News for the Members of SAE

UpdateApril 2008

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2008 SAE Annual Business Meeting announced

The Annual Business Meeting of the SAE International mem-bers has been scheduled for April 15, 2008, during the SAE World Congress. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the AVL Technology Leadership Theater inside Detroit’s Cobo Center, and all members are encouraged to attend. During the meeting, 2008 SAE President Thomas W. Ryan III will announce the 2008 Board of Directors and the SAE Annual Report will be presented.

Information regarding the meeting will be available in the 2008 World Congress program and also on the SAE website.

Critical automotive issues discussed on World Congress stageTop-level executives and officials from industry, government, research, and academia will deliver keynote addresses and participate in panel discussions at the AVL Technology Lead-ership Theater throughout the SAE 2008 World Congress.

Theater sessions will kick off at 10:30 a.m. April 14 with the keynote address by SAE 2008 World Congress General Chairman Frank O. Klegon, Executive Vice President, Prod-uct Development, Chrysler.

The first of seven panel discussions, “A Climate for Change,” will feature the following panelists: Timothy M. Manganello, Chairman and CEO, BorgWarner, Inc.; Ed Mantey, Vice President, Engineering Design, Toyota Techni-cal Center, USA; Derrick M. Kuzak, Group Vice President, Product Development, Ford Motor Co.; and Don Walker, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Magna International Inc.

The “Powertrain Diversity” panel (April 14, 2:30 p.m.) will feature a keynote by Margo Oge, Director, Office of Trans-portation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Panelists are Olaf Weber, Vice President, Engine Technology, BorgWarner Inc.; Yuji Kawaguchi, Executive Chief Engineer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.; J. Gary Smyth, Direc-tor, R&D Powertrain Systems Research, General Motors Corp.; and John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT.

Andy Karsner, Assistant Secretary for Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, will deliver the keynote at “The Future of Energy – ‘Field To Wheel’” panel (April 15, 10:30 a.m.). The panelists will be Jim Croce, CEO, NextEnergy; Nazeer Bhore, Senior Technol-ogy Advisor, Corporate Planning Department, ExxonMobil; Dale Gardner, Associate Director, Renewable Fuels Science & Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Ric Fulop, Founder and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, A123Systems.

The “Electronics: Expectations and Opportunities” panel (April 15, 2:30 p.m.) will feature a keynote by Wolfgang

Ziebart, President and CEO, Infineon Technologies AG. The panel will feature Toyohei ‘Tony” Nakajima, Senior Chief Engineer and Senior Manager, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.; Helmut Matschi, Head, Interior Division, Continental Corporation; Jason Forcier, Regional President, Electronics Division, Rob-ert Bosch; and William H. Mattingly, Vice President, Electri-cal/Electronics Engineering, Chrysler LLC.

Masaaki Kato, President, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., will pro-vide the keynote for the panel session on “The Changing Val-ues of the Global Customer” (April 16, 10:30 a.m.). Panelists will be Jack Pitney, Vice President, Marketing, BMW North America; Dazong Wang, Vice President, SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd.; Michael C. DiGiovanni, Executive Director, Global Mar-ket and Industry Analysis, General Motors Corp., and Albert Gallegos, Director, International Affairs, National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

The keynote for the “Globalization is 24/7” panel (April 16, 2:30 p.m.) will be presented by Daniel M. Hancock, Vice President, Engineering Operations, GM Powertrain, General Motors. Scheduled panelists are Mark Chernoby, Vice Presi-

dent, Advanced Vehicle Engineering, Chrysler LLC; Sean Milloy, Vice President and Engine Business CTO, Cummins Inc.; Chitoshi Yokota, Chief Engineer, Planning Division, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.; Richard Dorenkamp, Head of the Department, Lowest Emissions, Engines, and Exhaust Treat-ment, Volkswagen AG; and Robert Stump, Vice President, Nissan Technical Center North America.

The panel on “Strategies for Active Safety Technology Delivery” (April 17, 10:30 a.m.) will feature Joseph Kanian-thra, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research, NHTSA; Thomas Broberg, Senior Technical Advisor, Safety, Volvo Car Co.; Adrian Lund, President, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Minoru Shinohara, Senior Vice Presi-dent, Technology Development Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd; and Roger W. Berg, Vice President, Wireless Technolo-gies, Denso International America Inc.

Panelists are subject to change. For more details on the panel discussions scheduled at the AVL Technology Leader-ship Theater, visit sae.org/congress.

Masaaki Kato, President, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. and SAE 2009 World Congress Chair, will deliver one of the keynote addresses at this year’s World Congress. Kato (center) is shown with Dave Amati (left), SAE International’s Director of Automotive Business, and Frank O. Klegon, Executive Vice President, Product Development, Chrysler, and 2008 Congress Chair.

Hotter-than-ever Hybrids Symposium outgrows hotelFor those seeking the recipe for the perfect automotive technology event, look no further than SAE’s Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium.

The annual meeting, which recently marked its sixth year, blends one of the industry’s hottest topics with nearly 300 engineers, researchers, technology suppliers, university educators, and regulatory experts. It then gently warms the mixture with the nearly perfect weather of San Diego, CA—in mid-February, no less.

And while balmy sunshine, San Diego Bay, and lively discussions about lithium-ion batteries and plug-in technol-ogy proves an irresistible combination, the Hybrids Sympo-sium’s popularity has outpaced the capacity of its last two venues.

The sold-out 2006 and 2007 events caused SAE planners to move this year’s February 13-14 meeting to a larger hotel, the Omni San Diego. The Omni featured a bigger ballroom for the technical presentations, more floor space for supplier displays, and more elbow room for the evening networking receptions.

Hybrid technology Q&A session is shown under way at the Omni San Diego. From left: Honda’s John German, Nissan’s Toshio Hirota, Craig Childers of the California Air Resources Board, and Lee Slezak of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies.

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SAE volunteers receive valuable leadership trainingOne of the two main goals of SAE International is lifelong learning, and local sections are critical to achieving this goal. Providing technical content as well as invaluable networking opportunities, sections offer monthly meetings where vehicle mobility engineers, faculty, engineering students, and retir-ees can come together to share ideas and solutions.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of SAE International, and local sections and collegiate chapters are entirely dependent on the commitment of volunteer leaders. As part of our commit-ment to supporting these important groups, we offer leader-ship training twice a year.

The SAE Section Officers Leadership Seminars (SOLS) fo-cuses on developing and enhancing important skills that are transferable to the volunteer’s career: leadership, problem solving, communication, project management, conflict reso-lution, mentoring, strategic planning, teaming, public speak-ing, persuasion, budgeting and finance, and many others. SOLS provides an opportunity for section officers to interact with leaders from other sections, and offers invaluable time to share best practices and find solutions to challenges. All sections are encouraged to send a representative to all future SOLS training workshops as it will benefit their section as well as themselves.

SAE also offers a similar Leadership Development Pro-gram for junior, senior, or graduate-level engineering students who have exhibited outstanding leadership skills through SAE activities on campus, such as in their colle-giate chapter or Collegiate Design Series project or through involvement in their local section. The goal of this program is to enhance key skills for future leadership roles in SAE and throughout their professional engineering career. This is an elite group of students who have been nominated by

their faculty adviser or a section officer and selected by the Younger Members Committee.

In January, 31 section officers and 24 student leaders met in Orlando, FL, for this training. The emphasis of this work-shop was “Selling Yourself and your Ideas More Effectively.” Participants practiced these skills by selling their ideas to each other and high-level executives. This process included understanding the importance of identifying and describing benefits as part of their value proposition. Additional skills that were emphasized and practiced included setting a stra-tegic direction, setting expectations, public speaking, team-ing, and communication. There was a mix of large group discussions and small group activities, and participants had the opportunity to practice and refine these key skills.

The student leaders also learned more about transferring from college to their career, their engineering career ladder, the role SAE plays in the mobility industries, and how im-portant it is for them to partner with SAE throughout their career. They also determined their own leadership style and applied it in a hands-on project.

All participants in these training programs must be current SAE members.

In January, 31 section officers and 24 student leaders gathered in Orlando, FL, for the SAE Section Officers Leadership Seminars and Leadership Development Program.

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Congress show floor changes with the times While “change” will be the overriding theme at this year’s SAE World Congress, the event itself will be noticeably dif-ferent for attendees at the April 14-17 event as well.

The show floor at this year’s Congress will feature a record seven OEMs, including the Detroit Three—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors—the Japanese Three—Honda, Nissan, and Toyota—as well as BMW.

According to Dave Amati, Director of SAE International’s Automotive Business, part of the reason for this increased participation is the fact that leadership has been confirmed for the event through 2011. While participation has been strong from the Detroit Three for some time, this is the first time all members of the Japanese Three are also exhibiting on the show floor.

