SAE Update May06

SAE UPDATE
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MAY 2006
MAY 2006
VOL. 23, NO. 5
SAE Internationals rst industry

Vice President wins Medal of Honor
Vehicle Dynamics Conference shows

future of automotive safety
Robert E. Spitzer, retired Vice President of

Technical Relations at Boeing, has received
the SAE International Medal of Honor. He
was presented the award during the SAE
2006 World Congress, April 3-6 in Detroit.
Accelerating the rate of progress in vehicle

safety was the focus of SAEs 2006 Automotive Dynamics, Stability, and Controls
Conference and Exposition, held February
14-16 in Novi, MI.
Established in 1986, the Medal of Honor

recognizes a member s unique and significant contributions to the society. Unlike
other SAE awards that honor technical
achievements or outstanding accomplishments in the various fields of mobility, this
award recognizes an individuals contributions to SAE overall.
The conference presented valuable insight into next-generation safety system

technologies and their implications for both
the vehicle occupant and for automakers
and suppliers.
Spitzer is being honored with this award

in recognition of his service as SAEs first
industry sector Vice President and the outstanding leadership he demonstrated in this
role, both as a leader within the society and
as an external advocate to the mobility community. He has been an SAE International
member since 1995, and his contributions to
the society are numerous. Spitzers involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors, Fellows Committee, Aerospace Program Office, Strategic Planning Committee,
Annual Nominating Committee, Aerospace
Council of the Technical Standards Board,
AeroTech Executive Committee, Aerospace
Congress & Exhibition General Committee,
and Whitlock Board of Award. He is also
involved with the Chicago and Northwest
SAE sections.
Most recently, Spitzer served as SAE Vice
PresidentAerospace from 2002-2005. As
the first industry sector Vice President,
Panel discussions on collaborative R&D

and advanced systems integration highlighted the importance of human-factor data
in product development in this critical area
of automotive engineering.
Robert E. Spitzer, SAE International Vice

PresidentAerospace from 2002-2005,
has been selected to receive the societys
Medal of Honor.
he set a high standard for demonstrating

how industry Vice Presidents can benefit
the society through greater focus on the
sectors. His role was to serve the needs of
a diverse group of organizations and individualscommercial and military aircraft
manufacturers, suppliers, government
agencies, engineers, business leaders, and
studentsin the areas of regulation, safety,
See MEDAL OF HONOR, p. 4
The event was timely, meaningful, and

included the most knowledgeable speakers
on the subject, observed Walt Frankiewicz, Vice President of Special Projects at
ArvinMeritor, who was one of the ranking
executives in attendance.
Presentations from top safety engineers at
General Motors, BMW, Honda R&D, Ford,
DaimlerChrysler, and Nissan R&D, plus
suppliers Bosch, Continental Teves, TRW,
and Delphi, confirmed the increasing power
of electronic controls and greater capability
of sensors are moving automotive safety
beyond passive systems and a focus on
crash-worthiness.
Crash avoidance is the next paradigm,
based on new technologies being developed
with a growing understanding of driverperception and behavior data.
Continental Teves Vice President Joe

Gaus delivered one of the three keynote
speeches at the conference. (Image
courtesy of Bob Kuzawinski.)
Presenters and panelists, included safetyresearch experts from the University of

Michigan, Virginia Tech, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, noted that
huge strides have been made in making
vehicles and driving safer worldwidebut
the opportunities for improvement are
equally large.
See VEHICLE DYNAMICS, p. 10
GMs Lutz to receive SAE Foundations 2006 Manufacturing

Leadership Award
Robert A. Lutz, Vice Chairman, Global
Product Development, General Motors,
is the recipient of the 2006 Manufacturing Leadership Award issued by the SAE
Foundation. Lutz will receive the award
at the Annual SAE Foundation Banquet on
May 24 at the Detroit Marriott in the GM
Renaissance Center.
Robert A. Lutz, GMs Vice Chairman

of Global Product Development, is set
to receive the 2006 Manufacturing
Leadership Award later this month at the
Annual SAE Foundation Banquet.
May 3-27.indd 1
The Manufacturing Leadership Award

recognizes individuals who have made
meaningful contributions to the development of the automobile or truck industries.
Nominees must have achieved a significant
level of success in their manufacturing
careers, demonstrated innovation and risk
taking, and established a new direction or
developed a position that challenged their
industry. Applicants must also have made
contributions outside the automotive industry exemplified through community
education, philanthropic, or government
activities.
The banquet benefits educational programs for students in elementary, middle,
and high school as well as college and
beyond offered through the SAE Foundation.

Past recipients of the
Manufacturing Leadership Award
1997
G. Richard Wagoner Jr.
1998
Dennis K. Pawley
1999
James J. Padilla
2000
Donald E. Hackworth
2001
Shamel T. Rushwin
2002
Heinz C. Prechter (posthumously)
2003
Gary L. Cowger
2004
J. T. Battenberg III
2005
Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda
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MAY 2006
EDITORIAL
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
CDS in full swing this spring
Key ingredient for a successful

SAE eventPeople
As this issue prepares to go to print,

student teams all across the world are
making final changes to their entries for
the 2006 Collegiate Design Series (CDS).
Each year from March through June,
engineering students set out to compete
in challenges that take concepts learned
in the classroom and apply them in a realworld setting.
knock off Montreals Ecole de Technologie

Superieure, which swept all three events
last year. That was the first time a team
achieved that feat since the competition
began in 1976. Aside from Mini Baja East,
teams will get their chances at Mini Baja
West, May 11-13 in Portland, OR, and
Mini Baja Midwest, May 24-27 in Milwaukee, WI.
What promises to be an exciting 2006

season officially began in March with
the Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC),
hosted by Michigan Technological
University in Houghton, MI. In the CSC,
students are tasked to cost-effectively reengineer an existing snowmobile to meet
2012 standards for exhaust emissions and
noise output.
At the Formula SAE competition, May

17-21 at the Ford proving grounds in
Romeo, MI, 139 teams are trying to oust
another repeat winner. Cornell University,
which has won three of the last four years,
is looking to capture a record 10th title.
This will be the 20th year the team has
entered the competition.
In the seventh edition of the event,

the University of WisconsinMadison
effectively defended its title by claiming
first place overall in the regular class. The
school also captured Best Emissions honors with a score of 300. The University of
MinnesotaDuluth and Kettering University shared second place overall honors.
Thirteen teams competed in the regular
class, and two schools faced off in the
electric class, with Utah State topping
McGill University. Utah State also secured
best design and acceleration honors.
At press time, Auburn University was
putting the finishing touches on its courses as it prepared to host the Mini Baja East
for the first time, April 12-15. The event
captains expected the short events and
endurance courses to hold up well under
race conditions. As in all three of the
Mini Baja competitions, the vehicles must
be capable of surviving rough terrain;
however, in the East, teams also must deal
with water.
This year will also mark the first running of Formula SAE West, June 14-17
at California Speedway in Fontana, CA.
Despite being in its infancy, the event is
expected to be hotly contested, with more
than 70 teams registered at press time including four past winners of the Formula
SAE competitionTexas A&M, University of Akron, University of TexasArlington, and University of Wollongong.
Surely not to be overlooked are the
aerospace events, Aero Design East (April
21-23 in Marietta, GA) and Aero Design
West (June 1-3 in Encino, CA), where
radio-controlled aircraft will take over the
skies.
To date, more than 25,000 engineering
students have graduated with SAE Collegiate Design experience. As this years
participants prepare to see the results of
months of work, there is no doubt that no
matter where they place in the final standings, the experience will be considered
rewarding and pay dividends for years to
come.
This year, the 140-plus teams registered

for the Mini Baja events are looking to
May 2006 Vol. 23, No. 5

Published by the Society of Automotive Engineers to enhance communications with
and among members on nontechnical issues. Members living outside North America
have access to the issue via the SAE Web site.
As you read this column the 2006 SAE World

Congress will have taken place and SAEs
full complement of spring conferences and
Collegiate Design Series competitions will
be under way.
events work well

because of the
knowledge and
support that you
provide.
Reflecting on the World Congress has

caused me to contemplate all of SAEs
events and conferencesthroughout the
aerospace, automotive, and commercial
vehicle industriesand the value that they
provide to mobility professionals like you
and me.
Technical papers
presented at SAE
events are written
by the men and
women who actually developed
the technology. Panel discussions include
the top leaders in the mobility industry
because SAE committee members work
hard to get them involved. Those industry
leaders know that they will be speaking
at a venue that is highly respected in the
aerospace, automotive, and commercial
vehicle industries.
As I mentioned in Marchs column, I have

been active in SAE since my collegiate days.
The reason was simplethere was always a
return on investment for me as an engineer.
Attending SAE events has always meant
seeing and hearing the latest news and
technology. In addition, the networking
opportunities have been outstanding. That
is more true today than ever.
As we all know, advances in mobility
technology are highly pervasive and race
at breakneck speed. Whether it is hybrid
technology in automobiles, lightweight
composite materials in aircraft, or emissions
reductions in commercial and off-highway
vehicles, knowing what the next few years
will bring is crucial to success.
That type of knowledge is the template
for creating an SAE eventwhether it is a
technical conference with an exhibition, a
symposium focused on one specific technology, or an executive briefing. Technology is
the driver; and that is reflected in the makeup of each event.
However, what drives the technology is
even more importantand that is people;
people like you. SAEs members have always been some of the most innovative and
dynamic thinkers in the mobility industry,
ever since its beginning in 1905. SAEs
I have had the distinct pleasure of attending SAE events as a professional member,
as a member of the Board of Directors, and
now as President of this great organization.
Over and over, I am struck by the level of
commitment of SAE members. These are
busy professionals who take it upon themselves to ensure that an event is as successful
as possible. Achieving success takes many
long hours and hard work, and I would like
to thank them for their efforts.
I would also like to thank the employees
of SAE for their efforts and hard work in the
development and facilitation of the more
than 30 conferences and symposia held
annually throughout the United States and
around the world.
SAEs membership is a diverse mix of
engineering talent from all across the globe.
I believe that our meetings and events reflect
that mix; and I urge all of you to attend those
events that are relevant to your industry!
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MAY 2006
FROM THE PAMA PRESIDENT

