3rd & 4th Quarter 2007 - PACE

FEATURING . . .
THREE NEW INSTITUTIONS JOIN PACE
P.E.S. Institute of Technology in Bangalore, India -
“Bringing PACE to PESIT is an extension of GM’s
commitment to India’s automotive industry...” said Sheila
Sarver, Director – Engineering
and Operations, GM Technical
Center-India.
Tongji University in Shanghai,
China - “PATAC is proud to
be extending our cooperation
with Tongji University...”
said Raymond Bierzynski,
President of PATAC (Pan Asia
Technical Automotive Center)
Wayne State University in
Detroit, Michigan, USA -
“With its close geographic
proximity to the auto
industry’s operations, Wayne
State has played an important
role in automotive research
and development...” said
Ralph Szygenda, group
vice president and chief
information offi cer for
General Motors.
Continued on page 3-4
Third/Fourth Quarter 2007
New Institutions Join PACE 3
New Partner Spotlight 5
Student Intern Program 7
Global Annual Forum 8
Global Vehicle Project 2007 10
Course Competitions 12
In The News 14
Student Exchange 15
Software Updates 16
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New To PACE ACE
Wayne State University iver
(USA)
PACE Institutions
AUSTRALIA
Monash University
BRAZIL
University of São Paulo
CANADA
Dalhousie University
Queen’s University
University of British Columbia
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
CHINA
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tongji University
GERMANY
Technische Universität Darmstadt
TO THE GLOBAL PACE NETWORK
New To PAC PACE A E
P.E.S. Institute tute of Technology
(India)
INDIA
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
MEXICO
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
ITAM
ITESM-Estado de México
ITESM-Monterrey
ITESM-Toluca
Universidad Iberoamericana
SOUTH KOREA
Hongik University
Korea University
Sungkyunkwan University
SWEDEN
University West
New To PA PACE
Tongji University Uni
(China)
UNITED STATES
Brigham Young University
College for Creative Studies
Georgia Institute of Technology
Howard University
Kettering University
Lehigh University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
MIT
New Mexico State University
Northwestern University
Prairie View A&M University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tuskegee University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Texas at El Paso
Virginia Tech
Wayne State University

PACE ANNOUNCES THREE INSTITUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL
ACADEMIC NETWORK
P.E.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
India’s First PACE Institution Established
On March 6, 2007, General Motors, EDS, Hewlett Packard,
Sun Microsystems and UGS joined together for the launch
of a new automotive planning, design and engineering
partnership with the opening of India’s fi rst PACE Institution
at the P.E.S. Institute of Technology (PESIT) in Bangalore, India.
This new status for PESIT will result in numerous activities
between the university and the PACE Partners and
Contributors. For example, PACE and the GM Technical
Center in India (GMTC-I) will host PACE competitions which
will provide students many opportunities to network with
industry experts and showcase their skills. PESIT students
have also been paired with graduate students and GMTC-I
engineers to undertake projects using software and hardware
provided by PACE.
In addition, PESIT participated in the PACE Global Vehicle
Collaboration Project, which involves the development of
a next-generation concept vehicle by 20 PACE Institutions
around the world. In the 2006-2007 academic year, students
and instructors from participating universities cooperated
TONGJI UNIVERSITY
GM and PATAC Join EDS, Hewlett Packard, Sun
Microsystems and UGS in welcoming Tongji University and
the Establishment of New PACE Center
To promote the continued development of China’s
automotive industry and foster industry talent, General
Motors and its Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC)
joint venture have joined
EDS, Hewlett Packard, Sun
Microsystems and UGS
in the creation of a PACE
Center at Tongji University.
The PACE Center was
formally launched on
May 10, 2007 at Tongji’s
campus in Shanghai,
China.
The Tongji University
PACE Center represents, for the fi rst time, a world-class
automotive product lifecycle management (PLM) platform
being integrated into a Chinese university’s classroom and
laboratory curriculum. It has tremendous signifi cance for the
cultivation of automotive engineers and the university’s longterm
development.
According to David Chen, General Manager of Operations,
GM China, “This donation is very important for the training of
in the design and engineering of a Formula 1 type race car
of the future, which was unveiled at the 2007 PACE Global
Forum in Darmstadt, Germany.
“Bringing PACE to PESIT is an extension of GM’s commitment
to India’s automotive industry and the development of the
next generation of industry professionals,” said Sheila Sarver,
Director – Engineering and Operations, GMTC-I.
“PACE off ers a unique combination of hardware and software
to facilitate the learning of computer-aided design and
engineering concepts,” said Abhay Gupte, Managing Director
of Applications
Delivery-India for
EDS. “Students gain
valuable experience
applying these
concepts as they
work on industry
projects.”
China’s engineering talent and represents GM’s commitment
to help lead China’s automotive industry into the future. The
cutting-edge CAD tools will give students essential practical
experience, allowing them to contribute to the ongoing
development of China’s automotive industry.”
