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SAE UPDATE PAGE 1 NOVEMBER 2004

NOVEMBER 2004VOL. 21, NO. 11

IN THIS ISSUEClarence Spicer, entrepreneur and SAE

President ..................................................3

Motorsports Engineering Conference &

Exhibition outline ..................................6

Webcast explores future of racing

technologies ............................................7

SoCal Section welcomes Fred

Behringer .................................................8

Toyota and ExxonMobil researchers

write award-winning paper .................9

POPULAR FEATURESMessage from the President ................2

Washington Report ................................5

Meetings Update ....................................6

Leading Our World In Motion 1905-2005

See SAE SURVEY p. 3

Professional development seminars in ChinaForty-four Chinese engineers, technicians,

and engineering managers participated

in the fi rst SAE professional development

seminars offered in China. Four seminars,

taught by two experienced SAE instructors,

were offered from August 30 through

September 3 using classroom and laboratory

facilities at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

The DTI-SAE Global Knowledge Center is

a joint venture involving SAE International,

Delphi China, and Tsinghua University. It

serves as a host facility for SAE professional

development seminars and provides a library

of SAE publications and technical materials

for China’s engineering community.

Seminar attendees represented 18 different

multinational and domestic Chinese

corporations and came from 17 different

cities in China, some traveling 800 km to

attend the five-day training experience.

Multinational companies represented

included Delphi China Corp.; Nissan

Motor Co. Ltd.; Cummins, Corp. Beijing

Branch; GM Shanghai; John Deere; Julian

Harvester; Eagle-Picher Automotive;

Asimco Technologies; Nanjing Autoliv; and

Beijing Monroe Shock Absorber Co.

Domestic Chinese companies represented

included DongFeng Motor Corp.; Shanghai

Automotive Industry Corp.; Jiangling Motor

Co. Ltd.; Dandong Huanghai Automotive

Co. Ltd.; Beijing Foton Environmental

Engine Co.; Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei

Automobile Co.; and China Jialing Industrial

Co. Group, Ltd.

In addition, faculty members and

instructors from Tsinghua University’s

automotive engineering department, the Pan

Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC),

and the Shanghai Automotive Industry

Training Center (SAITC) successfully

completed the seminars.

SAE’s China business initiative, approved

by the Board of Directors in January 2004

as part of the society’s global development

plan, calls for the implementation of

additional engineering education and

training in China. In 2005, four similar week-

long seminars will be offered in Shanghai

and Beijing.

The November SAE customer satisfaction survey needs you!To “consistently provide a laser-like focus

on the customer” has been Ray Morris’

personal mantra since becoming the SAE

Executive Vice President in 2001. His vision

has inspired SAE staff to pursue this goal in

a united, dedicated, and ongoing effort.

To focus on the customer, a company must

fi rst understand its customer, and there is no

better way to accomplish that than through

feedback. Thus, at the suggestion of the

SAE Quality Improvement Committee, J.D.

Power & Associates has been commissioned

to conduct a series of global customer

satisfaction surveys.

November marks the date of the next

survey, which will be administered via e-

mail. Your perspective as SAE customers

will provide a wealth of information to

the organization’s key staff and member

decision makers, allowing SAE to make

certain that objectives are being met and that

the society is providing you with the tools

that you need in your career.

Overall, results from the fall 2003 survey

were positive, with more than 76% of the

respondents indicating that they were either

satisfi ed or very satisfi ed with SAE, and

92% saying that they intended to renew

their membership. Several improvement

opportunities were also identifi ed, affording

SAE staff the chance to focus their efforts on

areas that will provide the greatest value to

our members and customers.

A u t o m o t i v e E n g i n e e r i n g P r o j e c t Management, and Design for Manufacture and Assembly were taught by Angelo E. Mago.

The long-term goal of the initiative calls

for the implementation of a full range of

SAE training and engineering education

opportunities to be delivered in both English

and Chinese. In addition to the seminars,

SAE has agreed to cooperatively develop

a symposium on electronic powertrain

controls and onboard diagnostics with SAE

China. The symposium will be offered in

April 2005 in conjunction with the Shanghai

Auto Show.

U.S./International inquiries regarding

SAE engineering education in China may

be addressed to Thomas C. Coleman, SAE

Project Manager, via telephone at 724-772-

8531, or e-mail at [email protected]. China

inquiries may be addressed to John Chi,

Manager, DTI-SAE Global Knowledge

Center, via telephone at 86-10-6278-1630, or

e-mail at [email protected].

William Mark McVea taught two of the seminars in China: Gear System Design, Analysis, and Application; and Technical Survey of Modern Vehicle Transmission Systems.

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EDITORIAL

100th Anniversary Next year will mark the 100th anniversary

of SAE International and provide an

opportunity to celebrate the outstanding

achievements of SAE members and the

contributions they have made to our

society at large. The engineer’s mindset to

“not be satisfi ed with the status quo, and

continually work to make something better”

has resulted in successive improvements

in our technology, economy, and standard

of living. Mobility engineers have led the

growth of the mobility industry which

is now a cornerstone of today’s global

economy.

SAE has contributed to this growth

by being a forum for the interchange of

ideas, technology, and knowledge and by

developing standards that allowed effi cient

industrial development of products and

services. We are fortunate that many of the

best engineering minds realized the value of

interacting with their contemporaries under

the auspices of SAE. Mobility pioneers

Andrew Riker, Henry Ford, E. T. Birdsall,

and others who met in New York, about

a century ago to discuss the need for an

engineering society dedicated to automobile

engineers, were joined by other early

luminaries such as Orville Wright, Amelia

Earhart, Charles Kettering, and Howard

Coffin to provide leadership for SAE’s

growth. In 1916 the Society of Automobile

Engineers merged with the Society of

Tractor Engineers and the American Society

of Aeronautic Engineers to expand the scope

of mobility engineering and form the SAE.

This linkage of different mobility sectors

under the term “automotive” has grown to

include small- to heavy-duty engines, off-

highway to space vehicles, and fuels and

lubes to electronics. I think these diverse

technologies contribute to SAE’s unique

and great strengths, and have played

an important role in the growth of each

mobility sector.

Today, SAE has grown to be a global

organization serving the worldwide needs

of our constituents, members, companies,

academia, and government. Over 85,000

members and others are engaged in lifelong

learning through education offered in

the AWIM program, Collegiate Design

Series competitions, conferences, technical

meetings, and professional development

series. Educational support provided by the

SAE Foundation, SAE Foundation Canada,

and the newly formed SAE Foundation India

points to a commitment to improving math

and science literacy

and a dedication

to fostering the

next generation of

engineering talent.

SAE’s voluntary

c o n s e n s u s

standards process,

with approximately

15,000 participants,

has produced over 7500 standards used daily

in the design, manufacturing, marketing,

service, support, and recycling of mobility

products.

The SAE Board of Directors formed a 100

year anniversary committee several years

ago to begin planning for this occasion.

They are doing outstanding work with

many activities being planned in the many

different sectors of SAE, and at many

different meetings, conferences, exhibitions,

and other special events. Some sections are

off to a good start planning local activities

and some are still discussing the “best

idea” for their situation. As these events are

planned, I suggest you think not only about

all of the highly visible people who have left

their mark on SAE and our industries, but

also recognize the many, many contributions

made by members at the section level doing

their job to promote and support SAE on

a day-in, day-out basis. Leading sections,

planning programs and meetings, giving

presentations, supporting AWIM classes

and Collegiate Design Competitions, and

participation in other local activities are

all critical to the ongoing success of SAE.

Take a moment to remember and thank all

of them.

In the next 100 years the only certainty is

that change will continue at an accelerated

pace. SAE must continue to adapt and change

the products and services we provide as the

needs of our constituents change. I believe

SAE has a bright future because our two

fundamental core competencies, lifelong

learning and standards, will be even more

highly valued in the next 100 years. Please

join me in refl ecting on the past 100 years

and working together to make the next 100

even better for SAE and society in general.

Please e-mail me at [email protected] with

your thoughts on our 100th Anniversary

celebration or any other topic you would

like to discuss. I look forward to your

response and the opportunity to share

thoughts with you monthly in this forum.

Help spread information about the benefi ts of SAE by becoming a Company Representative at your workplace. Company Reps are SAE ambassadors who serve as information resources for SAE members and nonmembers. Receive important SAE information fi rst and be responsible for signing up new members, routing timely SAE notices, supplying necessary forms, and answering questions that your co-workers may have about SAE programs and activities. Company Reps receive early SAE news appropriate to their industry, as well as up-to-date membership materials to help them spread the word.

If you’d like to serve as a Company Rep at your worksite, call 724-772-7138, fax 724-776-3393, or e-mail [email protected].

Become a Company Representative

Voting coincidence?make a difference. I urge you to respond to

this opportunity, because SAE is not afraid

to grow, change, and even start over from

scratch—I’ve seen it happen. Look at it this

way, you don’t even have to go to the polls

because the survey will be e-mailed directly

to you!

Now how’s that for customer service?

I do not know if it is coincidental that SAE

members will be given the choice to vote

for change in the November customer

satisfaction survey during the same month

U.S. citizens will be voting for their President

of choice.

Whether planned or coincidental, it was

a smart decision because if you believe in

a democracy where a majority vote rules,

then you should believe that your “vote”

on the customer satisfaction survey will



From a black tie gala and special SAE Section functions to “mini celebrations” at various

SAE conferences and the Centennial Series editions of SAE magazines, you’ll have ample

opportunity to join SAE in toasting the society’s fi rst century. Here are SAE conferences at

which activities will be held:

SAE 2004 Motorsports Engineering Conference and ExhibitionNovember 30-December 2, 2004

Hyatt Regency Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

SAE 2005 World CongressBanquet and many other events that will

spotlight the 100th Anniversary.

