SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition

2:40 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24
Vehicle Aerodynamics (Part 1 of 6): Aerodynamic Development I
Session Code: B500
Room D3-24/25
This session deals with the aerodynamic development of vehicles or vehicle systems. Techniques used to optimize vehicle aerodynamic drag are
discussed, including experimental as well as computational simulations.
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Edward G. Duell, Jacobs Technology Inc.; Gregory Fadler, Navistar; Adrian P. Gaylard, Jaguar Land
Rover; Mark E. Gleason, Chrysler Group LLC; Kevin Golsch, Navistar; Arturo Guzman, Arturo
Guzman, Chrysler Group LLC; Taeyoung Han, GM; Bahram Khalighi; Todd Lounsberry, Todd
Lounsberry, Chrysler Group LLC; Thomas N. Ramsay, Honda R&D Americas Inc.; David Sims-
Williams, Durham University; Sandeep Sovani, ANSYS Inc.
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Aortic Mechanics in High-Speed Racing Crashes
Full-Scale Moving Motorcycle into Moving Car Crash Testing for Use in
Safety Design and Accident Reconstruction (Written Only -- No Oral
Presentation)
The papers in this session are available in SAE Technical Paper Collection, COLL-TP-00256 and SUB-TP-00007, and a
individually. To purchase visit collections.sae.org
Planned by Occupant Protection Committee / Automobile Body Activity
Time Paper No. Title
Adjoint Method for Aerodynamic Shape Improvement
Aerodynamic Investigation of Vehicle Cooling-Drag
The Process of Making an Aerodynamically Efficient Car Body for the
SAE Supermileage Competition
An Accurate, Extensive, and Rapid Method for Aerodynamics
Optimization: The 50:50:50 Method
The Aerodynamic Development of the Tesla Model S - Part 1: Overview
The papers in this session are available in SAE Technical Paper Collection, COLL-TP-00258 and SUB-TP-00004, and a
individually. To purchase visit collections.sae.org
Planned by Vehicle Aerodynamics Committee / Automobile Body Activity
Aditya Belwadi, Suresh Mahi, Paul C. Begeman, John Melvin, King H. Yang,
Wayne State Univ.
James W. Smith, Todd A. Frank, Kelly E. Bosch, Graeme F. Fowler,
Exponent, Inc.; Jarrod W. Carter, Origin Engineering, LLC
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Taeyoung Han, Shailendra Kaushik, General Motors Company; Ronald Gin,
ESI Group; Emmanuel Bot, ESI
Dirk Baeder, Thomas Indinger, Nikolaus Adams, Technical Univ. of Munich;
Peter Unterlechner, Audi AG
Louis Gagnon, Marc Richard, Guillaume Beardsell, Matthieu Boudreau,
Université Laval
Ashok Khondge, Ansys India; Sandeep Sovani, ANSYS Inc.
Robert Palin, Tesla Motors Inc.; Vincent Johnston, Tesla Motors Inc; Shaun
Johnson, Andrew D'Hooge, Tesla Motors Inc.; Bradley Duncan, Joaquin Ivan
Gargoloff, Exa Corporation