“PATAC is proud to be extending our cooperation with
Tongji University to provide students advanced technology
and product lifecycle management training,” said Raymond
Bierzynski, President, PATAC, “Our goal is to become a worldclass
automotive engineering, design, and testing center. We
expect the PACE Center to provide students an even stronger
background in automotive engineering, which is the kind of
experience we need to reach our goal.”
Tongji University celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007
and is one of China’s most prestigious academic institutions.
It is an important training ground for China’s automotive
industry talent. For example, the institution has produced
four generations of a locally designed and developed fuel
cell vehicle and hopes to manufacture these on a large
scale. By the end of 2007, it will complete construction of
the Shanghai Ground Transport Wind Tunnel Center and
Automotive Modeling Research Center.
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
On September 18, 2007, executive leaders from General
Motors, EDS, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens UGS PLM
Software, and Sun Microsystems announced their latest
academic partner, Wayne State University (WSU), during a
special ceremony on the campus in Detroit, Michigan.
“Some software programs in the suites of design
simulation and modeling tools provided by PACE
have been an essential part of Wayne State’s
engineering courses. The PACE contribution will
allow the College of Engineering and its faculty to
integrate the entire PACE toolbox throughout our
curriculum, starting with basic fi rst-year engineering
classes,” said Ralph Kummler, dean of Engineering.
“Wayne State’s participation in PACE strengthens
the university’s role in Michigan’s transition to a
high-tech economy,” said WSU President Irvin D.
Reid. “The tools we receive from PACE will enable us
to prepare the skilled engineering, manufacturing,
and design workforce needed in an increasingly
competitive global marketplace. Our selection as a
PACE institution greatly enhances Wayne State’s ability to
educate the men and women who will lead Michigan to
economic prosperity.”
WSU joins 40 strategically selected universities around
the world as a PACE Institution, including institutions
in China, Germany, Sweden and Mexico, as well as fi ve
others in Michigan – Kettering University, Michigan State
University, the University of Michigan, Michigan Tech, and
College for Creative Studies.
“With its close geographic proximity to the auto
industry’s operations, Wayne State has played . . . an
important role in automotive research and development,
as well as providing a practical automotive engineering
education for future engineers,” said Ralph Szygenda,
group vice president and chief information offi cer for
General Motors.“
“We also recognize its strong emphasis on collaboration
in research and instruction across all engineering
departments, as well as external colleges, demonstrated
by the fl ourishing of outstanding degree and research
programs in alternative energy technologies, smart
sensors, biomedical imaging, automotive engineering,
nanotechnology and global industrial systems. The
integration of the PACE tools into this education and
research culture can only greatly enhance it.”
The PACE participation by Wayne State is expected to foster
collaborations beyond campus. Wayne State’s Formula SAE
team has already begun discussions with the College for
Creative Studies (CCS), a nearby PACE Design Institution. “We
are looking at the opportunity for CCS design students to
work in tandem with our students to include styling as one of
the design objectives for the Wayne State Formula SAE car,”
said Michele Grimm, associate dean of academic aff airs, and
the lead engineering integrator of the PACE tool box.
“We know students at Wayne State are already being
prepared for the global economy,” said Mike O’Hair, vice
president and regional general manager, GM Account, EDS.
“By integrating the PACE tool box throughout its engineering
curriculum, the Wayne State College of Engineering is
upgrading its ability to train a new generation of engineers
well-versed in today’s technology and ready to hit the
ground running when joining an employer in any sector.”
“UGS PLM Software is pleased to participate in bringing
Wayne State University into the PACE family,” said Dave
Shirk, executive vice president, Global Marketing, UGS PLM
Software. “Today’s leading manufacturing and technology
companies compete on the basis of time to market, product
cost, quality and innovation. We hope our support for Wayne
State’s engineering curriculum will prepare its graduates
even more for the real world.”
The College of Engineering at Wayne State, with more than
2,600 undergraduate and graduate students, off ers a wide
range of fully accredited engineering disciplines. Its wellrespected
graduates will be better prepared for careers in
Michigan’s emerging high tech and global economy thanks
to Wayne State’s selection as a member of PACE.

NEW PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: HEWLETT-PACKARD
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been a PACE Contributor since
2004 and has made numerous hardware donations to
the program totaling nearly $2 million. PACE is pleased
to welcome Hewlett-Packard as a global PACE Partner,
which signifi es a greater level of commitment to the
PACE Program, and adds even greater benefi t to the
PACE Institutions and the PACE Program in general.
“HP has long supported the PACE Program as a PACE
Contributor. The PACE Executive Sponsor Council now
welcomes HP as the fi rst additional partner since the Program’s inception. HP’s
contributions have become critical for the success of PACE, and their consistent
and exemplary reinforcement of the Program’s mission have earned them this new
Partner status” stated Terry Kline, Process Information Offi cer, GM Global Product
Development and Co-Chair of the PACE Executive Sponsor Council.
HP OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TO PACE INSTITUTIONS
• New HP Intel-based engineering workstations (through competitive grant process)
• New HP large-format printers (through
competitive grant process)
• Below the standard educational-discount
pricing on new HP hardware for PACE
Institutions
• Joins EDS in providing used/refurbished
HP Intel-based engineering desktops
coming from GM’s refresh program (as part
of the “PACE Jump-Start” program
historically providing PACE hardware)
HP is a leading global provider of products,
technologies, solutions and services to
consumers and business. The company’s
off erings span IT infrastructure, personal
computing and access devices, global
services, and imaging and printing.