April 11-15, 2005

Detroit, MI

2005 Foundation BanquetMay 2005

2005 Government and Industry MeetingReception at the Air and Space Museum

May 10, 2005

Washington, DC

SAE AeroTech Congress and ExhibitionOctober 3-6, 2005

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

2005 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and ExhibitionBanquet and other events that will

spotlight the 100th Anniversary.

November 1-3, 2005

Chicago, IL

2005 DoD Maintenance Symposium and ExhibitionOctober 24-27, 2005

Birmingham, AL

2005 Student Competition100-Mile Mini-Baja,

Southern Arizona

Special 100th anniversary programs

SAE CENTENNIAL

Clarence Spicer, entrepreneur and SAE PresidentAn automotive revolution was started 100

years ago by a man who would go on to

become the 1938 SAE President.

The invention and production of the

universal joint by automotive engineer

Clarence Spicer was a major engineering

breakthrough. The universal joint replaced

the chain-and-sprocket method of

transferring power from the engine to the

wheels of a motor vehicle.

“Clarence Spicer engrossed himself in a

vexing problem for the early automakers—

transmitting power to the wheels—and

developed a unique solution,” said Mike

Burns, current CEO and president of Dana

Co., in a press release celebrating the

company’s centennial earlier this year.

Clarence Spicer “unchained” the early

automobile, according to the Automotive

Hall of Fame, into which Spicer was inducted

in 1995. The universal joint reduced noise,

protected against dust and dirt, and was

easy to lubricate. The invention resulted

in a more reliable vehicle and was a key

to the rapid acceleration of American auto

manufacturing.

In 1904, at age 29, Spicer left his studies at

Cornell University’s School of Engineering

to begin manufacturing universal joints in

Plainfi eld, NJ.

The Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing

Co. was incorporated in the state of New

Jersey in 1905. Between 1904 and 1906,

Spicer’s customers included Buick, Wayne,

Mack, Oldsmobile, Stevens-Duryea,

American Motor Car, Diamond T, and E.R.

Thomas.

Clarence Spicer (center) reviews a document with his chief engineers.

An early advertisement for the Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing Co.

Technicians operate the burring wing and wing shaft assembly units at Spicer Manufacturing Corp.

Spicer’s partnership with Charles A. Dana

in 1914 resulted in mass production of the

universal joint and other products, and

the eventual formation of the automotive

supplier known today as Dana Corp.

In addition to the universal joint, Spicer

patented over 40 inventions that improved

vehicle safety and performance. He was one

of several experts called upon by the U. S.

Army in 1917, to design

the Class B Liberty Truck

for use in World War I.

He established a student

engineering training course

to provide hands-on shop

experience for new hires,

and rewarded his most

innovative employees with

cash bonuses.

As SAE approaches its

100t h anniversary, it is

appropriate to recognize

Clarence Spicer, a legendary

a u t o m o t i v e p i o n e e r,

member, and president,

who promoted SAE’s

mission.

BOARD PROFILE

Arnold W. Siegel (Mbr ‘58), Professional

Safety Engineer and

Consultant, has been

elected to serve a

three-year term on the

SAE Board of Directors

(2004-2006).

Siegel received a

bachelor’s degree in

physics in 1956 from

the University of California-Los Angeles

(UCLA) and a master ’s degree, with

emphasis on operations analysis, in 1958.

He continued post-graduate work in

biomechanics at UCLA.

Since 1956, Siegel has been a consultant

in automotive and aircraft accident and

injury analysis as well as traffi c safety for

domestic and foreign industry; ministries

of transportation in Europe and the Orient;

the U.S. Departments of Health, Education

and Welfare, Transportation, Defense, the

U.S. General Services Administration,

U.S. Forest Service, police departments in

California and other states, and attorneys

and insurance companies worldwide. He

has over 40 years of experience in research

and forensic matters.

Siegel’s commitment to automotive

collision injury research dates from 1955 as

Associate Project Engineer, UCLA Institute

of Transportation and Traffi c Engineering.

The institute initiated the world’s first

experimental full-scale automotive crash

program, collecting scientific data on

hundreds of crashes. He designed and

constructed early versions of anthropometric

dummies and built the fi rst infant and child

dummies used to set criteria for infant and

child safety seats. He was Co-Director for the

Trauma Research group of UCLA’s School

of Engineering & School of Medicine’s

Department of Surgery (1960-1976), with a

joint appointment as a research professor.

The Arnold W. Siegel International

Transportation Award was created by SAE

to honor Siegel’s many accomplishments. It

has been given annually since 1987, initially

at the Stapp Biomechanics Conference

to leading research scientists for their

transportation safety contributions. It

includes an Honorarium from the Siegel

Endowment Fund—SAE Foundation and a

Medal for the recipient’s accomplishments

awarded at the SAE Congress Honors

Convocation. The Siegel Service Technician

Scholarships program has also been

established through the Siegel Endowment

Fund—SAE Foundation. This program

awards six $1000 second-year scholarships

to Montana’s six colleges of technology.

Siegel has conducted numerous seminars

and symposia on automotive collision

dynamics, biomechanics, and industrial

design at UCLA as well as other universities

and organizations. He has presented over

1000 lectures and authored or co-authored

more than 50 research papers, 100 articles,

and 15 motion pictures.

Awards include: the Distinguished Service

Award, Service Technician Society; Montana

Ambassador’s Plenipotentiary 2001 Award;

twice the Metropolitan Life National

Safety Council Award; and the Belgian

International Traffic Safety Award for

Collision and Injury Research.

He has been on the Association for

t h e A d v a n c e m e n t o f A u t o m o t i v e

Medicine’s Board of Directors; Action for

Child Transportation Safety; Safety Belt

Safe; Montana Community Foundation;

Yellowstone Association; and was a pioneer

member of the Committee for the Stapp

Biomechanics/Conference (1956-1998),

permanent co-Chair for five years, SAE

Foundation Board of Trustees, and he

organized the Stapp Foundation.

Memberships include SAE Fellow; the

California Association of Criminalists;

Sigma Xi; the Attorney General’s Traffi c

Safety Committee; and the California

Passenger Safety Resource Panel.

He and his wife of 46 years, Stephanie,

raised four children and reside in both Los

Angeles and Montana.

Arnold W. Siegel

SAE SURVEY continued from p. 1

Nearly 4400 customers responded to the

fall 2003 survey, and to those of you who

took the time to complete this important

survey, SAE would like to extend a sincere

“thank you.” Your input has provided

tremendous insight that will ultimately

result in a better SAE, so keep an eye out

in the coming months for changes that you

helped to inspire.

Information on advanced technologies,

standards development, access to meetings

and exhibitions, and lifelong learning

were identified as important reasons

for belonging to SAE. As a result of this

feedback, members can be sure that SAE will

MORE NEWS

continue to develop the latest and highest

quality standards, technical publications

and papers, conferences, and professional

development offerings.

The collective “voice of the customer”

has been speaking more and more clearly

to SAE over the past few years, and the

November survey should be no exception.

As SAE approaches its landmark centennial

of service, we hope that your voice will join

in with your colleagues’ voices from across

the globe, enabling us to provide another

100 years of laser-like focused customer

service.



Yoshihiro Hotta is

a researcher in the

engine combustion

laboratory at Toyota.

A member of the

JSAE and JSME, he

has written a number

of technical papers

for SAE and JSAE. He

received his bachelor’s

and master’s degrees

i n m e c h a n i c a l

engineering from Kyoto University.

Kazuhisa Inagaki

is a researcher in the

engine combustion

laboratory at Toyota

and a member of

JSAE and JSME. He

has written a number

of technical papers

for JSAE, JSME and

SAE. He received his

master’s in mechanical

eng ineer ing f rom

Nagoya University.

Walter Weissman,

s e n i o r s c i e n t i f i c

advisor in the field

of advanced vehicle

fuels and lubes, has

been working with

E x x o n M o b i l f o r

43 years . He has

authored a number

of publications, and

was recognized as an

Outstanding Engineering Alumnus at the

50th anniversary of the City College of

New York Engineering School. He is also a

recipient of the Kirkpatrick Award for his

work in Flexicoking. Weissman is a member

of the American Institute of Chemical

Engineers (AICHE), the American Chemical

Society (ACS) and SAE. He received his

bachelor’s in chemical engineering from

the City College of New York and his

master ’s from the Newark College of

Engineering (now the New Jersey Institute

of Technology).

John T. Farrell is

the program leader

f o r c o m b u s t i o n

fundamentals research

a t E x x o n M o b i l .

He has authored 25

pu b l i c a t i o ns a n d

s e v e r a l p a t e n t e d

a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d

f i l i n g s , a n d i s a

m e m b e r o f A C S

and the Combustion

Institute. He received his bachelor ’s in

chemistry from Purdue University and his

doctorate in physical chemistry from the

University of Colorado.

The Harry L. Horning Award will be

presented at the 2004 SAE Powertrain &

Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition

on October 25-28 at the Tampa Marriott

Waterside in Tampa, Florida.

For more information, contact SAE Awards

and Scholarships Program Manager Lori

Pail at 724-772-8534 or at [email protected].

AWARDS

Students awarded for dedicated membership Six student members have been awarded

the SAE Long Term Member Sponsored

Scholarship in recognition of their support

for SAE and its programs at their collegiate

chapters.