Our aging eetand workforce gaining scrutiny
The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) kicked off an effort in February to
bring industry, schools, and government
together on ensuring the proper growth of
our aviation maintenance workforce. To
meet the demands of ever more complex
aircraft and a rapidly growing fleet, we
need to attract energetic and bright young
people to our industry. But that is only a
small part of the problem.
At the other end of the spectrum, thousands of those who make our aviation
safety record the envy of the world are
starting to put retirement on their to-do
short list. Our dilemma is handling a
growing skills need with a shrinking pool
of professionals. Unfortunately, we have
seen a looming shortage of maintenance
technicians before and we look a little like
the boy who cried wolf. Given that, there
is concern that the industry may not make
the necessary investment in its technical
brain trust until it is too late.
Now, the FAA has also called several aging aircraft conferences because so many
of todays aircraft are as old (or older) as
those who are repairing them. With so
many of our future retirees being the very
people that know so much about these
aging aircraft, our waning workforce challenges are further compounded.
We not only need energetic and bright
young people with the education and skill
to work on highly sophisticated modern
aircraft, we need those same people with
different advanced skills to accurately
maintain the legacy aircraft we are loathe
to retire.
These aging aircraft have their own set of
unique problems, primarily with corrosion
and fatigue; and wiring issues are high on
the list of equipment falling rapidly into
disrepair. As I have noted here in the past,
we need universal standards by which to
evaluate and ensure the continued airworthiness of these aircraft.
Many are quick to point to poor wages

as the root of our difficulty in attracting
young people to our industry, but it is not
that simple. Clearly, our industry must
compete with other industries in the global
marketplace for highly skilled professionals, but supply and demand has always
driven wages and when demand outstrips
supply, wages will increase.
In truth, however, very few industries
offer the earning potential that aviation
maintenance doesand that message
is not getting out to young people considering lucrative technical career paths.
Aviation maintenance and the ability to
guarantee airworthiness with confidence,
within budget, and on a rigorous time
schedule is a valuable skill, and those that
master it are quite valuable, and quite well
compensated, indeed.
As an industry, we must make this case
to talented young people evaluating their
career options. The talent to succeed will
be richly rewarded in aviation maintenanceand that is our ace in the hole, as

well as our challenge.
By encouraging continuous education
and professional development, and then
smartly and consistently marketing our
profession, we will make the case for a
diverse and fulfilling career. Only then
will we have the many people with the
critical skills we need to address both the
growing aging aircraft and looming aging
technician issues we face.
Brian F. Finnegan,
President, Professional Aviation
Maintenance Association
PAMA DIRECT
National Maintenance Technician Day becomes House Resolution
The efforts in support of PAMAs initiative
to create National Aviation Maintenance
Technician Day are paying off. The resolution was introduced to the U.S. House
of Representatives by Congressmen Dan
Lungren (R-CA) and James Oberstar (DMN), along with 20 co-sponsors, on March
14. Designated House Resolution (H. Res.)
726, the bill was referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure committee and the
Armed Services sub-committee for review
and recommendation.
Members are still being asked to grow
support within the rest of Congress in an
effort to achieve passage and a presidential
signature on this resolution in this congressional session.
To identify local members of the Senate
and U.S. House of Representatives, including address, phone, fax and e-mail information, supporters can go to www.house.gov
and www.senate.gov and insert their ZIP
code or click in the Find Your Representative or Find you Senator box at the top
of the page.
When contacting representatives, supporters are asked to, of course, speak from
their heart, but as a starting point, they can
consider modifying and inserting the following comment in their e-mail:
Americas enviable aviation safety record
was created by the technical excellence and
personal pride of the women and men who
make their careers as aviation maintenance
professionals. Please co-sponsor H. Res.
726 declaring May 24 National Aviation
Maintenance Technician Day. Please contact
Congressmen Dan Lungren or James Oberstar to pledge your support.
Unapproved parts notice
Mechanics working with Thompson fuel
pumps, part No. TF-1900, should be careful of those that have been maintained by
Thunderbird Aircraft Parts of Bethany, OK.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
has accused Thunderbird of improperly
maintaining and approving for return to
service Thompson fuel pumps applicable to
various types of aircraft. Thunderbird holds
May 3-27.indd 3
Air Agency Certificate No. IC2R893K, with

limited accessory ratings.
The FAA accuses Thunderbird of a variety
of discrepancies, including:
Approving for return to service fuel
pumps that were not properly tested using
methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the FAA
Approving for return to service fuel
pumps that were not maintained in accordance with the current manufacturers
maintenance manual or methods otherwise
acceptable to the FAA.
The FAA has recommended that mechanics inspect their Thompson fuel pumps
to see if they were approved for return
to service by Thunderbird. Suspect parts
should be inspected for conformity to type
design.
The future of radionavigation
Mechanics who work extensively with
avionics will want to read the 2005 Federal
Radionavigation Plan. This document lays
out the governments strategic plan for the
future of radionavigation in the United
States.
It should come as no surprise that there is
a heavy emphasis on GPS technologies. The
government plans to enhance GPS signals
over the next 15 years. The government has
begun the process of establishing a second
civil GPS signal (known as L2C) and hopes
to have a full complement of 24 satellites
orbiting by 2013; a third civil GPS signal
(known as L5) is slated to be completed (24
satellites) by 2015.
The plan recognizes the need to maintain backup navigation aids and provide
redundant radionavigation service where
required, but it also lays out an intent to
begin phasing out unnecessary systems.
The plan decrees that the LORAN system
is not necessary. A final decision whether to
discontinue it is expected to be made later in
2006. Phase-down of VHF Omni-directional
Range (VOR) transmitter equipment is
scheduled to begin in 2010, and phase-down
of Category I Instrument Landing Systems
is scheduled to begin 2015.
Even though it was published in 2006, the

current version of the plan is described as
the 2005 edition. The government will accept comments on the current plan through
July 31, 2006. All such comments will be
considered in formulating the 2007 radionavigation plan.
Comments should be forwarded to Chairman, DOT POS/NAV Working Group, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Navigation
and Spectrum Policy (P-50), Room 6423-F,
400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.
E-mail: John.Augustine@dot.gov.
Hazardous materials penalties increase
Last month, this space reported on the
hazmat voluntary reporting program for
air carriers. This month, the penalties for
non-compliance are explored.
Hazmat training and compliance is a serious concern today for mechanics who do
their own shipping. In response to changes
in the law passed by Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation has published
policy providing the framework for applying the new hazmat penalties. The new civil
penalties will be $50,000 per violationit is
not unusual to see eight separate regulatory
violations charged for a single transaction,
so this effectively moves civil penalty maximums to $400,000 per occurrence. This can
be doubled to $800,000 per incident for any
hazmat violation resulting in injury or substantial property damage.
The minimum civil penalty has reverted
from $275 to $250; however, a minimum
civil penalty of $450 applies to a violation
related to training.
Criminal penalties now apply to both
reckless and willful violations (as well as
to a knowing violation of the prohibition in
49 U.S.C. 5104(b) against tampering with a
marking, label, placard, or description on a
shipping document) of federal hazardous
material transportation law or the regulations, orders, special permits, and approvals
issued thereunder. The maximum normal
criminal penalty (per criminal violation)
is five years imprisonment and a fine of
$250,000 for an individual, $500,000 for
a corporation. The prison time can be

doubled to up to 10 years in any case in
which the violation involves the release of
a hazardous material which results in death
or bodily injury to a person.
Stricter rules for hexavalent chromium
OSHA is establishing new permissible
exposure levels (PELs) for hexavalent
chromium, Cr(VI). Mechanics may come
into contact with this, and breathe it in, in
a number of circumstances, such as:
chromate-containing paints and coatings
chrome plating baths
chromium-containing metals such as
stainless steel (e.g., when welding or cutting).
When examining the new rules, pay
careful attention to the special exceptions
for aerospace industry. They permit the
use of respirators in lieu of certain other
controls, but they do not replace the new
limitations.
Based upon the best evidence currently
available, OSHA determined that at the
current PEL for Cr(VI), workers face a significant health risk, particularly for lung
cancer, asthma, and damage to the nasal
passages and skin.
The new rule, which is effective May 30,
2006, establishes an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure limit, and the PEL has
been reduced by a factor of 10. This means
that previously compliant workplaces using
Cr(VI) will have to carefully assess their
exposure levels to be sure to maintain complianceit also means that work involving
Cr(VI) should be a lot safer.
Treaty implementation
Mechanics who are in the practice of obtaining security interests against aircraft or
other assets should be aware of some new
standards that apply to the filing of security
interests against aircraft.
See TECHNICIAN DAY, p. 10
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MAY 2006
A WORLD IN MOTION
UF Gator Motorsports team introduces
students to engineering
Volunteers offer their support to AWIM

The first A World In Motion (AWIM) Master
Teacher workshop was recently held at
Focus Hope in Detroit for participants nominated by industry volunteers. The Master
Teachers will present AWIM workshops
throughout southeastern Michigan.
Bosch hosted a volunteer workshop in
January at its headquarters in Farmington
Hills. Approximately 25 volunteers and 10
teachers were in attendance with the focus
on the Challenge 1 JetToy and Skimmer.
Also in January, a collaboration between
SAE International and General Motors
produced three workshops for AWIM
volunteers in Warren, Flint, and Pontiac,
MI. Approximately 150 industry representatives from the various GM locations
participated in the training, which included
a hands-on introduction to Challenge 1.
Some workshops also included Challenge
2 and 3 curricula.
The University of Floridas SAE chapter hosted nine students from Westwood Middle
School at its research facility lab in Gainesville, FL. The team used AWIM materials to
illustrate how math and science are used in engineering.
On February 7, more than 50 additional

volunteers from GM, Quantum Signal, and
3M Automotive Innovation Center participated in volunteer training in Warren.
Students from elementary through high

school often wonder what is the purpose of
learning math and science. Many just do not
understand the practical application of these
subjects, and constantly question when they
will use them in the real world. But students from a middle school in Gainesville,
FL, experienced firsthand the answer to that
question during a field trip to the University
of Florida (UF).
As part of a six-week AWIM project in