Additional information about the company
can be found at www.hp.com.
PACE Core Team Welcomes Paul Renaud,
Director of Segment Marketing,
Hewlett-Packard
L to R Paul Renaud-HP, Hulas King-Siemens PLM
Software, Elaine-Chapman-Moore-GM, John
Nielsen-EDS, Bill Burke-Sun Microsystems
“HP is honored to join General Motors as a global
PACE partner. HP has a rich heritage of developing
engineering talent, and contributing to the development
of that talent around the world. The globalization of the
Automotive and IT industries will continue to accelerate,
and we believe that the leading engineering academic
programs deserve the quality, performance, and reliability
of HP’s leading workstation and imaging technologies.”
said Jim Zafarana, VP Marketing Workstation Business,
Hewlett-Packard.
CONTRIBUTORS
SUPPORTERS
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PACE EXECUTIVE CHAMPION
GARY COWGER,
Group Vice President,
General Motors
Cheri Alexander
GMU President and Executive Director,
Global HR, General Motors
Edward Arlin (Co-Chair)
Executive Vice President,Global GM
Account, Siemens PLM Software
Katy Barclay
Vice President, Global Human
Resources, General Motors
Kate Driscoll
Vice President, US Education,
Sun Microsystems
Fred Edwards
Global Client Executive,
GM Enterprise, Sun Microsystems
Kirk Gutmann
Process Information Offi cer, Information
Systems & Services, General Motors
Terry Kline (Co-Chair)
Process Information Offi cer, Global
Product Development, General Motors
Mark Leavy
Global Design Director,
General Motors
Mike O’Hair
Vice President and Regional General
Manager, GM Account, EDS
Jim Queen
Vice President, Global Product
Development, General Motors
Todd R. Taylor
Client Executive,
Global Product Development, EDS
Jim Wiemels
Vice President, Global Manufacturing
Engineering, General Motors
Jim Zafarana
Vice President, Marketing Workstation
Business, Hewlett-Packard
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COUNCIL OF
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS
PACE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER
A basic tenet of the PACE Program is the mutual support and assistance
that PACE Institutions give to one another. This collaborative and helping
approach promotes curriculum change, more standardized hardware and
laboratory confi gurations, and improved resources. As a result-- courseware,
ideas, syllabi, and other resources shared by faculty can reduce the time
needed to make changes in their curriculum and moves best practices
around the globe.
SOME EXAMPLES OF SHARED SYNERGIES:
Brigham Young University –
Dr. Greg Jensen has worked with Sun Microsystems in an eff ort to place servers
strategically around the globe for use with the PACE Vehicle Collaboration
Project .
University of British Columbia –
Alan Steeves acts as the PACE Server Administrator for all confi guration
requirements for the servers used in the PACE Vehicle Collaboration Project.
Michigan Tech –
off ers NSF Vibration Simulation site, http://dynsys.uml.edu/, to UTEP and others
Michigan Tech –
Professors’ Roshan D’Souza and KVC Rao are preparing the PACE SAE/UGS
Cad Professional Certifi cation Guide which will be made available to all PACE
Institutions when the certifi cation pilot program is completed.
Brigham Young University –
submitted a proposal for, and received, a PACE Grant that included funding for
Video Conference hardware for the University of Toronto. The hardware was
critically needed for the PACE Vehicle Collaboration Project.
Virginia Tech –
Dr. Jan Helge Bohn submitted proposals for, and received, several PACE Grants
that resulted in the network integration of Video Conference systems at Virginia
Tech, TU-Darmstadt, ITESM-Monterrey, Howard University, and Shanghai Jiao
Tong University. This network system enabled team teaching and collaborative
courses and projects.
Michigan State University –
Instructor Bob Chalou traveled to University of Texas at El Paso to provide
NX training for students and faculty within the Mechanical Engineering
Department during his summer off -time.
University of Texas at El Paso –
Dr. Louis Everett is assuming the responsibility of designing and organizing a
Teamcenter Community site that will provide collaborative course materials
and other courseware for PACE faculty use. If this pilot proves successful, it will
likely be integrated with the PACE Courseware Repository currently found on
the PACE web site. Instructors are encouraged to share their courseware and
other materials by contacting: leverett@utep.edu.

PACE INSTITUTION PARTNERS STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM WITH
R & D FUNCTIONS AT GM
Wouldn’t it be exciting for a M.S. or Ph.D. candidate in
one country to do some of his/her scholarship in an
industry R&D area in another country half-way around
the world? Well, that is exactly what is happening in
the Visiting Scholar Program between Sungkyunkwan
University (SKKU) in South Korea and GM Research &
Development (R&D) in the U.S. This program was initiated
in August, 2007, as a result of a South Korean government
grant awarded to Department of Systems Management
Engineering and Department of Management of
Technology of SKKU, along with Professor Sang Do Noh, the
PACE Integrator at SKKU who oversees the program. This
fi ve-year program allows for six-month rotations for M.S.
and Ph.D. candidates for a maximum of eight students per
rotation.
