the United States, dedicated to pursuing professional excellence and giving back to the community.

The SEEK mentors were trained by A World In Motion (AWIM) staff from SAE International. The staff instructors were Matt Miller, Manager of K-12 Education Programs, Ken Francis, and Chris Ciuca, both Program Developers with the AWIM program. SAE also assisted in general operations of

the camp, which was funded by donations from the Battelle Foundation and Caterpillar.

Demand for participation in the camp was high. The roster was filled to capacity of 300 participants and had a wait-ing list of more than 200 students. Franklin Moore, NSBE Pre-College Initiative Manager and SEEK Camp Manager, said, “I believe parents, educators, and the community as a whole understand the importance of and need for a camp like SEEK, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math. They were already primed for our message—that STEM is a critical component of our children’s education.”

SAE and NSBE have set their sights on significantly broad-ening the representation of minorities in STEM fields and reaching many more black students in K-12. SAE and NSBE developed the SEEK Camp experience using a framework based on interactive, standards-based curriculum from SAE

SaE international Executive Vice president Raymond Morris (left), 2007 SaE international president Richard Schaum (second from left), and indonesian Society of automotive Engineers (iato) Vice president of Education indra Nurhadi (right) listen as iato president Hasiholan Sidabutar speaks during a signing ceremony held during the 14th asia pacific automotive Engineering conference in Hollywood, ca.

Global topics discussed at Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference

Rich Schaum, 2007 SaE international

president, presented one of the opening

keynote presentations at the 14th asia

pacific automotive Engineering conference.

Ray Morris (left), SaE international Executive Vice president and chief operating officer, and carl Mack, Executive Director of the National Society of black Engineers, spoke to students attending the pilot camp, Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK).

Students demonstrated their Jettoy balloon-powered cars for Julie Swick (center), Manager of the Energy and Environment Department at battelle Science & technology international; Herb Kaufman, Director of SaE’s commercial vehicle business unit and chief technical officer; and Mark pflederer (right), Vice president for the Heavy construction & Mining products Division of caterpillar and SaE Vice president—commercial Vehicle. battelle and caterpillar helped fund the camp.

Opportunities for the global automotive industry and the transportation challenges in emerging markets were two of the critical topics explored by experts at August’s Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference (APAC), hosted by SAE International, in Hollywood, CA.

Among the conference’s keynote speakers were V. Suman-tran. The former head of Tata Motors’ automobile business and President of the Automobile Research Association of India currently consults in the areas of business, marketing, technology, and manufacturing.

Michaela Gradu, a specialist in global trade and compli-ance for Timken, was the global trade management plenary speaker August 6 and discussed risk management in global trade compliance. In her position at Timken, Gradu is re-sponsible for export compliance, consulting, and training on global trade topics.

Andre Metzner, Manager of Strategy and Communications at DaimlerChrysler’s Hybrid Development Center gave a

extensive experience with fuel cells and hybrids. SAE International hosted the shared event, with patronage

by the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA). James Smith, Director of the Center for Industrial Research of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace

keynote presentation August 7 with the topic of “The Global Hybrid Cooperation—Expanding Into the Future.” Metzner is an expert on alternative powertrain technologies and has

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SAE scholarships—offering a foundation for academic growthDid you know?

It’s a question that we have all heard or read many times. And the question is often followed by some interesting or useful information, or information that may not have been known before.

Well, I have a “Did you know?” question regarding SAE International.

Did you know that SAE International offers dozens of scholarships to study engineering and other related sciences in college?

These scholarships are, and always have been, a very important part of SAE and its mission of education. Here at SAE, we believe that today’s students truly are the future of mobility engineering. Ensuring that students have the tools and resources needed to receive that education is of para-mount interest for all of us.

The scholarships are made available through contributions from various corporations and universities and are funded through the SAE Foundation. They are available to under-graduate and graduate students to encourage academic ex-cellence and help students from around the world to pursue their passion for engineering.

SAE’s scholarships include:• Detroit Section SAE Technical Scholarship• SAE Engineering Scholarships• SAE Long-Term Member Sponsored Scholarships• SAE/David Hermance Hybrid Technologies Scholarship• Siegel Service Technology Scholarship• Yamar/SAE Scholarship• Yamar/SAE Scholarship (Graduate)• William G. Belfry Memorial/SAE Grant• Ralph K. Hillquist Honorary SAE Scholarship.

Each scholarship has its own unique set of require-ments and deadlines for eligibility. And the amount of money that is available var-ies greatly, too. But the main goal remains the same for each—help is available for your education, and if you work hard and study well, you may earn one of these scholarships.

I am proud that SAE is able to offer these scholar-ships. As I wrote earlier in this column, education is one of the main tenets of SAE’s core mission. Without proper education, good engineering does not happen, and a world without engineering is a world that ceases to move forward.

I encourage everyone reading this column to learn more about the scholarships programs. If you are a student, find out if you can apply and how to do it. If you are already in the engineering profession, consider helping with the fund-ing of a scholarship. Our profession and our society will be better for it.

To learn more about scholarships or to apply for one of them, please visit students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholar-ships/ or call 724-776-4841.

SAE Foundation sponsors Dream Cruise tent

the SaE Foundation sponsored a tent at the annual Woodward Dream cruise on august 17 and 18 in Royal oak, Mi. the tent featured information and activities related to the A World In Motion program and collegiate Design Series. the Michigan State Formula SaE team brought their car to the event and educated attendees on the Formula SaE competition. Greg Henderson (second from right), 2006 SaE international president, stopped by the tent and talked with the students.

Collocated events offer additional value In recent months, there has been a great deal of information on these pages about this month’s SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition; however, it should not be overlooked that another high-level event, the 2007 Power-train and Fluid Systems Conference (PFSC), is being held in conjunction with ComVEC, October 29-31 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

With the events typically held in close proximity of one another—PFSC was held October 16-19 and ComVEC, Octo-ber 31-November 2 last year—an idea was forged this year to bring the events together in one convenient location.

“When we looked at the industries and the individuals who typically attend ComVEC and compared their needs with those of the Powertrain and Fluid Systems attend-ees, there were really significant synergies,” said Matthew Newkirk, Director of Afton Chemical and the head of the Powertrain event committee, in an interview posted on comvec2007.blogspot.com/. “Each group could substantially benefit from the technical, networking, and business aspects of the other groups, and when you couple that with the tim-ing of both of the conferences being relatively close to each other, it made a great deal of sense to give this a try and see how this works out.”

Having both events in one location seems to offer benefits to both ComVEC and PFSC attendees. ComVEC attendees will be able to delve deeper into technical areas not typically covered to a great extent at the event, such as biofuels, trans-mission fluids, and emissions.

The large events and high-level executives that accompany ComVEC, present PFSC attendees with a great opportunity for networking and getting a comprehensive view of the commercial-vehicle landscape.

“Attendees will be able to hear those executives and indus-try heads’ view on where the industry is going,” Newkirk said. “This in turn allows the Powertrain Fuels and Lubri-cants folks a chance to understand what’s coming down the pike and to use that information to guide their R&D efforts and design and development efforts as well.”

Those at ComVEC that would like to attend the com-plete PFSC as well can register at a discounted rate of $250. However, there will be crossover topics, such as biofuels, that ComVEC attendees can go to free of charge. For PFSC attendees, there will be no additional charge for ComVEC.

SAE International in the newsFormula SAE is a winning formula for reporters as well as engineering students.

Here is a sampling of news outlets that covered Formula SAE in 2007:• Popular Science, September 2007, “Formula One (Half)” • Indianapolis Star, July 29, 2007, “No Barriers for Colon” • C-SPAN—Bobby Rahal at the National Press Club • Ohio News Network Television, Formula West following Ohio teams• Auto Aficionado, May/June 2007, “Formula SAE”

• Road & Track, February 2007, “Speed 101” • Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 15, 2007, “Racing is Taken to a Higher Degree” • National Speed Sport News, May 16, 2007, “Students Ready to Compete in Formula SAE” • Charlotte Observer, July 29, 2007, “Internship Continues on a Fast Track” • WJBK-Fox TV (Detroit), MSU Formula SAE team at Dream Cruise

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SAE International, SAE-UK convene at Paris Air ShowRepresentatives from SAE-UK and SAE International recently used the occasion of the 47th Air Show at Le Bourget in Paris to meet. Over the course of four days, the following report was produced by SAE-UK exploring the developing technologies in the fields of military and civilian aerospace covered at Le Bourget.

The representatives on hand had the op-portunity to view the many commercial and military planes on site, including the Airbus A380, F35 Joint Strike Fighter, Eurofighter, and the BAE Hawk.

They were also given a tour of the Ray-theon pavilion, which featured land, air, and civil defense projects, such as the Raytheon civilian microwave defense project and Vigilant EagleTM, which can combat against surface-to-air missiles fired at passenger aircraft departing from civilian airports. Other Raytheon initiatives include a high-bandwidth radar communication system that has myriad other applications currently under development.

