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SAE UPDATE PAGE 1 MAY 2006

MAY 2006

VOL. 23, NO. 5

SAE International’s first industryVice President wins Medal of HonorRobert E. Spitzer, retired Vice President ofTechnical Relations at Boeing, has receivedthe SAE International Medal of Honor. Hewas presented the award during the SAE2006 World Congress, April 3-6 in Detroit.

Established in 1986, the Medal of Honorrecognizes a member’s unique and sig-nicant contributions to the society. Unlikeother SAE awards that honor technicalachievements or outstanding accomplish-ments in the various elds of mobility, thisaward recognizes an individual’s contribu-tions to SAE overall.

Spitzer is being honored with this awardin recognition of his service as SAE’s rstindustry sector Vice President and the out-standing leadership he demonstrated in thisrole, both as a leader within the society andas an external advocate to the mobility com-munity. He has been an SAE Internationalmember since 1995, and his contributions tothe society are numerous. Spitzer’s involve-ment includes serving on the Board of Di-rectors, Fellows Committee, Aerospace Pro-gram Ofce, Strategic Planning Committee,Annual Nominating Committee, AerospaceCouncil of the Technical Standards Board,AeroTech Executive Committee, Aerospace

Congress & Exhibition General Committee,and Whitlock Board of Award. He is alsoinvolved with the Chicago and NorthwestSAE sections.

Most recently, Spitzer served as SAE VicePresident–Aerospace from 2002-2005. Asthe first industry sector Vice President,

he set a high standard for demonstratinghow industry Vice Presidents can benetthe society through greater focus on thesectors. His role was to serve the needs of

a diverse group of organizations and indi-viduals—commercial and military aircraftmanufacturers, suppliers, governmentagencies, engineers, business leaders, andstudents—in the areas of regulation, safety,

Robert E. Spitzer, SAE International VicePresident–Aerospace from 2002-2005,has been selected to receive the society’sMedal of Honor.

Vehicle Dynamics Conference showsfuture of automotive safetyAccelerating the rate of progress in vehiclesafety was the focus of SAE’s 2006 Auto-motive Dynamics, Stability, and ControlsConference and Exposition, held February14-16 in Novi, MI.

The conference presented valuable in-sight into next-generation safety systemtechnologies and their implications for boththe vehicle occupant and for automakersand suppliers.

Panel discussions on collaborative R&Dand advanced systems integration high-lighted the importance of human-factor datain product development in this critical areaof automotive engineering.

“The event was timely, meaningful, andincluded the most knowledgeable speakerson the subject,” observed Walt Frankie-wicz, Vice President of Special Projects atArvinMeritor, who was one of the rankingexecutives in attendance.

Presentations from top safety engineers atGeneral Motors, BMW, Honda R&D, Ford,DaimlerChrysler, and Nissan R&D, plussuppliers Bosch, Continental Teves, TRW,and Delphi, conrmed the increasing powerof electronic controls and greater capability

of sensors are moving automotive safety beyond passive systems and a focus oncrash-worthiness.

Crash avoidance is the next paradigm, based on new technologies being developedwith a growing understanding of driver-perception and behavior data.

Presenters and panelists, included safety-research experts from the University ofMichigan, Virginia Tech, National HighwayTrafc Safety Administration, the U.S. De-partment of Transportation, and the Insur-

ance Institute of Highway Safety, noted thathuge strides have been made in makingvehicles and driving safer worldwide—butthe opportunities for improvement areequally large.

Continental Teves Vice President JoeGaus delivered one of the three keynote speeches at the conference. (Imagecourtesy of Bob Kuzawinski.)

GM’s Lutz to receive SAE Foundation’s 2006 ManufacturingLeadership Award

Robert A. Lutz, Vice Chairman, GlobalProduct Development, General Motors,is the recipient of the 2006 Manufactur-ing Leadership Award issued by the SAEFoundation. Lutz will receive the award

at the Annual SAE Foundation Banquet onMay 24 at the Detroit Marriott in the GMRenaissance Center.

The Manufacturing Leadership Awardrecognizes individuals who have mademeaningful contributions to the develop-ment of the automobile or truck industries.Nominees must have achieved a signicantlevel of success in their manufacturingcareers, demonstrated innovation and risktaking, and established a new direction ordeveloped a position that challenged theirindustry. Applicants must also have madecontributions outside the automotive in-dustry exemplified through communityeducation, philanthropic, or governmentactivities.

The banquet benefits educational pro-

grams for students in elementary, middle,and high school as well as college and

beyond offered through the SAE Founda-tion.