The scholarship is granted to outstanding

student members who are entering their

senior year of undergraduate studies. The

award was established in 1994, is sponsored

by the SAE Foundation, and funded through

contributions from long-term (25-, 35-, and

50-year) members, many of whom have

elected to fund this scholarship in place of

receiving a Long Term Recognition Award

from SAE.

Derek L. Beebe is

SAE student chapter

President at Central

Michigan University. He

has been active in many

SAE-related activities,

including the chapter’s

a n n u a l E n g i n e e r s

Week, which features

the popular cardboard

boat race. He has also

organized the chapter’s SAE/CMU resume

book, which assists student members in

locating job and internship opportunities in

the automotive community. He is a member

of the university’s Supermileage team,

and has participated in the Micro Truck

Baja Challenge. A resident of Charlotte,

Michigan, Beebe is working toward a BS

in industrial technology management, and

hopes to be a designer for an automotive

racing team.

David A. El ia is

President of Oregon

State University’s

SAE student chapter.

His achievements

as president include

obtaining a booth

t o s h o w c a s e t h e

chapter ’s Formula

SAE and Mini Baja

vehicles at the 2004

Portland International

Auto Show and the 2003 Oregon State Fair.

The result of these accomplishments led to

signifi cant publicity, greater sponsorship

opportunities, and a sizeable increase in

team membership. Elia was active in the

manufacturing of the Mini Baja vehicle, and

he drove the vehicle to a second-place fi nish

at the 2003 Mini Baja West competition. A

resident of Corvallis, Oregon, he is pursuing

a BS in mechanical engineering, with the

goal of becoming a project manager in the

design of motorcycles, racecars, or off-road

vehicles.

Mark A. Fiorentino is Co-Captain and

acting Treasurer of Drexel University’s

Formula SAE Team. As a three-year

team member, he has been involved in

the construction of two cars, and has

participated in many events in which the

cars were demonstrated for both fellow

Drexel students and students at local high

schools. He has also been active in the

team’s fundraising and racing activities at

local Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)

autocross events. A resident of Lansdale,

Pennsylvania, Fiorentino is working toward

a BS in materials engineering, with the goal

of a career working on automotive safety

and design testing issues.

Darrell R. Krueger

i s c o - c a p t a i n o f

Auburn University’s

SAE Mini Baja team,

and has previously

served as the team’s

chief engineer and

drivetrain leader. He

led the team to fi rst-

place in design report,

and a top 10 fi nish in

engineering design, at both the East and

Midwest Mini Baja competitions. He has

taken a leadership role in locating and

planning a new Mini Baja competition site

to be used when Auburn hosts Mini Baja

East in 2006. Krueger has also organized and

staffed an Auburn University motorsports

booth at the Southern Automotive

Manufacturers Conference. A resident of

Roswell, Georgia, he is pursuing a BS in

mechanical engineering, and hopes to work

in the motorsports, automotive, aerospace,

defense, or ATV tire industries.

Aaron J. Nysse is

Vice President of the

University of Wisconsin-

Platteville’s student

chapter of SAE. As a

freshman, he established

the university’s first

Clean Snowmobile

Challenge team, and he

became team captain

the following year,

leading the team to a

seventh-place fi nish in its fi rst competition

experience. Most recently, the team fi nished

sixth in the 2004 Challenge, winning awards

for best overall value and best braking.

Nysse has also been active in Wisconsin-

Platteville’s Mini Baja teams. A resident of

Platteville, Wisconsin, he is pursuing a BS in

mechanical engineering, and hopes to work

in research and development in the area of

recreational motorsports.

Jeffrey D. Schut is

President of the SAE

student chapter at

Michigan Technological

University, and has

been president of

the SAE Aero Design

team for two years.

He led a membership

drive which resulted

in Michigan Tech

being the largest SAE

student chapter in 2004. He helped organize

the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge held

at the university in March, 2004, and also

assisted with the 2004 Winter Mini Baja

event at Michigan Tech. Schut has worked

to bring numerous distinguished speakers

to the university, and was instrumental

in starting the “Safety First” program

for the chapter. A resident of Houghton,

Michigan, he is pursuing a BS in mechanical

engineering, and is looking into graduate

school.

Applications for the SAE Long Term

Member Sponsored Scholarship are available

online at www.sae.org/students/schlrshp.

htm. The application deadline is April 1 of

each year. Contributions to this scholarship

fund may be directed to the SAE Foundation

Offi ce.

Derek L. Beebe

David A. Elia

Darrell R. Krueger

Aaron J. Nysse

Jeffrey D. Schut

Toyota and ExxonMobil researchers write award-winning paper

The authors of Effect of Hydrocarbon Molecular Structure in Diesel Fuel on In-Cylinder Soot Formation and Exhaust Emissions (paper #JSAE 20030059; SAE 2003-01-

1914) will receive the Harry L. Horning

Memorial Award. The award was designed

to recognize authors of the best paper

relating to the better mutual adaptation

of fuels and internal combustion engines

presented at a meeting of the society. It was

established in 1938 to preserve the memory

of SAE’s 1925 President Harry L. Horning.

The research paper highlights ways to

enable optimization of the entire fuel/

engine/aftertreatment system for reductions

in diesel system emissions based on the

examinations of the changes in both intrinsic

chemical reactivity and in-cylinder physical

processes when the fuel properties are

changed.

The authors, who represent Toyota Central

Research & Development Laboratories, Inc.,

and ExxonMobil Research & Engineering

Co., include:

Kiyomi Nakakita,

the leader of the

research project, is

the manager of the

engine combustion

laboratory at Toyota,

who has specialized

in researching the

fuel effects on diesel

c o m b u s t i o n a n d

exhaust emissions

for 10 years. He has

written a number of technical papers

for SAE, JSAE (Society of Automotive

Engineers of Japan), and JSME (Japan

Society of Mechanical Engineers), and has

received awards for his research. Nakakita

received his master’s degree in mechanical

engineering from the University of Tokyo

and his doctorate in mechanical engineering

at Nagoya Institute of Technology.

Hitoshi Ban is a chief

engineer for engine

test facilities in the

powertrain technical

section at Toyota. He

has been recognized

for his research by JSAE

as a recipient of the

Outstanding Technical

Paper Awards. He

is a graduate of the

electrical department

at KARIYA Technical High School.

Semon Takasu is a

vice-researcher in the

powertrain technical

section at Toyota. He

has been recognized

for his research by

JSAE as a recipient

of the Outstanding

Te c h n i c a l P a p e r

Awards. He received

his master ’s degree

i n a e r o n a u t i c a l

engineering from Nagoya University.

Hitoshi Ban

Kiyomi Nakakita

Semon Takasu

Yoshihiro Hotta

Kazuhisa Inagaki

Walter Weissman

John T. Farrell



Doug Read

China proposes open approach to standardization by Doug Read, Managing Director, SAE Washington, DC offi ce

The Standardizat ion

Administration of China

( S A C ) h a s r e c e n t l y

c o n d u c t e d i t s o w n

review of the Chinese

standards system, while

global industry and the

media have kept a keen

eye on standardization

d e v e l o p m e n t s i n

the People’s Republic of China. This

comprehensive SAC report, issued in

June 2004, contains recommendations for

revamping the Chinese standards-making

system to align it with those in developed

economies. The report specifi cally cites the

United States, the European Union, and

Japan as model systems.

According to an unoffi cial translation of

the SAC report, the plan would replace the

vestiges of the old Chinese standards system

with a system that is open, transparent, and

uses due process and consensus to develop

standards. It would emphasize adopting

international standards where they are

available, over development of national

standards unique to China. Furthermore,

it would replace the current Chinese

practice of government mandating nearly

all technical standards. Instead, compliance

with standards would be voluntary, driven

by market forces, and not by government

mandate. Exceptions would exist when a

specifi c regulation cites the standard, e.g. in areas of health, safety, or environmental

protection.

Dr. Mark W. Hurwitz, CEO of the

American National Standards Institute

(ANSI), commended SAC for undertaking

the study and producing an insightful

paper. He also noted that the institute has

recognized several “positive steps” being

taken in China’s standardization system

since ANSI’s last delegation visits to SAC

and the State Administration of Quality

Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine

(AQSIQ) in 2001 and 2002.

American National Standards Institute partners with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for National Preparedness MonthDuring the month of September, the

American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) partnered with the U.S. Department

of Homeland Security (DHS) in support

of “National Preparedness Month.” ANSI

joined more than 80 organizations including

the American Red Cross, the National

Emergency Management Association, the

National Fire Protection Association, the

National Safety Council, and all 56 states

and territories to encourage Americans

to take simple steps now to prepare

themselves and their families for any

possible emergencies.

As a National Preparedness Month

partner, ANSI—under the auspices of

its Homeland Security Standards Panel

(ANSI-HSSP)—planned a standardization

workshop on citizen readiness/emergency

preparedness. The Institute also launched

an awareness campaign within the U.S.

and global standardization community,

calling upon its network of standards

organizations to assist in promotion of

National Preparedness Month to members,

constituents and standards users.

“ANSI is proud to respond to calls from

government and industry to address

urgent national priorities such as homeland

security and emergency preparedness,”

said ANSI President and CEO Mark W.

Hurwitz. “With its broad reach extending

to industry, business, consumers, and

government, the Institute is uniquely

positioned to promulgate vital information

and resources to the standardization

community and its many constituents.”