SAE-UK staff also met with representa-tives from Hispano-Suiza, Safran Group. The company is currently participating in a Europe-wide initiative to manage the overall electrical requirements in-flight—more spe-cifically, battery management. In part, this is being achieved by the integration of gearing and control systems to minimize the need for hydraulic systems.

The overall trend within aerospace is to-ward a “more electric” plane. To this end, hy-draulic systems are being replaced by small electric motors that can apply force without the need for hydraulic flow systems. In some cases, the hydraulic flow pipes are swapped out for small electric motors without changes to the component upon which the force acts. Currently, printed circuit boards are provid-ing electronic control systems and have been tested successfully in the field.

The next generation of this technology opens up the possibility of miniaturization, providing major weight benefits. Hydraulic systems boast no such promise. An example of this was a printed circuit board and motor solution that has already replaced a hydrau-lic system in the field. The next-generation model is intended to be half the size of the present electronic replacement.

at the paris air Show, representatives from SaE international and SaE-UK had the opportunity to view many of today’s most advanced commercial and military planes. Here, anika patel of the SaE-UK Events team gets an up-close view of the cockpit of the baE Hawk

SAE aerospace awards presented at AeroTechA number of prestigious awards will be pre-sented at the William Littlewood Memorial Lecture/Reception during SAE’s AeroTech Congress and Exhibition in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony will be held September 19.

Preston A. Henne of Gulfstream Aerospace is the recipient of the 2007 William Little-wood Memorial Lecture award, which recog-nizes an individual who has made signifi-cant contributions to the field of air-transport engineering.

Michael Hirschberg of Centra Technology will receive the 2007 Forest R. McFarland Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions toward the work of the SAE Engineering Meetings Board in the planning, development, and dissemination of technical information through technical meetings.

Eric M. Peterson of Honeywell Interna-tional and Richard C. Welch of Hamilton Sundstrand have been named the Aerospace Council recipients of the 2006 Technical Standards Board Outstanding Contribu-tion Award, which recognizes outstanding service in the technical committee activities of the society.

The annual Ralph R. Teetor Award recognizes outstanding engineering educa-tors. The 2006 award recipients are: John L. Crassidis, University of Buffalo, State University of New York; Lyon B. King, Michigan Technical University; Paul Y. Oh, Drexel University; and David B. Spencer, Pennsylvania State University. The 2007 award recipients are: John P. Borg, Marquette University; Rick Lind, University of Florida; Joseph C. Majdalani, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Brian P. Mann, University of Missouri; and Piergiovanni Marzocca, Clarkson University.

The Aerospace Chair Award recognizes outstanding leadership demonstrated by chairs of committees under the SAE Aero-space Council and the Air & Space Group. The 2006 Air & Space Group recipient is

Michael J. Hirschberg. The 2007 Air & Space Group recipient is John K. Anderson, Tri-umph Aerospace Services. The 2007 Aero-space Council recipient is Jacques Leroux of Dow Chemical Canada.

The Charles M. Manly Memorial Medal recognizes the authors of the best paper relating to theory or practice in the design or construction of, or research on, aerospace engines, their parts, components, or acces-sories. Richard G. Cook, Peter Curtis, and Peter Fenton, all of BAE Systems, are recog-nized for their 2005 paper, “State of the Art in Sub-scale STOVL Hot Gas Ingestion Wind Tunnel Test Techniques.” Christopher M. Severns of Boeing will be recognized for his 2006 paper, “Hybrid Power Generation for Achieving Airship Neutral Buoyancy.”

The Wright Brothers Medal recognizes the authors of the best papers relating to the in-vention, development, design, construction, or operation of an aircraft and/or spacecraft. The four authors who were named 2005 recipients for their paper, “Lyophilization for Water Recovery III, System Design,” are Eric J. Litwiller, Enterprise Advisory Services, NASA Ames Research Center; Martin Rein-hard, Stanford University; John W. Fisher, NASA Ames Research Center; and Michael T. Flynn, NASA Ames Research Center. These authors also received a 2005 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award.

Eight authors have been named 2006 Wright Brothers Medal recipients for the paper, “Development and Testing of a Mi-crowave Powered Solid Waste Stabilization and Water Recovery System.” The authors are: Richard R. Wheeler, Jr., Neal M. Hadley, Roger W. Dahl, Thomas W. Williams, James R. Akse, James E. Atwater, and Frank C. Garmon, all from UMPQUA Research, and Fisher.

Other recipients of the Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, which honors the authors of papers of outstanding technical or profes-

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sional merit, are: Wayne Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center; Gloria K. Yamauchi, NASA Ames Research Center, Michael E. Watts, NASA Langley Research Center; Michael Hadjimichael, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; and John McCarthy, Aviation Weather Associates.

Gordon L. Allen of Boeing will receive the 2007 Thomas H. Speller Award for signifi-cant contributions to the implementation of manufacturing processes and methodologies in automated fastening machines and their applications.

The Bruce R. Aubin Aerospace Customer Support Award for Excellence recognizes individuals whose efforts contributed to the excellence of prime manufacturers and the viability of airline operations. The 2006 award recipient is Stephen M. Zimmerman of Monogram Systems, and the 2007 recipi-ent is Edward J. Senen of Thales Avionics.

Awards will also be presented at the Aero-Tech Banquet on September 19. Nikhilesh Sheth of Boeing and William G. Steenken of GE-Aviation will receive Franklin W. Kolk Transportation Progress Awards for out-standing contributions to air transportation. Robert J. Maneiski of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Sharanpal “Paul” S. Sikand of Boeing will received the Marvin Whitlock Award for outstanding technical contribu-tions or innovations related to operational availability of aircraft.

Edsel R. Glasgow of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (retired) and Joseph J. Lusczek of the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center are set to receive the SAE Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson Aerospace Vehicle Design and Development Award. The 2007 SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award will be presented to Robert H. Smith of Honeywell Aerospace.

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SAE International corporate services manager honored with staff awardConnie Eren was recently presented SAE International’s 2007 Joe Gilbert Award.

The Joe Gilbert Award honors the legacy of SAE’s former Executive Vice President and is presented by staff mem-bers to staff members who demonstrate Gilbert’s positive professionalism in the workplace. Gilbert was SAE Internation-al’s third Executive Vice President and served from 1960-85. Gilbert died in 2006.

Eren is Manager of Corporate Services. She received the award during a staff meeting at SAE World Headquarters in Warrendale, PA.

“The Joe Gilbert Award is important because it recognizes employees who not only take pride in their work, but who also treat customers and co-workers with dignity and respect,” said Raymond A. Morris, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of SAE International. “Connie Eren exemplifies all of these traits. She is a true ambassador of SAE, and I couldn’t be happier to present her with this honor.”

Eren began her career at SAE International 38 years ago, having worked for Gilbert for nearly half of that time. “Joe Gilbert was such an important and positive influence in my life; receiving this award means so much to me and I am truly honored and hum-bled,” Eren said.

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From the PAMA President

PAMA Direct

Fall is here…PAMA chapters swinging back into actionAs the neighborhood picnics and special events of summer vacation become new entries in the family scrapbook, fall is the kickoff season for PAMA chapters to bring the aviation maintenance community back together. With the end of summer comes the beginning of a new season of chapter training and networking events that extend through spring.

These chapter programs are the DNA of the PAMA personality. Everything we do in Washington, DC, at board meetings, and in our interaction with government and in-dustry is based on the priorities set forth by our nationwide network of PAMA chapters. Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, the former Speaker of the House and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, once observed that “all poli-tics is local.” This is as true for PAMA as it must have been for Tip.

Whether PAMA members are getting their families together for the annual Crab Boil, as they do every year at the Baltimore-Chesa-peake Chapter, or gathering the local em-ployers for an impromptu Career Fair after many members of the community lost their

jobs following the closing of a major avia-tion maintenance service center, as the Long Island Chapter did, PAMA chapters across the country are the pulse of our industry.

What’s more, this national network of maintenance professionals is open to all who are interested. PAMA national mem-bership is encouraged after one becomes familiar and comfortable in the community, but is not necessary to begin exploring the depth of commitment these individuals have to their careers, their profession, and their industry.

One need only visit the PAMA Web site (www.pama.org) to view the location of all PAMA chapters. Many have Web sites of their own on which you can view their meetings and events schedule. All have con-tact information with which you can begin to establish your presence in their area. This is true whether you are a long-term resi-dent, have just relocated to an area, or even if you are just passing through on business and would like to interact with the local aircraft mechanics.

As a training and networking organi-

zation, there is none better than PAMA. O’Neill’s opinion of politics goes for profes-sional affiliation as well. When referring a person for employment, nothing speaks louder than the recommendation of a PAMA colleague. But these references do not come overnight. They come as a result of devel-oped relationships, interpersonal communi-cation, and a familiarity with one’s comfort in various environments—social and career. Involvement in your local PAMA chapter is an investment in your career and your family. It brings stability in an occasionally unstable industry.