Clarkston, MI, volunteer engineers from
GM have been visiting fourth-grade classrooms at Pine Knob Elementary. Students
were separated into teams of three, with
each student being made the project, facility, or test engineer, and the GM engineers
visited once a week to help oversee the
project.
Nine students from Westwood Middle

School were introduced to engineering
through the universitys SAE chapter,
called Gator Motorsports. Team members
guided students through a tour of a research
facility lab and showed them the Formula
SAE and Mini Baja vehicles they have been
working on for competition. Team members
explained to the students how math and
science were used in the construction of
these vehicles.
The Gator Motorsports team has been
actively looking for opportunities to educate
others on the importance of engineering.
Team members established a community
outreach committee and rewrote the teams
mission statement to ensure that community
outreach will continue.
Unsure of where to start with its outreach
program, the team turned to SAEs A World
In Motion (AWIM) program. Kathleen

OConnor, Manager of K-12 Education Programs at SAE International, provided the
team with boxes of materials and instructions to use with the students.
After touring the lab, students were divided into two teams and given a challenge and
a set of materials. Each team was instructed
to design and build a car that would travel
farther than the other teams car. They had
to plan their design based on things like
which tube size would be most efficient.
In a race of the two designs, Team 2s car
ran off course, leaving Team 1 to claim first
place. After the competition, the teams were
quizzed to see what they did right or what
they should have done differently. Team 2
said it had positioned its tube a little to one
side, causing the car to swerve.
After the race, students enjoyed snacks
and talked about career aspirations. Each
student also received a bag to take home
with goodies and information about UF
Engineering summer camps.
The Gator Motorsports team is hosting
another group of students in April, and is
looking into volunteering at local schools
that are already involved in A World In
Motion.
Abstracts being accepted for SAE 2007

World Congress
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Highlights of other AWIM activities

around the country include:
Electronics
Environment/Emissions
Materials
Propulsion
Safety/Testing
Abstracts should be submitted online at
www.sae.org/congress. The deadline for
submitting abstracts is June 1, 2006.
Missouri
Last year after a one-day workshop for
teachers and volunteers, it was decided that
March 17, 2005, should be declared AWIM
Day in Wentzville, MO. This year on January 27, Mark Holly from the SAE St. Louis
Section helped conduct workshops on challenges 1, 2, and 3 to approximately 20 volunteers at the GM facility in Wentzville.
South Carolina
SAE provided Challenge 1 JetToy materials to educators who attended a teacher
inservice training. Twenty-five fifth-grade
teachers were introduced to AWIM through
the workshop.
Virginia
In February, SAE presented AWIM to more
than 20 pre-service teachers and faculty
during the annual NASA Conference. The
conference works with underserved populations from across the country. Those attending had the opportunity to enhance
their knowledge and skill in teaching
mathematics and science using technology
at the elementary and middle school levels
during a presentation of the JetToy.
MEDAL OF HONOR continued from p. 1
and the environment. His leadership vision and the actions that he initiated have
been emulated by subsequent sector Vice
Presidents.
The long list of activities that Spitzer
undertook as Vice PresidentAerospace
includes:
Forming the Aerospace Executive Committee, a broad collection of individuals
representing the various sub-segments of
the industry
Meeting with numerous industry
executives to promote the value of SAE
International
SAE WORLD CONGRESS
The SAE World Congress provides a unique

opportunity to showcase technical developments to the largest assembled audience of
mobility engineers. The numerous activities and committees of the SAE Land & Sea
Group have begun planning the technical
program for the SAE 2007 World Congress,
scheduled for April 16-19 at Detroits Cobo
Center. Abstracts are being invited in the
following areas:
After learning some of the basic ideas of

engineering, students were tasked to design
a skimmer out of a skimmer hull pattern, paper for the sail, drinking straws, and paper
clips. They then tested the effect of different
sail shapes and surface areas.
Fourth-grade students at Pine Knob

Elementary in Clarkston, MI, were
separated into teams of three as part of
an AWIM project, with each student being
either the project, facility, or test engineer.
Encouraging student participation in

SAE International
Speaking at many aerospace conferences, including the World Aviation Congress
and Aerospace in the News
Supporting efforts of groups such as
the Aerospace Council and the Air & Space
Group by encouraging the development of
strategic plans and global activities.
Spitzer also served as the focal point for
aerospace industry support of the SAE
Foundation Capital Campaign.
Spitzers career spans 40 years of aerospace industry experience in the commercial and military sectors.Joining Boeing in
1965, he retired in 2004 as Vice President,
Technical Relations, a position in which he
developed a company-wide network with

key government, academic, industry, and
technical organizations. From 1994 to 1999,
Spitzer was Vice President of Engineering
for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, responsible for a broad range of technologies and
R&D activities. Also at Boeing, he held the
positions of Vice President of Research and
Engineering for Boeing Military Airplanes
in Wichita, KS, and Chief Engineer and
Program Manager for the Boeing portion
of the B-2 program in Seattle, WA.
Spitzer is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and
a 2006 inductee for SAE Fellow grade of
membership, which recognizes outstanding engineering creativity. In 2002, he was
presented with the SAE Franklin W. Kolk
Air Transportation Progress Award. Spitzer
also served on the ABET Industry Advisory
Council, the Board of Adler Planetarium,
and the NASA Aerospace Technology Advisory Committee.
Spitzer received his masters degree in
management as a Sloan Fellow from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
holds bachelors and masters degrees in
aeronautical engineering from the University of Illinois, and a graduate degree in
aeronautical engineering from the California
Institute of Technology.
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CALLS FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS

Bruce R. Aubin Aerospace Customer
Support Award for Excellence
Open to: Air transport individuals
Description: This award recognizes an
individual in the air-transport industry
working for an aerospace supplier (Tier 2 or
3) whose efforts contribute to the excellence
of the prime manufacturers and the viability
of airline operations. In the assessment of
his/her peers, the individual should have
contributed to the advancement in safety,
reliability, and product worthiness in the
air-transport industry through initiative,
dedication, and excellence in personal
interfaces in working with customers to
achieve operational efficiency for customers and users.
Nomination deadline: May 1, 2006
Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/
awards/list/customersupport/
Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Aerospace
Vehicle Design and Development Award
Open to: Aerospace design & development
engineers
Description: This award recognizes an individual or team that has had a distinguished
career involving significant contributions
in the innovative design and development
of advanced aircraft and/or spacecraft.
Nominations will be judged primarily
for the technical value and originality of
the contributions that have expanded the
knowledge of aerospace engineering.
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Franklin W. Kolk Air Transportation
Progress Award
Open to: Air transportation professionals
individual or team for unique and outstanding contributions to air transportation and/or contributions to the work
of the aerospace technical committees in
developing aerospace standards, specifications, technical reports, and data through
cooperative research. Selection is based on
originality and value of the contribution,
the impact and influence on the progress
and development of air transportation, and
peer recognition.
contributions leading to positive impact on

the aerospace community. Recognition may
be for a singular accomplishment or lifetime
achievement.
Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching

Excellence
Open to: Middle school teachers using the
AWIM program
Description: This award recognizes an outstanding middle school teacher or a team

of teachers who have made creative and
exemplary use of AWIM to further develop

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outstanding engineering manager in the
off-highway industry who demonstrates
capabilities in field-proven products and/or
services, successful protgs, development
of outstanding teams, unquestioned integrity, charismatic leadership, and creation
of a supportive environment allowing a
customer/product focus.
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AEM Outstanding Young Engineer
Award for the Off-Highway Industry
Open to: Off-highway or powerplant industry engineers
Description: This award recognizes a young
engineer who demonstrates outstanding
leadership skills, teamwork, integrity, innovation, community involvement, and
participation in SAE activities. Candidates
should be nominated by their managers or
supervisors.
awards/list/outstanding/youngoh.htm
Rumbaugh Outstanding Student Leader
Award
Open to: Graduating SAE student members
Description: This award identifies and
recognizes an SAE student member who
has demonstrated outstanding leadership
skills in one or more SAE activities during his/her final year of undergraduate or
graduate studies. The purpose of the award
is to encourage a vision within the student to
become an SAE leader during his/her adult
career. Faculty advisers or SAE Section Officers should submit nominations.
Nomination deadline: June 15, 2006

awards/list/kolk/
Submission: Visit http://students.sae.

org/awdscholar/awards/rumbaugh/
Marvin Whitlock Award

Open to: Aerospace professionals
Bill Agnew Award for Outstanding

AWIM Volunteers
Open to: A World In Motion (AWIM) volunteers
SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership

Award
Open to: Corporate-level aerospace leaders
Description: This award honors an individual at the corporate official level for
outstanding contributions to the field of
aerospace engineering. It recognizes an
individual who has applied leadership
skills in aerospace engineering to make
May 3-27.indd 5

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Description: This award recognizes volunteers who further develop students

understanding and experience in math and
science by helping teachers use the AWIM
materials in the classroom. The nominee
must be a volunteer that has assisted a
teacher integrating the AWIM program in
the classroom and must have participated
in classroom activities during the current
academic year. Nominees do not have to
be professional engineers. College and/or
high school students who have served as
volunteers and non-engineers are eligible
for the award as well as professional engineers.
Submission: Visit http://www.sae.org/
news/awards/list/agnew/
MEMBER NEWS
SAE magazines go digital
As a new benefit, members now have exclusive access to the digital magazines of
SAE International.
Beginning with the April 2006 issue of
Automotive Engineering International (AEI),
members now have the option to readin
digital formatthe full print edition. Aerospace Engineering will go digital with its May
issue, and SAE Off-Highway Engineering
will follow in June. Print subscriptions will
remain unchanged for members and other
subscribers, but the digital edition will be
available exclusively to members.
With the digital edition, members can
electronically page through an issue or go
straight to a favorite department or interesting feature. The share feature allows
readers to e-mailalong with a personal
noteany editorial items of interest to colleagues. The search feature enables keyword browsing of the entire issue.
The products screen resolution and speed
are well above the industry benchmark.
Readability is further enhanced by zoom,
pan, and paging features. Hotlinks are
included for all issue advertisers, giving
members immediate access to detailed
product information.
When an issue is digitally available, members will receive an editorial alert via e-mail
from SAE providing a link to the digital magazine. At any time, logged-in SAE members
may access the digital magazines from the
homepages of any SAE magazine or through
the membership area of the SAE Web site. Issues will also be archived for members-only
access from the same central location where
current editions are featured.
SAE FOUNDATION BANQUET

