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AVL Tech Cafe Bios/Abstracts | | | | | Single Sequential Turbo Concept | | | | Mr. Arnold is Director of Advanced Engineering, responsible for Global Advanced Boosting System Concepts Invention and Proof-of-Concept; specializing in Engines and Boosting Systems. For all enquiries about this technology contact Honeywell at +1 734 392 5500. | | SST™ is a turbocharger concept that achieves performance nearly equivalent to sequential two turbocharger systems, but in a small, single turbocharger package. It is currently developed for Diesel engines in 5-7 liter range needing to meet US 2010 emissions. | |
| | | | | Full-toroidal traction drive technology in a CVT application for a mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) | | | | Mr. Brockbank is Business Manager - responsible for leading Torotrak’s general business activities in Europe, USA & China together with Torotrak’s Performance Drives and Motorsport applications. He specializes in full-toroidal traction drive technology and holds an Honours degree in Electronic Engineering. | | The governing body for motorsport, the FIA, has authorised the use of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) for the 2009 Formula 1 season with the clear intention to develop technologies for application to mainstream automotive vehicles. A mechanical hybrid system comprising a flywheel and variable drive is an attractive solution due to low weight and consistency of performance in a compact package when compared to other hybrid arrangements. Torotrak's full-toroidal traction drive technology has been applied as a CVT for use in F1 and other motorsport together with automotive applications. | |
| | | | | Turbo Technologies for new Global Emissions Standards | | | | Mr. Brookshire is Platform (Product Development) Manager for CV LT/SUV Turbocharging Products, specializing in Turbocharging of Diesel Engines. He has 10 years of experience working in Applications and Product Development Engineering with Honeywell in the Turbocharging Business, and 4 additional years developing power cylinders at Metal Leve (Federal-Mogul). | | Overview of how Honeywell turbocharger technologies fit within the various global engine emissions test cycles. It is not a detailed discussion about the products themselves which are still in development; however, with an assortment of new technologies not yet seen in the turbocharging world, this discussion will give a better picture of how each of these technologies provide benefits to the engine. | |
| | | | | Reliability Demonstration of Complex Systems | | | | Mr. Capser supports product development in the validation of new or revised powertrain component designs. He specializes in reliability and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. | | Overview and discussion on the optimization of durability test plans for product validation of complex systems. Focus is on the validation of critical failure modes in terms of product function across one or more duty cycles. | |
| | | | | Low Cost Dynamic Testing for Performance and Race Engines | | | | | | | |
| | | | | A New Class of Vehicle Crafting Environmental Responsiblity with Exhilarating Driving Experience | | | | Mr. Duffy is Executive VP of Engineering, Total Vehicle for Venture Vehicles, Inc. He specializes in Automotive, Military & Aerospace transport systems, and has over 32 years of experience in the design, development and launch of vehicles including Jaguar Cars, Lotus, FMC, GM, Asia and several major N.A. Defense OEM's. | | Overview of the vehicle and its intended target market, as well as the systems being introduced to a new and necessary class of vehicle, to counter rising gas prices yet be anything but a bland experience. | |
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| | | | | Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles - The Impact of Realistic Driving Conditions | | | | Dr. Zoran Filipi is an Associate Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Assistant Director of the Automotive Research Center and faculty Fellow of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute. He is focusing on combustion and heat transfer in engines, modeling and computer simulation of engine processes and systems, alternative fuels, integration of powertrain and vehicle systems, and hybrid propulsion. | | Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) link two major infrastructures, the transportation and the electric grid. They offer a promise of significant reduction of fuel consumption and oil imports, by bringing other sources of energy into transportation. The PHEV’s are in the early stages of research and there are significant technological and market challenges to be addressed. The battery size/mass, the performance and cost tradeoff, as well as the reliability under deep-discharge conditions are obvious technical challenges on the road ahead. The results of the PHEV analysis depend to a significant degree on the driving conditions. Hence, information about the naturalistic driver behavior has critical impact on optimization of design and control of a PHEV system. | |
| | | | | Critical Pre-engineering Requirements for Establishing a Test Lab Facility | | | | Mr. Fulk is Business Development Manager for Systems Integration, specializing in Systems Engineering. He has over 25 years of experience in the development of test facilities, from Aerospace to Automotive; and specializes in the development of facility requirements, project scope development, work flow analysis and code compliance. | | This session will define the benefits of pre-engineering in the early phases of an engine or powertrain test facility design or for an upgrade to existing test cells. Emphasis will be placed on organizing the planning process, test site selection criteria, understanding constraints for facilities for this type and in the benefits of performing pre-project engineering to define the project scope. This information will allow the project manager to understand the challenges they’re facing and to develop a schedule and project budget that reflects the true reality of the project. | |
| | | | | Engine Downsizing with Boosting | | | | Mr. Grissom is responsbile for Turbo & Emission Business Development, specializing in Turbochargers. | | Discussion on diesel engine downsizing strategies for improved fuel consumption with driving performance. | |
| | | | | Dynamic Design of Experiments for Customer-Representative Reliability Validation | | | | | | Overview on how to: (i) Apply DOE for effective vehicle experimentation, (ii) Consider pre-defined experimental settings in optimal designs, and (iii) Adapt certain experiment settings during experimentation. | |