As such, PAMA chapters are a great place to develop personal leadership and project-management skills. Run entirely by volun-teers, PAMA chapters perform community service, raise money for student scholar-ships, provide a venue for advanced techni-cal and other valuable skills training, and provide a great opportunity for professionals to give back to an industry that performs a critical role in assuring the safety of our avia-tion infrastructure. For many, it is home.

As a profession, aviation maintenance

has changed much over the years. One thing that has not changed is the integrity and professionalism of the mechanics that approve our aviation fleet for return to service. Help ensure future aviation safety by becoming involved in your local PAMA Chapter.

Brian Finnegan, A&PPresident, PAMA

FAA releases Inspection Authorization rule commentsThe PAMA community knows that the Inspection Autho-rization (IA) renewal period was changed from one to two years in a January 2007 direct final rule. When the govern-ment publishes a direct final rule, it is required to take comments after the rule. The FAA recently published its response to the docket comments filed on the change to the

facilities. The inspector general added that to address the issue, the FAA would need to determine which facilities were performing what type of work and whether that work should be limited.

Nonetheless, the FAA appears to have made progress since a 2003 inspector general report. Scovel said that over the past four years, the FAA has increased inspections of foreign re-pair stations, and increased their focus of such maintenance facilities.

FAA standardizes HIRF requirementsThe FAA has adopted new airworthiness certification stan-dards that require protecting aircraft from high-intensity radiated fields (HIRF). The new standards cite increased use of flight-critical electronic equipment in civil aircraft.

The standards affect certification under FAR parts 23, 25, 27, and 29, and for each section require that flight-critical electronic systems are able to perform under certain HIRF environments. Components that showed compliance with special conditions for HIRF before December 1, 2007 will be exempt from the standards until 2012.

Mechanics should be aware that they will need to be in compliance with the standards, which go into effect Septem-ber 5, 2007, when seeking an STC for an affected component.

NTSB targets recurring maintenance issuesIn response to an airplane crash due to fatigue cracks, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released two safety recommendations regarding recurring issues in air carrier maintenance programs.

On December 19, 2005, a Grumman Turbo Mallard oper-ated by Chalk’s Ocean Airways crashed near the Port of Miami after takeoff, killing all aboard. Despite observing re-peated fuel leakage in the area of fatigue cracks, Chalk’s did not repair the structural damage. Furthermore, the carrier had limited maintenance support services for the out-of-pro-duction aircraft and lacked a structural repair manual for the plane.

The NTSB has concluded that the FAA was unable to effec-tively oversee the carrier’s maintenance program. The board has released safety recommendations A-07-39 and A-07-40, which urge the FAA to verify that operators’ maintenance programs “include stringent criteria to address recurring or systemic discrepancies” and to identify failed maintenance program oversight procedures that led to the Chalk’s crash and modify them to ensure continued airworthiness.

two-year period for IA renewal. In the rule, the FAA said the extended period would

reduce renewal administrative costs by 50%, a benefit that would be felt by both the agency and mechanics holding an IA, without compromising safety. The FAA anticipated few negative comments, and most of the 60 responses to the regulation were supportive.

Nonetheless, some commenters pointed out that the rule still requires maintenance personnel to meet the IA currency requirements on an annual basis, despite requiring a renew-al application once every two years. While some comment-ers said they were pleased to see the FAA actively reviewing IA procedures, they also suggested some more extensive changes to the renewal mechanism, including changing the currency requirements to match the renewal period. This proposal was not adopted by the FAA.

There were some additional suggestions made by the public. One proposal involved creating a renewal cycle based on a holder’s date of birth or the initial grant date of IA authority. Another organization suggested that the FAA create a rating for IA holders similar to the ratings used to rate repair stations.

The FAA wrote that these comments were outside the scope of the rule, but mentioned it would consider these comments in future changes. The PAMA Technical Issues Committee is currently soliciting input from members in preparation for recommending future changes. Those with a thought or suggestion on this matter should forward their comments to TI Committee Chair Jeff Gruber at jgruber@cscc.edu.

Beware of noncertificated maintenanceDuring his testimony before the Senate last month, U.S. De-partment of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel warned of increased air carrier use of noncerti-fied airline maintenance and the FAA’s inability to monitor where airlines are getting their repairs done.

Scovel said that as airlines use third-party repair stations like never before, the FAA does not have a handle on the volume of critical repairs performed by repair stations.

“In response to our July 2003 report, FAA implemented a system in fiscal year 2007 for both air carriers and repair stations to submit quarterly utilization reports,” Scovel said in an online copy of the testimony. “However, submission of this new information is not mandatory.”

Furthermore, Scovel said that all 19 carriers sampled by the DOT were outsourcing work to noncertificated repair

the Faa recently heard comments from maintenance personnel on its decision to change the renewal period from one to two years. However, commenters pointed out that the rule still requires maintenance personnel to meet the inspection authorization requirements on an annual basis.

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Members on the moveRoberts Abele (Aff’00) has been named Vice President of Siemens VDO’s North American Powertrain Electronics and Drivetrain division. In his new role, he will be responsi-ble for guiding the product devel-opment, technology road map, and overall business for the division’s North American Market.

Joe Fadool (Mbr’04), former Vice President of Siemens VDO’s North American Powertrain Electronics and Drivetrain division, accepted the position of Vice President of Manufacturing at Siemens VDO’s Huntsville, AL, operations.

Julian Dench (Mbr’07) has been appointed Siemens VDO’s Vice President and Key Account Execu-tive supporting worldwide sales to Ford. Located in Dearborn, MI, he will be responsible for developing strategies across the various regions and brands of Ford globally and aligning them with Siemens VDO.

Paul Wilbur (Aff’03), current Presi-dent and CEO of American Spe-cialty Cars (ASC), has been named President and CEO of Saleen. ASC was recently acquired by Hancock Park Associates, primary investor in Saleen.

Chris Theodore (Mbr’73), retired Vice President of Product Develop-ment at Ford, has been named Chief Technology Officer of Saleen and American Specialty Cars. He will lead new product development for both companies.

Swami Perumalswami (Mbr’07), a 2007 retiree of Ford, has joined Ashok Leyland as Senior Advisor-Automotive Sector. He will be based in the Troy, MI, office of Defiance Testing and Engineering, recently acquired by Ashok Leyland, where he will establish a Design and Engi-neering Services footprint, leverag-ing the resources of Ashok Ley-land’s subsidiary company, Ashley Design and Engineering Services in Chennai, India.

Special recognitionDavid E. Cole (Fel’67), Chairman of the Center for Automotive Re-search, was presented the Founder’s Award at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, MI, for his role in creating the Auto/Steel Partnership in 1987. The partner-ship is a consortium of the AISI Automotive Applications Com-mittee, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors, and is dedicated to ensuring that steel is the competi-tive material of choice.

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Yazaki North America turns elementary students on to engineering

A World in Motion

Nearly 140 fourth- and fifth-graders from Schalm Elemen-tary School in Clawson, MI, recently participated in the A World In Motion (AWIM) program.

In addition to Mike Natzke and Amar Kashat, who volun-teered their time working with the students from five classes on the balloon-powered JetToy car, many parent volunteers also assisted.

Students discovered that depending on the diameter of the air tubes, their cars would either go fast for a short distance or slower for a longer distance. All the teams had the op-portunity to demonstrate their acquired knowledge during a final race day.

“This collective effort resulted in a very rewarding ses-sion,” Natzke said. “The students learned many new things and appeared disappointed that it had to end.”

Student chapter volunteers with AWIMDuring the winter semester of 2006, the SAE student chapter from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor initiated in-volvement in the AWIM program.

Every Monday for six weeks, the U of M students visited a fifth-grade class at Angell Elementary. The college mentors spent time teaching the students about basic engineering principles such as Newton’s Law of Motion and friction. The “consulting engineers,” together with General Motors volunteers helped the students build and test their balloon-powered JetToy cars. They also answered questions and provided advice.

During the 2006 fall semester, the collegians were respon-sible for leading a class by volunteering at Dicken’s Elemen-tary. In the future, the U of M plans a collaboration between societies within the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan as they plan to take on three classes at an Ann Arbor school.

It is their goal that this community service will become an ingrained part of not just the U of M but all student societies in the College of Engineering. Their hope is to strike a balance between corporate awareness and community responsibility.

SAE student chapters interested in supporting the AWIM program contact Matt Miller at matt.miller@sae.org.

SAE at SECME meetingKen Francis, AWIM Program Developer, recently conducted an AWIM professional development workshop during the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME) 31st Annual Summer Institute hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College of Engineering in Daytona, FL. The group of 43 teachers constructed and raced the Skimmer, JetToy, Motorized Toy Car, and Glider.

With the help of volunteers from Yazaki North america, nearly 140 fourth- and fifth-graders from Schalm Elementary School in clawson, Mi, recently participated in the aWiM program, building balloon-powered Jettoy cars.

The event is designed to provide opportunities for teachers to try their hand at engineering design projects and to learn more about SAE International’s AWIM educational program. In turn, they will motivate and mentor students’ interests in science, engineering, math, and technology. AWIM has teamed with SECME the past five years at national and regional training sessions throughout the eastern U.S.