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
7:30 Dinner Black Tie
Detroit Marriott at the GM Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan
SAE
OUNDATION
for Science and Technology Education
MANUFACTURING
LEADERSHIP
FOR THE
FUTURE
lease join Detroits most distinguished leaders in industry as we present the

2006 Manufacturing Leadership Award to Robert A. Lutz, Vice Chairman,
Global Product Development, General Motors Corporation.
A special thank you

is extended to the
following banquet
sponsors:
Since 2001, Lutz has led a renaissance in the development of GM cars and
trucks. Hes been the guiding force behind the Pontiac Solstice, HUMMER H3,
Buick Lucerne, Chevy HHR, and the Chevy Camaro concept.
Hes held leadership positions at Ford, BMW and the former
Chrysler Corporation. Among his many achievements is the
development of the Dodge Viper and the Chrysler PT Cruiser.
Robert A. Lutz

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Sid Olsen Engineering Manager Award

Open to: Off-highway professionals

individual or team for significant technical
contributions and/or innovation related
to the operational availability of aircraft.
Operational availability includes areas
such as repair, design, tooling, maintenance
practices, logistics, inspection, modification,
and safety.
students understanding and experience in

math, science, and engineering. The AWIM
curriculum must have been implemented
between September and May of the current
academic school year.
Proceeds from the event will benefit math and science

educational programs supported by the SAE Foundation.
For more information, please contact the SAE foundation at:
SAE Automotive Headquarters
Phone: 248-273-2480
755 W. Big Beaver, Suite 1600
Fax:
248-273-2494
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SAE elects 32 Fellow members
Thirty-two mobility professionals have
received the prestigious status of Fellow
by SAE International. Fellow is the highest
grade of membership that SAE can bestow
on a member. Fellow grade honors members who have made a significant impact
on mobility technology through research,
innovation, and creative leadership.
The 32 members elected this year have
made notable achievements and personal
contributions in engineering, science or
technology, engineering leadership, or engineering education. This class of SAE Fellows received public recognition among its
peers in ceremonies at the 2006 SAE World
Congress, April 3-6, in Detroit, MI.
Those members named as SAE Fellow for
2005-06 are:
Hari N.
Agrawal, Senior
Technical Specialist, Ford, is being honored for
supervising the
development of
several CAE tools
and processes that
are used to predict fatigue life of
Hari N. Agrawal
automotive sheet
metals and discrete joints under complex proving ground
loads. Agrawal has received many awards
during his career including Fords highest
technical award, the Henry Ford Technology
Award. He has also received SAEs Henry
Ford II Distinguished Award for Excellence
in Automotive Engineering twice. He has
more than 100 internal and external technical
papers and articles to his credit.
Alex C. Alkidas, Senior Staff
Research Engin e e r, G e n e r a l
Motors Research
& Development
and Planning, retired, is a leading authority on
heat transfer in
internal-combustion engines. His
Alex C. Alkidas
research has provided knowledge on heat-transfer processes,
not only in conventional engines (both gasoline and diesel), but also in low-heat rejection engines and in engine exhaust systems
with advanced emissions control devices.
Alkidas has written many publications on
topics related to combustion with emphasis
on heat transfer.
Steven D. Arnold, Director, Innovation and New
Concepts, Honeywell Turbocharging Systems, is
being recognized
for his innovative
designs of turbo
machinery for internal-combustion
Steven D. Arnold
engines, intake
charge handling
and control systems, including variable
geometry turbines, electrically assisted
turbochargers, and other innovative configurations for compact two-stage compression
with wide flow range, exhaust gas recirculation, and mixing. Arnold has authored numerous papers and publications and holds
more than 20 patents relating to turbocharger
technologies.
May 3-27.indd 6
M. K. Gajendra Babu, Professor and Chairman, Centre for

Energy Studies,
Indian Institute
of Technology
Delhi, is being
recognized for
his contributions
in developing
M. K. Gajendra Babu
unique computer
simulation models for combustion and gas
exchange processes in both conventional
and alternatively fueled gasoline and diesel engines. He is considered a pioneer in
India as one of the first designers of the
gasoline injection system for SI engines to
operate on gasoline and methanol. Babu
has authored numerous technical papers
and articles, which have been published
internationally.
Don B. Chaffin, Professor,
Industrial and
Operations Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,
Occupational
Health, University of Michigan,
is recognized as
an educator in
Don B. Chafn
the field of ergonomics and occupational biomechanics.
His research has contributed to improvements in workplace safety, vehicle interior
ergonomics, and digital human modeling
technology. In more than 30 years at the
University of Michigan, he has introduced
hundreds of students to SAE and the automotive industry. Chaffin has authored
more than 25 SAE papers with colleagues
and students on computerized human representations.
Stephen J.
Charlton, Executive Director, Heavy Duty
Engineering,
Cummins, is being recognized
for his work in
the development
of diesel engine
emissions-conStephen J. Charlton
trol technologies.
Specifically, he is
being honored for his work in the development of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and
electronic control technologies for heavyduty diesel engines to meet 2002 emissions regulations; and for his work in the
development of the technical foundation of
the worlds first diesel engine to meet U.S.
EPA Tier II Bin 5 emissions standards with
demonstrated durability and fuel economy
improvement. Charlton has co-authored
and authored numerous publications and
journals, and holds seven patents relating to
EGR technology.
Subir Chowdhury, Chairman
& CEO, ASI Consulting, is being
recognized for his
leadership in the
automotive quality movement,
from QS-9000 to
Six Sigma, and his
extensive writings
on quality-related
Subir Chowdhury
principles. Additionally, he is being recognized for his commitment and drive to

ensure that prevention and quality become
a way of life in the mobility and manufacturing industries. Chowdhury is author of
12 books on Six Sigma and QS-9000, which
have been used by both engineering and
business schools, as well as by automotive
OEMs and suppliers.
Galen B. Fisher, Principal Research Scientist,
Delphi Research
Laboratories, Delphi, is known for
his contributions
to understanding the surface
chemistry of automotive exhaust
catalysts by usGalen B. Fisher
ing both surface
science and bench reactor studies. Fisher
has authored more than 70 publications,
presented over 100 external presentations
to scientific institutions and societies, is
co-editor of a book on catalytic reaction
mechanisms, and holds 10 patents. His work
is cited in other publications more than 3700
times.
Harendra S.
Gandhi, Manager, Ford Technical
Fellow, Ford Scientific Research
Laboratories, is
being recognized
for his sustained
contributions to
the development
of automotive
Harendra S. Gandhi
catalysts and
catalytic exhaust
treatment systems that have served as the
foundation of emissions-control technology
for the last 30 years; for his contributions
to environmental policy initiatives and
cleaner air worldwide; for his contributions
to the broad technical community in the
fields of chemistry, chemical engineering,
and catalysis; and for his contributions
and leadership to the mobility community.
Gandhi has authored more than 70 technical
papers and has been awarded more than 40
U.S. patents.
V. Ganesan,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Internal
Combustion Engines Lab, Indian
Institute of TechnologyMadras,
is being recognized for his contribution toward
the development
V. Ganesan
of software and
hardware that considerably reduces tailpipe
emissions from two- and three-wheeled
vehicles, the predominant mode of transportation in developing countries. His
contribution on the use of hydrogen in
internal-combustion engines has also been
noteworthy. Ganesan has authored four
engineering textbooks related to mobility
engineering. Additionally, his research findings have been published in more than 250
technical papers.
Zhiyu Han, Vice President of Product
Development, Great Wall Motor Co., is an
undisputed technical innovator in the development of physics-based spray and flow
models for directinjection sparkignited (DISI)

gasoline engines.
His work has improved the understanding of the
mixing processes
and the mechanisms for smoke
and hydrocarbon
Zhiyu Han
emissions in DISI
engines. Further,
Han developed practical engineering
methods that enable combustion system
optimization at the pre-prototype stage,
making pioneering contributions in the
use of advanced modeling techniques for
rapid and cost-effective engine design and
development. Han has authored more than
35 published papers, served as editor of two
SAE special publications, and holds six U.S.
patents related to DISI.
Daniel M.
Hancock, Vice
President, GM
Powertrain Engineering Operations, is being
honored for his
leadership and
technical competence as a manager in the develDaniel M. Hancock
opment and application of many
new and unique automotive technologies.
His 37-year career, progressing from Project
Engineer to the highest levels of technical
and general management, included the
early development and implementation
of automotive electronics, major strides in
engine reliability, and pioneering work in
hybrid powertrain systems. Before becoming Vice President of Powertrain Engineering Operations, he showed outstanding
leadership in organizing and implementing
the integration of all of GM Europe powerplant and powertrain manufacturing and
engineering.
Kozo Ishida,
Executive Vice
President, Horiba,
is recognized as
a leader in the
development of
emissions measurement instrumentation and automation systems
for engine R&D.
Kozo Ishida
His achievements
include development of a vast array of instruments such
as high-sensitivity non-dispersive IR gas
analyzers widely used by industry to
certify vehicles to emissions regulations,
laser diagnostics for particulate measurement, spectroscopic multi-component gas
analysis, and automated vehicle driving
systems. Many of his accomplishments have
evolved into standard emissions measurement techniques that are widely used in the
automotive industry. Ishida has co-authored
and authored numerous publications and
holds patents in the U.S., UK, Korea, and
Japan relating to emissions measurement
technology.
Yung-Li Lee, Senior Technical Specialist,
DaimlerChrysler, is being recognized for his
organization of numerous technical sessions
for SAE and his technical accomplishments in
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the area of fatigue