ANSI sponsored a number of workshops

on emergency preparedness and business

continuity earlier this year when the ANSI-

HSSP responded to a request from the 9-11

Commission to deliver a recommendation

on emergency preparedness for the private

sector. ANSI assembled safety, security,

and business continuity experts from a

wide range of industries and associations,

as well as from federal, state, and local

government stakeholders, to develop the

recommendation, which was then endorsed

in the Commission’s fi nal report to Congress

and the President.

NIST seeks input for standards in trade workshopsThe National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) is inviting the extended

standards and conformity assessment

community to submit recommendations

for its Standards in Trade (SIT) Workshops

program. Suggestions should cover specifi c

sectors and targeted countries or regions of

the world where training in the U.S. system

of standards development, conformity

assessment, and metrology may facilitate

trade. Due to limited resources and a

restricted number of workshops that can be

offered, NIST will consider recommendations

in the context of which workshops would be

most useful to intended audiences.

Additional workshop goals are to describe

and understand the roles of the U.S.

Government and the private sector in

developing and implementing standards,

and to develop professional contacts as a

basis for strengthening technical ties and

enhancing trade. Prospective workshops

may be scheduled for one- or two-week

periods, and cost-sharing offers with NIST

are encouraged.

WASHINGTON REPORTAWARDS

2004 Doctoral Scholars chosenThree graduate students (below) have been

awarded loans through the SAE Doctoral

Scholars program. The program provides

funding to assist and encourage promising

engineering graduate students to pursue

careers in teaching at the college level.

Each recipient can receive a forgivable

loan of up to $5000 per year for three years.

Upon completion of doctoral requirements,

one year’s loan is forgiven for each year

the recipient teaches engineering at an

accredited engineering school.

David M. Arthur,

S A E m e m b e r, i s

currently completing

his master ’s degree


engineering at the

University of Alberta,

a n d w i l l b e g i n

pursuing his Ph.D.

at the University of

Cambridge in January

2005. A resident of Edmonton, Alberta,

his master’s thesis focused on the use of

hydrogen to extend the amount of exhaust-

gas recirculation that a spark-ignition engine

can tolerate, thus improving effi ciency and

decreasing emissions. After completing his

Ph.D., Arthur hopes to obtain a teaching

position and become involved as a faculty

advisor for the SAE Supermileage vehicle

competition. “I believe it to be of utmost

importance to be constantly looking at

ways in which we can make transportation

cleaner, more efficient, and safer,” said

Arthur.

Edward M. Kasprzak, SAE member, is

currently pursuing his Ph.D. in mechanical

engineering at the University at Buffalo.

Since 1995, he has been an engineer at

Milliken Research Associates, and he

co-authored Race Car Vehicle Dynamics: Problems, Answers and Experiments with

Bill and Doug Milliken. He is also an

instructor in the University at Buffalo’s

m e c h a n i c a l

e n g i n e e r i n g

d e p a r t m e n t .

K a s p r z a k ’ s

m a s t e r ’ s t h e s i s

was “Multivariate

Optimizat ion and

G a m e T h e o r y

A p p l i c a t i o n s i n

Vehic le Dynamics

Simulations,” and his

doctoral dissertation

will be “Extension of Nondimensional Tire

Theory to General Operating Conditions.”

A resident of Tonawanda, New York, he is

the advisor for the University at Buffalo’s

Formula SAE team.

Eric A. Kennedy

i s p u r s u i n g h i s

Ph.D. in mechanical

engineering at the

Virginia Polytechnic

Institute and State

University (Virginia

Tech). He has worked

as a Research Assistant

at Virginia Tech’s

Center for In jury

Biomechanics, Impact

Biomechanics Laboratory since 2002.

A resident of Christiansburg, Virginia,

Kennedy received his MS in mechanical

engineering from Virginia Tech in 2004,

and his BS in mechanical engineering from

the University of Maryland in 1999. He has

worked on numerous research projects in

which mechanical engineering principles

are used to understand the mechanics of

the human body, in order to design safety

equipment that can significantly reduce

injuries.

The Doctoral Scholars Forgivable

Loan Program is sponsored by the SAE

Foundation. Applications are available on

the SAE Web site at www.sae.org/students/

docschol.htm. The annual application

deadline is April 1.

David M. Arthur

Edward M. Kasprzak

Eric A. Kennedy

Purdue student awarded Yanmar/SAE ScholarshipJonathan W. Anders,

a graduate student

pursuing a Ph .D.


engineering at Purdue

University, has been

named recipient of

the 2004 Yanmar/SAE

Scholarship.

The scholarship is

awarded annually to

a student enrolled in a

postgraduate engineering (or related science)

program who is pursuing a course of study

or research related to the conservation of

energy in transportation, agriculture and

construction, or power generation.

A resident of Lafayette, Indiana, Anders

earned a BS in mechanical engineering from

Purdue in 2001, and a MS in mechanical

engineering from Purdue in 2003. A member

of SAE, he was part of Purdue’s Formula

SAE team in 1998-99.

His Ph.D. dissertation work wil l

concentrate on numerical simulation of

fuel/air mixing in accelerating, decelerating,

and pulsating reacting jets, focusing on the

fundamentals of the near-fi eld of the jet. He

has held internships at Caterpillar, including

experience in diesel-engine fuel systems

research and development, and in diesel-

engine simulation for control research.

The Yanmar/SAE Scholarship was

established in 1989 by Yanmar Diesel

America Corporation to assist students with

their education, and promote the philosophy

of energy conservation. Applications for

the scholarship are available at www.sae.

org/students/yanmar.htm. The application

deadline is April 1 of each year.

Jonathan W. Anders

CorrectionIn the October issue of SAE UPdate, an article titled, “Three Aerospace Chair Award

recipients named,” contained a misspelling of Mr. Gregory E. Saunders’ last name.

We extend our apologies to Mr. Saunders for the error.



MEETINGS UPDATE

Motorsports event features global cast of enthusiasts World leaders in motorsports design,

engineering, and execution will come

together to share their industry expertise,

from November 30 to December 2, at the

SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference

& Exhibition in Dearborn, MI, to be held

at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

This program has been organized under the

leadership of Honorary General Chairman,

Herb Fishel, and refl ects his many years of

racing experience. The following is a day-

by-day outline of the program and post

event tours.

Tuesday, November 30

Keynote address

In 1969, Mosley

co-founded March

Engineering, which

q u i c k l y b e c a m e

one of the world’s

leading racing car

manufacturers. He

was a leading member

o f t h e F o r m u l a

One Constructors’

A s s o c i a t i o n

throughout the 1970s

and early 1980s and

was one of its two

representatives at

the FIA. The FIA is

the world governing

body of motorsports, and is in charge of

the Formula One World Championship,

the World Rally Championship, and over

six hundred other international motorsport

competitions.

He represented the Formula One teams

at the Federation Internationale du Sport

Automobile (FISA), the then sporting

branch of the FIA. After terms as FISA

president he was elected to the position of

FIA president in 1993 and has been reelected

to this position twice more since then.

Business Panel: Challenges and Engineering Solut ions for Major Sanct ioning Organizations’ Racing Series

ModeratorPaul Pfanner, President, Racer magazine

Panelists Max Mosley, President, FIA

Mike Helton, President, NASCAR

Tony George, President, Indianapolis

Motor Speedway and IRL

Tom Compton, President, NHRA

Steve Johnson, President, SCCA

Presentations by Award Recipients on Their Achievements

• Ross Brawn (invited), Technical Director,

Ferrari Scuderia on the Success of the Ferrari

F1 Program

• Doug Louth, Pratt & Miller and Corvette,

on the Success of the Corvette C5R

• TBD, Robert Bosch/Audi Sport, on the

Success of the Audi R8 in International

Competition

• Dr. Markus Krug, BMW Motorsport, on

Designing and Constructing the Adaptive

Controls for Alex Zinardi’s Racing Sedan

Engine and Drivetrain Panel on Engineering Solutions for Race Series Requirements

PanelistsCharlie Whiting, FIA Institute

Gary Nelson, NASCAR

Terry Elledge, Bill David Racing

Jurgen Spiess, Spiess GmbH (invited)

Ing Ulrich Baretzky, Audi (invited)

Note: Five technical sessions on subjects

ranging from aerodynamics to shock

absorbers will feature paper and oral

only presentations on new engineering

developments and products for the racing

community.

Welcome Reception for All Registered Attendees

Historical Session

The History of Formula One and an Engineering Perspective

Peter G. Wright, FIA

Formula One and CanAm Experience

Peter E. Bryant, Peter E Bryant Consultant,

designer of the UOP Shadow and Ti 22

CanAm cars

Note: An exhibit of racing vehicles and

the latest in racing technology will be held

Tuesday and Wednesday with special

supplemental exhibits on Wednesday

only.

Wednesday, December 1

Safety Panel - New Directions and Accomplishments in Motorsports Safety

ModeratorPeter Wright, FIA

Panelists Andy Mellor, FIA Institute

Hubert Gramling, FIA Institute

Terry Trammell, MD

John Melvin, Consultant to IRL and

NASCAR

Kurt Weiss, SCCA

Gary Nelson, NASCAR

Motocross - The Business, Technology, and Evolution

ModeratorMike Brudenell, Columnist, Detroit Free

Press

Panelists Rick Johnson, President, Rick Johnson

Racing and Team Suzuki

Eric Johnson, Editor, Racer X magazine

Erik Kehoe, Manager, Motocross Race

Team, American Honda

Keith McCarty, Manager, Motocross Race

Team, Yamaha

Mitch Payton, Team Owner, Pro Circuit

Racing, Team Kawasaki

Donnie Emler, Owner, FMF Racing

Amy Ritchie, Track Owner, Redbud Track

and Trail

Brent Dewar, General Marketing Manager,

Chevrolet

Snocross - The Business, Technology, and Evolution

ModeratorMike Brudenell, Columnist, Detroit Free

Press

Panelists Tom Lawrence, Racing Coordinator,

Bombardier Recreation Products (BRP)

Steve Cowing, Competition and Media

Relations Manager, BRP

Brian Sturgeon, Team Arctic Race

Manager

Bill Rader, Race Coordinator, Polaris

Industries

Scott O’Malley, CEO, WSA Racing, World

Snowmobile Association

Ron Pattyn, Owner, Stud Boy Liberty

Products, Inc.