The fi rst group of four students is currently working at
GM R&D in Warren, Michigan (US) in the area of Realtime
Information for Manufacturing. Other areas of focus will
be identifi ed for future students. Funded through the
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy and the
Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development
of the South Korean government, the funding covers the
students’ travel, and a stipend for living expenses and
local transportation. The grant can accommodate several
students per year. This helps GM and GM Daewoo develop
talent and knowledge in critical research areas relevant to
manufacturing. The South Korean government supports
these young citizens in experiencing GM as a multi-national
technology company, and expanding their research
capabilities within an international arena. This program
will grow young talented people who can function well in a
collaborative global setting.
“This program provides fantastic experiences to a
participating student, and will be very helpful for
him/her to become a leading engineer of automotive
manufacturing engineering. Based on the strong
partnership of GM, GM Daewoo and SKKU, through
PACE, we can deliver successful collaborations in
education and research activities.”
~ Prof. Sang Do Noh, SKKU in Korea
THE KEY CHAMPIONS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE:
• Professor Sang Do Noh, Sungkyunkwan University
• Dr. Susan Smyth, GM Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
• Dr. Jeff rey Tew, GM Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
• Mr. Kyunghoon Chung, GM DAEWOO-Korea
“The students are well prepared and knowledgeable
about the work that they are doing in GM. This
helps us to develop our research-based relationship
with GM Daewoo by focusing on projects that bring
a demonstrable value to GM Daewoo and GM,”
~ Susan Smyth, General Motors
There are four projects on which the candidates are
working. Each candidate is paired with one or more GM
researchers in the U.S. and a GM Daewoo manufacturing
engineer in Korea – all of whom provide solid mentoring
support for the candidate. After their experience in the
U.S., the candidates return to SKKU in Korea to further
their research experience.
According to Dr. Jeff rey Tew, GM R&D Manufacturing
Systems Research Lab, “The program is going very well
and students have gotten off to a great start. They are
working on four key projects in support of our Realtime
Information for Manufacturing research program.
Collaborations with SKKU, GM Daewoo, and GM R&D are
outstanding - everyone seems to be having fun too!”
L to R- Mr. Kyunghoon Chung-GM Daewoo, Mr. Hyunshik Shin-GM
Daewoo, Mr. Hyeonnam Kim- GM Daewoo, Dr. Susan Smyth- GM R&D
Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, Prof. Sang Do Noh- Sungkyunkwan
University, Dr. Jeffrey Tew-GM R&D Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
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THIS YEAR’S LOCATION – DARMSTADT, GERMANY
On July 23, 2007, in Darmstadt, Germany, nearly 200 attendees
comprised of university faculty, students, IT company and GM
leaders from around the globe gathered for a week of software
training, academic and industry presentations, and global
networking at Technische Universität Darmstadt.
Technische Universität Darmstadt became a PACE Institution in
February 2003 and was the gracious host for this annual global
event. Highlights from the week long activities included –
PACE Global Vehicle Development Project presentation
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• 200 students speaking seven diff erent languages from
20 PACE Institutions covering ten countries, and fi ve
continents collaborated to design, engineer, and build a
Formula One type race car in nine months.
• Students and faculty utilized software tools provided
by PACE– including Teamcenter Community, Teamcenter
Engineering, NX, Solid Edge, Fluent and Gambit, Altair
HyperMesh, Autodesk Auto Studio and Sketchbook Pro,
Gamma Technologies’ GT Power, LS-DYNA, Engenious
iSIGHT, and MSC Nastran/Sofy/Adams. PACE hardware
was also utilized including 3Dconnextion Space
Navigators, Wacom Cintiq Design Tablets, Sun Servers,
and HP workstations and printers.
• Project is supported by GM design, product and
manufacturing engineering subject matter experts.
Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing Presentation
Tracks included:
• Top Design presentation – Professor Brigid O’Kane,
University of Cincinnati, High Performance
Interdisciplinary Teamwork, A Continuum of Expertise
• Top Engineering presentation – Professor Louis Everett,
University of Texas at El Paso, Okay, I Got It: Using
Simulation Software to Teach Fundamentals of
Engineering
• Top Manufacturing presentations –
- Shane Larsen, Graduate, Brigham Young University,
Using PACE Tools to Design, Analyze and
Manufacture Substructures for Formula-1 Type Bodies
- Professor Sang Do Noh, Sungkyunkwan University
(South Korea), A Unifi ed Method to Build and
Operate the Digital Virtual Factory Using PACE Software
• Top Industry presentations – honors went to John Baker
(UGS), Heinz-Gerd Lehnhoff (GME - Adam Opel), Sheryl
Garrett (GM Global Design), Linda Channell (GM IS&S),
Christoph Goettlicher (GME - Adam Opel), Richard
Woodhead (GME-Manufacturing Engineering), and
Marcus Boerner (GME- Adam Opel)
Nearly 100 attendees participated in software training
sessions for Alias Design, iSIGHT, Teamcenter Engineering,
HyperWorks, MSC Adams/Car, and PACE Software Integration.