and reliability,
as demonstrated
by his numerous
publications on
the subject including his recent
textbook, Fatigue
Testing and Analysis: Theory and
Practice. Lee is
Yung-Li Lee
a Program Chair
and technical session organizer for the SAE World Congress.
Lee has authored eight book chapters and 23
journal papers on the use of reliability and
statistical methods to improve fatigue testing
and duty cycle development.
Jacques Lemaire, Rone-Poulenc (Rhodia), retired, introduced
fuel borne catalysts for the control of diesel engine particle emissions. The nonprecious metal
catalyst, a reducible cerium oxide
Jacques Lemaire
form, combusts
collected soot on
diesel particle filters with return to filter
clean condition. He led complete system
development and qualification for Peugeot
serial production in 1999 and obtained Swiss
VERT verification for retrofit to existing
on- and off-highway diesel engine vehicles
and equipment. Lemaire provides technical advice to governments and agencies
worldwide, and has had positive impact
on the recent strict diesel engine emission
standards in the U.S. and Europe. Lemaire
has authored and co-authored more than 56
papers and holds 10 patents in Europe and
the U.S.
Te i k C h i n
Lim, Professor
and Head, Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering
Department,
Director of the
Vibro-Acoustics
and Sound Quality Research Lab,
Teik Chin Lim
University of Cincinnati, is being
recognized for his contributions to vehicle
structural dynamics technology, including
innovative research in automotive noise and
vibration control, precision gear dynamics,
and spectral-based substructure models.
His pioneering work in the development of
gearing system dynamic compliance theory
during the early 90s led to a completely
new way of analyzing and designing geared
drives from the system viewpoint to achieve
quieter applications. Lim has published
more than 100 technical papers that directly
relate to mobility technology.
Asad M. Madni, President and
CEO, BEI Technologies, is being
recognized for his
contributions to,
and distinguished
leadership in, the
development and
commercialization of emerging
technologies for
May 3-27.indd 7
Asad M. Madni
electronic sensors and systems, including

the Quartz MEMS GyroChip. This chip is
used worldwide for automotive electronic
stability control and rollover prevention, aircraft attitude heading and missile guidance,
and navigation and control. His scientific
and technical innovations have significantly
enhanced the defense and security of the
United States and its allies; improved the
capabilities and readiness of the U.S. Department of Defense, the tri-services, and NASA;
and enhanced the capabilities of many
automotive, commercial, and industrial
organizations.
Gursaran D.
Mathur, Technical Specialist,
Thermal Systems,
CalsonicKansei
North America, is
being recognized
for his pioneering work in the
area of two-phase
fluids flow and
Gursaran D. Mathur
heat transfer in
the design of heat
exchangers for mobile air conditioning (AC)
systems. His thorough experimental testing,
including the development of simulation
models for R-134a and alternative refrigerants, has provided detailed insights into
the operation of heat exchangers and AC
systems. Mathur has published more than
72 technical papers, edited seven technical
books, and written more than 150 confidential corporate reports and external technical
reports.
Paul C.
Miles, Principal
Member of the
Technical Staff,
Sandia National
Laboratories, is
recognized for
his work in the
area of fluid dynamics and mixi n g p ro c e s s e s
Paul C. Miles
inside engine
cylinders. He has contributed to the understanding of scavenging flows in two-stroke
engines, residual gas mixing in SI engines,
and spray-swirl interaction and turbulence
generation in CI engines. The application
of this understanding has led to improved,
low-emission engine designs. Miles has
authored or co-authored over 35 technical
papers, a book chapter, and has been invited
to speak at numerous keynote or invited
lectures.
Jwo Pan, Professor, Mechanical Engineering,
University of
MichiganAnn
Arbor, has made
fundamental
contributions to
fracture mechanics, fatigue and
plasticity theoJwo Pan
ries of significant
importance to
automotive design and manufacturing of
sheet stampings, durability prediction,
crash simulation, spot-weld fatigue and
separation. He has a history of collaboration
with industry practitioners with the aim of
improving automotive products. Pan has
authored or co-authored more than 100
journal papers and has given more than 120
conference presentations.
Gordon R. Pennock, Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
West Lafayette, is
being recognized
for his contributions in the areas
of kinematics
and dynamics of
machine design.
Additionally, he
has developed
curriculum for
several courses at
Gordon R. Pennock
the school. Pennock has published more than 100 technical
papers, is co-author of a textbook on mechanism and machine theory, and is contributing
author for three other books. Pennock serves
as an Associate Editor for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers publication,
ASME Transactions, as well as the Journal of
Mechanical Design.
Mohan D.
Rao, Associate
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, is
being recognized
for his contributions in the areas
of vehicle NVH
Mohan D. Rao
research, including innovative research in the areas of: vibration damping,
modeling of elastomers, mounts and shock
absorbers, and development and teaching
of NVH short courses to the automotive
industry. Additionally, he is recognized for
being an outstanding teacher and mentor
to graduate students. Rao has more than 80
technical papers published in various journals, conference proceedings, and the SAE
Transactions.
Rodney B.
Rask, Combustion Systems
Group Manager,
General Motors
Research and
Development,
p i o n e e re d t h e
application of
Laser Doppler
Anemometry to
Rodney B. Rask
flows inside operating engines, thus helping decrease fuel
consumption and pollutant emissions. With
his profound understanding of combustion, optical diagnostics, and modeling/
simulation, he provided exceptional team
leadership to develop practical combustion systems for direct-injection engines
incorporating both homogeneous and
stratified combustion. Rask has authored or
co-authored 11 papers, and has nine patents
relating to engine combustion.
Stephen W.
Rouhana, Senior
Technical Leader,
Safety Research
& Development,
Ford, is being recognized for contributions to the
field of automotive biomechanics and occupant
Stephen W. Rouhana
protection in the
areas of injury mechanics and restraint
systems. He defined the Abdominal
Injury Criterion, a form of the Viscous
Criterion, and performed pioneering work
on four-point seatbelts. Rouhana is also being recognized for developments in injury
assessment technologies and methods, such
as the Frangible Abdomen for abdominal

injury, the IR-TRACC for thoracic injury, and
for research on methods to assess the risk
of noise-induced hearing loss from airbags.
Rouhana has authored or co-authored 45
journal and proceedings articles relating to
automotive safety.
Richard O.
Schaum, Exe c u t i v e Vi c e
President, DaimlerChrysler, retired, 3rd Horizon Associates,
is being recognized for playing
a key role in the
development of
Richard O. Schaum
Chryslers emissions-control systems, which met regulatory
requirements at benchmark levels of cost
efficiency. As the top Chrysler product development executive, he led seven platform
teams to develop many innovative products and vehicle systems. While under his
leadership, these platform teams achieved
double-digit percentage improvements in
cost and quality, five-star crash ratings, and
reductions in time-to-market of more than
one year. Schaum served on the Partnership
for New Generation of Vehicles and was a
panelist at the National Research Council
Workshop on Fuel Economy.
Rajendra
Singh, Professor, Mechanical
Engineering, The
Center for Automotive Research,
Ohio State University, is being
recognized for
excellence in vehicle noise and
Rajendra Singh
vibration control
research and education. He pioneered new
mathematical models of powertrain and
driveline systems and components, while
proposing improved dynamic design procedures. Additionally, he is being recognized
for developing innovative graduate courses
in NVH. Singh has published more than 300
papers including 139 journal articles and
holds one patent.
Robert E.
S p i t z e r , Vi c e
President, External Affiliations,
Boeing, retired, is
being recognized
for his leadership
in advocating
technical excellence in aerospace
engineering. He
Robert E. Spitzer
played a pivotal
role in guiding the development of innovative engineering solutions for such aircraft
as the 737, YC-14, B-2, UAVs, and 777.
Spitzers dedication to engineering and
commitment to technological advancements
have earned him international recognition
and helped to make flying more efficient,
safer, and customer friendly. He is actively
involved in various technical societies and
organizations, including SAE and AIAA.
V. Sumantran, Executive Director, Engineering Research Center and Passenger Car
Business, Tata Motors, is being recognized
for his work in the aerodynamic development of high-efficiency Partnership for
New Generation of Vehicles while leading
a General Motors Research team. While
at GM, he also contributed to the nextcontinued on p. 8
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generation mathbased vehicle

development
process, which
reduced vehicle
development process lead time.
As Director of
Advanced Engineering at Saab
Automobile AB
V. Sumantran
Sweden, Sumantran helped launch the GM-FIAT Premium
Platform, which enabled new technology
development with special consideration to
the European requirements.
James K.
Thompson, Executive Director,
Link Engineering,
is being honored
for his major contributions to automotive noise and
vibration control.
His Ph.D. dissertation pioneered
James K. Thompson
sound-intensity
measurement for engines, and his tire
noise work is industry-leading in brake
NVH. He has also contributed significantly
on ISO and SAE standards committees,
which, through his participation and contribution as the technical lead for the U.S.
delegation, facilitated the development of
the first brake-noise measurement standard.

Thompson has authored many publications
and recently drafted a book chapter on brake
noise dynamometer.
M a r t y n V.
Twigg, Technolo g y D i r e c t o r,
Johnson Matthey,
is a leader in the
development of
vehicle emissions
control systems.
He is responsible
for major technical improvements
Martyn V. Twigg
that were commercialized and are now in series production, including thermally stable three-way
catalysts mounted directly on exhaust
manifolds. These catalysts, along with tight
engine control, enabled ultra-low emissions
levels to be achieved economically. Twiggs
work has markedly improved the diesel
oxidation catalyst technology that is used on
most European diesel cars, and he recently
pioneered third-generation catalyzed diesel
particulate filters that have just entered
production in Germany.
Narayan Yoganandan, Professor and
Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of
Wisconsin, is an internationally recognized
expert in the field of impact and injury-related biomechanics research, with specific
applications to motor vehicle crashworthiness and occupant safety. His adult and
pediatric research
from head to toe
has led to identifications of injury
mechanisms and
human tolerance,
and these data
were used in the
development and
promulgation of
Federal Motor Narayan Yoganandan
Vehicle Safety
Standards for frontal impacts. Yoganandans
research on rear impact-induced trauma led
to the understanding of the mechanism of
headache and neck pain, and the susceptibility of females to long-term whiplash
injury.
Frank (Fuquan) Zhao, Vice President
of Product Engineering/General Manager,
Research & Development Center, Brilliance
Jinbei Automobile, is being recognized for
his leadership role in engine development in
China and the U.S., and for his work in ad-
vanced automotive powerplant

research. He has
made important
contributions to
the understanding of combustion
and emissions issues in port-fuelinjection-sparkignition (DISI)
Frank (Fuquan) Zhao
engines. Zhao has
published more than 100 journal and conference papers. He is the lead author of the
book Automotive Gasoline Direct-Injection
Engines and the editor of five other books
published by SAE.
To nominate a member for SAE Fellow,
review the qualifications and instructions
located on the SAEs Web site www.sae.
org/news/awards/list/fellow or contact
Janiece Lang, SAE Membership & Sections,
at 724-772-7137 or jlang@sae.org. Nominations are due to SAE by July 1, 2006.
SAE members compete in Daytona