“When you think of the leading car sellers in the world, those are the seven companies selling the most cars,” Amati said.

As announced in last month’s issue of Update, attendees will also find a new theater on the show floor, the SAE Ex-ecutive Business Theater. On this stage, the focus will be on “executive,” as keynote presentations and panel discussions will be covering globalization, innovation, and corporate financial strategies.

“The other theaters are talking about product-related technology issues but from an executive perspective. We never did anything on financial strategies before,” Amati said. “I think that’s going to attract a new group of executives.”

All three of the theaters—AVL Technology Leadership Theater, FEV Powertrain Innovation Forum, and SAE Executive Business Theater—have been completely reconstructed this year, with the old structures replaced in favor of all-new high-tech theaters that offer better sound-deadening capability.

The floor plan itself has also changed, with the FEV Forum and Executive Business Theater on the left and right sides, respectively, of the OEM/Supplier Park as you enter Cobo Center and the AVL Technology Leadership Theater remaining in the back center.

Despite all this change, some things remain the same, and the technical program remains of high interest to people from all over the world. Papers will be presented at the event by more than a dozen global OEMs, top-tier suppli-ers, government representatives, and academics.

SAE’s global presenceIt understands the mobil-ity industry in China, and together we are even more effective in serving the industry’s needs.

When more opportuni-ties for such partnerships present themselves, SAE will carefully consider them. International offices could serve the local membership through custom programs and local staff. The offices also could serve as the hubs of development and allow professionals to access SAE’s vast databases of information. This vision ties in nicely with my second focus area of technical responsibility. SAE is information—more specifically, SAE is technical information used by mobility engineering professionals. Such informa-tion can take many different formats and delivery meth-ods. It can be through technical papers, standards, books, CD-ROMs, Web-based products, meetings, conferences, and symposia. Information can be customized to fit the needs of the local communities all around the world. Again, this concept goes back to identifying and then meeting the needs and challenges that face mobility engineers on a local level. This is all bolstered by the broad and wide-ranging products and services offered by SAE International as a whole.

I believe that these concepts fit nicely together and that this vision offers a logical continuation of SAE from a world-class international organization to a world-class global one.

This is an exciting time for the mobility industry and an exciting time for SAE International. The future of our organi-zation, just like our profession, is limitless.

I welcome all constructive comments and input. Please feel free to e-mail updatemessage@sae.org.

Thomas Ryan III2008 President

SAE International

The mobility industry is a global one; it literally touches all corners of the world.

As a result, SAE International, too, has to be global. We have members in 100 countries, and we have to be able to serve their unique needs.

This fact is very important to me as SAE President. In fact, I believe that two of my focus areas for this year are very much linked to SAE’s global presence—they are global par-ticipation and technical responsibility.

As globalization infuses into the daily operations of our members throughout the sectors of the mobility industry, SAE International must be proactive and develop the re-sources to meet these trends.

A critical part of that process is working with our affiliates and other organizations. How do we best use these partner-ships and how do we move forward to grow and enhance them?

As many of you may know, SAE has affiliates in Brazil, In-dia, and the U.K. Such partnerships are crucial to our success because they allow SAE to do more than just have business relationships in those countries; they allow us to actively en-gage those mobility engineering professionals and organiza-tions on a local level, thereby best meeting their needs.

When you understand local issues, then you understand the challenges faced by those mobility professionals. And when you understand those challenges, then you, as an organization, can most effectively plan and create programs to offer the best solutions. This, in my opinion, is at the core of what “global” means.

But affiliates are just one of the means by which SAE hopes to move forward and effectively serve our global customers.

Memorandums of understanding and other partnership agreements are often used to work closely with groups around the world. Such agreements are “win-win” because both organizations can benefit from each others’ strengths. SAE often uses these valuable tools in its aerospace program. Already one of the world’s leaders in standards develop-ment, such partnerships help to ensure that SAE remains a vital part of this important industry.

In addition to the many cooperative agreements we have with in-country societies, some partnerships include shar-ing physical locations and offices. A great example of this is our agreement with CATARC in China. CATARC is a government organization that has a mission similar to SAE.

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Personalize Congress activities with MySAE event plannerMySAE Event Planner, a tool available on the SAE International website, will help attendees of the SAE 2008 World Congress organize their Congress-related activities.

MySAE Event Planner enables you to maximize your time and create a personal Congress itinerary by easily identifying the sessions, exhibits, and events you plan to attend, and downloading the details directly to your personal calendar.

MySAE Event Planner is available at www.sae.org/congress.

SAE Member Lounge open at World CongressThroughout the SAE 2008 World Congress, SAE members can visit the SAE Member Lounge, located in Room W2-60 at Cobo Center. The lounge will be open April 14-16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A continental breakfast will be available April 14-17, from 8 to 10 a.m. Lunch sand-wiches will be available April 14-16 from noon until 2 p.m.

Proof of membership is required to access the Member Lounge.

Engineering excellence recognized at SAE Awards CeremonyMore than 80 outstanding engineering professionals will be recognized at the SAE Awards Ceremony: Honoring Excel-lence being held in conjunction with the SAE 2008 World Congress. All are invited to join SAE on April 15, 2008, at Detroit’s Marriott Renaissance Center. The ceremony will be held from 5 to 6 p.m., and a reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Some awards to be presented include:• SAE Medal of Honor: Bernard J. Challen, Shoreham Ser-vices• International Leadership Citation: Helmut List, AVL List GmbH; Franz F. Pischinger, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH• SAE/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive Transmission and Driveline Innovation Award: Berthold Martin, Chrysler LLC• Excellence in Engineering Education Award: William R. Shapton, Michigan Technological University.

Tickets for the awards ceremony are just $35 and can be purchased from the SAE website at www.sae.org/congress/.

For those hoping to make a career move, or just wanting to check out who is hiring or who is looking, the SAE World Congress will offer a number of career development opportunities to help make the right connec-tions to reach one’s career goals.

A Career Fair will again be held in conjunction with the SAE 2008 World Congress where attendees can post their resumes and browse hundreds of open positions.

The SAE Career Fair will be held April 14-15 in the back of Detroit Hall and features more than 30 companies looking to hire. Ex-hibitors signed up to date include ArvinMeri-tor, BAE Systems, Caterpillar Inc., Cessna Aircraft, Cummins Inc., Delta Staffing, GE Global Research Center, Gentex Corp., Getrag Transmissions Corp., Global Technology As-sociates Ltd., Heil Environmental, Kostal of America Inc., LHP Software, NAVAIR, NSK Corp., Remy International, Robert Bosch LLC, Robson Forensic Inc., Sturman Industries, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufactur-ing North America, Vehema International of America, and Walsh College.

The SAE Career Center (Booth #2666) will be open all week during exhibit hours and feature hundreds of additional open positions and qualified resumes. New this year, SAE members will be able to computer search job types, specialty areas, location,

and more to help them find a position that matches their experience and requirements. Those interested in posting should bring 50 copies of their resume to the Career Center.

Noel Baril, Director, Technical Opera-tions HR & Employee Relations, Chrysler

LLC; Mark Pedrazzi, Director, Mechanical Engineering, BAE Systems, Ground Systems; and Charles E. Roberts, Manager, Advanced Combustion and Emissions, Engines, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division, Southwest Research Institute, will cover career development topics including the impact of going green and global expansion on careers in the auto industry during the Career Development Session on April 15 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Experts from local recruiting companies will provide 15-minute sessions that include tips on making your resume stand out. Resume Critique Clinic times will be April 14 from 1-4 p.m. and April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Career Center. To sign up for an appointment time in advance, e-mail jwearing@sae.org.

Check www.saecareercenter.org for the lat-est World Congress career events, Career Fair exhibitors, presentation details, and more.

SAE 2008 World Congress attendees can win a new Dodge Nitro by participating in the Congress Technology Trip Ticket program.

Technology Trip Tickets will guide attend-ees on technology-focused trips throughout the exhibition. Stop signs will be visible on the floor beside each official ticket validation booth, and attendees can present tickets to participating exhibitors for an official stamp

Attendees of the SAE 2008 World Congress can win a Dodge Nitro by participating in the Technology Trip Ticket program.

to document the visit. When all destinations on a ticket are

stamped, it can be entered in the prize draw-ing. The winner of the Dodge Nitro will be selected in a random drawing, which will be held on the exhibit floor on Thursday after-noon. Entrants need not be present to win.

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PAMA Direct

Industry stakeholders and experts key to certification successIn place of a message from PAMA President John Casker, Brian Finnegan, Director, Professional Certification, PAMA/SAE Institute, provides insight into the new PAMA/SAE Institute Avia-tion Maintenance and Production and Certifica-tion program. Contrary to what the movie industry might lead us to believe, when it comes to the devel-opment of professional technical certifications, the axiom is: “If they come, then you build it.”