The PACE annual forum is sponsored by the network of
PACE global partners and contributors. Many thanks for
their ongoing sponsorship and support of PACE educational
activities around the world.

2008
PACE Global
Annual Forum...
Save the Date!
What:
. Informational presentations,
demonstrations, and cultural
activities including presentations
from faculty on their PACE activities
and projects; tours of the local
PACE Institutions and their labs;
speakers from IT and automotive
industry
. Software training sessions
. Vendor information and faculty/
student poster session
. Networking with other PACE
Institution Faculty
. Cultural activities that will include
dinners and tours of local attractions
When:
. Monday, July 28 through Saturday,
August 2, 2008
. July 28 – 29: Training sessions using
PACE software tools
. July 30 – Aug 2: Conference
session which will include paper
sessions, poster sessions, and
invited lecturers
. July 21 – 25: Pre-conference
training will also be available
Where:
Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding
metropolitan area
Co-hosted by College for Creative
Studies, Wayne State University
and General Motors Corporation.
Many spectacular Detroit
(nicknamed “The Motor City”)
and General Motors venues will
be highlighted.
More information about PACE and
the 2008 PACE Global Forum can be
found at www.pacepartners.org
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DARMSTADT, GERMANY
The 2006/07 academic year PACE Global Vehicle Collaboration
Project represented the design, analysis and manufacturing work of
approximately 200 students and 25 faculty, from 20 PACE Institutions
located in ten countries, on fi ve continents, speaking seven diff erent
languages! This amazing group had one visionary goal in mind – to
focus their eff orts on the creation of a next generation Formula One
type race car. The collaborative eff orts of four Industrial Design teams,
18 Engineering teams, and one Manufacturing team were combined
to virtually design and physically create the racecar. As this group
of students presented their results at the 2007 PACE Global Forum in
Darmstadt, Germany, their experiences proved to be extraordinary.
The audience looked on in amazement as the students presented their
“involvement in” and “leadership of” a real-world global engineering
and collaboration experience. The students and faculty from these
distinguished PACE Institutions experienced the importance of bridging
regional and international engineering standards, languages, and
geographical and social boundaries.
TEAM CHALLENGE...
The challenge was for this global team to design, engineer and build a next
generation Formula One style race car between the months of September
2006 and June 2007. Due to the compressed timeframe, it was not expected
that major components would be fabricated. Rather, it was advised that
some of the components be purchased, then analyzed and modifi ed as
necessary. For example, the Ecotec engine was modifi ed to burn E85 fuel –
a combination of 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol bio-fuel.
TEAM OBJECTIVES...
The objectives of this project were as follows, realizing that safety of the
individual team members must always be the overriding objective:
1. Improve students’ engineering collaboration skills on an international level
2. Refi ne students’ modeling and design skills
3. Apply fundamental engineering concepts using diff erent CAx tools to do
real-world analyses
4. Learn to resolve design changes
5. Modify and test components and subassemblies
6. Manufacture drivetrain, chassis, and body components
7. Assemble the fi nal chassis at Brigham Young University and assemble
the fi nal drivetrain at University of Texas-El Paso
8. In the interest of student safety, the chassis and powerful drivetrain
will not be assembled together by any of the universities
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IN SUMMARY, the basic design required:
1. Next generation Formula One style race car
2. Mid engine (GM Ecotec, mounted longitudinally)
3. Transaxle mounted in the rear driving the rear
wheels (Hewland sourced sequential gearbox)
4. Engine will be turbocharged and supercharged
5. Engine will be fueled by ethanol
(If possible and reasonable)
6. Wheelbase: approximately 2600mm
7. Track width: approximately 1600mm
8. Weight: about 650kg
9. One main chassis with four interchangeable
bodies (gives the impression of four unique
vehicles)
Student’s Collaboration Project on Display at GM Vehicle
Engineering Center, Warren, MI (US)
L to R - Front: Will Leeffl er, Joe Joseph; Back: Elaine
Chapman-Moore, Matt Tsien, Mark Kent, Greg Jensen

Participating Schools
and Programs
Australia
Monash University (both ID and ME)
Brazil
University of São Paulo (ME)
Canada
University of British Columbia (ME)
University of Toronto (ME)
Queen’s University (ME)
China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (ME)
Germany
RWTH-Aachen (ME)
India
Peoples Education Society Institute
of Technology (ME)
Mexico
Instituto Politecnico Nacional (ME)
ITESM – Toluca (ME)
Universidad Iberoamericana (ME)
South Korea
Hongik University (both ID and ME)
Sungkyunkwan University (both ME
and MFG)
Sweden
University West (ME)
United States
Art Center College of Design (ID)
Brigham Young University (ME)
College for Creative Studies (ID)
Northwestern University (ME)
Prairie View A&M University (ME)
University of Texas at El Paso (ME)
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PACE COURSE COMPETITIONS
On campuses around the globe, Spring 2007 was buzzing with PACE Course Competitions. Here are highlights from some of the
participating PACE Institutions.