AHRMA event
Members on the move

Steven Armstrong (Aff05),
former Senior
Vice President
of Purchasing at
Volvo Car Corp.
has been named
Chief Operating
Officer of Volvo
Car Corp. Armstrong will be in
Steven Armstrong
charge of the daily operations of Volvos R&D, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality departments.
Patrick Leteinturier (Aff98), Automotive
System Senior Principal at Infineon Technologies, has been named Chairman of
the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark
Consortiums automotive and industrial
subcommittee. Leteinturier will lead the
consortiums development of its next-generation automotive benchmarks.
Mohammad Vakili (Mbr83), Manager of
Friction Material Selection at Continental
Teves in Auburn Hills, MI, was elected
Secretary/Treasurer of the Brake Manufacturers Council.
Ray Arbesman (Aff98), Chairman of NUCAP Industries of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
was elected Vice Chairman of the Brake
Manufacturers Council.
William L. Kozyra (Asc81),
P re s i d e n t a n d
CEO of Continental Teves, has been
named to the Executive Board of
Continental AG.
Kozyra is responsible for the Automotive Systems
divisions NAFTA
business.
May 3-27.indd 8
William L. Kozyra
Bradley Van Riper (Mbr85), Vice President

of Research and Development at Truck-Lite
in Falconer, NY, was elected Director of the
Transportation Safety Equipment Institute.
Scott Berens (Aff06) has been appointed
Engineering Manager at Phillips Industries
in Santa Fe Springs, CA, where he will
lead the development of advanced electrical equipment to meet the current and
future demands of the commercial vehicle
industry.
Thomas R.
Kurfess (Mbr05),
the BMW Endowed Chair in
Manufacturing
Integration, was
presented Clemson Universitys
first Endowed
Chair Medallion.
Kurfess is a professor of mechanical engineering at
Clemson.
SAE members and Ohio State University graduates (from right to left) Leah Bober, Wes
Orloff, and Ed Milich competed in the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association
(AHRMA) Vintage Racing Series event March 6-7, 2006, at Daytona International
Speedway. Bober, a Powertrain Development Engineer with Harley Davidson, distinguished
herself as one of only three female riders on the Daytona grid. Orloff, a Senior Calibration
and Performance Engineer with Harley Davidsons Middleweight Thermodynamics Group,
won a second-place trophy in Battle of the Twins Formula 2 on a 1999 Buell X1 Lightning,
in which he was clocked at more than 150 mph (241 km/h). Orloff also won two thirdplace awards in Sportsman 500. Milich, a Senior R&D Engineer with Measurement Analysis
Corp., won two rst-place trophies in Vintage Superbike Middleweight on a 650cc 1980
Ducati and was clocked at 129 mph (208 km/h) on the front straight.
Thomas R. Kurfess
Dan Bassford (Asc84), President and owner

of Sanford Rose Associates in Greensboro,
NC, was recognized as Sanford Roses Consultant of the Month for January.
Tom Larson (Aff05), Sales Engineer at
Trek, has been designated ESD Certified
ProfessionalProgram Manager by the
Electrostatic Discharge Association.
Theodore A. Malott (Mbr82), Christopher
J. Kowalsky (Asc00), Brian B. Ginther
(Asc02), Feng Dong (Mbr96), Karl-Heinz
Bauer (Aff05), James A. Muezenberger
(Mbr88), Brian Handlon (Mbr03) have
been recognized with the 2005 BorgWarner
Product Leadership Award for exceptional
contributions in the areas of product development, customer excellence, and collaboration.
The premier society dedicated to advancing mobility engineering worldwide
Peer recognition
perhaps the most satisfying recognition
that an individual can achieve!
SAE administers more than 50 awards and recognition programs that recognize
individuals for outstanding achievements in engineering. Information and
nomination forms for SAE awards can be found at www.sae.org/awards.
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PAGE 9
MAY 2006
MEETINGS UPDATE
Reinvention is theme of 2006
Convergence Conference
The technology of
automotive electronics, and its
potential to revolutionize the automotive industry
of the future, will
be the focus of the
2006 Convergence
Conference and
Exhibition, October 16-18, 2006,
at Cobo Center in
Detroit, MI.
Technical sessions are grouped into three

technology tracks: alternative drivetrain
management, safety systems, and infotainment. Presenters will include representatives from Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Robert Bosch,
Lear, Johnson Controls, Infineon, and other
organizations.
Larry Burns, Vice

President of Research
& Development and
Strategic Planning
at GM, will serve as
General Chair of the
2006 Convergence
Conference and
Exhibition.
The event, expected to attract

more than 8000
leading executives, engineers,
and technologists
from around the globe, will feature speakers and panel discussions on cutting-edge
topics, 15 technical sessions, and an exhibition showcasing advanced products and
technologies.
With the theme Convergence Reinvents
the Automobile, the conference will delve
into the fusion of advanced electronics,
advanced propulsion, materials, and telematics.
The synergy realized from these key
technologies will be paradigm-shifting for
our industry, enabling the reinvention of
the automobile and setting the stage for
truly sustainable mobility and significant
industry growth, said Convergence 2006
General Chair Larry Burns, Vice President,
Research & Development and Strategic
Planning, General Motors.
The event, which includes technical presentations and an exhibition of cutting-edge

products and services, brings together leading international digital human modeling
experts, biomechanics engineers, software
developers, ergonomics specialists, researchers, and experts from government
and academia.
Technical sessions will cover the following topics:
Advanced Measuring Methods/3-D Human Modeling
Applications of Human Models
Advanced Size/Shape Analysis
Biomechanics; Comfort and Discomfort
Hand Modeling and Performance
Human Behavior Representation
Model and Database Connection
Modeling of the Motion, Behavior and
Human Action
May 3-27.indd 9
For more information about meetings and symposia, call SAE Customer Service toll-free
at 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada). Additional meeting details
can be found on SAEs Web site at www.sae.org/calendar/meetings.htm; symposia details
at www.sae.org/calendar/toptecs.htm.
SAE Ground Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Events
Ag Machinery Conference
May 1-3, 2006
Cedar Rapids, IA
Government/Industry Meeting
May 8-10, 2006
Washington, DC
Conference organizers have invited the

industrys top executives to address hotbutton topics in automotive electronics,
mechanics, and communication. Keynote
addresses on international standards and
opportunities in the emerging markets of
China and India are currently planned.
Additionally, two panel discussions, Car
Makers Speak and Total Vehicle, will also
be held.
8th International Conference on

Turbochargers and Turbocharging
May 17-18, 2006
London, UK
Defense Standardization Program

Conference
May 23-25, 2006
Arlington, VA
Cost Effective Low Carbon Powertrains

for Future Vehicles*
June 8-9, 2006
London, UK
Integrated Powertrain & Driveline

Systems 2006
June 14-15, 2006
Essex, UK
The event also provides opportunities for

networking with influential transportation
electronics personnel. The Welcoming Reception will be held October 15 at 6 p.m.,
and the Industry Reception will be held
October 16 at 4:30 p.m. The events Banquet
and Closing Ceremony will be held October
18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marriott Renaissance
Center.
Alternate Refrigerants Systems Symposium June 27-29, 2006
Scottsdale, AZ
Digital Human Modeling for Design and

Engineering Conference
July 4-6, 2006
Lyon, France
AWD Vehicle Symposium & Ride &

Drive Event
August 21-24, 2006
East Liberty, OH
Onboard Diagnostics Symposium:

2006 Update
September 12-14, 2006
Toulouse, France
The exhibit (October 16-18) will feature

more than 75 companies displaying the latest electronics, mechanics, and communication technologies and products.
Homogeneous Charge Compression

Ignition Symposium
San Ramon, CA
North American International Powertrain

Conference
Toronto, Canada
Attendees who pre-register by September

29 will save $200 off the registration fee. To
register, or for more information, visit www.
sae.org/convergence, phone 877-606-7323
(in the U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970,
or e-mail customerservice@sae.org.
International experts to gather for Digital

Human Modeling Conference in France
The 2006 Digital Human Modeling for
Design and Engineering Conference and
Exhibition, to be held July 4-6 at ENS a
Gerland in Lyon, France, will be an international forum for the exchange of new
and significant technical information about
developments and applications of digital
human models
Meetings and symposia schedule
SAE Aerospace Events

Defense Standardization Program
Conference
May 23-25, 2006
Arlington, VA
36th International Conference on

Environmental Systems
July 17-20, 2006
Norfolk, VA
General Aviation Technology Conference
August 29-31, 2006
Wichita, KS
Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated

Fastening Conference & Exhibition
Toulouse, France
(*) Co-sponsored by SAE
Modeling of Vision for Design

Physics Based Modeling; Safety Engineering
Verification and Validation.
Additionally, a small group session will
enable authors to speak to the audience
and demonstrate their presentations in an
intimate setting.
The interactive Hand Modeling and Performance session, new to this years event,
will focus on progress in new measuring
techniques, data, and modeling of the
hands interaction with objects.
The events attendees represent a wide
range of industries, including automotive,
aerospace, defense, off-highway, heavyduty truck, farm equipment, ergonomics,
service, manufacturing, human factors,
medical, fashion, and others.
To register for the 2006 Digital Human
Modeling for Design and Engineering
Conference and Exhibition, or for more information, visit www.sae.org/events/dhm;
call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)
or 724-776-4970, or e-mail customerservice@
sae.org. Attendees registering before June
23 will save $100 off the registration fee.
AWARDS
SAE-published book on U.S. auto history
wins second award
The Antique Automobile Club of America
(AACA) has presented Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels by Beverly Rae
Kimes with its Thomas McKean Memorial Cup. This marks the second award
received by the SAE publication since it
was published for the organizations 100th
anniversary in 2005.
materials formed the basis for the Automobile Reference Collection of the Free Library
of Philadelphia.
Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels

is a portrait of the American automobile
industrys early years, focusing on individuals who dreamed, schemed, innovated, succeeded, and failed in their quests for fame,
fortune, glory, and knowledge.
Kimes, an automotive editor and author of

hundreds of articles and numerous books,
began her career in 1963 at Automobile
Quarterly and is considered by many to
be the most honored automobile historian
in America. She is a past president of the
Society of Automotive Historians, and has
served as Executive Editor of the Classic
Car Club of America since 1981. Five of her
books have won the Cugnot Award of the
Society of Automotive Historians for best
book of the year, and she has received the
societys Benz Award for best article of the
year four times.
The award was presented in February

during the AACA Annual Banquet at the
Wyndham Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia,
PA. The trophy honors the book that represents the years most important original
research in automobile history. It is named
for Thomas McKean, AACA President
from 1946-47, whose extensive collection
of books, catalogues, and other automotive
In addition, the publication was named