The investment in a certification program is significant and requires a great amount of electronic infrastructure, psychometric ex-pertise, design, printing, and teamwork. And that is just to get started. The real investment comes in the form of thoughtful commitment from industry executives with a vision for the future of their businesses and the experienced subject matter experts that volunteer their time and talent to ensure a quality product.

On February 18, 2008, the PAMA/SAE In-stitute Aviation Maintenance and Production and Certification program was launched. The first exam, called Aviation Maintenance Specialist, establishes baseline credentials as an introduction to the workforce for young people with an interest in the profession and for the many non-certificated people work-ing in aviation maintenance. In addition, the

Aviation Maintenance Engineer certification has been created for FAA-certificated Air-frame and Powerplant Mechanics, harmo-nizing them with their global colleagues.

This certification process began in Chicago on November 8, 2006, when an industry roundtable was convened to advise us on our certification and to let us know what types of programs would be supported. Along with the SAE and PAMA staff pres-ent, the industry executives that participated with us in Chicago were:Mickey Cohen—AAR Corp.Scott Collinge—Honeywell AerospaceJohn Goglia—Former National Transporta-tion Safety Board memberBob Ireland—United AirlinesJim Janaitis—IBM Corp. Flight OpsDon Kenny—Falcon InsuranceCathy Landry—AlphaBRAVO Inc.Darryl Plata—Goodrich AerospaceDarrel Watson—Adam AircraftStan Younger—Cessna Aircraft Co.Gerry Goguen—Dassault Falcon Jet

Their recommendations set us on our current path, and their perspectives will continue to guide us as we fill in our career vision with additional certifications.

Following the roundtable in Chicago,

The recently launched PAMA/SAE Institute Aviation Maintenance and Production and Certification program offers training for both Aviation Maintenance Specialists and Aviation Maintenance Engineers.

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industry professionals were solicited to con-vene with us on two occasions: to participate in the certification Job Task Analysis Work-shop and in the Test Item Writing Workshop. Both were held in centrally located Dallas during the spring and summer of 2007. Then, over the course of the rest of the year, these dedicated professionals volunteered many hours of their time on conference calls and on their own time to perfect this first certification exam and help advance this evolutionary shift in aviation maintenance training and certification.

For more information on the PAMA/SAE In-stitute Aviation Maintenance and Production Certification program—and on how to become certified yourself—visit www.pama.org.

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U.S.-EC bilateral continues to falterThe U.S. and Europe continue to work on a bilateral aviation safety agreement, but while they continue to make progress, final agreement continues to elude them.

Under the terms of the existing bilaterals between the U.S. and several of the European nations, the U.S. accepts most aircraft parts manufactured under the production approval of its bilateral partners. The European Community (EC) has interpreted those agreements such that generally all EC member countries will accept products manufactured under U.S. production approval (so long as they meet the detailed requirements of at least one of the bilaterals).

In order to meet the requirements of European law, there is a need to replace the existing country-by-country bilateral situation with a single U.S.-EC bilateral. Such a bilateral was thought to be ready to be signed last year, but a unilateral European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) decision to impose user fees was blamed for the delay in signing the agreement—the user fees were deemed to be unfair to U.S. companies seeking European validation of U.S. design approvals. Since then, it appears that other topics have kept the two airworthi-ness authorities from coming to another “final” agreement.

The existing bilateral agreements also form the basis of the FAA-EASA program under which FAA employees perform inspections of EASA-145 repair stations located in the U.S., which allows EASA to manage many more ASA-145 repair stations in the U.S. than it would otherwise be able to man-age under existing staffing levels.

Form One updateFAA Order 8130.21, which reflects the instructions for completing an 8130-3 tag, is scheduled to be revised this year. The “F” revision to this document was expected to be released early in 2008, and now appears likely to be released in May. The expected revisions include guidance on how to maintain electronic copies of airworthiness approval tags, as well as changes designed to harmonize the guidance with the European guidance for issuing an EASA Form One.

The instructions for completing an EASA Form One are found in the EASA regulations. As a consequence, changes to the instructions for completing the tag require a rule change in Europe.

EASA published a Notice of Proposed Amendment address-ing the harmonization effort. The comment period for that document closed in December, and EASA expects to issue its final rule on the instructions for completing the EASA Form One at about the same time that the FAA issues Order 8130.21F.

New maintenance chiefCarol Giles has been selected as Manager of the FAA’s Flight Standards Service’s Maintenance Division (known to some as AFS-300). The Maintenance Division is responsible for setting national FAA policy for the oversight of maintenance, and it is tasked with establishing a regulatory structure designed to keep aircraft maintenance safe.

Giles Succeeds David Cann, who has just retired from a distinguished career in federal service.

Giles has managed for the FAA in the field, and also has served at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, as-sisting in addressing maintenance-related accidents. She also has pre-FAA experience as an aircraft mechanic and served for several years as the FAA liaison to the PAMA Board of Directors.

FAA investigates maintenance processesA team of senior FAA employees has been working on a study of repairs, alterations, PMA parts, and other aftermar-kets efforts to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft.

The study is expected to find that most forms of mainte-nance, when conducted in compliance with the regulations, are safe and reasonable. The problem, according to FAA insiders, is that engineering analysis is sometimes inad-equate to the project at hand. The answer is likely to come in the form of additional FAA guidance that will categorize repairs and alterations by criticality, imposing the most strict approval burdens on the most critical work functions.

The expected guidance will likely try to move the indus-try toward a paradigm under which nearly all repairs and alterations to critical parts will be treated as “major,” thus requiring all such repairs and alterations to critical parts to be supported by approved data. It is believed that this will have to be supported by rulemaking to be effective, which means that a new rule refining the definition of the terms “major repair” and “major alteration” could be proposed in the next three to five years.

New RNAV guidanceThe FAA has refined its guidance on Area Navigation (known as RNAV).

The newly revised FAA Order 8260.54A specifies criteria for RNAV approach procedures. The RNAV system relies on the enhanced capabilities of GPS-based navigation system. The revisions to the order add additional tools for calcula-tions to permit better use of RNAV.

As the National Airspace System evolves from one based on conventional navigation aids to an RNAV system, the ca-pability of GPS-based systems is being further utilized, and is expected to eventually support the introduction of future air traffic management mechanisms, commonly known as Next-Gen air-space management (or, among some lobbyists, “Now-Gen”).

Damage-tolerance guidanceThe FAA has published new guidance to assist maintenance personnel grappling with the requirements for damage-tolerant repairs.

The first new guidance is Damage Tolerance Inspections for Repairs and Alterations, AC 120-93 (November 20, 2007). This advisory circular (AC) provides instructions for ensur-ing the continued airworthiness of structural repairs on transport airplanes operating under parts 121 and 129 that have a passenger seating capacity of 30 or more, or a maxi-mum payload capacity of 7500 lb (3400 kg) or more.

The other new guidance is Instructions for Continued Air-worthiness of Structural Repairs on Transport Airplanes, AC 25.1529-1A (November 20, 2007). This AC provides instruc-tions relevant to aircraft that do not fall within the scope of AC 120-93. Both new ACs are meant to provide guidance in how to comply with the FAA’s requirements to support damage-tolerant structures through appropriate data.

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Members on the moveKenneth Kelley (Mbr’88) has joined the OES Aftermarket Business of Webb Wheel Products as Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. In his new role, he will focus on increasing Webb’s market share of aftermarket products sold to domestic and international OEM service parts organizations and expand the wheel end product offer-ing for Class 5-8 commercial vehicles.

David Keith Luoni (Aff’07) has been appointed Quality Director at Stork Material Technology. He previously worked for SAE International’s Performance Review Institute admin-istering the Nadcap Materials Testing Program.

Martin J. Simpson (Aff’07) has been named President and CEO of Daubert Cromwell, a manufacturer of anti-corrosion packaging for industry. He has been with the company since 1998 and previously served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

In memoriamWilliam S. Coleman, 1987 SAE International President, passed away at the age of 83. Upon receiving his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Michigan State University and MIT, respectively, Coleman joined the General Motors research staff in Detroit in 1946. He later joined Minneapolis Moline, eventually working his way up to President in 1970, before returning to Detroit in 1972 with American Motors. He retired in 1989 from Eaton Research in Southfield, MI, as General Manager. A very active member of SAE, Coleman is credited with building the SAE Twin Cities section.

Special recognitionSusan M. Cischke (Mbr’86), Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Envi-ronmental, and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Co., has been named a 2008 Distinguished Service Citation recipient by the Automotive Hall of Fame. The Distinguished Service Citation, the hall of fame’s oldest recognition, recognizes an individ-ual who has significantly improved the industry or their respective organizations.

Peggy J. Fisher (Mbr’86), President and Chief Operating Officer of Tire-Stamp Corp., has been recognized by Commercial Carrier Journal with the 2008 Technology and Mainte-nance Career Leadership Award for her career of dedication to profes-sionalism and excellence in the trucking industry.

