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Day 2
 
Day 2 - Wednesday 9th May 2007
 
Morning session

Moderator - Matthieu Lavieuville, Product Manager - Automotive Innovation, Timken
 
Traction, Stability & Braking
   
09.50 - 10.15
Vehicle dynamics control based on force-sensing wheel bearings
TNO & SKF – Joost Zuurbier & Bernie van Leeuwen, Project Manager Control
   
10.15 - 10.40
Enhancing real chassis system performance in the networked, ISO and Autosar compliant environment
Delphi Chassis - Pascal Chaumette, Advanced Chassis Control
   
10.40 - 11.05
Seeing the future - Combining test tools for the development of environmental perception systems
TNO Automotive - Thijs Versteegh, Automotive Integrated Safety
   
11.05 - 11.30
High-performance electrical wedge brake actuator
Siemens AG, Siemens VDO - Christian Baier-Welt, Chief Engineer BrakebyWire
   
11.30 - 11.55
Brake systems evolution
TRW Automotive - Manfred Meyer, Technical Director Braking
 
   
11.55 - 12.20
Inertial sensor considerations for safety and braking system designs. As active safety systems proliferate, sensor integration reduces costs
Analog Devices Inc - Kristen Manon McNair, Customer Marketing Manager, EU Automotive, Micromachined Products Division
   
12.20 - 12.45
21st century to be called Mechatronic in the car industry. Paulstra hi-fi encoders provide the robust information needed by this age
Paulstra - Michel Grall, Sales Manager
   
Steering  
   
14.00 - 14.25
Driver-vehicle dynamics - A new experimental technique and a predictive model for steering and handling development
Cambridge University, UK – Dr David Cole, Senior Lecturer
   
14.25 - 14.50
A new objective method to evaluate the on-center characteristics of a road vehicle - Objective analysis and simulation
GTV Vehicle Dynamics - Gian-Claudio Travaiglio, R&D manager
 
   
14.50 - 15.15
Tuning of the steering rack stability index for hydraulic and electric steering applications
Bishop Innovation Ltd - Andrew Heathershaw, Manager Product Engineering
   
15.15 - 15.40
Victrex PEEK - High-performance thermoplast for steering and suspension applications to meet future requirements
Victrex Europa GmbH – Ralf Weidig, Global Automotive Manager
   
Afternoon session
 
Chassis
   
15.40 - 16.05
Sensor fusion - Quality improvement and monitoring functions
Siemens VDO - Dr Matthias Kretschmann, Function Developer
   
16.05 - 16.30
ArcelorMittal Lighter advanced rear multilink suspension
Arcelormittal – Mathieu Amblard, Chassis and Suspension R&D Project Leader