Inspiring - SAE

SESSIONS
materials
Thursday April 17
Advances in Coatings (Part 1 of 2)
Exterior durability of coatings has become one of the top concerns
for OEM’s. This year’s papers focus on improving clear coats,
plated parts, as well as corrosion resistance. There are also
several papers that look at improving the friction properties of
engine components
Organizers:
William J. Welland, Hyundai America Technical Center Inc.
Advances in Instrument Panels and
Interiors (Part 1 of 2)
Technical discussion on various topics of interest to automotive
interiors and plastic trim engineers. The 2008 session has a focus
on methods for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) evaluation of
interior and plastic trim components for crashworthiness, durability
and comfort. The session will feature both technical papers
and a panel discussion with representation from OEM, Tier 1,
material supplier, test facility, CAE consultant and CAE software
companies.
Organizers:
Robert G. Egbers, American Commodities Inc.; Norm Kakarala,
Stephen M. Pitrof, Delphi Corp.; Mike Shoemaker, A L Johnson
Co.; Ravi S. Thyagarajan, Visteon Corp.; Jeff Webb, San Antonio/
Austin Corridor Council
Advances in Plastic Components,
Processes and Technologies (Part 1 of 2)
This session will cover a wide range of applications, processes and
technologies as the title suggests. It will encompass many or all
plastic applications that do not already have a designated session.
Topics range from fasteners to nanocomposites to alternative filler
technologies to laser welding and many, many others. Please refer
to the Session Schedule for M11 to get a list of specific papers /
presentations contained in this session.
Organizers:
Robert Maynard, Nova Chemicals Inc.; Kartik Srinivas, Akron
Rubber Development Laboratory Inc.
Experiments in Automotive Engineering:
(Part 1 of 4) Residual Stress Applications and
Measurements - One
This session is regarding the residual stress measurement
technologies and applications in industries. Effects of state
retained in a component on the mechanical properties of materials,
especially fatigue behavior. Thus, the measurements and
technology of the residual stress have been studying through X-ray
diffraction, neutron diffraction, laser, and other techniques.
Organizers:
Keyu Li, Oakland Univ.; Xichen Sun, DaimlerChrysler Corp.; Lin
Zhang, Quality Safety Systems Co.
Load Simulation and Analysis in
Automotive Engineering: (Part 1 of 8) Tire
and Terrain Modeling Techniques and Applications
Focusing on tire and terrain mechanics modeling for load
simulations, tire model parameters identification and sensitivity
analyses, tire testing equipment development, road profile
characterization, effective road profile development, and
interactions between tire, suspension/steering/brake systems, and
different terrains, spindle loads/travel variation characteristics from
proving ground test on deterministic road and rough road events,
etc.
Organizers:
Yin-ping Chang, Oakland Univ.; James C. Tebbe, General Motors
Corp.; Peijun Xu, Xiaobo Yang, Chrysler LLC; Jonah Lee, Univ. of
Alaska Fairbanks
Load Simulation and Analysis in
Automotive Engineering: (Part 5 of 8)
Test/Simulation Correlation and Durability CAE
Application - One
Focusing on correlation studies between road/laboratory test
and analytical simulation, determination of correlation matrix and
important factors affecting the correlations. Correlation could
be on load, displacement, velocity, acceleration, strain/stress,
damage, and fatigue life. This session also includes methods and
protocols for test-simulation correlation, durability CAE application
in automotive engineering, the process development of durability
analysis, equivalent method for customer usage and proving
ground durability test, duty cycle determination, CAE durability
modeling technique to achieve reliable result, stress analysis
method.
Organizers:
Yin-ping Chang, Oakland Univ.; James C. Tebbe, General Motors
Corp.; Peijun Xu, Xiaobo Yang, DaimlerChrysler Corp.; Cheng Cao,
Chrysler LLC; Guangtian Gavin Song, AM General LLC
Nanotechnology for Automotive
Applications (Part 3 of 3) - Nanostructured
Materials and their Characterization
The nanotechnology provides the automotive industry with
tremendous space for innovations and mammoth opportunities for
new and emerging markets. The automotive industry will benefit
from nanotechnology by getting improved fuel efficiencies and new
alternative energy sources, reducing in vehicle weight, enhancing
material strength, appearance and functions, increasing the degree
of comfort and flexibility and so on. Almost all the automobile
components can be improved by nanotechnology. This session
presents the latest in automotive applications of nanotechnology
that would pave the road for the future automotive technologies.
Organizers:
Jagjit Nanda, Ford Motor Co.; Gholdm-Abbas Nazri, GM R&D
Center; Minjuan Zhang, Toyota Technical Center USA Inc.
Technical session dates/times subject to
change. Look for updates at
www.sae.org/congress
SAE 2008 World Congress 25