SECME is a national alliance of engineering universities and K-12 educators, and its goal is to create a diverse and globally competitive work force.

Air Force staff, GM retirees help students in ArizonaRetired engineers from General Motors were part of the team of volunteers introducing Western Peaks Elementary School students in Surprise, AZ, to AWIM. The volunteer team was comprised of a core group from business, industry, and Luke Air Force Base personnel.

Seventh-grade students were given a kit of gears and mo-tors along with a mission to build a motorized toy that could go 3 m in three seconds or climb a 15-30° ramp. The teams from eighth grade worked hard proposing, designing, and building a glider for a toy company. The students worked like engineers on a design team and generated an interest in engineering as a possible career.

Prior to starting the projects with students, the seventh- and eighth-grade teachers, as well as the team of volunteers, spent time together receiving training from AWIM and GM. The staff and volunteers hope to build on the success of the program and expand it to other grade levels next year.

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2007 Department of DefenseMaintenance Symposium & Exhibition

Aligning Maintenance and Sustainment to Warfi ghter Needs

November 13-16, 2007Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel

Orlando, Florida, USA

Plan now to attend the most comprehensive maintenance, logistics, and materiel readiness event of 2007! Key issues to be presented include:

• Resetting the Force • Depot Maintenance Restructuring • Obsolescence and Post-Production Support • Organic Performance-Based Logistics • Continuous Process Improvement

This event features government and industry perspectives presented in panels, breakouts, and workshops; a dynamic exhibit showcasing 150+ maintenance-related companies, Military Services, and DoD activities; the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Reception and Banquet; and much more.

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Meetings

SAE Ground Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Events

25th Annual Brake Colloquium & Exhibition October 7-10, 2007 Orlando, FL

Onboard Diagnostics Symposium: Light & Heavy Duty October 9-11, 2007 Lyon-Villeurbane,

France

Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference October 29-November 1, 2007 Rosemont, IL

SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition

October 30-November 1, 2007 Rosemont, IL

Small Engine Technology Conference October 30-November 1, 2007 Niigata, Japan

DOD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition November 13-16, 2007 Orlando, FL

SAE 2007 Automotive Dynamics and Safety Conference and Exhibition

November 27-29, 2007 Detroit, MI

Congresso SAE Brasil November 28-30, 2007 São Paulo, Brazil

Emerging Automotive Technologies—Global and Indian Perspective Conference January 9-11, 2008 New Delhi, India

2008 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium February 13-14, 2008 San Diego, CA

2008 Defense Standardization Conference March 4-6, 2008 Arlington, VA

SAE Aerospace Events

DOD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition November 13-16, 2007 Orlando, FL

2008 Defense Standardization Conference March 4-6, 2008 Arlington, VA

For more information about meetings and symposia, call SAE Customer Service toll-free at 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada). Additional meeting details can be found at www.sae.org/calendar/meetings.htm; symposia details at www.sae.org/calendar/toptecs.htm.

Meetings and symposia schedule

SAE e-SeminarsConvenient and portable, SAE e-Seminars offer a new way to receive the same instruction as live classroom learning without the expense of travel and time away

from the workplace. e-Seminars deliver classroom seminar content featuring full-motion video illustrated with synchronized presentation slides.

The seminar content is based on SAE’s classroom seminars and is presented in modular topics, allowing you to progress through the course at your own pace. The program interface offers linear progression through the video, with

the flexibility to pause or review specific concepts and to jump to individual slides from the table of contents. Handout materials are included, making each e-Seminar a complete ready-reference package.

For detailed product descriptions or to order, visit www.sae.org/e-seminars. Quantity discounts for six or more students and Site License options are available - contact SAE Customer Service or email corplearn@sae.org.

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Freund to present Buckendale Lecture at Commercial Vehicle CongressDeborah M. Freund of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in Washington, D.C., has been selected to present SAE International’s L. Ray Bucken-dale Lecture at the SAE Commercial Vehicle Congress & Exhibition on October 31.

The lecture, established in 1953, deals with automotive vehicles for on- or off-highway operation in commercial or military service. It honors the memory of L. Ray Buckendale, 1946 SAE President, who had a strong desire to develop the potential abilities in young people. In his honor, the lecture is directed primarily to the needs of young engineers and students.

The 2007 L. Ray Buckendale Lecture is funded through contributions to the SAE Foundation from the following corporate sponsors: ArvinMeritor, Cummins, Dana, Eaton, and TRW Automotive.

Freund is a Senior Transportation Special-

ist at FMCSA and the agency’s National Technical Expert for Vehicle Research. She is responsible for initiating and manag-ing programs and providing technical and policy leadership to convert research into recommendations for new safety programs and standards. With more than 25 years of experience in highway infrastructure and commercial motor vehicle safety research and operations, Freund has also worked for the Federal Highway Administration.

Freund is Chair of SAE International’s Commercial Vehicle Activity Committee. She also serves on the Awards and Recog-nition Committee and the Colwell Merit Award Board; and she is a liaison member of the Truck and Bus Council. Previously, she served on the organizing committees for the 2004 and 2007 SAE Highway Vehicle Electronic Data Recorder Symposia.

2008 SAE International Powertrain, Fuels and Lubricants Congress Event date and location: June 23-25, 2008, Shanghai, ChinaPossible topics: Advanced power systems, combustion and fuels, control and calibra-tion, exhaust aftertreatment and emissions,

and lubricants and powertrain systems.Deadlines: Abstracts, November 1, 2007; draft manuscripts, December 7, 2007; final manuscripts, April 28, 2008 Submission: Abstracts can be submitted online at www.sae.org/events/pfl/

Call for Papers

Publications

Supplier Directory features more than 10,000 company listings

‘All-Star’ professional service detailedConsultant expertise available through the Automotive Resources Institute (ARi), a service of SAE International, is highlighted in a new brochure that uses the theme of “all stars” to convey the extensive and certified experience that ARI professionals offer to the automotive community.

ARi’s pre-screened registered consul-tants, with experience in almost all areas

of the automotive industry, are available to partner with automotive manufacturers and suppliers to solve today’s technical and business challenges.

To receive a copy of the ARi Engineering All-Stars brochure, or for more informa-tion, visit www.ari.sae.org, or phone 248-273-4029.

The 2007-08 edition of SAE International’s Worldwide Automotive Supplier Direc-tory is now available. This guide features more than 10,000 company listings, cover-ing more than 250 product categories.

Each company’s listing includes: • Company name (and division names)• Supplier profiles and product informa-

tion• Names of sales, engineering, and tech-

nical contacts• Postal, e-mail, and Web site addresses• Phone and fax numbers.Worldwide Automotive Supplier Direc-

tory, 2007/2008 Edition is available for $198. SAE members have free access to the online version of the directory. 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 customerservice@sae.org.

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Peer recognition … perhaps the most satisfying honor that an individual can achieve!SAE administers more than 50 awards and recognition programs that recognize individuals for outstanding achievements in engineering. Information and nomination forms for SAE awards can be found at www.sae.org/awards.

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Calls for Nominations

Excellence in Engineering Education—Triple “E” AwardOpen to: Advocates of engineering educationDescription: This award annually recognizes outstand-ing contributions made by an individual toward activities related to the SAE Engineering Education Board. The award is given for any of the following types of service: promotion of SAE student activities at the international or local levels, contributions that advance engineering education, contribu-tions in support of the SAE Collegiate Design competitions, and promotion of education-related activities at any level.Nomination deadline: September 30, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/eee

SAE/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive Transmission and Driveline Innovation Award Open to: Automotive transmission or driveline professionalsDescription: This award honors an engineer from the automotive industry for outstanding contributions to the technology progress and dissemination in the area of auto-motive transmission and driveline. It recognizes new ideas, concepts, innovations, or applications that will assist in improving this technology.Nomination deadline: October 1, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/timken/

Environmental Excellence in Transportation (E2T) AwardOpen to: Individuals or teams who have made significant advances in reducing the environmental impact caused by industryDescription: This award recognizes an individual or group of individuals who through their ingenuity and dedication make significant innovations in reducing the environmental impact caused by the transportation industry. These innova-tive achievements may occur in motorized vehicles for land, sea, air, and space in the areas of fuels, alternative propul-sion methods, fuel usage, materials, energy usage, manufac-turing methods, logistics support, as well as in education, training, and improving public awareness.Nomination deadline: October 15, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/e2t

Ralph R. Teetor Educational AwardOpen to: Engineering educatorsDescription: This award recognizes engineering profes-sors with more than three but less than 10 years of full-time faculty experience who are affiliated with an engineering school from which SAE accepts student members. Recipi-ents receive a gratis trip to either the SAE World Congress or the AeroTech Congress, meet one-on-one with practicing engineers to exchange information and views on subjects of mutual interest, and participate in specialized tours of industrial and research facilities. These activities enable the educator to bring valuable information back to the class-room to enhance the student experience and knowledge of real-world practices and theories.Nomination deadline: October 16, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/teetor/

