Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 (Morning) |
Management Session ”Setting the Scene“ |
Strategic and management-focused keynote addresses on the drivers of the three
participating Heavy Duty industries: |
- Commercial powertrains
- Agricultural powertrains and
- Non-road vehicles and machinery
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 (Afternoon) and Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 |
Topics for Technical Sessions include: |
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- Fuel economy, CO2 emission: the focus of on-road engine development beyond 2010
- Challenge for non-road industry: 2014 legislation
- Engine-out emission and exhaust gas aftertreatment: developed in a system approach
- Innovative development methodologies
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- System layout for commercial powertrains
- Combustion engine development for hybrid systems
- Future market and legislative requirements
- Innovative development methodologies
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- Implications on combustion engine
- CO2 balance sheet
- ”Well to wheel“ efficiency chain
- Cost, availability, logistics and safety implications compared to conventional fuels
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- Engine / drivetrain / vehicle seen as a system
- OBD requirements and solutions
- System cost reduction
- Innovative calibration methodologies
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009: AVL Engineering Day |
- Engineering focus groups for in-depth discussions on conference topics
- AVL Company visit
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