Mark Warnert, Team Owner, Warnert

Racing

Phil O’Connor, Ford Motor Company

Walker Evans, Walker Evans Racing

Young Engineers Panel – Finding Your Dream Job in Motorsports: the Education, the Skills and the Passion You Need

ModeratorNeil Schilke, Managing Director, SAE-

ARI

PanelistsDan Knott, Director, SRT, DaimlerChrysler

Peter Brown, Ricardo

Pat Symonds, Renault

Doug Smith, President and COO, Roush

Industries

Doug Louth, Corvette C5R Program, Pratt

& Miller

Peter Jones, Auburn University

Note: Nine technical sessions on subjects

ranging from racing safety to racing

engine design will feature paper and oral

presentations only on new engineering

developments and products for the racing

community.

SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference Reception and Banquet

Banquet Address by Dr. Neil Ressler, Vice

President of Ford and Director of Jaguar

Racing (retired)

Thursday, December 2

Vehicle Panel

PanelistsPeter Wright, FIA

Doug Robinson, ALMS/IMSA

Dennis Simanaitis, Engineering Editor,

Road & Track Magazine

Doug Duchardt, Director of GM Racing

Bill Kozyra, President, Continental Teves

Steve Peterson, NASCAR (invited)

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport

(invited)

*The Relevance of Energy Effi ciency to the Future of Motorsports - A Telephone/Webcast on the Future of “Green” Racing (Co-Sponsored by SAE and the Motorsport

Industry Association)

*More information about this event may be

found on page 7.

Note: Eight technical sessions on subjects

ranging from data acquisition to race

car cooling system design will feature

paper and oral only presentations on new

engineering developments and products for

the racing community.

Historical Session

The Golden Era of CanAm Racing

David Kimble, Engineer/Designer for Jim

Hall and the Chapparal Team

A Tangled Tale of the Wright Brothers, Attorney Selden and Mr. Ford

Dennis J. Simanaitis, Road & Track

magazine

Friday, December 3

Tours

Tours are currently being planned for the

following:

• The all-new Ford Rouge Manufacturing

Plant

• A behind-the-scenes tour of the Ford

Museum automotive collection

• Tours of the two Saleen Special Vehicle

sites currently manufacturing the new

Ford GT

Register now and make your hotel

reservations to assure that rooms will be

available. Complete details can be found at

www.sae.org/events/mec/, or go to www.

motorsportsengineering.org regularly for

updates to this exciting program.

Not a member of SAE? This meeting

is a wonderful reason to join now and

attend at the discounted member rate. A

complete book store of SAE publications

on racing design and development, chassis

and suspension design, engine design, and

motorsports history will be available during

the conference.

M a x M o s l e y , President, Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) will give the key opening address on November 30.

From corporate advertising opportunities in special Centennial issues of AUTOMOTIVEENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL to memorabilia and more, join SAE in celebrating the Society’s first century in mobility technology. From button-downs to polos, canvas duffels, leather bombers, road racer optical crystal and more, choose from hundreds of exclusive options at value prices.

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SAE Ground Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Events

22nd Annual Brake Colloquium and Exhibition October 10-13 Anaheim, CA

2004

Convergence 2004 October 18-20 Detroit, MI

2004

DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition October 25-28 Houston, TX

2004

Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and October 25-28 Tampa, FL

Exhibition 2004

*SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering October 26-28 Chicago, IL

Congress and Exhibition 2004

2004 SAE Brasil Congress November 16-18 São Paulo, Brazil

2004

Motorsports Engineering Nov. 30- Dearborn, MI

Conference and Exhibition Dec. 2, 2004

Enhancing Heavy Truck Safety, December 1-2 Phoenix, AZ

Security and Effi ciency Through Technology: 2004

an SAE Symposium

Hybrid Vehicle Technologies—Today and February 9-10 Costa Mesa, CA

Tomorrow 2005

*SAE 2005 World Congress April 11-14 Detroit, MI

2005

SAE Aerospace Design and Manufacturing Events

DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition October 25-28 Houston, TX

2004

World Aviation Congress Nov. 2-4, 2004 Reno, NV

Co-located with Power Systems Conference

Power Systems Conference Nov. 2-4, 2004 Reno, NV

Co-located with World Aviation Congress

2004 SAE Control and Guidance Systems Nov. 2-4, 2004 Reno, NV

Committee Meeting No. 94

For more information about meetings and symposia, call SAE Customer Service toll-free

at 877-606-7323 (724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada). Additional meeting details can

be found on SAE’s Web site at www.sae.org/calendar/meetings.htm; symposia details at

www.sae.org/calendar/toptecs.htm.

*Events at which SAE seminars will be conducted.

Telephone/webcast covers light-duty diesel issuesA panel of senior energy, OEM, and supplier

representatives will discuss the latest

technical and market issues influencing

light-duty diesel products in the U.S.

during an interactive telephone/webcast

on December 9.

Presented by SAE in affi liation with the

Diesel Technology Forum, the two-hour

“Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light Duty

Vehicle Market: Public Opinion, Future

Potential, Challenges and Opportunities”

telephone/webcast will present new

consumer and policymaker opinion

research about diesels, an analysis of a

recent Department of Energy (DOE) report

on hybrid and diesel powertrains, and

insight on new products and technical

advancements.

With four new light-duty diesels

introduced to the U.S. market, 2004 has

been a watershed year for diesel technology.

Participants will discuss timely issues such

as the ability of diesels to compete with

hybrids, the technical drivers and market

barriers to future technology, and the

outlook for new products.

The discussion will be moderated by

Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel

Technology Forum. Featured speakers will

be: David Greene, a Corporate Fellow of

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Walter

McManus, Executive Director, JD Power &

Associates; Bill Rutecki, Director of Diesel

Products, Robert Bosch Corporation; and

Syed M. Shahed, Vice President-Advanced

Products, Honeywell.

The telephone/webcast will present

a first look at the results of the Diesel

Technology Forum’s new consumer and

policymaker opinion survey about attitudes

and perceptions on diesel technology,

as well as an analysis of the DOE report

“Future Potential of Hybrid and Diesel

Powertrains in the U.S. Light Duty Vehicle

Market,” which forecasts a growth of 4-7%

in light-duty diesel vehicles in the U.S.

market by 2012.

Other topics will include a comparison of

diesel and hybrid powertrains, the role of

advanced fuel injection and turbocharging

technologies, emissions standards, and

costs.

The telephone/webcast format features

audio and open discussion delivered by

telephone, and presentation graphics and

polling via the internet, direct to a home,

offi ce, or conference room.

The “Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light

Duty Vehicle Market” telephone/webcast

(I.D.# C0425) will be held from 11:30 a.m.

– 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 9.

Registration fee is $345 ($295 for SAE section

and chapter-sponsored sites). To register, or

for more information, visit www.sae.org/

tele-webcasts, e-mail CustomerService@sae.

org, or call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S.and

Canada) or 724-776-4970. Registrations

will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. EST on

December 8, 2004.

Webcast explores future of racing technologiesAn interactive telephone/webcast during the

SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference

and Exhibition will focus on technical and

business opportunities that can occur with

the adoption of energy-effi cient technologies

by the motorsports industry.

Co-sponsored by SAE and the Motorsport

Industry Association, “The Relevance

of Energy Efficiency to the Future of

Motorsports,” to be held on December 2, will

include discussions about the technology of

alternative- and renewable-fuelled racing

engines, the opportunities for new racing

events, and the business case for pursuing

further involvement.

A panel of industry leaders will discuss

how linking energy-effi cient technologies to

motorsports can help break down barriers

that exist for the widespread adoption of

“green” technologies in the mainstream

automotive market.

The session will be moderated by

Chris Aylett, CEO, Motorsport Industry

Association. The panel will feature Adrian

Reynard, Co-owner and Director, British

American Racing F1 Team, who has been

involved with numerous projects on

alterative fuel race cars, and Dr. Steve

Bunkhall, Consultant, Racecar Performance

Analysis, who has been spearheading

efforts to create a technical rulebook for

motorsports that fully embraces alternative

fuels. Other panelists will include John

McNeil (Team NASAMAX), Mike Endean

(Xtrac and Nicholson McLaren), and Derek

Charters (MIRA).

Motorsports Engineering Conference

registrants can attend this event at no

additional charge and with no need to

register separately. A staging room with

attendee seating will be set up in the

Regency Ballroom A-D at the Hyatt Regency

in Dearborn.

Because motorsports has often acted as

a technology accelerator and marketing

platform for the automotive industry,

participants will explore how showcasing

green technologies in the competitive,

popular motorsports setting can break

down negative perceptions that exist about

some of today’s alternative fuels. The use

of bio-ethanol, LPG/CPG, diesel, hydrogen,

hybrids, and other technologies will be

discussed.