Heinz C. Prechter Award for Automotive ExcellenceOpen to: Students at Kettering University and the Univer-sity of Michigan, Ann ArborDescription: The Heinz C. Prechter Award for Automotive Excellence recognizes a graduate engineering student, or team of students, from Kettering University or the Uni-versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor for developing an entre-preneurial idea that will positively impact the automotive industry. The recipient will receive $10,000 in seed money to help offset expenses associated with the execution of his or her entrepreneurial idea. Applicants will be judged on the basis of the creativity, ingenuity, and practicality of the entrepreneurial idea and how it will positively impact the automotive industry.Nomination deadline: October 31, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/prechter/

Professional Aviation Maintenance Association AwardsOpen to: Aviation maintenance professionalsDescription: The PAMA award program promotes recogni-tion of the professionalism and dedication of aviation main-tenance professionals. It includes recognition for companies, PAMA chapters, and individuals whose recent actions and/or career are exemplary within their industry and the community they serve. Nominations are being accepted for the following awards: Award of Excellence, The Joe Chase Award, Member Service Award, Award of Merit, Award of

Scholarship money available for high school students

Special Merit, Company Appreciation Award, Chapter of the Year Award, PAMA/ATP Award.Nomination deadline: November 30, 2007Submission: Visit www.pama.org

SAE Medal of HonorOpen to: SAE members who have contributed to the overall SAE organizationDescription: This award recognizes and honors a living SAE member for unique and significant contributions to SAE that strengthen or add to SAE’s ability to further its purpose. The significance of such contribution(s) shall have been tested over time and shall be regarded as a major factor in SAE’s success. SAE past presidents are eligible for this award, but the contribution(s) for which they may be nominated must have been initiated and proven as major factors to SAE’s success after their term of office has been completed; any initiated prior to, or during their presidential term, are not acceptable as the basis for nomination. Unlike other SAE awards that honor technical achievements or outstanding ac-complishments in the various fields of mobility engineering, this award recognizes an individual’s contributions to the overall SAE organization.Nomination deadline: December 15, 2007Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/medalofhonor/

Barry D. McNutt Award for Excellence in Automotive Policy AnalysisOpen to: Members involved with federal automotive policyDescription: Recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of improved federal automotive policy. Government policy is an increas-ingly important and complex influence on the ability of the mobility community to serve humanity. Through this award, SAE recognizes the importance of sound policy analysis and inspires members of the mobility community in govern-ment, industry, and elsewhere to strive for excellence.Nomination deadline: January 15, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/mcnutt/

William Littlewood Memorial LectureOpen to: Civil air transportation professionalsDescription: This award provides for an annual presenta-tion and recognizes a distinguished leader in the field of civil air transportation. The objective of the lecture is to advance air transport engineering and to recognize those who make personal contributions to the field.Nomination deadline: February 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/little-wood/

Is your son or daughter a current high school senior plan-ning to pursue a career in engineering or a related science? If so, SAE International offers scholarships that can be used at any university that has an engineering program accred-ited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technol-ogy (ABET). SAE also has more than 60 scholarships that are specific to sponsoring universities in the United States. Scholarship amounts range from $400 to full tuition, and many are renewable if certain criteria are met.

Eligible students must be U.S. citizens, intend to earn a

Your search ends here for your next great job in the

commercial vehicle industry!

Career Fair and Career Services at the SAE 2007 Commercial Vehicle Congress and Exhibition

Career Fair Wednesday and Thursday ONLY

October 31 - November 1, 200710:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday

10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Thursday

New at this SAE event, the SAE Career Fair and Career Services Center provide opportunities

for you to meet with prospective employers and recruiting fi rms, post your resume, and more!

SAE Customer Service 1-877-606-7323 (USA & Canada)

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degree in engineering or a related science, be a high school senior at the date of application, and meet minimum GPA, SAT, and/or ACT requirements as explained in the individual scholarship descriptions. Information and ap-plications are available on the SAE Web site at www.sae.org/students/engschlr.htm. The deadline for submitting an application is December 1, 2007.

Information on other scholarship opportunities can be found at www.sae.org/students/scholarships.

Check out our new online Career Center!www.saecareercenter.org

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Standards & Committees

Ground Vehicle(All meetings October 4-25 will be held in Troy, MI, unless noted.)

October 4 Motorcycle Technical Committee, Vancouver, Canada

October 8 Brake Linings Standards Committee, Championsgate, FL

October 9 Marine Technical Committee, Miami Beach, FL

Marine Engine Fuel Systems Subcommittee, Miami Beach, FL

Marine Electrical Systems Subcommittee, Miami Beach, FL

Chassis Systems Group, Championsgate, FL

Vehicle E E Systems Diagnostic Standards Committee

Vehicle Architecture For Data Communications Standards

October 10 J563 Cigarette Lighter and Power Outlet Task Force

October 15 Hydraulic Brake Group—Hydraulic Brake Actuating Forum Committee

Hydraulic Brake Group—Hydraulic Brake Components Standards Committee

October 16 Plastics Committee

Hydraulic Brake Group—Brake Fluids Standards Committee

October 17 Hydraulic Brake Group—Hydraulic Brake Actuating Forum Committee

Hydraulic Brake Group—Automotive Brake & Steering Hose Standards Committee

October 22-24

AGE-2 Air Cargo And Aircraft Ground Equipment & Systems, Long Beach, CA

October 23-24

Fuel Cell Interface Workgroup

Fuel Cell Safety Workgroup

October 24 Fuel Cell Performance Workgroup

October 25 Fuel Cell Standards Committee

(All meetings October 29-31 will be held in Rosemont, IL, in conjunction with the Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and SAE Commercial

Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition.)

October 29 ConAg TC Chairs/Vice Chairs

Con-Ag Common Tests SC2 Electric Components

ConAg Machine Technical SC5—Excavators

Truck and Bus Tire Pressure Management Systems Task Force

Truck and Bus Chair/Vice Chairs Subcommittee

Truck Crashworthiness Subcommittee

Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 7—Fuels

October 30 ConAg CTTC Common Test Methods Committee

ConAg Common Tests SC1—Hydraulic Systems

ConAg HFTC Human Factors Technical Committee

ConAg Human Factors SC1—Machine Control— Operator

ConAg Human Factors SC2—Machine Displays & Symbols

ConAg Human Factors SC4—Operator Seating and Ride

ConAg Human Factors SC6—Operator Accommodation

ConAg MTC Machine Technical Committee

ConAg Machine Technical SC1—Loaders, Crawlers, Scrapers, & Mounted Attachments

ConAg Machine Technical SC2—Sweepers, Cleaners, and Machinery

ConAg Machine Technical SC8—Tire and Rim

ConAg OPTC Operator Protection Technical Committee

ConAg Operator Protection SC2—Braking

ConAg Operator Protection SC3—Lighting & Marking

ConAg Operator Protection SC4—Protective Structures

ConAg SLTC Sound Level Committee

ConAg Sound Level SC1—Earth Moving Machinery

ConAg Sound Level SC2—Back-up & Forward Warning Alarm

FCCTC-S4 Air Brake Tubing and Tube Fitting Subcommittee

Truck and Bus Council Corrosion Task Force

Truck and Bus Stability Control Systems Task Force

Truck and Bus Brake Supply and Control Components Subcommittee

Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 1—Engine Lubrication

Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 3— Driveline & Chassis Lubrication

Truck and Bus Electrical Systems Subcommittee

J2697 DC/AC Inverters for On-Highway Trucks Task Force

TC127 US TAG Meeting

October 31

Construction, Agriculture, and Off-Road Machinery Council

Truck and Bus Brake Committee

Truck and Bus Brake Actuator Subcommitee

Truck and Bus Brake Systems Subcommittee

Truck and Bus Hydraulic Brake Subcommittee

Truck and Bus Human Factors Subcommittee

Truck and Bus Visibility Task Force

Truck and Bus Windshield Wipers and Climate Control Subcommittee

Fuels and Lubricants Council

Truck and Bus Event Data Recorder

J2174 HD Wiring Systems for Trucks Task Force

J2691 EBS—15 Pole Connector Task Force

Truck and Bus Transmission Subcommittee

Truck and Bus Power Take-Off Subcommittee

AerospaceOctober 1-3

E-25, General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems, Portland, ME

October 2-4

A-21 Aircraft Noise, Boston, MA

S-9 Cabin Safety Technical Committee Meeting, Washington, DC

October 7-11

ASD Avionics Systems Division Meetings (AS-1, AS-2, AS-3, AS-4), Anchorage, AK

October 9 AE-7 Europe Subcommittee Meeting, Paris, France

October 9-11

E-32, Engine Condition Monitoring (Hosted by Hamilton Sundstrand), San Diego, CA

October 16-19

AE-5, Aerospace Fuel, Oil & Oxidizer Systems, Lynnwood, WA

October 22-26

AE-8 Committees and AEISS Symposium, Savannah, GA

October 23-24

Pending AMEC, Aerospace Metals Engineering Committee Meeting, Guasti, CA

Oct. 28-Nov. 1

A-6 Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems, Long Beach, CA

October 29-31

AMS CE, Elastomers and AMS P, Polymeric and Composite Materials Committees, Long Beach, CA

E-34 Propulsion Lubricants, Long Beach, CA

For more information on the following ground vehicle and aerospace standards committee meetings, please visit www.sae.org/standardsdev/ and click on the Technical Commit-tee Meeting Calendar. For a list of new, revised, reaffirmed, and cancelled SAE aerospace and ground vehicle docu-ments, please visit www.sae.org/standardsdev/aerospace/newastds.htm and www.sae.org/standardsdev/groundve-hicle/newgvstd.htm, respectively.

