PACE 2010

2010 PACE Global Annual ForumOffice Hours With PACEOffice Hours With PACE – By Appointment, sign up at Information Table.Presenters: Vass Theodoracatos, Manager Global PACE Partnerships, GMLaura McCausland, Project Manager PACE Academic ProgramsLocation: VIP Room near Main Conference Room10:55 – 11:00 Break between presentations – Time allowed for moving to next session11:00 – 11:25 Institution and Industry Presentations – Breakout SessionsEngineering Track:“Simulation Study on an Electric Mini-Baja Car for Fuel Economy andPerformance”Presenters: Kwang-Hee Lee, Student, Inha University, KoreaJung-Guk Kim, Student, Inha University, KoreaLocation: Conference Room BIn this project, a simulation study on an electric mini-baja type car is conducted interms of fuel economy as well as the driving performance of an electric vehicle. NXis used to design the parts of an electric car and to do the kinematic analysis ofsuspension and steering system. MSC Adams is also used to do more complicatedsimulation and analysis for the driving vehicle. Since the fuel economy is the keyperformance factor in an electric mini-baja car with the minimum energy, AVL Cruiseis used to estimate the fuel consumption. Based on the analysis results, an actualelectric mini-baja car is developed with the best performance of dynamics and fuelefficiency. The actual test run is done to compare and validate the simulation results.Curriculum Track:“Introducing Multicultural Virtual Collaboration to Engineering Studentstaking a CAx Applications Course”Presenters: Aaron Ball, Graduate Student, Brigham Young University, USAGreg Jensen, Professor, Brigham Young University, USALocation: Conference Room 4This paper discusses the transformation of a project based Brigham Young University(BYU) Computer-Aided Engineering applications course (ME 471) into a TeamcenterCommunity enabled global engineering applications course. Students from Canada,Mexico, Brazil, and the United States were organized into multicultural virtual teamsand participated in designing, analyzing, and prototyping three competing auto bodystyles based on a common vehicle platform. A discussion of the technologies used,the modification and addition of content to the original lectures and labs, and thelessons that have been learned are presented. Intercultural and virtual teamingcompetencies are proposed as a result of our research and form the basis for animproved version of the ME 471 class that will be offered beginning September 2010.An Institutional Participation Packet (ME 471 course information and institutionalagreements) is available, and an invitation for participation in September 2010 isextended to PACE institutions.Facing Global Challenges – Solutions for the Future 17