Best of Books at the International Automotive Media Awards in November 2005,
where Kimes was selected to receive the
Recognition of Lifetime Achievement.
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VEHICLE DYNAMICS continued from p. 1
The good news is that injuries and deaths

leveled off (to roughly 43,000 per year in
the U.S.) in the last decadeand, in some
instances, have declined. But more must be
done, said keynote speaker Joe Gaus, Vice
President of Electronic Brake and Safety
Systems at Continental Teves.
outside the vehicle and within (driver attention levels and potential distractions)
and offer various types of warnings to the
driver (visual, audible, vibratory). They will
take action to prevent collision and protect
the occupants, as some systems on high-end
luxury vehicles are doing today.
Gaus said that moving into a crash-avoidance paradigm requires enhanced vehicle
intelligence, as well as understanding the
intention of the driver and arbitration of the
data to do the right thing.
Some sort of artificial intelligence may

be needed in vehicles to manage all of these
active-safety systems were installing, said
Peter Sweatman, Director of the University
of Michigans Transportation Research Institute.
The challenge is to integrate discrete safety

systems, such as those based on video and
radar, with other technologies to assist the
driver.
We believe the foundation for future
safety technologies is a system that automatically detects unstable driving situations
and corrects to help the driver maintain
control, said Gaus.
Current systems such as electronic stability controls that take their inputs from an
array of onboard sensors, will be the foundation of what experts at the conference
see as even more intelligent and integrated
safety features.
According to the conference speakers,
these systems will be increasingly holistic
in function, integrating active and passive
features. They will sense the environment
He added that much research in the human-factors area still needs to be done.
Driver science is not sufficiently developed
to support the technology, Sweatman
said.
Bob Lange, Executive Director, Vehicle
Structure and Safety Integration at GM,
whose inspired keynote speech kicked off
the conference, hammered home the need
for more human-interface research.
Lange stressed that the challenge for engineers and vehicle developers is the intersection between technology as it is applied to
the vehicle and how it interacts with those
in the vehicle.
Lange predicted that future safety systems
will tailor the force constraints on each
individual occupant.
TECHNICIAN DAY continued from p. 3
The U.S. has signed the Cape Town Treaty,

which provides for worldwide recognition
of liens that are properly filed with the FAA
(at least among the signatory nations). The
treaty provisions appear to take precedence
over normal state law for processing liens.
One change is that under prior law, nonfiled liens took precedence if they were
subject to prior actual notice. So if given
notice that another lien existed, even though
it was not filed, that would be enough to

make it first in the order of precedence
above a lien.
Under the new standards, international
liens will be decided purely on the basis
of having been filed with one of the international repositories (including the FAA
Registry). The effective date for the new
standards was March 1, 2006.
MAY 2006
PUBLICATIONS
New book looks at latest in
accelerated testing
The latest and most practical knowledge in
accelerated testing theory is covered in Accelerated Testing: A Practitioners Guide to
Accelerated and Reliability Testing, a new
book published by SAE.
Development and quality assurance tests
are defined in detail and presented from
a practical viewpoint by authors Bryan
Dodson and Harry Schwab. Testing fundamentals, plans, and models, and the equipment and methods most commonly used in
accelerated testing, are covered.
Chapters include: Probability Fundamentals; Distributions; Parameter Estimation;
Accelerated Test Plans; Accelerated Testing
Models; Environment Stress Screening; and
Test Equipment Methods and Application.
A companion CD that accompanies the
book includes examples created in Microsoft
Excel templates,
statistical tables, a
burn-in optimization template, a
random number
generator, government documents
and military tables,
and the AMSAA
Reliability Growth
Handbook in the
Word format.
Accelerated Testing: A Practitioner s
Guide to Accelerated and Reliability Testing (Product Code: R-304) is available
for $79.95 ($63.96 for SAE Members). To
order, or for more information, visit store.
sae.org, phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S.
and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or e-mail
customerservice@sae.org.
New book focuses on multiplexing and

networking research
Multiplexing and Networking, Volume
2, a new book published by SAE, covers
the latest multiplexing and networking
trends and technology. The book contains
63 papers covering six years of research
(2000-2005).
Following an introduction, Multiplexing
and Networking on the Rise, by Editor
Ronald K. Jurgen, papers are organized
in five categories: Multiplexing and Networking Systems; Protocols; Gateways and
Middleware; Network/Protocol Testing;
and Viewpoints on Future Trends.
The book spotlights the increasing complexity of controls and systems in modern
vehicles, and the necessities for greater conformance testing of networks, and a greater
number of gateways among them.
Jurgen has edited more than a

dozen books in
SAEs Progress in
Technology Automotive Electronics
series. He is also
Editor of the Automotive Electronics Handbook
and the Digital
Consumer Electronics Handbook.
Multiplexing and Networking, Volume
2 (Product Code PT-128) is available for
$89.95 ($71.96 for SAE Members). To order,
or for more information, visit store.sae.org,
phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)
sae.org.
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May 3-27.indd 10
050764
Managing Engineering and Technical Professionals, a new SAE seminar, provides

engineering supervisors and managers with
practical techniques for coaching, guiding,
and motivating engineers, technicians, and
designers. The seminar will be held June
5-7, 2006 at SAE Automotive Headquarters
in Troy, MI.
Ideal for engineers or technical professionals who have been recently promoted into
management positions, the seminar covers
the value of managers to an organization,
the evolution of management thought, the
psychology of effective leadership, the latest
legal and ethical issues, and tips on practical
issues such as delegating, meeting management, and negotiating.
The seminar will be instructed by Michael
A. Anleitner, President of Livonia Technical
Services, a consulting and training firm that
provides technical and managerial exper-
tise. Anleitner has authored three papers

selected for publication in SAE Transactions and received the SAE Excellence in
Oral Presentation Award. Throughout the
seminar, a mixture of lecture and attentiongrabbing exercises will be used to develop
attendees skills.
The seminar will also covers: how to avoid
the most common errors made by supervisors and managers; how to make change
exciting and interesting; the importance
of emotional leadership; techniques for
constructive coaching; and basic project
management skills.
The Managing Engineering and Technical
Professionals seminar will also be offered
September 6-8. To register, or for more information, visit www.sae.org/seminarinfo,
call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)
sae.org.
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MAY 2006
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Courses from SAE
Detailed course descriptions are available online at www.sae.org/contedu. To register,
complete the online registration form, e-mail profdev@sae.org, or call SAE Customer Service
toll-free at 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada).
Big Beaver Borough, PA, USA BeaveRun Motorsports Complex
May 2006
Troy, MI, USA - SAE Automotive Headquarters
June 2006
Troy, MI, USA - SAE Automotive Headquarters
May 1
Current Issues in Using Crash Injury Data
May 1
Designing with Glass
May 2-3
Automotive Glazing Materials
May 4
Basic Noise Control
May 4-5
In-Vehicle Multiplex Networking Applications
May 5
Noise and Vibration Measurement: Instruments and Facilities
May 8-9
Ignition Issues and Their Impact on Engine Performance, Efficiency,

and Emission
May 8-9
New!
May 8-9
Forensic Analysis of Medical Records in Injury Biomechanics and Accident

Reconstruction Studies
May 10-12
New!
Motor Fuel: Technology, Performance, Testing, and Specifications
June 5-7
New! Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals

In the fast-paced and competitive environment of todays global economy,
the work of technical professionals is often the difference between success
and failure in an organization. Providing leadership for engineers is uniquely
challenging, and the transition from working engineer to first-line technical
supervisor is one of the most difficult career challenges that an engineer
may face. First-time engineering supervisors and mid-level managers who
wish to sharpen their skills and learn new techniques for guiding, coaching,
and motivating working engineers, technicians, and designers will find
this seminar valuable. A mix of lecture and attention-grabbing exercises
are used to develop intense and lasting learning results.
June 12
Statistical Tolerance Design
June 15-16
Program and Risk Management
June 15-16
Automotive Lighting
June 15-16
New! Acquiring and Analyzing Data from Sensors and In-Vehicle

Networks
The evolution of personal computers, data acquisition hardware, and
analysis software has provided engineers with the ability to measure and
interpret data quickly, make design enhancements, and ultimately move
a product to market faster. As in-vehicle networks become increasingly
more sophisticated, both in terms of the number of controllers and the
speed at which they communicate, they are becoming a virtual gold mine
for the test engineer. If the data is already available on the vehicle and
can be accessed from the standard onboard diagnostic connector under
the dashboard, the user only needs to add the missing sensors, if needed.
This course will provide you with information on current trends and
applications in PC-based data acquisition and analysis. Hardware and
software possibilities, as well as relevant technical standards to determine
what can practically be acquired from the in-vehicle network and how
to combine this with sensor data, will be covered. In addition, a practical
guide for analysis and presentation techniques will be covered along
with practical, hands-on examples. Students will have the opportunity
to utilize a classroom PC with data-acquisition hardware and software
to acquire and analyze test data.
Exhaust Flow Performance and Pressure Drop of Exhaust Components
and Systems
Geometric Dimensioning & TolerancingLevel II
June 19-20
Piston Ring Design/Materials
Simplified Taguchi/DOE Methods
June 26-27
Introduction to Brake Control Systems: ABS, TCS, and ESC
June 28-30
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
June 30
A Familiarization of Drivetrain Components
Powertrain Selection for Fuel Economy and Acceleration Performance
May 15-17
May 18-19
New!
Race Engine Calibration for Optimal Performance
The engine control module (ECM), or onboard computer, is the tool used
to control the fuel injection rate, fuel injection timing, ignition timing, rate
of exhaust gas recirculation, and other functions. This course provides a
practical introduction to ECMs, including the uses for the various sensors.
It also covers the specific methods used to incorporate the various sensor
signals into the ECMs control systems for the fuel injection rate, fuel
injection timing, and ignition timing. Background information will include
an understanding of the desired air:fuel ratio and optimum ignition
timing. While examples are tailored around the application of the ECM
to Formula SAE race engines, this course is useful for improving any
engineers understanding of the functions of the ECM for other types of
race engines as well as production engines.
New!
Ontario, CA, USA - Ayres Hotel & Suites