Technical committee meeting schedule

Leadership changes for Committee A-6 Leadership succession is key to Committee A-6’s plan to continue providing the latest and most current standards and documentation for the Aerospace fluid power, actua-tion, and control industry. Since its first meeting in 1941, A-6 has grown into one of the largest technical committees in the Aerospace Council.

Outstanding leadership has been a mainstay of A-6’s con-tinued growth and essential product output. Over the past few meetings, several leadership changes have occurred both at Committee level as well as in the Panels. A-6’s continued leadership is committed to maintaining the strong leadership required in a very dynamic and high-growth industry. Fol-lowing is a list of the committee officers:A-6 Chairman: Henry HarschburgerA-6 Vice Chairman: Jon Jeffery

A-6A Sub Committee Chairman: Aldo ArenaA-6B Sub Committee Chairman: Dominique van den Boss-cheA-6C Sub Committee Chairman: Ron ZielinskiNew Steering Council Members: Arun Trikha, Mahinder Wahi

Panel Chairpersons A-6A1 Commercial Aircraft: Peter KeenanA-6A3 Flight & Utility Control Systems: Ian HalleyA-6B2 EHA/IAP: Kartik MehtaA-6C2 Seals: Alan SchofieldA-6C3 Fluids: Lois GschwenderA-6C4 Tubing: Randall LaCasseA-6C5 Components: Jeff Dickey

Lockheed Martin executive receives SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership AwardCharles Thomas Burbage, Executive Vice President and Gen-eral Manager of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Integration for Lockheed Martin, has been selected to receive the 2006 SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award. Burbage will be honored during the banquet at the SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition in Los Angeles, CA, on September 19, 2007.

This award, established in 1992, annually honors an individual at the corporate official level for outstanding leadership contribu-tions to the field of aerospace engineering.

Burbage has held his current leadership position with the Joint Strike Fighter program since No-vember 2000. He began his career with Lockheed Martin in 1980 in business development. In his 26 years with the company, he has served in a number of senior man-agement positions, including Vice President for Washington Operations where he coordinated the company’s relationships with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Congress; Vice President for business develop-ment and product support at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems in Marietta, GA; Vice President and AFX Program Manager; and Vice President and General Manager for U.S. Navy programs. In 1995, he assumed the duties of Vice Presi-dent and General Manager for the F-22 program, leading it through its first flight. In 1999, he was named President of Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems and led the restruc-turing of that division.

From 1969 to 1980, Burbage served on active duty in the U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of lieutenant commander. After completing the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School in 1975, he accumulated more than 3000 hours in 38 different types of military aircraft. In October 1994, he retired from the Navy Reserves as a captain.

Burbage has received numerous industry awards, includ-ing the Donald C. Burnham Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers; the Silver Knight Award from the National Management Association; three Aviation Week Laurels Awards; and the Aerospace Industry Personality of the Year for 2002, presented at the Singapore Air Show.

An active member of SAE International, Burbage has served on SAE’s AeroTech Strategic Planning/Advisory Committee; Air & Space Group; and World Aerospace Con-gress General Committee. He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Navy League, the Air Force Association, the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astro-nautics, and the National Aeronautical Association.

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Automotive Resources Institute (ARi)SAE Automotive Headquarters755 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1750Troy, MI 48084-4903

Phone: 248-273-4027Fax: 248-273-4028www.ari.sae.org

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ARi’s pre-screened registered consultants are some of the leading accomplished professionals in the automotive community. Our consultants have backgrounds in various areas of automotive emphasis.

We are currently looking to increase our number of industry experts overall and with specifi c expertise in the fi elds of fi nancial management, purchasing, supplier development and all aspects of manufacturing.

Please visit our website at: www.ari.sae.org for more background, including the application process. Either proceed with registration or give us a call at 248 – 273 – 4027 to answer any questions.

ARi provides an opportunity for SAE Members to become automotive consultants or have extended career opportunities in the automotive industry with fl exible project lengths and challenges that match their industry expertise.

Engineering at West Virginia University, served as the con-ference’s General Chair.

The event is organized by the APAC member societies, including SAE International; The Korean Society of Automo-tive Engineers; Society of Automotive Engineers—Austral-asia; Society of Automotive Engineers of China; SAE India; SAE Indonesia; Iran Society of Automotive Engineering; Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan; The Institute of Automotive Engineers-Sri Lanka; Society of Automotive En-gineers of Thailand; and the Vietnamese Society of Automo-tive Engineers.

Michaela Gradu (left) of timken and andre Metzner of Daimlerchrysler delivered speeches on risk management and global hybrid cooperation, respectively.

SAE News

Members asked to vote for 2008 Officers and DirectorsThe election of the 2008 SAE International Officers and Directors will be held on the SAE Web site for the SAE President, Trea-surer, Assistant Treasurer, and Directors. Beginning November 1, 2007, SAE mem-bers are asked to participate in the election process by visiting www.sae.org/ancvoting. The balloting will continue until November 30, 2007.

For questions regarding the election, please contact the Executive Office at 724-772-4035.

The slate of nominees that was selected by the Annual Nominating Committee on April 16, 2007 is as follows:

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Lawrence Tech FSAE team members speak to Detroit-area students

Members of the lawrence tech University Formula

SaE team recently visited SaE’s automotive Headquarters in troy, Mi,

to give a presentation on engineering to two

dozen 9th- to 12th-grade students from the

cranbrook Schools of bloomfield Hills, Mi. the

students visited as part of the cranbrook Schools’

Horizons-Upward bound program, which seeks

to prepare at-risk high school students residing in

targeted communities in the metro Detroit area to

enter and succeed in post-secondary educational

institutions.

lawrence tech Formula SaE team leader James Wolak (right) spoke to the students about pursuing engineering as a career and provided insight into what it takes to build a Formula SaE car.

Collegiate Design

International’s AWIM program. With a different AWIM hands-on activity

each week, students explored the world of engineering. The highlight of the student’s efforts came on the final day of camp with parents and dignitaries present. Each team tested the performance of their Skimmers, and a special race course was set up for the JetToy balloon-powered cars and Steel Can Rover vehicles. Cheered on by the audience, teams of students competed in various races involving distance, speed, time, weight-carrying ability, and accuracy. SAE had medals for all the participants and an award

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ceremony followed with praise for all the students’ efforts.

“What made the SEEK initiative so suc-cessful was the strong partnership that was formed by SAE and NSBE, the implemen-tation of a quality program at the camp, and the incorporation of over 70 NSBE mentors who were of the highest quality in both intellect and character. SAE looks forward to our continued partnership with NSBE on the SEEK Camp as we look to expand this initiative to other locations in the U.S.,” said Miller.

Officer nominees2008 President: Thomas W. Ryan, III2008-10 Vice President Commercial Vehicle: Richard “Ric” Kleine 2008-09 Treasurer: Terence J. Rhoades2008-09 Assistant Treasurer: Carol A. Story

2008-10 Director nomineesAravind S. BharadwajCuneyt L. OgeMark L. PedrazziBrian R. RichardsonVictor E. SaucedoDavid B. Stout

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Courses from SAEDetailed course descriptions are available online at www.sae.org/contedu. To register, complete the online registra-tion form, e-mail profdev@sae.org, 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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Noise Control Academy provides comprehensive training on interior and powertrain noiseSAE’s Noise Control Engineering Academy, to be held September 24-28 at SAE Automotive Headquarters in Troy, MI, features five days of hands-on training designed to bring a newly hired or transferred engineer up to speed on modern noise control technology.

The academy features lectures, demonstrations, and structured practical sessions covering a va-riety of vehicle engineering noise principles and practices. Two specialty tracks are available—Ve-hicle Interior Noise and Powertrain Noise. The Vehicle Interior Noise track focuses on the under-standing and application of acoustical materials to optimize NVH in the passenger or operator compartment of the vehicle. The Powertrain Noise track focuses on NVH issues generated by powertrain noise sources and the design strate-gies to minimize them. Noise sources include en-gines, transmissions/transfer cases, accessories, exhaust, gears, axles, joints, and couplings.