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
hosted their fi rst PACE Course Competition on April 2, 2007.
Forty-six, 2nd year engineering students showcased their NX
skills. The faculty taught NX4.0 in this course, and the students
subsequently used this software to design their project. This was
the students’ fi rst exposure to NX. In previous years the course,
Design and Graphics 2, has used Solid Edge.
The Challenge
In this years competition, students designed and constructed
remotely-operated “rats” using only the materials and control
system supplied to them. The rats then forage for food in
the arena, bringing the food back to their pantry and placing
the food in the appropriate receptacles. There were three
pieces of food for each rat: a wedge of cheese, a piece of
salami and a sugar cube. Teams were judged on the number
of food items their rat retrieved, the ability to place the food
in the appropriate receptacles in their pantries, and the time
it took to accomplish the task. The competition took place
in an arena. The food was found in and around the structure
in the center of the arena. The two pantries were located on
opposite sides of the arena.
Judges from GM Canada and UGS attended to evaluate the
student teams on design drawings, prototype, organization,
and fi nal presentation content. Top prizes were awarded for
best design presentation and “fastest robot” completing all tasks.
Competition scoring algorithm:
• 1 point each – bring the cheese, sausage, and sugar to the pantry
• 1 point each – place the cheese, sausage, and sugar cube into each receptacle
• Up to 1 point for the time bonus [team best time recorded]
• Maximum score possible – 7 points
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Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (US) hosted
a PACE Course Competition in March 2007. Forty-three
students from Professor Henry Stoll’s ME340-2 Computer
Integrated Manufacturing class presented their learnings
and [CNC tooled] plastic models to representatives from GM,
Altair Engineering, and UGS.
The Challenge
ME 340-2 focuses on the
“art-to-part” process.
Student teams (2-4
students per team)
designed an assembly
consisting of two or
more simple plastic
parts and developed
a tooling concept for making the parts as plastic injection
moldings. Using NX, the team created solid models of the
parts and tooling, and used these to generate a cutting
path for CNC machining one or more molds. The cutting
path was downloaded to a CNC machine, and the molds
were machined. If needed, inserts, cores, and other tooling
components were made. Next, a plastic injection-molding
machine was used to produce several samples of each part.
The mold and parts were measured and compared with the
CAD solid model to gain insights into the design of each
part, as well as the art-to-part process aff ected the fi delity
of the resulting plastic injection moldings. Parts were then
assembled into the fi nal product. Each team wrote a report
and prepared a PowerPoint presentation describing their
project for the PACE judges.
First place went to the team with plastic mold and model
of a fully operational folding chair. Second place team
designed and created
a helicopter. And third
place went to the team
for their Mini-Cooperstyle
automobile – a
plastic model with fully
operational wheels and
doors. All the teams
were very skilled and
most defi nitely
impressed
the judges.
Northwestern University fi rst place
winning team – folding chair
Left: Technical Winners – Team 15: Dr. Warkentin [Dalhousie University, students
Martin Mitchell and Raymond Fitzpatrick, John Wood [GM Canada]

Michigan Tech in Houghton, Michigan (US) hosts both a Fall
and Spring Semester PACE Course Competition each year. In
April, 2007, PACE visited the northern-most point in Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula to see what the freshman students in Professor
Jim Hertel’s ENG1102 Engineering Modeling and Design class
were learning. The ME faculty at MTU initially took on the task
of narrowing down from 16 to the fi nal eight teams for the
competition.
The Challenge
All Michigan Tech engineering students, regardless of major,
are required to take ENG1102 Modeling and Design. NX plays
a large role in this course and once the students have basic
modeling skills, they apply them to a design project. Teams
were required to design their project in one of fi ve areas:
• Concept Design for a human-electric powered vehicle (HPV)
used for urban commuting
• Concept Design for pump-house and levies to control
fl ooding in city of New Orleans
• Concept Design for a microbrewery process
• Concept Design for a radio controlled vehicle with built-in
obstacle avoidance
• Concept Design to compete in SAE Supermileage
In each of these areas, teams develop both the physical
concept as well as the functional concept (simulations written
in Matlab). The focus is on the front-end of the design process:
creativity, feasibility, performance prediction, safety, and
effi ciency. NX allows teams to visualize their concepts quickly.
Given time constraints, only one part detail drawing is required
from each student. Presentation slides are typically created as
screen-captures of the rendered assembly. During the PACE
Competition, teams are asked to focus on 3-D solid modeling,
but may also include simulation results and demonstrations.
1st Place Winners Supermileage VehicleTeam with judging representatives
from GM, Altair, and UGS [Michigan Tech]
Michigan Tech
Dr. Warkentin[Dalhousie University] and students, Alex
Wright, Aziz Martakoush
Northwestern University
Michigan Tech
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PACE PROJECTS
Opportunities abound as PACE students
apply their learnings to PACE projects and
interface with the automotive industry.
Here are a few examples of global projects
taking place...