Patrick Usoro (Mbr’90), a Technical Fellow at the General Motors R&D Center in Warren, MI, has been selected to receive the 2008 Walston Chubb Award for Innovation by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. The Chubb Award is designed to honor and promote creativity among scientists and engineers.

Susan M. Cischke

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Calls for Experts

Experts sought for new FlexRay task force

Call for restraint systems experts

J2813—FlexRay for Vehicle Applications Task Force is seek-ing experts to help draft a document that will define the physical layer and portions of the data link layer of the ISO model for various FlexRay protocol configurations. Both electronic control unit (ECU) and media design requirements for networks will be specified. Requirements will primarily focus on standard FlexRay bus configurations.

Requirements will focus on a minimum standard level of performance for the various FlexRay configurations. All ECUs and media shall be designed to meet certain com-ponent level requirements in order to ensure system level performance at the given speed. The minimum performance level shall be specified by system level performance require-ments or characteristics described in detail in this document.

This document is designed such that if the ECU can meet the requirements of the defined configurations, then the system level attributes should be obtainable.

This document will address only requirements that may be tested at the ECU and media level. No requirements that apply to the testing of the FlexRay implementation as integrated into a vehicle are contained in this document.

SAE International is seeking restraint systems’ experts to review the following standards:• J1368 “Child Restraint Anchorages and Attachment Hard-ware” October 1997• J1803 “Seat Belt Restraint Systems Hardware—Glossary of Terms” April 1997• J128 “Occupant Restraint System Evaluation—Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks” November 1994• J1369 “Anchorage Provisions for Installation of Child Restraint Tether” October 1997• J2287 “Recommended Design and Performance Standard for Seats with Integrated Lap and Shoulder Restraints” April 1999 • J114 “Seat Belt Hardware Webbing Abrasion Performance” June 1994• J339 “Seat Belt Hardware Webbing Abrasion Test Proce-

However, compliance with all ECU and media requirements will increase the possibility of communication compatibility between separately procured components and will greatly simplify the task of successfully integrating a HSC commu-nication system in a vehicle.

Those with expertise in this area that would like to become involved should contact Debbie Brooks at brook@sae.org.

dure” June 1994• J385 “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages—Performance Requirements” March 1995• J384 “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages—Test Proce-dure” March 1994• J800 “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Assembly Installation” June 1994• J383 “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages—Design Recom-mendations” June 1995• J141 “Seat Belt Hardware Performance Requirements” June 1995• J140 “Seat Belt Hardware Test Procedure” June 1995.

Please contact Nikki Ameredes at nameredes@sae.org or 248-273-2462 if you are an expert in ground vehicle restraints or would like to recommend someone to SAE.

But as interest in hybrid technologies continues to grow, SAE’s events planners are upgrading the symposium again for 2009.

“We’re moving to a larger place next year,” said Allie Hod-der, SAE Program Specialist who served as master-of-ceremo-nies. “We’re in final negotiations with a new facility that will offer even more room for vehicle displays and receptions—both in an outside pavilion and within the session rooms.”

Hodder said the 2009 venue provides the symposium with room to grow for several years, while continuing its easy proximity to San Diego’s many downtown attractions.

“Besides the strong attendance, we had a record 26 exhibi-tors this year, double the number in 2007,” she noted. “And we’ve already received proposals for 2009 speakers.”

Hodder and Marc LeDuc, Technical Programs Developer, recently took over the symposium’s reins from Nancy Eiben, who has moved on to head SAE’s International Programs development.

The 2008 roster of OEM and supplier presenters included

hybrid and alternative-propulsion engineers from Chrysler, Eaton, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Maxwell Technologies, Nissan, Toyota, and Volvo. Also presenting were experts from Advanced Automotive Batteries, Argonne National Laboratory, Dartmouth College, Electric Power Research Institute, ISE Corp., the University of California-Davis, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

California Air Resources Board Engineer Craig Childers provided what has become a much-anticipated part of the program: his view of future emissions-regulation planning that will affect vehicle powertrain choices. Dennis Simanaitis, Technical Editor of Road & Track (and a former SAE editor), returned in 2008 with his usual witty and insightful review of the hybrid market through an automotive journalist’s eyes.

As a bonus, attendees who stayed in San Diego through week’s end were treated to a tour of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center, with stops at F-18 Super Hornet and E2C Hawkeye aircraft upgrade areas, and materials and standards laboratories.

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SAE elects 27 members to Fellow Grade An additional 27 engineers and scientists from industry and academia now have the prestigious SAE International status of SAE Fellow. Each will receive the award during the Hon-ors Convocation on April 15, 2008, at the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit.

SAE Fellow status is the highest grade of membership bestowed by SAE International. It recognizes individuals who have made outstanding engineering and scientific ac-complishments that have resulted in meaningful advances in automotive, aerospace, and commercial-vehicle technology. The program, established in 1975, recognizes an average of only 20 worldwide recipients for this honor each year.

The 2007-2008 recipients include:

• James A. Baker, Senior Staff Research Scientist, Retired, Delphi Corp., is being recognized for his technical leadership in helping to re-duce the effect of vehicle mobile air conditioning (MAC) on the global environment. In the late 1980s, he had lead responsibility for the devel-opment of a new class of synthetic lubricants, enabling the imple-mentation of non-ozone-depleting HFC-134a. Baker later worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), SAE, and the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) to develop a method for on-site recycling of refriger-ants that prohibited refrigerant venting in the vehicle service arena. He has served SAE International as Organizer and Chairman of SAE Climate Control technical sessions for 10 years, is a member of the Interior Climate Control Standards Committee, and is a member of the SAE I-MAC teams on Refrigerant System Leakage Reduction and Reducing Refrig-erant Emissions at Service and End-of-Life.

• Mohinder S. Bhatti, Sr. Techni-cal Fellow, Delphi Corp., is being recognized for his contributions, theoretical and practical, that have improved the efficiency, reliabil-ity, and safety of automotive air conditioning systems. At Delphi, he performs research and development work relating to automotive air conditioning systems and compo-nents as well as non-automotive products. In 2001, Bhatti received the Boss Kettering Award from Delphi for the development

of an airside fin that effectively drains condensed water from the automotive evaporator, resulting in company savings of $11.5 million annually. He also received SAE International’s Arch T. Colwell Merit Award in 1997 for a paper recognized as an outstanding contribution to the SAE literature that advanced the technology of self-propelled vehicles.

• John C. Dalton, Technical Fellow, Airplane Safety Engineering, The Boeing Co., is being recognized for his more than 40 years of engineer-ing, safety analysis, and manage-ment experience in airplane design and maintenance. In his current role as Technical Fellow, he is charged with helping the company resolve safety issues that require changes in the company’s basic policies and procedures. He also works with airlines to improve safety in the field. Dalton has chaired the SAE S-18 Aircraft Safety Committee since 1994, where he has contributed to the development of two top-selling SAE rec-ommended practices, ARP 4761 and ARP 5150, and partici-pates in international conferences to promote understanding and use of these standards. Dalton also serves as Chair of the Safety Applied Technology Committee of the SAE Air and Space Group.

• Luc Henri de Ferran, Vice Presi-dent, Ford South America, retired, is widely recognized as one of the greatest technical leaders within the Brazilian and South America auto-motive industry. His leadership is demonstrated in the introduction of biofuels-powered vehicles starting in the late 1970s and the concep-tion B size unitized SUV EcoSport, segment leader for five consecutive years. In the manufacturing arena, de Ferran has been involved in lean, shared, and synchronized sequenced production concepts. De Ferran is one of the founders of SAE Brasil and served as its President from 1995 to 1996 and Vice President from 1992 to 1995. He continues to support the organization as a member of the SAE Brasil Advisory Board.

• Nigel F. Gale, Vice President, Engine Emissions and Vehicle Research Division, Southwest Research Institute, is being recognized for his leadership in the development of low-emissions diesel engine technology. Gale started his

career at Perkins Engine in 1966, he continued to Ricardo Consult-ing Engineers also in the U.K., and then to Cummins Engine in 1979 in the U.S. Gale started at Southwest Research Institute in 1987 and was promoted to Vice President in 1996. Under Gale’s leadership, his divi-sion has grown by several times and has gained international recognition for its many technologies that have been adopted by industry. Gale is active in many SAE committees, including those related to advanced powerplants, diesel combustion, diesel engine, and emissions.

• Ashwani K. Gupta, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Division Director of Thermo Fluid and En-ergy Systems, University of Mary-land, is being recognized for his contributions to the understanding of complex engine combustion pro-cesses with advanced optical diag-nostics, fundamental experiments, and modeling. He is also recognized internationally for his leadership that has resulted in significantly increased efficiency, energy savings, and reduced pollution from a range of propulsion and power systems used in the mobility industry. Through his role as a professor, he has also volunteered his time as adviser to the school’s Supermileage and Baja SAE vehicles.