Topics that will be covered in both tracks are sound quality, sound intensity/pressure/power, and tools to investigate sound generation and propagation. Additional topics in the Vehicle Interior Noise track include: source-path-receiver systems, numerical acoustics, acoustical materi-als and test methods, instrumentation, and modal analysis and operating shapes. Topics in the Powertrain Noise track include: powertrain and driveline noise sources, diesel noise sources and controls, accessory drive noise and vibration, NVH signal processing, and system integration.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour General Motors’ Noise and Vibration Analysis Laboratory (NVAL) on September 26. The tour will include various test cells where sound and vibration measurement and analysis are made for powertrain noise, sound package development, and ride and handling issues.

Lead Instructor for the Vehicle Interior Noise track is Prenab Saha, Principal Consultant and co-owner of Kolano and Saha Engineers, an independent consulting company in acoustics, noise, and vibration control. Lead Instructor for the Powertrain Noise track is Alan D. Stuart, Associated Pro-fessor Emeritus of Acoustics, Pennsylvania State University, who taught fundamentals of acoustics courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels for 25 years.

Other academy faculty members are: Michael F. Albright, Co-founder and General Manager, Signal X Technologies,;

Greenville, SC, hosts five SAE seminars in OctoberFive SAE seminars will be held in Greenville, SC, from Octo-ber 3-5. The seminars, presented in cooperation with Green-ville Technical College and CUICAR (Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research), will be held at Greenville Technical College’s Buck Mickel Center.

“Design Reviews for Effective Product Development” (I.D. #C0004), October 3, describes how reviews can improve products by uncovering potential problems in early stages of the development cycle, when the costs of correction are much lower. Seminar instructor Angelo E. Mago is Senior Consultant and owner of ATM Consulting, and was former-ly Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for GM Truck Group.

“Introduction to Failure Modes & Effects Analysis for Product Design & Manufacturing Process Design (Product & Process FMEA” (I.D. #92002), October 4-5, covers the analyt-ical process in which potential failure modes, failure effects, and causes of failure are identified. Instructor E. Harold Van-noy is a consultant specializing in product design assurance, process design assurance, and reliability engineering.

“Engineering Project Management” (I.D. #99003), October 4-5, covers the essential principles of the techniques of Proj-ect Management and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). This seminar is also instructed by Angelo E. Mago.

“Leading High Performance Teams” (I.D. #C0410), October 4-5, addresses teamwork and other “soft-side” factors that largely determine whether product development programs are successfully completed on schedule. Instructor Joseph Doyle is the Principal of Strategic Insights, a Michigan-based consulting firm specializing in executive leadership.

“Patent Law for Engineers” (I.D. #88007), October 5, fo-cuses on the intricacies of patents, patent-infringement leg-islation, and patent licensing. The instructors will be either Russell E. Levine or David K. Callahan, partners in the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

To register for any of the seminars offered in Greenville, or for more information, visit www.sae.org/events/training; phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970; or e-mail customerservice@sae.org.

attendees of SaE’s Noise control Engineering academy will have the opportunity to tour General Motors’ Noise and Vibration analysis laboratory, where they can view various test cells where sound and vibration measurement and analysis are made for powertrain noise, sound package development, and ride and handling issues.

Jim De Clerck, Structural Vibration Lead Engineer, General Motors Noise and Vibration Center; Gordon L. Ebbitt, Man-ager of Advanced Acoustics, Carcoustics; Michael Grimmer, Staff Project Engineer, GM Noise and Vibration Laboratory; Robert F. Hand, Principal Consultant, Redbud Technology Group; Gary Hazelton, Engine Lead Noise and Vibration Engineer, General Motors Powertrain Division; Arthur E. Howle, Senior Project Engineer, Roush Anatrol Division; Thomas Reinhart, Program Manager for NVH, Southwest Research Institute; and Andrew F. Seybert, Professor of Me-chanical Engineering, University of Kentucky.

The fee for the Noise Control Engineering Academy is $2995 ($2745 for SAE members). Fee includes all instruction, handout, and reference materials, transportation to and from any off-site activities, all “hands-on” lab materials, a conti-nental breakfast and lunch each day, and dinner September 25-27.

To register, 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 customerservice@sae.org.

October 2007

Troy, MI, USA—SAE Automotive HeadquartersOctober 1-2 Catalytic Converters: Design and Durability October 2-3 Diesel Emissions and Aftertreatment Devices: Design and Durability October 4-5 Distributed Automotive Embedded Systems October 8 NEW! Automotive Lighting: Testing and Requirements

It has not been commonly known that automotive exterior lights are safety devices and must comply with governmental regulations. Since the 1930s, the SAE Lighting Standards Committee has been actively working with the automotive industry OEMs, lamp makers, tier-two suppliers, and human-factor experts to develop automotive lighting standards. These standards have been widely used or referenced by the U.S. federal or state governments in establishing and enforcing the lighting regulations. This seminar emphasizes the safety importance of automotive lighting devices and provides important information on lighting functions, standards or regulations, testing, and evaluations.

October 8-10 Fundamentals of Modern Vehicle Transmissions October 8-9 Powertrain Selection for Fuel Economy and Acceleration Performance

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Courses from SAEDetailed course descriptions are available online at www.sae.org/contedu. To register, complete the online registra-tion form, e-mail profdev@sae.org, or call SAE Customer Service toll-free at 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada).

October 10-12 Fundamentals of Hybrid Electric Vehicles October 11-12 The Basics of Internal Combustion Engines October 15 Effective Meeting Management & Facilitation in a Technical Environment October 15-16 Finite Element Analysis for Design Engineers—Hands-on FEA Workshop October 15-16 Product Liability and The Engineer October 17-19 Automotive Coatings: Materials & Applications October 18-19 Control Systems Simplified October 20-21 NEW! Human Factors for the Aviation Maintenance Technician

An in-depth review of aircraft accidents and incidents reveal, time and again, that a series of human errors, known also as a chain of events, was allowed to form until the accident occurred. The objective of this course is to raise awareness of human error and develop ways to prevent or reduce the occurrence and consequences of human error in aviation. This Human Factors course is compliant with the European Aviation Safety Agency 145 Repair Station accepted training guidelines, FAA Part 145 Repair Station Human Factors training, and FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Awards Program credit. Additionally, this course partially satisfies FAA—Inspection Authorization renewal training. This course is offered by PAMA, an SAE Aerospace Alliance.

October 22-23 Automotive Glazing Materials October 22-23 Accessing and Analyzing Crash and Injury Data from Online Databases October 22-23 Design for Reliability: Uncovering Efficient Solutions October 24-25 Designing for Safety and Developing Accurate Safety Specifications October 25 Basic Noise Control October 25-26 The Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety October 29-30 Practical NVH Signal Processing Methods October 29-30 Metal Forming October 29-31 Motor Fuel: Technology, Performance, Testing, and Specifications

Greenville, SC, USA—Greenville Technical CollegeOctober 3 Design Reviews for Effective Product Development October 4-5 Leading High Performance Teams October 4-5 Introduction to Failure Modes & Effects Analysis for Product Design & Manufacturing Process Design (Product & Process FMEA) October 4-5 Engineering Project Management October 5 Patent Law for Engineers

Lyon-Villeurbane, France—Centre de Congres L’Espace Tete D’Or(In Conjunction with the Onboard Diagnostics Symposium.)October 8 NEW! Emissions-Related OBD Systems: A Design Overview

Onboard diagnostics (OBD), required by governmental regulations, provide a means for reducing the release of harmful pollutants into the environment. This one-day seminar is designed to provide an overview of the fundamental design objectives and the features needed to achieve those objectives for generic onboard diagnostics. The basic structure of an on-board diagnostic will be described along with the system definitions needed for successful implementation. Due to proprietary considerations, this class does not provide details of algorithm design, performance, or application. The class will cover general OBD algorithm designs and the features required to promote sound OBD system design.

Rosemont, IL, USA—Stevens Convention Center(In Conjunction with the SAE 2007 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition.)October 29-30 Accelerated Test Methods for Ground and Aerospace Vehicle Development

October 29-31 NEW! Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering: A Practical Approach

Competitive pressures are demanding vehicle designs that better satisfy customer wants and needs over the entire vehicle life cycle and, especially, are less expensive to build and operate. The course goal is to enable the student to apply key systems engineering tools to practical vehicle problems. The basic three-step systems engineering process, comparison of the two different systems viewpoints and key methods and tools in each of these domains will be presented. Student exercises, drawn from practical vehicle problems, will be conducted and evaluated during this class. Integration of the two different systems viewpoints to create a vehicle conceptual design that fully satisfies customer requirements for the entire vehicle life cycle will be illustrated. Finally, translation of vehicle requirements to the manufacturing domain and how systems engineering methods and tools enable reliable and robust design will be described.