Brazil
University of São Paulo –
Trim Die Surface Development
Fuel Tank Re-Design
Formula One Race Car that Runs on
Ethanol
China
SJTU and Tongji University –
Concept Car Design for 2015
China Market
Mexico
ITESM- Estado de México - 2D and 3D
dimensional analysis focused on tolerance
and variances control
Instituto Politecnico Nacional - Improve
hydraulic noise isolation in the road
simulator chamber with a low cost solution
Universidad Iberoamericana and Instituto
Politecnico Nacional - Creation of
UDF’s for modeling plastic features as
reinforcements, doghouses and ribs
ITESM-Toluca and Instituto Politecnico
Nacional - Polymers mathematical
modeling and correlation from test
ITESM-Toluca and Instituto Politecnico
Nacional - GMT319 / C105 translation of
drawings from roll to 11X 17 format
Instituto Politecnico Nacional -
Development of macro in UG for improving
modeling time of interior parts
Tentative Projects for 2008- Powertrain and
Chassis Engineering
- E 85 3.0 L Industrial Engine
- Brakes dynamometer
- Biodiesel (GMT610 Cutaway)
South Korea
Korea University –
Development of bumper and
front upper structure system of
SUV for the protection of
pedestrians’ lower limbs
Development of techniques in
order to optimize seatbelt routing
by Computer Aided Simulation
Development of simulation
technique for low risk deployment
passenger airbag to meet new
FMVSS208 regulations
Hongik University –
Acoustic analysis of absorbing or
isolating analysis in mid-, highfrequency
band using statistical
energy analysis
Sungkyunkwan University –
Press Shop 3D Modeling (Bupyung
Plant, Changwon Plant)
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COLLABORATIVE PACE COMPETITIONS
PACE Competitions generally involve students only from one PACE Institution. However,
some faculty have extended these competitions to include a multi-university approach. For
example, Virginia Tech (US) and Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) have annually
co-hosted a PACE Competition with teams from multiple universities around the globe.
Beginning in 2005, this joint team-taught
course, Global Collaborative Engineering
Design, was developed at fi ve PACE
Institutions. Students were assigned to teams
referred to as a divison which covers a specifi c
target market. For example, Team Adam Opel
is designing for the German market, Team
Buick is designing for the US market, Team
Chevrolet is designing for the Mexican market
and Team Daewoo for the Chinese market.
There are students represented from all fi ve
institutions on each team.
The primary objective of this collaborative course is to introduce the students to both the
theoretical and practical aspects of global collaborative engineering design across cultures,
traditions, languages, and time-zones. For most, this is their fi rst experience towards
developing global engineering competence.
This innovative academic partnership is an on-going collaborative course comprised of new
teams each academic year.
Virginia Tech – Professor Jan Helge Bøhn | bohn@vt.edu
Technische Universität Darmstadt – Professor Ing Reiner Anderl
anderl@dik.tu-darmstadt.de
Howard University – Professor Lewis Thigpen | lthigpen@howard.edu
ITESM Monterrey – Professor Pedro Orta | porta@itesm.mx
Shanghai Jiao Tong University- Professor Lin Zhong Qin | zqlin@mail.sjtu.edu.cn
and Professor Chen Wei | Welling@sjtu.edu.cn
PACE IN THE NEWS
• Welcome new PACE Executive Sponsor Council members:
Cheri Alexander, GMU President & Executive Director, Global Human Resources,
General Motors
Katy Barclay, GM Vice President, Global Human Resources
Mike O’Hair, Vice President and regional General Manager, GM Account, EDS
Jim Zafarana, Vice President, Marketing Workstation Business, Hewlett-Packard
• On January 1, 2008, University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) formally changes name to Missouri
University of Science & Technology
• Siemens acquired UGS and changed its name to Siemens PLM Software
• NX v5 - PE for Structures has been replaced with NX Nastran (included in the NX bundle)
• University of Toronto presented at a recent MSC Software VPD Conference in Huntington
Beach, CA - Obstacle Surmounting and Manipulator Arm Simulation of a Tracked Mobile
Robot, showcasing the use of Adams software to simulate mobile robots with tracked
systems. More information can be found at:
http://www.mscsoftware.com/university/view_success_story.cfm?storyId=1
• Technische Universität Darmstadt and Virginia Tech have announced a Dual Degree Masters
Program in Mechanical Engineering - student(s) are required to study/reside at both
universities for a minimum period of one year at each institution and have language
profi ciencies in both English and German

U.S. PACE GRANT ACTIVITIES
The GM Foundation provides annual funding to PACE for use with PACE Grants which
support curriculum development, collaboration eff orts, PLM laboratory support, diversity
eff orts in PACE-related curricula, and other PACE-related activities. Using a competitive
selection process, PACE reviews the proposals and identifi es faculty to receive these grants.