The telephone/webcast format features

audio and open discussion delivered by

telephone, and presentation graphics and

polling via the internet, direct to a home,

offi ce, or conference room.

“The Relevance of Energy Effi ciency to the

Future of Motorsports” telephone/webcast

(I.D.# C0422) will be held from 10:30 a.m.

– 12:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 2.

Registration fee is $345 ($295 for SAE section

and chapter-sponsored sites). To register, or

for more information, visit www.sae.org/

tele-webcasts, e-mail CustomerService@sae.

org, or call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and

Canada) or 724-776-4970. Registrations

will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. EST on

December 1, 2004.

MEETINGS UPDATE

Administered by SAE International for the U.S. Department of Defense

The one event you can’t afford to miss if you’re involved in militaryand commercial maintenance – make plans now to attend!The Symposium will explore defense maintenance, logistics, and materiel transformationincluding key issues such as technology introduction, maintenance process improvement,weapon systems and equipment corrosion, unique item identification, data requirements and information systems, integrated weapon system support, and maintenance management concepts. Symposium highlights include:• Informative Panels, thought-provoking keynote speakers, and productive breakouts,

technical sessions, and workshops featuring government and industry perspectives• A dynamic exhibit showcasing 180+ maintenance-related companies, Military Service

Commands, and DoD activities, along with state-of-the-art military equipment displays• “Great Ideas” competition• Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Reception and Banquet• Industrial tours

October 25-28, 2004Hilton Americas - Houston • George R. Brown Convention Center • Houston, Texas

High-Performance Maintenance: Lean, Agile, Focused, Responsive

040798

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SECTIONS UPDATE

November membership renewal time is hereCheck your SAE Membership card. If you

have an expiration date of November 30,

now is the time to take action and renew for

2004. If you have not already done so, here

are your options:

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You can save time and money by renewing

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Renew by mail: If you have not yet

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MEMBER UPDATE

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

Scholarship applications being acceptedHigh school seniorsThe SAE Engineering Scholarship program

offers high school seniors the opportunity

to apply for scholarships that can be used

at any U.S. university that has an accredited

engineering program, or scholarships that

are specifi c to over 60 sponsoring universities

in the United States. Scholarship amounts

range from $400 to full tuition, and many

are renewable if all criteria is met.

Application deadline: December 1, 2004

Submission: Information and applications

are available online at www.sae.org/

students/engschlr.htm

College juniorsThe Ralph K. Hillquist Honorary SAE

Scholarship provides a $1000 nonrenewable

scholarship to a college junior with signifi cant

academic and leadership achievements who

is pursuing an automotive-related discipline.

Preference is given to those individuals with

studies/courses in the areas of expertise

related to noise and vibration.

Application deadline: February 1, 2005

Submission: Information and applications

are available online at www.sae.org/

students/scholarships/hillquist.htm

Washington, DC internships available for engineering studentsSAE is once again participating in the

Washington Internships for Students of

Engineering (WISE) program. This program

offers a unique opportunity for 3rd- and

4th-year engineering students, or recent

graduates beginning study in a policy-

related master’s program, to spend the

summer of 2005 in Washington, DC. Its goal

is to expose future leaders of the engineering

profession to the important intersections of

technology and public policy.

During the internships, students are under

the guidance of a nationally prominent

engineering professor. The interns learn

how government offi cials make decisions

on complex technological issues, and

how engineers contribute to legislative

and regulatory public policy decisions.

Throughout the 10-week internship, students

interact with leaders in the Congress and

the Bush Administration, certain non-

governmental organizations, and industry.

In addition, each student will research and

complete a paper on a current and topical

engineering-related public policy issue that

is important to one of the seven sponsoring

societies.

Interested students should visit the

SAE Web site at www.sae.org/students/

internships, or call Allian Pratt at

202-785-3756.

SoCal Section welcomes Fred BehringerF r e d B e h r i n g e r ,

Director of Production

Engineer ing , The

Boeing Company, has

been elected the 2005

SAE SoCal Section

Chair. He officially

took offi ce at the June

15 section meeting.

At Boeing, Behringer

ensures that production

operations has engineering support to

resolve technical issues in a timely manner

during the manufacturing process of the

C-17, and he provides support to flight

ramp delivery functional fl ying of aircraft

to verify the quality of products during

delivery to customers. In addition to these

commitments, he works on such special

assignments as non-advocate team reviews

on the 767 tanker program, and enterprise-

level improvement initiatives that address

test and evaluation functions.

As Section Chair, Behringer plans to

continue with meetings and tours that cover

the spectrum of technologies in automotive,

aerospace, and ground transportation.

Another focus is to increase the membership

and membership involvement in the

governing board, maintaining a continued

emphasis on student involvement. He

applauds immediate past Chair Doug

Kruse’s approach to leading the section.

He served as last year’s Vice Chair of

Aerospace for the SoCal section. Past

activities include a presentation to the

section on the C-17. In addition to his

SAE activities, he has also participated

as facilitator in a team-learning forum

sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing

Engineers.

Behringer holds a BS in aircraft

maintenance engineering from Northrop

Institute. He joined SAE in 1965. His career

at Douglas Aircraft (now Boeing), began

in January 1966. Since then he has had

the opportunity to work in a variety of

engineering functions, including flight-

testing, design engineering, manufacturing,

and service engineering.

Fred Behringer

MEMBERS ON THE MOVEThomas A. Knott (Mbr ’82) has been

named Lead Service Engineer for Gulfstream

Aerospace Corp.’s Appleton, WI, facility.

Gary Ruff (Mbr’88) has been appointed

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive

Offi cer for Intermet Corp.

Adnan Hiros (Mbr ‘99) has accepted the

position of Director of Engineering Services

at Transportation Technologies Industries,

Inc.

J o h n S e u b e r t (Mbr ‘04) has joined

Coorstek as General

Sales Manager.

Nick Lontscharitsch

(Mbr ‘04) has been

a p p o i n t e d V i c e

President of Sales

at Preh Automotive

USA.

Special acknowledgments

Soheil Eshraghi (Mbr ’99), Director,

Product Engineering for Aerospace Fasteners

for Textron Fastening Systems, has received

Textron’s Chairman’s Award for Innovation

for originating and overseeing development

of a fastening system that can potentially

save the aircraft industry millions of dollars

annually.

Gary Fell (Asc’69), Executive Vice

President, Amorim Industrial Solutions,

has been elected to serve as 2004-2005

Vice President for the Gasket Fabricators

Association.

Robert Manning

(Mbr ’83), Retired,

Cannon Instrument

Co., has been awarded

the George V. Dryoff

Award of Honorary

C o m m i t t e e D 0 2

Membership by ASTM

for his many services

to the commit tee

over the course of his

distinguished career.

Mitsunobu Takeuchi (Mbr’92), Chairman

Emeritus for Denso International America,

Inc., and Honorary Advisor to the Board of

Directors, Denso Corp., has been elected to

serve on the Intermet Board of Directors.

William J. Chancellor (Mbr ’86), Professor

Emeritus in the Biological and Agricultural

Engineering Department at the University

of California-Irvine, has been awarded the

American Society of Agricultural Engineers’

John Deere Gold Medal Award. The award is

given for distinguished achievement in the

application of science and art to soil.

Darrin Drollinger (Mbr ’90), Association

of Equipment Vice President, has been

appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Donald Evans, and U.S. Trade Representative

Robert Zoelick to serve on the Industry

Trade Advisory Committee on Standards

and Technical Trade Barriers (ITAC 16).

Nick Lontscharitsch

Robert Manning

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COMMITTEES AND STANDARDS

Volunteers needed for standards review The Committee on Automotive Rubber Specifi cations (CARS) is currently looking for volunteers in the latex-dipped area to review SAE J19, Latex-Dipped Goods and Coatings for Automotive Applications, and make recommendations accordingly.

Those interested in volunteering should contact the current Chairperson, David Bernardi at [email protected], or Arlene Catrett at acatrett@sae.

org.

TSB honors Aerospace Council Outstanding Contribution Award recipientsThe TSB (Technical Standards Board)

Outstanding Contribution Award recognizes

individuals for outstanding service in the

technical committee activities of the Society.

The recipients will receive their award at the

World Aviation Congress (WAC) Awards

Luncheon on November 3, 2004, Reno, NV.

Aerospace Council Recipients are:

Robert Charles Aldrich, CLSO, Laser

Safety Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare

Center, for his work on the Laser Safety

Hazards Subcommittee (G-10T). For the

past 10 years, Aldrich has worked with

the G-10T Subcommittee on Laser Safety

to help in the development of standards to

protect against the hazards associated with

the use of lasers in navigable airspace. He

was a major contributor to the “Laser Beam

Divergence Measurements Techniques

Comparison” (ARP5290) standard, and

the recently published “Observers for

Laser Safety in the Navigable Airspace”

(ARP5535) standard.

Francisco Kioshi Arakai, Composite Stress

Engineer, Embraer – Empresa Brasileira

de Aeronautica S.A., for his work on the

Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair

Committee (C.A.C.R.C.) and the Military

Composite Handbook 17 (MIL-HDBK-17).

John C. Dalton , Technical Fellow,

The Boeing Company Airplane Safety

Engineering Group, for his work on the

Safety Assessment Committee (S-18).

The committee has published Guidelines

and Methods for Conducting the Safety

Assessment Process on Civil Airborne

Systems and Equipment (ARP 4761),

which is the international standard for

initial commercial airplane design, and

Safety Assessment of Transport Airplanes

in Commercial Service (ARP 5150), which

is the international standard for safety

assessment for aircraft in use in the fi eld.