Birmingham, AL, USA—Southern Research InstituteOctober 22-24 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing—Level I October 25-26 Six Sigma Lean Enterprise Process Improvement

Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom—Technium Performance EngineeringOctober 24-26 Fundamentals of Hybrid Electric Vehicles Via Telephone/WebOctober 4 NEW! Aluminum by Choice, Manufacturing by Design: The Evolving World of Aerospace Aluminum Telephone/Webcast

With ever-increasing pressures for cost-effective manufacture, aerospace engineers are faced with an expanding array of candidates to solve their material and process requirements. Evolving requirements and competing materials, including titanium and composites, have led to new generations of advanced aluminum alloys. This 120-minute telephone webcast will address some of the recent trends in design and manufacture of aluminum components, including a focus on advanced materials and applied processes. Examples of recent alloy developments will be discussed by several aluminum producers. Examples of manufacturing process improvement opportunities will be addressed by engineers from different OEMs. The development of material and process specifications through the technical committees of the SAE Aerospace Materials Division will also be reviewed.

November 2007

Troy, MI, USA—SAE Automotive HeadquartersNovember 1-2 Program and Risk Management November 1-2 Acquiring and Analyzing Data from Sensors and In-Vehicle Networks November 5 A Familiarization of Drivetrain Components November 5 Engine Cooling Design: A System Engineering Approach November 5-6 Sensors & Actuators: Module 1— Powertrain Applications November 5-6 Forensic Analysis of Medical Records in Injury Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction Studies November 5-7 Advanced Electric Motor/Generator/ Actuator Design and Analysis for Automotive Applications November 6 Fundamentals of Automotive All-Wheel Drive Systems November 6-7 Sensors & Actuators: Module 2—Chassis Applications

November 7 NEW! Automotive Cooling Airflow Systems: A Vehicle Perspective

Exterior appearance, vehicle function, and thermal limits all have a direct impact on the design of a vehicle cooling airflow system. The front-end is the “face” or brand DNA of the product and, although it is an essential element of an appealing design, it must not be unduly restrictive to cooling airflow. The goal of this one-day seminar is to provide engineers and managers with an overview of vehicle/product constraints and design issues related to front-end and underhood cooling airflow. Students will learn about cooling airflow (fan & ram), grille openings (texture, size, and location), front-end airflow patterns, system resistance, aerodynamic cooling drag, estimating radiator heat rejection and vehicle cooling performance, underhood restriction, and underhood airflow patterns. Basic concepts will be reinforced with in-class case studies.

November 8 Sensors and Actuators: Module 3— Body Applications November 8-9 Simplified Taguchi/DOE Methods November 8-9 Compact Heat Exchangers for Automotive Applications November 8-9 NEW! Vehicle Frontal Crash Occupant Safety and CAE

According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA), a total of 43,200 people lost their lives and 2.7 million people were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2005. Frontal crashes happen more frequently compared with other crash modes such as side and rear crashes. This seminar covers the mechanics of frontal crashes and how vehicle structures, vehicle restraint systems, and vehicle interiors affect occupant safety. It also describes details of how CAE tools work in the simulation of frontal crashes. The goal of the course is to familiarize participants with engineering principles behind vehicle and restraint designs for occupant safety. Accident crash statistics, biomechanics, government regulations, and public domain frontal safety tests will be reviewed briefly. Students will also be exposed to Madymo, one of the major occupant CAE tools.

November 12-14 Engineering Effective Team Management and Practice November 12-14 Combustion and Emissions for Engineers November 12-14 Advanced Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks November 12-14 Chassis & Suspension Component Design for Passenger Cars & Light Trucks November 15-16 Piston Ring Design/Materials November 15-16 NEW! Side Impact Occupant Safety and CAE

Side-impact crashes account for approximately 24% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes, second only to frontal crashes, according to a 2005 report by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA). This seminar is designed to familiarize participants with the engineering principles behind vehicle and restraint designs for occupant safety. Students will learn the mechanics of side crashes and how vehicle structures, restraint systems, and interiors affect occupant safety. Students will also be exposed to system-, subsystem-, and component level CAE and testing tools used in the simulation of side impacts. Accident crash statistics, biomechanics, government regulations, and public domain frontal safety tests will also be covered. A combination of hands-on activities, including computer simulations, discussion, and lecture are used throughout the course.

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November 15-16 Controller Area Network (CAN) for Vehicle Applications November 28-30 Fundamentals of Metal Fatigue Analysis November 28-30 Hydraulic Brake Systems for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks November 28-30 Concurrent Engineering Practices Applied to the Design of Chassis Systems November 29-30 Occupant and Vehicle Kinematics in Rollovers

Oxford, United Kingdom—Oxford Brookes UniversityNovember 28 NEW! High-Performance Engine Design and Development

Ever since Beau de Rochas patented the four-stroke cycle in 1862, engineers have pursued the development of high-performance engines for road and racing applications at an accelerated pace. This course will focus on engine design and development advances over the last 40 years, covering the concepts and designs behind the modern racing engines for series including Formula One, IRL, and NASCAR. This course will help attendees learn how to design a championship-winning racing engine including many of the key calculations that support the pursuit of power. Attention to detail on every aspect of engine design is emphasized with focus on applying simple math, physics, and even plain old common sense, rather than relying heavily on sophisticated software.

Birmingham, AL, USA—Southern Research InstituteNovember 28-29 The Basics of Internal Combustion Engines

December 2007

Troy, MI, USA—SAE Automotive HeadquartersDecember 3-4 Diesel Engine Technology December 3-4 Introduction to Brake Control Systems: ABS, TCS, and ESC December 3-4 NEW! Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Systems

Driven by the need for lower emissions, better fuel economy, and higher efficiency, hybrid vehicles are appearing in many different configurations on today’s roadways. While powertrain components such as the drive motor, motor controller, and cooling system are somewhat familiar to the automotive industry, the battery systems are a relatively unfamiliar aspect. This seminar will introduce participants to the concepts of hybrid vehicles, their missions, and the role of batteries in fulfilling

those requirements. Battery topics including limitations, trends in hybrid development, customer wants and needs, battery system development timelines, comparison of electrochemistries, and safety will be examined. Current offerings, cost factors, pack design considerations, and testing will also be reviewed.

December 3-4 Threaded Fasteners and the Bolted Joint December 3-5 NEW! Internal Combustion Systems: HCCI, DoD, VCT/VVT, DI and VCR

Societal and regulatory demands to reduce emissions and increase engine-operating efficiencies have forced engine designers to adopt new technologies and control strategies. This has resulted in dramatic evolution of the technology of internal-combustion engines and their support systems in recent years. This seminar will expose participants to the emerging technologies in engine design and operation that can significantly improve operational efficiencies. The fundamental science and implementation technology of the various internal-combustion engine systems will be presented. Attendees will learn how the engine control module uses information related to the operational status to implement real-time running efficiency of the engine.

December 5-7 Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals December 5-7 Commercial Vehicle Braking Systems December 6-7 Fundamentals of Gear Design and Application December 6-7 Static and Dynamic Sealing December 10-11 Fundamentals of Automotive Fuel Delivery Systems December 10-11 Engineering Project Management December 10-12 Weibull-Log Normal Analysis Workshop December 10-12 Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks December 10-12 Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics & Federal Regulation December 12 Design Reviews for Effective Product Development December 12-14 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing—Level I December 13-14 Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Methods December 13-14 Selection, Evaluation, and Measurement of Acoustical Materials for Vehicle Interior Noise December 13-14 NEW! Automotive Product Lifecycle Management

This course is one in a four-course series that leads to a Professional Certificate in Automotive Product Development Management, jointly conferred by SAE and Oakland University’s School of Business.

Product lifecycle management (PLM) is an integral concept and philosophy of today’s automotive industry. The pressures and requirements of the automotive industry demand a different focus of product information. This focus includes a product-centric view of products from concept to end of life, a global environment, and a digital capability that minimizes the use of physical resources while fostering innovation. This course will present a conceptual view of PLM as it is employed and embodied in today’s modern automotive organizations. The course will also focus on the characteristics and traits of PLM as it is rapidly changing approach automotive companies’ to product information.

December 13-14 NEW! Modern Fluids for Crankcase Engines: An Overview

Lubricating fluids are the lifeblood of modern engines , performing numerous vital functions from reducing system friction, temperature, and fuel consumption to minimizing tailpipe emissions. This seminar covers the latest developments in lubricating fluids technologies and explores the relationships between lubricating fluids and emissions, aftertreatment devices, biofuels, and fuel economy. Fundamentals of crankcase lubrication, including the properties and performance requirements of global base stocks and lubricants will be covered. The seminar will further explore the need for lubricating systems to possess thermal and oxidative stability sufficient to withstand the rigors of low-heat-rejection, high-performance diesel engines, or other modern engines equipped with various emission-control devices.

December 17 NEW! Lead-time Reduction: Concept to Market

A rapid product development time is critical to the success of any company involved in designing, engineering, and manufacturing products. Reduced lead-time results in lower development costs and fresher products in the marketplace. Reducing lead-time is thus the single most important measure of system effectiveness in going from concept to market. This seminar will provide techniques to improve information flow between upstream and downstream processes within the product-development process. The importance of restructuring the flow of math data for lead-time reduction will be demonstrated through case study examples and simulations.

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