June 18
May 22-23
Distributed Automotive Embedded Systems
May 24-26
Automotive Coatings: Materials & Applications
May 25-26
Metal Forming
May 25-26
The Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety
New! Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Applied to Race Cars

For racers and enthusiasts seeking to refine their competitive edge,
understanding the powers of airflow can provide tremendous styling,
performance and safety advantages. This seminar provides a basic
foundation in vehicle aerodynamics as it applies to racing or performance
vehicles. The powers of lift and drag are emphasized, particularly the drag
coefficient. These are illustrated through wing lift and drag curves, basic
equations and principles, various forms of drag making up overall drag,
and atmospheric charts. Also covered are wind tunnel designs, mass flow
rates, and Reynolds number (Re) for wind-tunnel model testing, inlet/
radiator/cooling design insight, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), coast
down testing, and many dos and donts of automotive design. Concepts
are accentuated by several math examples along with numerous pictorial
and verbal examples. In addition to a detailed set of learning materials,
attendees will receive a copy of the acclaimed textbook, New Directions
in Race Car Aerodynamics, Designing for Speed by Joseph Katz.
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Applied to Race Cars
For racers and enthusiasts seeking to refine their competitive edge,

understanding the powers of airflow can provide tremendous styling,
performance, and safety advantages. This seminar provides a basic
foundation in vehicle aerodynamics as it applies to racing or performance
vehicles. The powers of lift and drag are emphasized, particularly the
drag coefficient. These are illustrated through wing lift and drag curves,
basic equations and principles, various forms of drag making up overall
drag, and atmospheric charts. Also covered are wind-tunnel designs,
mass flow rates and Reynolds number for wind tunnel model testing,
inlet/radiator/cooling design insight, CFD, coast-down testing, and many
dos and donts of automotive design.
May 3-27.indd 11
June 5-7
June 16
May 15-16
May 22
Concurrent Engineering Practices Applied to the Design of Chassis

Systems
Statistical Methods for Quality Engineering
This seminar will help individuals responsible for product or process

development and testing to statistically assess the variation of the product
or process performance and make effective decisions with confidence.
Technical personnel are consistently making changes to product and
process designs, and the resultant performance changes need a statistical
basis for moving ahead to the cost assessment and release phases. Various
continuous and discrete probability functions will be covered with the
normal distribution receiving the most emphasis. Other distributions
including Weibull, Exponential, Binomial, Poisson, Hypergeometric, and
nonparametric comparisons will be covered. Various confidence intervals
and tests of comparison, including Z test, Students t tests, Chi-Square
test, F test, and ANOVA for the normal distribution for these probability
functions are covered.
Applied Vehicle Dynamics
June 5-7
Fundamentals of Statistical Process Control
As competition for market share increases, so does the need to monitor

processes and quality to ensure top-notch products. This hands-on
seminar will provide you with the skills to apply and maintain statistical
process control to assist your organization in the improvement of various
processes to achieve higher percentage yield or higher-quality products or
services. Quality characteristics (process outputs to track), measurement
systems, sampling strategies, types of control charts, construction of
control charts, and control chart interpretation will be covered. The
determination of the key process parameters and controlling them
to provide consistent results will improve quality and lower costs, in
particular, scrap and rework costs. Statistical theory and depth are kept
to a minimum while you learn how to utilize the tools.
May 22
May 8-10
June 18
New! Tires and Handling for Racing and High Performance Vehicles
The pneumatic tire is extremely complex and not well understood.
Automotive and race engineers are forced to rely on experience as well as
trial and error methods when trying to get the most from their vehicles.
Capitalizing on the instructors 20-year struggle to understand how
tires work on a car, this seminar provides a practical applied approach
to understanding how a car gets around a corner, rubber friction, tire
behavior, and basic vehicle dynamics. While the information presented
explains tire technology and vehicle dynamincs in general, the seminar
uses racing and high performance settings to illustrate the major points.
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MAY 2006
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Its easy to place an advertisement in SAE
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for the statements set
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SAE does not review or
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CustomerSales@sae.org
You will be contacted promptly to discuss your ad
and to receive details about pricing and deadlines.
Siemens VDO Automotive Electronics Corporation, supplier of automotive electronics systems and components, seeks the following for our
Huntsville, AL facility. Product Design/Hardware Engineers: design and
development of IIS (Interior Infotainment Systems) electronics for automotive applications that meet customer and regulatory requirements; work
on layout changes; lead design reviews; validation testing; create engineering change orders and accurate documentation; DFMEA; interface
with Focus factory on manufacturing issues; schematics, CPLD & PFGA
designs, Visual Basic 6.0 applications for automated product testing, EMI/
EMC testing for automotive products; among other duties. Min. B.S. or
foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, varying levels of experience.
Ref. #6200506. Please send resumes to: N.V., Human Resources, Siemens
VDO, 2400 Executive Hills Dr., Auburn Hills, MI 48326, or reply by fax
to: (248) 253-2991.
General Motors Corporation has an opening for an available position of Senior Research Engineer in Warren, Michigan. Position requires an individual
with a Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering. Successful candidate should
also have Ph.D. dissertation in automotive chassis dynamics control &
vehicle implementation. Job duties: Conduct research & development in automotive chassis dynamics control & vehicle implementation using Mechatronics. Apply & develop modern control theories for automotive applications. Perform analysis & design of control & signal processing algorithms
for vehicle testing. Perform modeling, algorithm design & simulation using
Simulink, Matlab, C, & C++ programming language on both workstation &
personal computer (PC). Conduct software coding, debugging, & evaluation
of real-time chassis control algorithms. Perform at-the-limit vehicle testing,
evaluation, & data reduction. Publish papers/reports based on research.
Qualified applicants should send resume & verification of reqs. to: General
Motors Corporation, Resume Processing-CKL-60008, Mail Code 482-C31B36, 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48265-3000. General Motors
Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, which specializes in automotive electronic and supply manufacture, seeks Quality Engineers for our
Newport News, VA facility to implement quality procedures and practices
and provide product launch and line quality support. Min. BSME, including
emphasis in project management methodology, decision techniques and economical analysis. Experience in CAD/CAE (ProE/ProMechanica, Nastran/
Patran); maintain and operate a Class IV Neodymium-Yttrium Aluminum
Garnett (Nd-YAG) laser in material property and relationship analysis;
use of AutoCad to develop operating procedures for a three-dimensional
free-space motorized stage. Please send resumes to: FMNPNRecruiter@
siemensvdo.com. Ref. #1220059.
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flexible tooling systems (including robots, fixtures & special machines)
& production processes for automotive stamped parts & assemblies
production, & optimal product quality, increased manufacturing line speed
& enhanced worker safety during production. Dvlp & improve software for
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data analysis & welding processes. Apply DOE, critical path method,
GD&T, SPC, failure mode effect & root cause analyses to troubleshoot
product & process problems & diagnose tooling systems for process
variation reduction. Identify geometric dimensioning & tolerancing criteria
using CATIA from mfg perspective to determine manufacturability of parts
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yrs Related Occ. exp must include dimensional variation reduction through
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using CATIA system, to improve dimensional quality of stamped vehicle
parts & body builds, which may be concurrent with Related Occ. exp. Mail
resume to V. Richter, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, CIMS: 485-08-44, 1000
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maintenance schedules; 1 univ course in production management; & 1
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SAE UPDATE

SAE Internationals rst industry

Vehicle Dynamics Conference shows

Robert E. Spitzer, retired Vice President of

Accelerating the rate of progress in vehicle

Established in 1986, the Medal of Honor

The conference presented valuable insight into next-generation safety system

Spitzer is being honored with this award

Panel discussions on collaborative R&D

Robert E. Spitzer, SAE International Vice

he set a high standard for demonstrating

The event was timely, meaningful, and

Continental Teves Vice President Joe

Presenters and panelists, included safetyresearch experts from the University of

GMs Lutz to receive SAE Foundations 2006 Manufacturing

Robert A. Lutz, GMs Vice Chairman

The Manufacturing Leadership Award

beyond offered through the SAE Foundation.

G. Richard Wagoner Jr.

Heinz C. Prechter (posthumously)

Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

CDS in full swing this spring

Key ingredient for a successful

As this issue prepares to go to print,

knock off Montreals Ecole de Technologie

What promises to be an exciting 2006

At the Formula SAE competition, May

In the seventh edition of the event,

This year, the 140-plus teams registered

May 2006 Vol. 23, No. 5

As you read this column the 2006 SAE World

events work well

Reflecting on the World Congress has

As I mentioned in Marchs column, I have

Greg W. Henderson, President

April 27, 2006

For more information and to register,

Copyright 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.

FROM THE PAMA PRESIDENT

Many are quick to point to poor wages

be richly rewarded in aviation maintenanceand that is our ace in the hole, as

Air Agency Certificate No. IC2R893K, with

Even though it was published in 2006, the

a corporation. The prison time can be

Volunteers offer their support to AWIM

On February 7, more than 50 additional

Students from elementary through high

As part of a six-week AWIM project in

Nine students from Westwood Middle

In Motion (AWIM) program. Kathleen

Abstracts being accepted for SAE 2007

Highlights of other AWIM activities

MEDAL OF HONOR continued from p. 1

SAE WORLD CONGRESS

The SAE World Congress provides a unique

After learning some of the basic ideas of

Fourth-grade students at Pine Knob

Encouraging student participation in

developed a company-wide network with

CALLS FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS

contributions leading to positive impact on

Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching

Nomination deadline: May 1, 2006