• Arun K. Jaura, Senior Vice Presi-dent, R&D and Global Product De-velopment, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., is being recognized for accom-plishments in the advancement of alternate propulsion technologies—biofuel, hybrid, and hydrogen—that have resulted in cost savings and significant environmental and fuel-economy benefits. Prior to taking on his current position in 2005, Jaura was Head of Vehicle Engineering for the Ford Escape Hybrid platform in Detroit. Also while at Ford, he received the Henry Ford Technology Award for developing the world’s first hydrogen-propelled hybrid vehicle. He also volunteers his time as Chair of SAE India’s membership committee and previously served as a Board member for the Electric Drive Transportation Association.

• Timothy V. Johnson, Director, Emerging Regulations and Tech-nologies, Corning Inc., is being recognized for his work and leader-ship in helping establish a clean diesel program in the U.S. In his role at Corning, he is responsible for tracking emerging mobile emissions regulations and technologies, help-ing to develop the strategic position for the company’s new products and guiding the research and man-agement staff in emerging needs of the industry. He is also a key member on a number of advisory committees that are establishing the regulatory process for emissions control and has been influential in educating government and industry on new technology developments. He is currently Co-Chair of the U.S. EPA’s Advisory Working Group on Diesel Emission Control Retrofits and served on the California Air Resources Board’s International Diesel Retrofit Advisory Committee.

• Lev M. Klyatis, Chair of Reli-ability Department, ECCOL Inc., is being recognized for his pioneer-ing contributions to the unique concepts of mobility technology for accelerated solution of quality, reli-ability, and maintainability through research, innovation, and leadership in advanced combined strategy. This includes accurate physical simula-

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tion; modeling techniques; accelerated reliability testing technology; and accurate prediction of quality, reliability, and maintainability. He previously was recognized by SAE with an Outstanding Contribution Award and a Service Award. He is also a Fellow grade member of the American Society for Quality, and has served as U.S. expert for both the ISO/IEC Joint Study Group in Safety Aspects of Risk Assessment, and for the IEC Technical Committee TC56 (Dependability), and as an expert of European Economical Commission of the United Nations.

• Krishan Kumar, CEO, Maruti Center for Excellence, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., is being recognized for his contributions as a leader, mo-tivator, and a practical designer of automotive systems. In 1992, Kumar became the first Indian Director of Engineering at Maruti Suzuki. Under his supervision, much of the design, development, and testing of new models—previously done exclusively in Japan—was transitioned to India. An active supporter of SAE International, Kumar was a driving force behind the establishment of SAE India. When SAE India was registered as a professional society in 2001, Kumar was unan-imously elected as its first President and served two consecu-tive terms. He was also Chairman of the organizing commit-tee for two SAE India International Mobility Conferences in New Delhi and was instrumental in the creation of the SAE India Foundation, where he is currently its Chairman.

• David R. McLellan, Engineering Director Corvette, General Motors Corp., retired, is being recognized for his illustrious career as Chief Engineer of the Corvette, which he helped establish as America’s pre-eminent sports car. During his tenure, he oversaw all aspects of Corvette engineering and was responsible for taking the car from

analog carburetor to full digital electronics. He led the intro-duction of active safety systems, antilock braking systems, traction control, and ultimately active handling. McLellan is a past recipient of the SAE Edward N. Cole Award for Auto-motive Engineering Innovation, is active in the SAE Race Car Engineering Committee, and has been a speaker at numerous SAE meetings.

• Tomio Obokata, Professor, Gun-ma University, is being recognized for automotive engine innovations, including improvements in laser diagnostic techniques, methods of velocity measurement, and flow rate and visualization. He accom-plished these innovations through combustion flow measurements in internal-combustion engines and real-time measurements of flow rates of fuel and intake air. Obokata has authored/co-authored 104 transaction papers related to measurements, diagnostics, and analysis of flow rate, spray, mixture formation, and combustion in internal-combustion engines. He has also co-authored a text book and received three Japanese patents on the subject. Obokata is also a Fel-low grade member of the Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers and the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers.

• Prabhakar B. Patil, President and CEO, Compact Power Inc., is being recognized for his technical leadership, research, and innova-tion in automotive electrical systems and powertrains. Since joining CPI in 2005, he has led the develop-ment of reliable, safe, and low-cost lithium-ion battery systems, which are essential to the sustained growth of hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) technology. Under his leadership, CPI was awarded a $12.9 million contract by the U.S. Ad-vanced Battery Consortium (USABC) and has been selected

by General Motors to develop the lithium-ion battery system for its E-Flex plug-in HEV. He has also played an active role in industry bodies, contributing to the development of stan-dards and organizing, chairing, and participating in technical sessions for SAE International and other societies.

• Francisco Payri, Professor and Director, CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, is being recognized for his leader-ship in creating one of Europe’s most recognized university-based research institutions in the field of diesel engines, the CMT-Motores Térmicos Institute. Founded in 1979, CMT has grown from a two-professor research group to a leading research institute in the diesel field with 32 faculty, five Ph.D. researchers, 30 research assistants, 27 technical staff, and around 60 final-year graduate students. Payri has continuous-ly been elected Director of the group, which has been awarded more than 300 R&D contracts with European and American engine manufacturers. Payri’s personal research has focused on thermodynamic and fluid dynamics issues associated with internal-combustion engines.

• Bernard B. Poore, Manager Prod-uct Technology, Deere & Co., retired, is being recognized for his leader-ship and numerous technical innova-tions to engines and drivetrains in the off-highway industry. At John Deere, Poore was deeply involved with efforts to develop electric drive concepts, which led to the introduc-tion of breakthrough products, such as the 2500E electric drive greens mower. He also has made technical and leadership contributions to advanced engine design and development, including new concepts on fuel injection, inter-cooling, advanced turbocharging, mechanical design, and performance improvement for diesel engines.

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• Charla K. Wise, Corporate Vice President–Technology, Environ-ment, Safety, and Health, Lockheed Martin Corp., is being recognized for her outstanding leadership and contributions to the advancement of the aerospace and mobility indus-tries, leading to revolutionary new aircraft. She has served in the capac-ity of Vice President with Lockheed Martin for more than 10 years. She has served as Vice President and Program Director of the F-22 Program, Fort Worth, leading a team of 1800-plus members during the design, build, and first flight of the initial F-22 aircraft. Wise’s leadership skills and contributions have earned her several awards, includ-ing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Henry Laurence Gantt Medal, the University of Michigan Alumni of the Year Award for Aerospace Engineering, and the Women in Aerospace’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Victor W. Wong, Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, MIT, is being recognized for contributions to the field of engine power cylinder lubrication, helping to bridge the gap between classic tribological stud-ies in engine component dynamics and development. He initiated and led a team of scientists and students that developed analytical models of piston and engine lubrication and examined the role of lubricants and additives affecting both engine performance and emissions. A member of SAE Interna-tional for more than 30 years, Wong is one of a select few who have won the SAE Lubricants Award twice, in 1991 and 2001, and was recognized with the Arch T. Colwell Merit Award in 1994. He has been active through SAE as a technical session organizer, speaker, and as a member of the Annual Nominat-ing Committee.

• Peter G. Wright, Technical Ad-viser, Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), is being recog-nized for his pioneering develop-ments in the areas of aerodynamics and active suspensions, initially for Team Lotus, and subsequently for Lotus Engineering. At the FIA and latterly at the FIA Institute, he is involved in race regulation development and safety programs; and for the FIA Foundation, has been a member of the Steering Committee and the Techni-cal Working Group of Euro NCAP. On the racing side, Wright has developed crash recording and analysis, im-proved driver cockpit safety, and contributed to the design of race circuits for improved safety for racers and specta-tors. He also has been a member of the SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference Organizing and Technical Com-mittee since 1998.

• Jun Xin, Managing Director for Engineering (China), Metaldyne Corp., is being recognized for his efforts to help advance the devel-opment of the Chinese mobility industry. As a former Vice President of Chery Automobile Co. he over-saw Chery’s new engine and hybrid vehicle programs, leading a team of nearly 400 engineers, and was instrumental in supplier base and associated technologies. He helped launch five highly successful gasoline engines, a common-rail direct injection diesel engine, and a micro hybrid vehicle. In 2006, one of the engines was recognized as one of the 10 best engines in China. He was also recognized with the SAE Excellence Award for Presentation in 2003.