Dalton also participates in international

conferences to promote understanding and

use of these standards.

L e r o y ( L e e ) E . Dove , Maintainability

Engineering Manager,

Lockheed Martin Missiles

& Space Company, for his

work on the Reliability,

M a i n t a i n a b i l i t y ,

S u p p o r t a b i l i t y a n d

L o g i s t i c s ( G - 1 1 )

Subcommittee. Dove has

been a key participant in the development

of the “Maintainability Program Plan

Implementation Guide” (JA1010-1).

He has been the primary author on the

maintainability tasks descriptions as well

as major reviewer and editor on sections

of the guide.

Barry N. Feltham, Retired from Rolls-

Royce PLC, for his work on the General

Standards for Aerospace Propulsion Systems

(E-25) Subcommittee. Feltham has created

and revised many new standards for E-

25. His technical expertise is recognized

by the committee, and he has provided

an important link with other standards

organizations, such as AECMA and ISO/

TC20/SC4.

Robert H. Gassner, President, CNS,

Inc., for his work on the Aerospace Metals

Engineering Committee (AMEC) and

the AMS Metals Group. Gassner was the

first Chairman of the Aerospace Heat

Treat Committee (AHTC), which was a

precursor to AMEC, in January 1972, and

fi rst Chairman of AMEC in 1974 when the

AHTC charter was expanded. He is the

most senior member of AMEC with 31

years tenure, has attended all 177 meetings

of AHTC/AMEC, and is the principal or

major contributing author for the following

AMS/ARP documents and subsequent

revisions: AMS 2750; AMS 2772; ARP 1820;

AMS 2642; AMS 2770; AMS 2759; AMS 2368;

and AMS 2801.

Laura Hitchcock, Senior

Standards Specialist, The

Boeing Company, for

her work on Aerospace

Council. She has been

a key component of the

Chair Advisory Group of

the Aerospace Council.

She has worked to ensure

that the Aerospace Council is addressing

issues that are critical to the aerospace

community and SAE. As the alternate

member to the TSB for the Aerospace

Council, Hitchcock has made a signifi cant

effort to promote communication between

both committees on relevant issues. Laura

has helped develop the framework for

the council’s strategic planning process,

and provided critical input to the content.

Because of her efforts, the Aerospace Council

will develop its fi rst strategic plan.

Terry Charles Kessler, Senior Consultant,

TK Consulting LLC, for his work on

Committee J, and Chairmanship of the

OEM Subcommittee. Kessler has led and

coordinated OEM’s and manufacturers

of maintenance materials in an effort to

develop improved products, standardize

specif icat ions, and introduce new

technologies. He has provided expertise

and guidance to airline customers on

many aspects of engine maintenance and

inspection as a GE staff member for 30+

years. He has more recently been a member

of the Engine Titanium Consortium with

Iowa State University, investigating the

relationships between overhaul and repair

processes, and is currently a member of

the Centre for Aviation Systems Reliability

project continuing that work.

Lev M. Klyatis, Head of the Reliability

Department, Eccol, Inc., for his work on the

Reliability, Maintainability, Supportability

and Logistics (RMSL) Division (G-11)

and the U.S. TAG for IEC TC56 (Expert

of the USA Technical Advisory Group for

International Electrotechnical Commission).

Klyatis developed an 11-step program for

accelerated reliability testing of mobility

vehicles, accurate physical simulation of the

entire complex of real-life input infl uences on

the actual automotive system, and accurate

physical simulation of interactions among

different fi eld input infl uences.

Stephen C. Lowell, Deputy Director,

Defense Standardization Program Offi ce,

for his work on the Aerospace Materials

Division. Lowell took over Chairmanship

of the Aerospace Materials Division at a

time when the committees were struggling

with the proper assimilation of military

specifi cations canceled as a result of Mil

Spec reform. He led the committees through

a transition period providing guidance and

establishing policies to help facilitate the

verbatim conversion of the documents and

the subsequent adoption and full conversion

to SAE standards.

Morton K. Pearson, PE, Discipline

Manager Mechanical, Design & Product

Def., Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies,

for his work on the Aerospace Council.

Pearson has been a vital

component of the Chair

Advisory Group of the

Aerospace Council. He

has provided guidance

on a variety of issues that

have positively infl uenced

the meeting planning and

agendas. As a member of

the Chair Advisory Group,

he lead a council subteam in addressing the

“Management and Oversight” segment of

the council’s strategic plan. His contributions

have assisted in the development of both

council agendas and issues, and in further

developing the strategic plan.

David Eugene Peercy, Distinguished

Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia

National Laboratories, for his work as

Chairman of the Software Reliability

Standards Committee (JA1003). Peercy has

led the effort to establish software reliability

as a discipline and to develop the requisite

standards and processes. He is the driving

force behind the software reliability standard

and the implementation guide. His efforts

have led to a useful document that adds to

the basic capability of the working reliability

engineer to assess the reliability of the entire

product.

James R. Ide , Vice

President of Technology,

T h e r m a x / C D T I n c . ,

for his work on the

Electrical/Electronics

Distribution Systems

Committee (AE-8). Ide

has provided exemplary

leadership as Chairman

of the AE-8D Wire and

Cable Subcommittee of AE-8. He was the

major contributor to the development of

a series of SAE AS22759 specifi cations for

a new composite-insulated wire and cable

construction, which are now used on a

number of U.S. military and civil aircraft,

and in the development of new AS standards

for performance and testing of electrical

wire and cable and fi ber optic cable. He

was recently elected secretary of the AE-8A

Systems Installation Subcommittee.

Captain Richard F. Shay, Double Black

Aviation Technology, for his work on the

Flight Deck and Handling Qualities Standards

for Transport Aircraft (S-7) Committee. As

Chairman of the committee, he was involved

in many related aerospace industry research

programs. These programs provide the

basis for future enhancements to safe and

efficient commercial air transportation.

He is a project pilot on the NASA Langley

Flight Research Center’s program to defi ne

cockpit display and operational procedures

that will provide air traffi c controllers and

pilots with a “fi nal approach spacing tool”

to effi ciently and safely meter traffi c into

busy airports.

Hans Van der Velden, Technical Fellow

at The Boeing Company, for his work as

Chairman on the G-3 Committee. Van der

Velden established the PRI-QPL and QML

for military and industry. He has served on

the committee for more than 20 years.

John Ohlson, Consultant with Sabre

Systems, for his work on the Aerospace

Actuation, Control and Fluid Power

Systems’ Steering Council (A-6). Ohlson

is being recognized for his Chairmanship

of the Aerospace Materials Division at a

time when the committees were struggling

with the proper assimilation of military

specifi cations canceled as a result of Mil

Spec reform. He led the committees through

a transition period providing guidance and

establishing policies to help facilitate the

verbatim conversion of the documents and

the subsequent adoption and full conversion

to SAE standards.

Columbia fi ndings to be presented at WAC session

Leroy E. Dove

Laura Hitchcock

Stephen C. Lowell

James R. Ide

In late 2003, the Columbia Accident

Investigation Board (CAIB) presented its

fi nal report on the causes of the February

1, 2003, Space Shuttle accident to the

White House, Congress, and the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

One of the CAIB’s 13 members, Brigadier

General Duane W. Deal, will present an

examination of the accident’s causes,

focusing on some of the lessons learned

from the investigation. His presentation will

take place on Wednesday, November 3, at

the Hilton in Reno, NV. Brigadier General

Deal is currently Commander, Cheyenne

Mountain Operations Center, Cheyenne

Mountain Air Station, CO.

The CAIB report concluded that while

NASA’s present space shuttle is not

inherently unsafe, a number of mechanical

fi xes are required to make it safer in the

short term. The report also concluded that

NASA’s shuttle management system faces

diffi cult challenges beyond the short term.

The board determined that physical and

organizational causes played an equal

role in the Columbia accident. The report

also noted other significant factors and

observations that may help prevent the

next accident.

The World Aviation Congress is scheduled

for November 2-4, and will kick off with a

joint plenary session with the SAE Power

Systems Conference, featuring speakers

from NASA, Boeing, GKN Aerospace North

America, and the UK Ministry of Defence.

For complete details on this session, or the

congress in general, visit www.sae.org/

events/wac/.



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Engineering Educators AwardThe Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award

recognizes engineering professors with

more than three but less than 10 years of full-

time faculty experience, who are affi liated

with an engineering school that has an

SAE student member presence. Recipients

of this prestigious award for outstanding

engineering educators will:

• Receive a gratis trip to either the

SAE World Congress or an SAE aerospace

conference.

• Meet one-on-one with practicing

engineers to exchange information and

views on subjects of mutual interest.

• Participate in specialized tours of

industrial and research facilities.

• Make signifi cant contacts within the

industrial community.

• Bring valuable information back

to the classroom to enhance the student

experience and knowledge of real-world

practices and theories.

• Attend technical sessions and

engineering exhibits showcasing the newest

technological developments.

Nomination deadline: October 16, 2004

Submission: Interested educators should

complete the electronic application on

the SAE Web site at www.sae.org/news/

awards/list/teetor

Student Automotive Entrepreneurial Award

The Heinz C. Prechter Award for Automotive Excellence recognizes a

graduate engineering student, or team of

students, from Kettering University or the

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, for

developing an entrepreneurial idea that will

positively impact the automotive industry.

The recipient will receive $10,000 in seed

money to help alleviate expenses associated

with the execution of their entrepreneurial

idea. Applicants will be judged on the basis

of the creativity, ingenuity, and practicality

of the entrepreneurial idea and how it

will positively impact the automotive

industry.

