SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition

9:00 a.m.
9:20 a.m.
9:40 a.m.
Thursday, April 26
Vehicle Diagnostics (Part 2 of 3): An Expert Panel Discussion - Electric Vehicles, the Next
Frontier for Service Technicians
Session Code:
Room D0-03A
Thursday, April 26
Vehicle Diagnostics (Part 3 of 3): An Expert Panel Discussion - The Impact of Increased
Vehicle Technology on Service, Diagnostics, and Technician Safety
Session Code:
AE311
Vehicle diagnostics deals with the development, delivery and execution of diagnostic procedures for vehicle systems. This session will explore new
technologies, processes and trends in the area of vehicle diagnostics.
Organizers -
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ORAL ONLY
ORAL ONLY
Kathleen E. Kedzior, MAHLE Test Systems
Panel
AE311
Developing Prognostic ECU Diagnostics
Louis Scott Bolt, Mahle
Field Diagnosis of EV/HEV/PHEV Motor-Generators
Jack Lelan Rosebro, Perfect Sky Inc.
Data-Driven Fault Model for Quality Monitoring and Root Cause
Analysis of Automotive Faults
Satnam Singh, General Motors Technical Center India Private Ltd.; Keith
Armitage, General Motors Corp.; Steven W. Holland, General Motors LLC;
Kallappa Pattada, General Motors Technical Center India Private Ltd.
Planned by Electrical and Electronic Systems Committee / Automobile Electronics Activity
Time Paper No. Title
Session Time:
10:00 a.m.
Vehicle Diagnostics Panel 1: Electric Vehicles- the Next Frontier for
Service Technicians
With record high prices for crude oil and at the pump, consumers are placing record num
orders for gas saving electric and hybrid electric vehicles. To provide fuel economy and
emissions to meet these consumer demands, OEM's are providing world-class hybrid el
vehicle system designs. Servicing high voltage battery packs, hybrid drive systems and
electronics is a change in technology for the vehicle technician and provides new approa
in vehicle service. This panel is comprised of experts in electric vehicle design and serv
They will be sharing solutions that have been created around an electric vehicle system
and also share their knowledge on how the servicing of the vehicle by the technician is b
handled. Each panel participant will first give a short presentation (15 minutes or less)
concerning the current conditions in their sector. The panel discussion will follow. A few
prepared questions will be presented to the panel by the moderator. After those questio
answered, the discussion is opened up for questions from the audience.
Moderators -
Mark N. Pope, General Motors LLC
Panelists - Joseph J. Barkai, IDC Manufacturing Insights; Chris Merkle,
Raytheon Professional Services; Jeffrey Minter, Madison
Area Technical College; Mark Quarto, General Motors LLC;
Mark Saxonberg, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.; James
Michael Smith, Nissan North America Inc.;
Planned by Electrical and Electronic Systems Committee / Automobile Electronics Activity