• Vernon P. Roan Jr., Professor Emeritus, School of Engineering, University of Florida, is being recognized for his 35 years of pio-neering research and development of hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles. In 1972, he and his students produced a hybrid-electric vehicle that placed first in the hybrid division, and second overall, in the first Interna-tional SCORE Competition. Three years later, he converted a bus with an existing powertrain into a diesel hybrid-electric, which is believed to be the first fully operational hybrid-electric bus in the U.S. He later chaired one of the earliest seminars, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1980, con-sidering the potential of fuel-cell powered automobiles, and in 1994, established the Ford Fuel Cell Research and Testing Laboratory, one of the first U.S. university laboratories with operational fuel cells.

• T. Russell Shields, Chair, Ygomi LLC, is being recognized for 35-plus years of technical competence in creating and supporting computer- and software-based technologies, in-cluding pioneering contributions in software consulting and early cellu-lar phone technologies. He applied his experience and entrepreneurial skills to establish the field of intel-ligent transportation systems (ITS), which has profoundly changed the face of transportation. As an initial investor, he funded, and then led for 15 years the Navteq Corp., a pioneer and world leader in digital map databases for advanced transportation applications, including in-vehicle navigation systems, Web-based services and a variety of other private and public sec-tor applications. In the past five years, through the formation of Connexis LLC, a Ygomi subsidiary, Shields has focused his efforts on establishing the data communications environment required to support and enhance vehicle safety systems, and creating the foundation for the next generation of vehicle telematics.

• Volker Sick, Professor, Me-chanical Engineering, University of Michigan, is being recognized for his contributions to internal-combustion (IC) engine technology and engineering education through the advancement and application of laser-based chemical and physical in-cylinder diagnostics to advanced engine programs. A number of nov-el techniques developed in his labo-ratories are now used frequently or have been the starting point for additional developments in research and development labs for IC engines around the world. His contributions include in-cylinder measure-ment of nitric oxide, temperature, cycle resolved liquid- and gas-phase fuel, and velocity. A member of SAE International since 1993, Sick has served SAE by reviewing papers, orga-nizing sessions, and serving as Vice Chair for Combustion, Vice Chair and Chair of the Fuels & Lubricants Activity, and now as Vice Chair of the Land & Sea Group.

• James E. Smith, Professor and Director, West Virginia University, Center for Industrial Research Ap-plications, is being recognized for his leadership in the development of innovative technologies, the in-tegration of these technologies into the marketplace, and for providing training to numerous engineering graduate students. In addition to serving as a professor in the Me-chanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at West Virginia University, he serves as Director of the Center for Industrial Research Applications and Asso-ciate Director of the Vision Enhancement Technology Center. An active member of SAE International, Smith serves on the SAE Board of Directors and as Editor of the SAE Transac-tions. In addition to chairing and organizing SAE technical conferences, Smith is a past Chair of the Powerplant Activity

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• Donald J. Smolenski, Techni-cal Fellow, General Motors Corp., is being recognized for his efforts to improve engine oil in the U.S. and around the world. As co-inventor of the GM Engine Oil Life Monitor (EOLM), his work has led to in-creased oil change intervals, reduced use of and disposal of engine oil, improved engine life, lower engine warranty expenses, and improved customer satisfaction. The EOLM has been installed in GM vehicles for 20 years and since its inception has reduced the company’s oil-related warranty costs by more than $100 million and has saved more than 100 million gallons of oil. The device was awarded two patents and earned both the GM Kettering Award and GM McCuen Award in 1987, as well as the SAE Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award in 2000.

• Pamela Kay Strong, Senior Materials & Process Engineer, ULA Associate Technical Fellow, United Launch Alliance, is being recognized for her expertise in advanced non-metallics and composites. Through-out her 26-year career, she has been a leader in the revolution to convert from metallic to non-metallic com-posite parts in the aerospace indus-try. Through her research, new and improved materials and processes have been developed that have had a significant impact on the aerospace vehicle industry. In 2007, she was awarded the Society of Women Engineers’ (SWE) highest honor, the SWE Achievement Award, and two years prior she received the SAE/Women Engineers Committee J. Cordell Breed Wom-en’s Leadership Award.

• Tomji Sugimoto, Vice Presi-dent, Automotive Technology Division, Honda R&D Americas, Inc., is being recognized for his efforts to advance crash safety and airbag technology. The “Safety for Everyone” effort he developed for Honda has successfully and rap-idly brought many formerly high-end safety features to cars across all segments, thus improving the overall safety benefits for the driv-ing public. In the late 1980s, he was actively involved in the effort to develop and introduce airbag technology in Honda and Acura vehicles in North America, and was influential in bringing the first airbag by a Japanese original equip-ment manufacturer to the U.S. market. He also has recently been involved in the effort to establish the SAE Pedestrian Dummy Standard.

• Bharat S. Vedak, Senior Vice President, John Deere Intelligent Mobile Equipment Technologies, Deere & Co., is being recognized as a leader in the off-highway industry and for advances in diesel engine fuel-injection equipment and basic engine component development. Vedak has served the off-highway industry for more than 30 years in a variety of engineering and manage-ment roles with John Deere and Cummins. In his position at John Deere, Vedak has responsi-bility for a newly formed organization representing several technology-based businesses associated with electronics and geospatial guidance and positioning. An ardent supporter of SAE International, Vedak has served on the Off-Highway & Powerplant General Organization Committee, Off-Highway Advisory Group, the Commercial Vehicle Executive Council and the President’s Diversity Acceleration Task Force. He has served on the Commercial Vehicle Executive Planning Council since 2004, and is now serving a three-year term on the SAE Board of Directors.

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Please join Detroit’s mostdistinguished leaders inindustry as we present the

2008 Manufacturing LeadershipAward to Alan Mulally, Presidentand Chief Executive Officer, FordMotor Company.

Alan’s notable determination and focus have served Fordwell. Under his direction, Ford reached agreement withthe United Auto Workers (UAW) on a new four-yearnational labor contract, which significantly improves thecompany’s competitiveness going forward. Ford also achieved $1.8 billion incost savings in 2007. Additionally, Ford continues to align capacity to matchdemand and improve productivity in North America.

Prior to joining Ford, he was executive vice president of The Boeing Companyand president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Proceeds from the event will benefit math and science educational programssupported by the SAE Foundation.

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SAE Aerospace Design and Manufacturing Events

2008 Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference and Exhibition June 17-19, 2008 Pittsburgh, PA

38th International Conference on Environmental Systems June 29-July 2, 2008 San Francisco, CA

2008 International Powered Lift Conference July 22-24, 2008 London, England

Wichita Aviation Technology Congress & Exhibition August 19-21, 2008 Wichita, KS

Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening Conference & Exhibition

September 16-18, 2008 North Charleston, SC

SAE Ground Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Events

SAE BRASIL NVH Conference March 30-April 1, 2008 Florianopolis, Brazil

2008 SAE World Congress April 14-17, 2008 Detroit, MI

IEEE/ASME/SAE Open Challenges in Automotive Control Symposium April 18, 2008 Detroit, MI

Government/Industry Meeting May 12-14, 2008 Washington, D.C.

Minsk 2008 International Congress of Heavy Vehicles, Road Trains and Urban Transport* May 28-31, 2008 Minsk, Belarus

Driver Assist and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Symposium June 4-5, 2008 Pittsburgh, PA

5th Styrian Noise, Vibration & Harshness Congress—Optimizing NVH in Future Vehicles* June 4-6, 2008 Graz, Austria

Alternative Refrigerant Systems Symposium June 10-12, 2008 Scottsdale, AZ

2008 Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference and Exhibition June 17-19, 2008 Pittsburgh, PA

2008 SAE International Powertrains, Fuels, and Lubricants Congress June 23-25, 2008 Shanghai, China

Biofuels: Specifications and Performance Symposium July 7-9, 2008 Paris, France

North American International Powertrain Conference September 3-5, 2008 Chicago, IL

Small Engine Technology Conference September 9-11, 2008 Milwaukee, WI

*Held in cooperation with SAE International

Calls for Nominations

AEM Outstanding Young Engineer Award for the Off-Highway IndustryOpen to: Off-highway or powerplant indus-try engineersDescription: This award recognizes a young engineer in the off-highway or powerplant industry who demonstrates outstand-ing leadership skills, teamwork, integrity, innovation, community involvement, and participation in SAE activities. Candidates should be nominated by their managers or supervisors.Nomination deadline: May 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/outstanding/youngoh.htm

Sid Olsen Engineering Executive of the Year Award Open to: Off-highway professionalsDescription: This award recognizes an outstanding engineering executive in the off-highway industry who demonstrates capabilities in field-proven products and/or services, successful protégés, development of outstanding teams, unquestioned integ-rity, charismatic leadership, and creation of a supportive environment allowing a custom-er/product focus. Nomination deadline: May 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/olsen/

Technical Standards Board Outstanding Contribution AwardsOpen to: SAE technical committee membersDescription: These awards recognize individuals for outstanding service in the technical committee activities of the society. This includes valuable contributions to the work of SAE technical committees, un-usual leadership in the activities of an SAE technical committee, significant contribu-tions as a representative of the society to the accomplishments of technical committees of other organizations or of government agencies, and outstanding contributions to SAE technical committee work in the form of research, test methods and procedures, and/or development of standards.Nomination deadline: July 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/tsb/

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 en-gine technology and which has been verified through proof of concept demonstrations. Nomination deadline: July 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/bentele/

Arch T. Colwell Cooperative Engineering MedalOpen to: SAE technical committee membersDescription: 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, specifications, technical reports, and data through cooperative research. Nomination deadline: July 1, 2008Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/colwell/

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 they are a student and must be presented by the student at an SAE meeting between June 1, 2007, and May 31, 2008. Papers can be on any topic and from students worldwide.Nomination deadline: July 15, 2008Submission: Visit students.sae.org/awd-scholar/awards/myers/

Inaugural CDS alumni reunion to be held during World CongressSAE International is hosting the inaugural Collegiate Design Series Alumni Reunion during the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit on April 14 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the exhibit floor near the SAE Career Center (Detroit Hall). All current and past CDS participants are welcome. Registration is re-quired, and entrance is by invitation only. To register for this event, go to www.sae.org/congress or e-mail alumni@sae.org.