Here are some examples of selected proposals for 2007 -
Brigham Young University
Update the courseware tutorials available in the PACE Courseware Repository on PACE
website. Contact: Prof. Jonathon Blotter, jblotter@byu.edu
Prairie View A&M University and University of Missouri-Rolla
Develop and implement a collaborative course which integrates Project Management into
collaborative Multi-CAD Engineering Design. Contact: Prof. Xiabo Peng,
xipeng@pvamu.edu and Prof. Benjamin Dow, dowb@umr.edu
Purdue University
Building Collaborative & Team Skills from the Start- this project complements Teamcenter
Community in Freshman Level Course IT104, Industrial Organization. It extends
education about PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) to the very beginning of the
technology curriculum. Contact: Prof. Michael Dyrenfurth, mdyrenfu@purdue.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Course development and delivery on Automotive Mechatronics
Contact: Prof. Kevin Craig, craigk@rpi.edu
University of Cincinnati
Provides for the integration of PACE software tools into CAE courses
Contact: Prof. Yujun Liu, Yijun.Liu@uc.edu
University of Missouri-Rolla
Supports development of Instructional Engineering Projects that utilize GT Power for
engine simulations in combustion-related courses Contact: Prof. Umit Koylu, koyluu@umr.edu
Wayne State University
Support for developing a methodology for creating new FlowLab modules for
thermal-fl uid system components and ultimately create a design library that can be used for
Captstone Projects. Contact: Prof. Jerry Ku, jku@wayne.edu
STUDENT EXCHANGE
Distinguished PACE Institutions, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) and University
of Michigan-Ann Arbor (USA) have joined forces to develop a unique student exchange
program for PACE students. Since the year 2000, these two institutions have engaged in
global higher educational exchanges. Through these exchange programs, both American
and Chinese students are able to not only take technical courses in a foreign country,
but also more importantly develop other essential skills such as team work, multi-culture
experience, technical communication, and social and language skills. These students
have benefi ted from both educational systems and possess the required skills to lead and
perform in global teams. These exchange programs have been proven highly successful
from the perspectives of both students and companies that hire these graduates.
In the last seven years or so, over 130 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) students have
studied and earned degrees at University of Michigan (UM) and over 100 UM students
have studied at SJTU and have completed their internships in China.
For Information Contact:
U of M | Michael Drake | Email: madrake@umich.edu
SJTU | Jun Ni | Email: junni@umich.edu
Upcoming PACE
Competitions in
2007-08 Academic Year
AUSTRALIA
Monash University
BRAZIL
University of São Paulo
CANADA
University of Toronto and University of
British Columbia
McMaster University
CHINA
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
SOUTH KOREA
Sungkyunkwan University
Hongik University
Korea University
USA
PACE Design Competition – University
of Cincinnati, Brigham Young University,
University of Missouri-Rolla, and
University of Texas at El Paso are
participating in a PACE GM Center
Console Design Invitational.
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tuskegee University
Michigan State University
Michigan Tech
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PACE Core Team
Elaine Chapman-Moore, Manager, Global PACE Partnerships, General Motors
Hulas H. King, Director, GO PLM & Global Community Relations, Siemens PLM Software
John Nielsen, Global PDM Process Executive, EDS
Bill Burke, GM Account Manager, Sun Microsystems
Paul Renaud, Director of Segment Marketing, Hewlett-Packard
PACE Contacts
Elaine Chapman-Moore, Manager, Global PACE Partnerships, General Motors
Offi ce: 586.986.7489 | elaine.chapman-moore@gm.com
Deborah Peak, PACE Academic Programs, General Motors
Offi ce 586.947.2386 | deborah.a.peak@gm.com
Tanya Jordan, PACE Events & Marketing, General Motors
Offi ce 586.986.1963 | tanya.jordan@gm.com
We welcome your comments, questions, and article suggestions... to Deborah Peak, Editor-PACE In Action,
GM Knowledge Center, 6442 E. 12 Mile Road, MC 480-303-110, Warren, MI 48090-9000;
E-mail: deborah.a.peak@gm.com; phone: 586.947.2386; fax: 586.947.2715
WWW.PACEPARTNERS.ORG
PACE Software
Below are the current versions of the software that PACE
Institutions should be utilizing as of July 2007.
This maintains consistency between institutions and GM.
SOFTWARE VERSION
Altair HyperGraph v7.0sp1
Altair HyperMesh v7.0sp1
Altair HyperView v7.0sp1
Altair MotionView v7.0sp1
Altair OptiStruct v7.0sp1
Autodesk- DirectConnect v1.0
Autodesk-AutoStudio v13.0.2
Autodesk-Maya v7
Autodesk-PortfolioWall V2.2.5
Autodesk-SketchBook Pro v2
Engenious i-SIGHT v9.0
FLUENT v6.3.26
Fluent-FlowLab v1.2.10
Fluent-GAMBIT v2.2.30
Fluent-TGrid V4.0.16
GT Power v6.2.3
LS-DYNA V971/Rev 7600.1224
MD Nastran v.2005.5.0 (r3)
MSC Adams v.2005 (r2)
MSC Sofy v.2006 (r2)
UGS JT Open v1
UGS NX 3 V3.0.2 MP13
UGS NX 5 GM migration targeted April 08
UGS Teamcenter Community v5.1.1.a
UGS Teamcenter Engineering V9.1.3.6a u1
UGS Tecnomatix v7.6.0.1b p1