| | | | | Advanced Hybrid Powertrain Development Methods & Technologies | | | | Mr. Hennessy is Manager for AVL Powertrain Engineering Controls & Applications, specializing in Advanced Powertrain Controls | | This discussion will provide an overview of AVL's expertise and vision for future powertrain development methodologies required to support the ever increasing complexities introduced with powertrain hybridization and system control. | |
| | | | | Globalization of Test Systems | | | | Mr. Herold is Director - Worldwide Production Test Technology & Manufacturing Electronic Tools. His area of expertise is in Design, Procure, and Start-up of Manufacturing and Engineering Test facilities, for facilities in US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, India, China, and Japan. He is currently implementing new facilities in Russia, Turkey, Korea, Vietnam, Middle East. | | | |
| | | | | Syngas As A Platform For Engine and Emission Systems Optimization | | | | | | | |
| | | | | EPA 1065 Application on Test Systems | | | | Mr. Kregar is responsible for Application Management, Powertrain Test Systems. He specializes in engine testing with exhaust emission focus and engines for commercial vehicle and industrial applications. | | In Part 1065 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the EPA specifies many new requirements for the equipment and instrumentation that test internal combustion engines. How can the challenge of complying with these new regulations be tackled? | |
| | | | | Opportunity Assessment for Clean Diesels in the North American Light Duty Market | | | | Mr. McMahon is Managing Partner of Martec, specializing in Technical Marketing Research in global transportation markets. | | Highlights will be presented from The Martec Group's newly available comprehensive analysis of the opportunity for clean diesels in North America. This study captures the views and opinions of all principal stakeholders shaping diesel powertrain acceptance including: consumers, dealers, fleets, media, industry, Wall Street, and refiners. | |
| | | | | Considerations for Balancing Powertrain-Related Performance Attributes During Initial Design Concepting | | | | Mr. Mitchell is Program Manager at LMS, specializing in NVH and powertrain integration. | | A large number of factors associated with powertrain integration affect the capability of a new vehicle to satisfy the performance objectives for noise and vibration, power and torque, fuel economy, and packaging space. The discussion will focus on means to identify these factors and consider them together as a set at the early stages of the powertrain integration process. | |
| | | | | Operational Characteristics of Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filters including Delta Pressure to PM Mass Correlations | | | | Drs Naber and Johnson are both Professors at Michigan Tech University specializing in IC Engines, emissions, and aftertreatment. Michigan Tech has had a research program in diesel emissions including PM emissions and aftertreatment reduction for over 35 years. Current work includes experimental and modeling work on catalized DPF's for medium and heavy duty on- and off- road engines. | | Discussions will focus on diesel aftertreatment systems for PM reduction, utilizing diesel oxidation catalysts and catalyzed diesel particulate wall flow filters. Included in the discussions will be findings on the impact that the mass in the substrate wall has on overall pressure drop and the pressure drop to mass correlation. | |
| | | | | Increased complexity in ECU calibration increases the risk if of vehicle recalls – true or false? | | | | Mr. Pientsch is the Technical Sales Specialist for CAMEO and CRETA. Mr. Guntschnig is the Product Manager for CRETA. Both specialize in in Methodology, Development and Calibration. | | Fifteen years ago an ECU from a standard engine contained approximately 200 – 500 parameters. Driven by demands of emission legislation, fuel economy and comfort, the number of labels has increased up to 20,000 – with the tendency for even greater numbers in the future. How does the industry counter the resulting risk of cost-intensive recalls due to calibration mistakes, considering shrinking development times and increasing amounts of vehicle variants? | |
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| | | | | Advanced Fuel Economy Simulation to Address EPA 5-Cycle Test Requirement | | | | Mr. Rahmen is a Team Leader for System Simulation at Chrysler LLC, specializing in Powertrain and Thermal Systems. | | | |
| | | University of Wisconsin-Madison | | Advanced Combustion Technology for Compression Ignition Engines | | | | Dr. Reitz is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in Engine combustion modeling and experiments. He is former director of the Engine Research Center and current director of the ERC's Diesel Emission Reduction Consortium. | | Current engine research is focused on simultaneous reduction of PM and NOx emissions without loss of fuel economy. Potential injection and combustion strategies that address these problems will be discussed. | |
| | | | | Power, Energy, Mobility and Fuels: the Military Partners with Industry to Move Forward in the 21st Century | | | | | | Discussion about the path forward for both the military and industry, focusing on advanced hybrids (i.e. electric, hydraulic, plug-in); fuel cells; and alternative fuels. | |
| | | | | Organizing an organization (engineering, purchasing) to employ the strengths of model-based design with code generation | | | | Mr. Swortzel is Vice President of Business Development at MotoTron Corporation. He graduated with a BSEE from Purdue University and also holds an MSEE from the University of Dayton. His industry experience prior to MotoTron includes 9 years in electronics and control system design at Delphi Automotive Systems and 3 years as the technical sales and marketing manager for Applied Dynamics International. His experience also includes Founder and President of New Eagle Software which developed the RapidHawk embedded targets for The MathWorks code generation and is now known as MotoHawk by MotoTron. Mr. Swortzel also holds his Professional Engineering license in the state of Ohio. | | Experiences in the production use of code generation in a model-based process, with tips on focusing on IP generation, optimizing ECU hardware costs, and reducing engineering cost and time. | |
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