The SAE’s CDS program is a collection of multidisciplinary projects that provide a practical, hands-on experience to comple-ment students’ classroom learning. Students design a vehicle based on customer speci-fications and then move through testing and manufacturing phases, culminating in a competition in the spring. Teams are required to solicit sponsorships, purchase or manufacture parts, submit cost reports, and some competitions even require a market-ing presentation on their prototype vehicle. All this typically takes place in six to seven months while the students are taking a full

load of engineering coursework. Through-out this process, students also develop or en-hance important skills that are transferrable to their career, including: project manage-ment, leadership, time management, budget-ing, teaming, even conflict management, and public speaking. While these are highly competitive projects, there is an incredible amount of camaraderie and sharing that oc-curs between teams.

The SAE Collegiate Design Series, as it is now known, began in 1976 with the inau-gural Mini Baja competition. Held at the University of South Carolina, there were 10 teams and 90 students. In 2007, the North American events alone attracted more than 570 teams and 5000 students.

Today, students can participate in one of five unique design competitions: Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Aero Design, Clean Snow-mobile Challenge, and Supermileage. It is estimated that at least 50,000 students have participated over the past 32 years.

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AerospaceApril 1-3 AE-8A Wiring Systems Installation and

AE-8D Wire and Cable Subcommittee Meetings, San Diego, CA

April 7-9 E-34, Propulsion Lubricants, Savannah, GA April 7-10 AMS Metals Group Committee Meetings,

Arlington, VA April 7-11 S-18 Airplane Safety Assessment Committee,

Cologne, GermanyApril 8-10 A-5 Aerospace Landing Gear Systems

Committee Meeting, Toulouse, FranceApril 10 AMS M, Aerospace Greases Committee

Meeting, Savannah, GA April 14-18 Avionics Systems Division Meeting, Seville,

SpainCommercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee, Athens, GreeceG-16 Aviation Fuel Operations Committee, Thornton, U.K.

April 15 AMS J, Aircraft Maintenance Chemicals and Materials Committee Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 8—Aviation Piston Fuels & Lubes, Detroit, MI

April 15-17 Airframe Control Bearings Group, Nashville, TN AS-4, Unmanned Systems Committee Meeting, Detroit, MI E-32, Aerospace Propulsion Systems Health Management, Philadelphia, PA

April 20-24 A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems, Daytona Beach, FL

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.

April 21-23 AGE-2 Air Cargo And Aircraft Ground Equipment & Systems Committees, San Diego, CA

AMS CE, Elastomers and AMS P, Polymeric and Composite Materials Committee Meetings, Daytona Beach, FL

April 22-24 S-9 Cabin Safety Technical Committee Meeting, Mobile, AL

April 22-25 AE-7 Aerospace Electrical Power and Equipment, Mesa, AZ

April 30 G-15 Airport Snow & Ice Control Equipment Committee, Buffalo, NY

April 30-May 1

A-20 Aircraft Lighting, Dayton, OH

April 30-May 2

E-33, In-Flight Propulsion Measurement, Clearwater, FL

Ground VehicleApril 7 Brake Component and Tube Nut Joint Task

Force, via Webex and telephone April 9 Brake NVH Standards Committee, Plymouth,

MI(All meetings April 14-18 to be held in Detroit, MI, unless noted) April 14 ISO/TC22/SC9 USAG

THOR Evaluation Task Group Meeting Vehicle Dynamics Standards Committee

April 15

Textile & Flexible Plastics Committee / IFAI Specialized Vehicle and Equipment Council Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 1 —Engine Lubrication Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 3 —Driveline & Chassis Lubrication Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee 8 —Aviation Piston Fuels & Lubes Aftermarket Technical Committee Accident Investigation & Reconstructive Practices Meeting Interior Climate Control Vehicle E E Systems Diagnostic Standards Committee, Troy, MISENT Task Force, Troy, MI Automotive Electronic Systems Reliability Standards Committee, Troy, MI Cooling Systems Standards Committee, Troy, MI Highway Tire Forum Committee, Troy, MI Hybrid Committee, Troy, MI Motor Vehicle Fire Investigation Task Force

April 16

Cosmetic Corrosion of Automotive Aluminum Task Force Acoustical Materials Committee Non-Hydraulic Hose Committee Sheet and Strip Steel Committee, Troy, MI Hose/Clamp Performance and Compatibility Committee Motorcycle Technical Committee Motorcycle Sound Level Subcommittee Fuels and Lubricants Council Truck and Bus Event Data Recorder CommitteeCircuit Protection Task Force, Troy, MI Ignition Standards Committee Pedestrian Dummy Task Force Automatic Transmission Friction Standards Committee, Troy, MI Wheel Standards Committee, Troy, MI Wheel Finishing Lab Testing Task Force, Troy, MI

April 17

Materials, Processes and Parts Council Committee on Automotive Rubber Specs SAE Ground Vehicle Reliability Committee Service Development Technical Committee, Troy, MI Collision Repair Subcommittee, Troy, MI Small Engine & Powered Equipment Committee Special Purpose Vehicle Subcommittee Harness Covering Task Force, Troy, MI Fuel Systems Technical Committee Light Vehicle Exterior Sound Level Standards Committee Automatic Transmission Transaxle Standards Committee Carbon and Alloy Steels Committee, Troy, MI

April 18 Truck and Bus Ruggedized Datalink Connector Task Force, via Webex and telephoneElectronic Design Automation Standards Committee Vehicle Architecture for Data Communications Standards CommitteeJ2746 Software Assessment Repository Task Force Safety Test Instrumentation CommitteeHuman Biomechanics and Simulation Standards Committee

April 21 Brake Component and Tube Nut Joint Task Force, via Webex and telephone

(All meetings April 29-30 to be held in San Antonio, TX) April 29

Truck and Bus Council Corrosion Task Force Truck and Bus Tire Pressure Management Systems Task Force Truck and Bus Foundation Brake Subcommittee Truck and Bus Brake Actuator Subcommittee Truck & Bus Electronically Controlled Brake Systems Subcommittee Truck and Bus Brake Supply and Control Components Subcommittee Truck and Bus Hydraulic Brake Subcommittee Truck and Bus Air Brake Tubing and Tube Fitting Subcommittee

April 30

Truck and Bus Stability Control Systems Task Force Truck and Bus Brake Committee Truck and Bus Brake Systems Subcommittee

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

Lighting Committee celebrates 100th meetingThose who have an interest in, or are involved in, aircraft lighting should know that the SAE A-20 Committee can add to their knowledge and understanding of this technology.

The SAE A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee was formed 50 years ago. Aircraft lighting technology was very basic. Aircraft lighting engineers, as we now know them, did not exist. The aircraft industry did not know what it needed or required for lighting. Aircraft crew station and aircraft exte-rior lighting was variable and inconsistent. Light measure-ment techniques were extremely poor and erratic. The few available light meters were unpredictable and did not agree with each other. Chaos reigned.

It became obvious to all who attended the SAE A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee that lighting standards needed to be established, and Aerospace Recommended Practices needed to be written to recommend to lighting engineers the preferred and correct techniques for aircraft lighting. Aerospace Information Reports (AIRs) needed to be written to inform aircraft lighting engineers of the latest state of the art in this technology.

Therefore, in the 50 years of SAE A-20’s existence, it has written and documented the needed Aerospace Standards (AS), written numerous Recommended Practices and distributed the latest technical information in AIRs. These documents are kept up to date and are the basis for industry specifications and requirements.

To summarize, SAE A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee has taken a chaotic circumstance and converted it into a stable and consistent technology. The SAE A-20 leadership, which has evolved several times over the 50-year history of this committee, has consistently been up to the task and is a credit to SAE and the aircraft lighting industry.