Nomination deadline: October 31, 2004

Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/

awards/list/prechter/ for information and

a nomination form.

PUBLICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Lubricants reference book is revised

New edition of electronics reference book published

The updated and

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e d i t i o n o f t h e

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by Arthur J. Caines and Roger F. Haycock,

the second edition includes details on

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and quality. The impact of increased

consolidation within the oil and petroleum

additive industries is also discussed.

After a thorough introduction to lubricant

fundamentals, the book provides specifi cs

on the constituents of modern lubricants;

crankcase oil testing; oil quality levels;

performance levels; specialized oils; safety

and health issues; and the environment.

Automotive Lubricants Reference Book, Second Edition (Order No. R-354) is available

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The book details many automobile

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also includes multiple-choice questions on

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Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems,

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Nov 4-5 Powertrain Selection for Fuel Economy and Acceleration Performance **

Nov 4-5 Engineering Project Management **

Nov 8-9 Introduction to Failure Modes & Effects Analysis for Product Design &

Manufacturing Process Design (Product & Process FMEA)

Nov 8-10 Combustion and Emissions for Engineers

Nov 10-12 Automotive Coatings: Materials & Applications

Nov 11-12 New! Occupant and Vehicle Kinematics in Rollovers

This course on occupant and vehicle responses examines relevancy

of rollover fi eld conditions and vehicle responses in currently available

studies, and under new test conditions. Additionally, the course provides

a review of occupant kinematics and offers a discussion on sensing

technologies prior to and during a rollover event.

Nov 15 Statistical Tolerance Design

Nov 15-17 Advanced Electric Motor/Generator/Actuator Design and Analysis for

Automotive Applications

Nov 15-17 New! Advanced Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light

Trucks

This interactive seminar will take you beyond the basics of passenger

car and light truck vehicle dynamics. Advanced theory and practical

applications associated with the dynamic performance balance between

the powertrain, brakes, steering, suspensions, and wheel and tire vehicle

subsystems will be discussed with an emphasis on ride, braking and

handling. Governing state space equations with transfer functions, CAE

solutions, and analysis for both steady and transient conditions will

also be covered. Substantial time will be dedicated to the DOE approach

to vehicle dynamics including Pareto of main effects (screening DOE)

and multi-response optimization (response surface method). Practical

workshops using CAE will reinforce the material and provide you with

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Nov 16-17 Practical Reliability Engineering Testing & Growth Management

Nov 17-18 Piston Ring Design/Materials

Nov 18-19 New! Cost Planning & Improvement

This course is one in a fi ve-course series that leads to a professional

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See SEMINARS p. 11



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Business. It addresses planning and improving costs during product

development. Since 70 to 80% of a product’s costs are committed during

product development, it is important that cost planning and improvement

activities begin early in a product’s life cycle. Most company’s formal

fi nance and accounting systems don’t effectively address cost planning

and improvement during product creation processes.

Nov 18-19 Selection Evaluation and Measurements of Acoustical Materials for Vehicle

Interior Noise Study

Nov 18-19 Automotive Lighting

Nov 22-23 Controller Area Network (CAN) for Vehicle Applications **

Nov 22-23 Threaded Fasteners and the Bolted Joint **

Nov 30-Dec 1 Introduction to Brake Control Systems

December 2004

Dec 1 Exhaust Flow Performance and Pressure Drop of Exhaust Components

and Systems **

Dec 1-3 Injuries Anatomy Biomechanics & Federal Regulation

Dec 1-3 New! Advanced Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light

Trucks

This interactive seminar covers advanced theory and practical

applications associated with the dynamic performance balance between

the powertrain, brakes, steering, suspension, and wheel and tire vehicle

subsystems will be discussed with an emphasis on ride, braking and

handling. Governing state space equations with transfer functions, CAE

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be covered. Substantial time will be dedicated to the DOE approach to

vehicle dynamics including Pareto of main effects (screening DOE) and

multi-response optimization (response surface method).

Dec 2-3 Vehicle Dynamics Applied to Racing

Dec 2 The Tire as a Vehicle Component **

Dec 2 A Familiarization of Drivetrain Components **

Dec 3 Tire and Wheel Safety Issues

Dec 3 Fundamentals of Automotive All-Wheel Drive Systems

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HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening). A combination of hands-on

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Dec 6-7 Catalytic Converters: Design and Durability

Dec 6-8 Weibull-Log Normal Analysis Workshop **

Dec 6-8 Liquid Atomization Sprays and Fuel Injection

Dec 7-8 Diesel Emissions and Aftertreatment Devices: Design and Durability **

Dec 8-10 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing - Level I

Dec 9-10 Simplifi ed Taguchi/DOE Methods **

Dec 9-10 Wet Brake & Clutch Technology

Dec 13-14 Distributed Automotive Embedded Systems

Dec 13-14 Sensor & Actuator Technology: Module 1 – Powertrain (engine,

transmission, and onboard diagnostics)

Dec 13-15 Fundamentals of Modern Vehicle Transmissions **

Dec 13-15 Commercial Vehicle Braking Systems **

Dec 14-15 Sensor & Actuator Technology: Module 2 – Chassis (steering, suspension,

braking, stability, and vehicle dynamics)

Dec 15-16 New! Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Methods

This seminar is devoted to the exposition, use and limitations of the

engineering, scientifi c and mathematical principles and methods used

to reconstruct vehicular accidents. The primary objectives are to help the

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vehicle-pedestrian impacts and vehicle dynamics. Most of the calculations

can be carried out using commonly available spreadsheet technology

suitable for personal computer use.

Dec 15-17 Chassis & Suspension Component Design for Passenger Cars & Light

Trucks **

SEMINARS continued from p. 10



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Sr. Project Engineer. Develop and validate a legitimate predictive brake squeal analysis model; create standardized procedures for conducting predictive brake squeal noise analysis; create reduced stiffness matrix that contains all dynamic information and asymmetric; perform sensitivity analysis of complex eigenvalues with respect to components’ eigenvalues; develop an optimization tool to achieve the optimal components’ mode shapes; develop an optimization tool to find the optimal length, shape and material properties of each brake component; apply above techniques to various vehicle programs and suggest the optimal design for non-squealing brake system; apply the optimal design method which is developed for brake squeal to general noise and vibration problems. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering; 2 yrs experience in job offered or 3 yrs as Mechanical Engineer or Technology Engineer or Manager. Experience must have included brake squeal modeling; pre-post processor and solver; use of calculation methods for derivatives of complex eigenvalues; design optimization for complex objective function; design optimization which is based on design of experiments; vehicle noise and vibration analysis. 40 hours/wk, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., $79,992/yr. Send resume to MDLEG, PO Box 11170, Detroit, MI 48211-1170, Ref. #212619. Employer Paid Ad.

SENIOR VEHICLE ENGINEERWe seek a mature vehicle engineer with automotive, truck, bus, or heavy equipment design and/or shop repair experience. Excellent analytical and com-munication skills required. Interesting assignments determining the causes of vehicle crashes in support of litigation. We presently are recruiting full-time engineers for our Boston and Mineola offices, and welcome applications for part and full time work at our other offices. Robson Lapina provides oppor-tunity for professional and financial growth in an environment that rewards excellence, integrity, and success. More information on and respond via www.RobsonLapina.com.

Account Manager for Auto Tier Two supplier. Identify and develop new business opportunities, manage sales accounts, and related. B.S. in IE, EE or ME and relevant experience in auto. industry required. Mail resumes to Noma Corp., 200 Galleria Officentre, #200, Southfield, MI 48034 or fax (248) 386-4483. No phone calls.

International Truck and Engine Cor-poration seeks a Systems Engineer Manager. Duties include working with Product Team and other in fulfill-ing the system engineering needs of truck manufacturer. Requires a Bach-elor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology, along with professional experience commensurate to the position. Must have experience with embedded systems programming and serial data protocols and diagnostic software. Fax resume to 260-461-1453.

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As the world leader in marine propulsion systems, Mercury Marine is constantly seekingnew ways to enhance the performance and fuel efficiency of our engines. We offerunique and exciting opportunities to contribute to the development of our next generationof marine engines and an environment that appreciates and rewards your efforts. Ourlocation in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offers a charming, small-town environment with a lowcost of living and easy access to the Milwaukee metropolitan area. In addition, positionsare also available in our Stillwater, Oklahoma, facility. We currently have openingsrequiring the following experience:

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- Industrial Engineering

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Mercury Marine rewards talent, creativity and initiative with an excellent compensationand benefit offering. For more information on any one of our exciting engineeringopportunities or to apply online, visit mercurycareers.com.

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At Honda R&D Americas, Inc., you’ll be involved in projects that not onlyexcite you, but also turn the heads of an entire industry. Our engineers aredesigning, testing and using their talents to create the motorcycles/ATVs,automobiles and power equipment concepts of the future. And in the processthey rediscover why they chose this profession — the power to turn today’sdreams into tomorrow’s products. It’s a high-performance, highly rewardingopportunity and we invite you to come along for the ride of your life.

Our success is built with a hands-on approach beginning with conceptgeneration and continuing through the finished vehicle. All this ismade easier by our proximity and accessibility to Honda’s manufac-turing facility.

Be part of the excitement. If you are interested in a career at Honda,send your resume to: Human Resources, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,21001 State Route 739, Raymond, OH 43067-9705. Fax: 937-645-6337. Email: [email protected]. An equal opportunity employer.


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