SAE A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee will proudly cel-ebrate its 100th meeting in April 2008 in Dayton, OH.

Chernoby recognized for contributions to Motor Vehicle Council

Incoming SAE Motor Vehicle Council Chairman Steve Matsil, Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, General Motors, (right) and Jack Pokrzywa, SAE Manager, Ground Vehicle Standards, (middle) presented Mark Chernoby an award of appreciation for his contributions to promote and advance the SAE automotive standards development program.

Mark Chernoby, Vice President—Core Components, Processes, and International Engineering, Chrysler LLC and outgoing Chairman of the SAE Motor Vehicle Council (2006-07), received an award of appreciation for his contribu-tions to promote and advance the SAE automotive standards development program.

Chernoby was instrumental in driving the effort of a new trailer towing standard and J2012 database projects to com-pletion. Under his leadership, a new cooperative effort be-tween SAE and JSAE on VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) was initiated and is currently in progress and the first phase of the Robustness Validation cooperative effort between SAE and ZVEI (Germany) resulted in a J1879 standard.

Chernoby is currently serving as the Chairman of the SAE Technical Standards Board.

Professional Development

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Updated lighting standards manual publishedThe 2008 SAE Ground Vehicle Lighting Standards manual provides a comprehensive compilation of SAE standards and recommended practices relating to the design, engineer-ing, testing, inspection, and installation of motor vehicle road-illumination and signaling equipment. This updated edition contains six new and 13 revised standards. The basic standards and recommended practices in the manual are de-veloped under the auspices of the SAE Lighting Committee.

The standards are organized in the following sections:• General• Road-illumination devices• Signaling and marking lighting devices and systems• Switches and flashers• Test procedures and materials• Warning lamps and devices• Agricultural machinery• Construction and industrial machinery• Motorcycles• Snowmobiles

In addition, this self-contained manual includes techni-cal reports from other SAE technical committees referenced in SAE light reports, canceled SAE technical reports, a keyword index, and bibliographies of related international documents, papers, books, manuals and aerospace lighting documents.

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 customerservice@sae.org.

New 2008 edition of SAE Handbook on CD-ROM now availableThe 2008 SAE Handbook on CD-ROM is now available. This new edi-tion of the annual compi-lation features more than 1600 J-Reports in PDF format, including 222 newly issued, revised, or reaffirmed standards.

Topics include: brakes, bumpers, electronics, emissions, fasteners, fuels and lubricants, hoses and fittings, lighting, noise and vibration, powerplant, restraint systems, tires, transmissions, wheels, and many other sub-jects.

A complete database of more than 2200 current and canceled documents, the 2008 SAE Handbook on CD-ROM features a searchable database that enables fast, customiz-able searches, and the ability to display and print complete standards or specific pages.

The 2008 SAE Handbook on CD-ROM (Product Code: HBKCD2008) is available for $595 ($450 for SAE Members). Visit www.sae.org/handbook for a free demo. To order, or for more information, phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or e-mail customersales@sae.org.

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Detroit, MI, USA—Cobo Center(In conjunction with the SAE 2008 World Congress.)April 14 Engine Cooling Design: A System Engineering Approach April 14 NEW! High Performance Engine Design and Development

Ever since Beau de Rochas patented the four-stroke engine in 1862, engineers have pursued the development of high-performance engines for road and racing applications at an accelerated pace. While this course will

not cover such ancient history, it will focus on engine design and development advances over the last 40 years from “BC to AD” (“Before Cosworth to After Duckworth”), covering the concepts and designs behind the modern racing engines for series including Formula One, Indy Racing League, and NASCAR. This course will help attendees determine 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 common sense, rather than relying heavily on sophisticated software.

April 14-15 Adhesive Bonding Technology April 14-15 Catalytic Converters: Design and Durability

SAE efforts discussed with Asian standards organizationsRepresenting SAE International Ground Vehicle Standards, Jack Pokrzywa, SAE Ground Vehicle Standards Manager, attended a November 2007 meeting of Asian standards

Representatives from SAE International, the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, the Philippines’ Bureau of Product Standards, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, SIRIM Berhad—Malaysian National Standards Development Agency, and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute gathered for a meeting in November 2007.

development organizations and discussed SAE’s activities in the automotive standardization area.

The informal group meeting in Japan also included repre-sentatives from JSAE (the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan), the Philippines’ Bureau of Product Standards, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), SIRIM Berhad—Malaysian National Standards Development Agency, and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute.

The group received information on SAE’s Cooperative Research Program activities in alternative refrigerants and ITS, as well as the results of cooperative development in the Robustness Validation of Electronic Components with JSAE and ZVEI of Germany. The group also discussed potential future activities such as SAE, JSAE, and KATS harmoniza-tion efforts, the development of a global standards refer-encing matrix, and the development of a standardization workshop for the Chinese automotive industry.

For more information on this meeting, contact Jack Pokrzywa, SAE International Automotive Headquarters, at jackp@sae.org.

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April 14-15 Static and Dynamic Sealing April 14-15 NEW! Robustness Validation of Semiconductor Devices in Automotive Applications

The increased use of semiconductors in the automotive industry continues to grow at a rapid pace. Efforts to improve safety, enhance emissions, and deploy intelligent drive-by-wire systems, as well as customer demands for advanced entertainment, passenger comfort, and information, suggest that many functions in tomorrow’s vehicles will be controlled by electrical systems. Reliability of these components and systems is critical to the safety and satisfaction of customers, as well as to the bottom line of the manufacturers. The rationale of robustness validation is not to create new methods, but rather to integrate the existing robust design methods (e.g., test-to-fail in lieu of test-to-pass) into the automotive electronics design and development process. This seminar is designed to make a complex process understandable, usable, and functional from a practical standpoint and to provide the tools to help companies overcome today’s daunting quality challenges.

April 14-15 Fundamentals of Automotive Fuel Delivery Systems April 14-15 Occupant and Vehicle Kinematics in Rollovers April 14-15 Vehicle Frontal Crash Occupant Safety

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and CAE April 14-16 Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks April 14-16 Fundamentals of Modern Vehicle Transmissions April 14-16 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing—Level I April 14-16 Fundamentals of Hybrid Electric Vehicles April 14-16 NEW! Designing Onboard Diagnostics for Light and Medium Duty Emissions Control Systems

This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of how and why onboard diagnostic systems function and the technical features that a diagnostic should have to ensure compliant and successful implementation. Fundamental design objectives and features needed to achieve those objectives for generic onboard diagnostics will be covered. The course will also include a review of the California Air Resources Board OBD II regulation, providing students with a firm foundation for reading and understanding the requirements, including the in-use rate portion of the regulations and how to properly calculate and output the required rate information. Relationships between the regulation and various SAE and ISO recommended practices will be reviewed.

April 14-16 Weibull-Log Normal Analysis Workshop April 15 NEW! High-Performance Brake Systems

While most passenger car brake systems

are quite robust and reliable under typical operating conditions, high-performance driving and/or racetrack operation generally require alternative design solutions to optimize consistency and longevity. This course begins with a concise analysis of brake system design factors relevant to all types and categories of high-performance vehicles. The principles of energy conversion, gain, balance, and deceleration are discussed and supported with straightforward mathematical models, allowing attendees to realize the compromises that must be considered when designing from a system perspective. From selecting an appropriate brake pedal ratio through the calculation of caliper effective piston area, the second portion of the seminar dives into the details of brake system component design. The day concludes with a design exercise that will allow attendees to put into practice several of the key concepts learned throughout the seminar.

April 15-16 FEA for Design Engineers—Hands-on FEA Workshop April 15-16 Diesel Emissions and Aftertreatment Devices: Design and Durability April 15-16 Automotive Cooling Airflow Systems: A Vehicle Perspective April 16 Basic Noise Control April 16 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Applied to Race Cars April 16 Design Reviews for Effective Product Development

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Calibration & Release Engr, Brose North America, Auburn Hills, MI. Dvlp & calibrate power window electronics specs in accordance w/US FMVSS/vehicle occupant safety rqmts. Release parameter sets w/antitrap functionality to assure interfaces w/vehicle power distribution systems (PDS) to protect software/hardware systems in failure mode. Approve test procedures for soft drop, anti-trap & software thermal protection calibration. Use PSPICE to perform worst case circuit analysis of window electronics hardware, incl Monte Carlo circuit simulation & data analysis. Master, Electrical and/or Electronics Engrg. 3 mos exp in job or in Alternate Occupation of Engr. 3 mos Alt Occ exp must incl engrg of vehicle PDS interfacing w/latching & window regulator systems to protect systems in failure mode, which may be concurrent w/Alt Occ exp. E-mail resume to personnel.detroit@brose.com. Ref #3773.