Robert A. Lutz, GM’s Vice Chairmanof Global Product Development, is setto receive the 2006 Manufacturing

Leadership Award later this month at the Annual SAE Foundation Banquet.

See MEDAL OF HONOR, p. 4 See VEHICLE DYNAMICS, p. 10

Past recipients of theManufacturing 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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EDITORIAL

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

CDS in full swing this springAs this issue prepares to go to print,student teams all across the world aremaking nal changes to their entries forthe 2006 Collegiate Design Series (CDS).Each year from March through June,engineering students set out to competein challenges that take concepts learnedin the classroom and apply them in a real-

world setting.What promises to be an exciting 2006

season ofcially began in March withthe Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC),hosted by Michigan TechnologicalUniversity in Houghton, MI. In the CSC,students are tasked to cost-effectively re-engineer an existing snowmobile to meet2012 standards for exhaust emissions andnoise output.

In the seventh edition of the event,the University of Wisconsin–Madisoneffectively defended its title by claimingrst place overall in the regular class. Theschool also captured Best Emissions hon-ors with a score of 300. The University ofMinnesota–Duluth and Kettering Univer-sity shared second place overall honors.

Thirteen teams competed in the regularclass, and two schools faced off in theelectric class, with Utah State toppingMcGill University. Utah State also secured

best design and acceleration honors.

At press time, Auburn University wasputting the nishing touches on its cours-es as it prepared to host the Mini Baja Eastfor the rst time, April 12-15. The eventcaptains expected the short events andendurance courses to hold up well underrace conditions. As in all three of theMini Baja competitions, the vehicles must

be capable of surviving rough terrain;however, in the East, teams also must dealwith water.

This year, the 140-plus teams registeredfor the Mini Baja events are looking to

knock off Montreal’s Ecole de TechnologieSuperieure, which swept all three eventslast year. That was the rst time a teamachieved that feat since the competition

began in 1976. Aside from Mini Baja East,teams will get their chances at Mini BajaWest, May 11-13 in Portland, OR, andMini Baja Midwest, May 24-27 in Milwau-

kee, WI.At the Formula SAE competition, May

17-21 at the Ford proving grounds inRomeo, MI, 139 teams are trying to oustanother 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 hasentered the competition.

This year will also mark the rst run-ning of Formula SAE West, June 14-17at California Speedway in Fontana, CA.Despite being in its infancy, the event isexpected to be hotly contested, with morethan 70 teams registered at press time in-cluding four past winners of the FormulaSAE competition—Texas A&M, Univer-sity of Akron, University of Texas–Arling-

ton, and University of Wollongong.Surely not to be overlooked are the

aerospace events, Aero Design East (April21-23 in Marietta, GA) and Aero DesignWest (June 1-3 in Encino, CA), whereradio-controlled aircraft will take over theskies.

To date, more than 25,000 engineeringstudents have graduated with SAE Col-legiate Design experience. As this year’sparticipants prepare to see the results ofmonths of work, there is no doubt that nomatter where they place in the nal stand-ings, the experience will be consideredrewarding and pay dividends for years tocome.

Key ingredient for a successfulSAE event—PeopleAs you read this column the 2006 SAE WorldCongress will have taken place and SAE’sfull complement of spring conferences andCollegiate Design Series competitions will

be under way.

Reflecting on the World Congress has

caused me to contemplate all of SAE’sevents and conferences—throughout theaerospace, automotive, and commercialvehicle industries—and the value that theyprovide to mobility professionals like youand me.

As I mentioned in March’s column, I have been active in SAE since my collegiate days.The reason was simple—there was always areturn on investment for me as an engineer.Attending SAE events has always meantseeing and hearing the latest news andtechnology. In addition, the networkingopportunities have been outstanding. Thatis more true today than ever.

As we all know, advances in mobilitytechnology are highly pervasive and raceat breakneck speed. Whether it is hybrid

technology in automobiles, lightweightcomposite materials in aircraft, or emissionsreductions in commercial and off-highwayvehicles, knowing what the next few yearswill bring is crucial to success.

That type of knowledge is the templatefor creating an SAE event—whether it is atechnical conference with an exhibition, asymposium focused on one specic technol-ogy, or an executive brieng. Technology isthe driver; and that is reected in the make-up of each event.

However, what drives the technology iseven more important—and that is people;people like you. SAE’s members have al-ways been some of the most innovative anddynamic thinkers in the mobility industry,ever since its beginning in 1905. SAE’s

events work well be ca us e of th eknowledge andsupport that youprovide.

Technical papers

presented at SAEevents are written

by the men andwomen who ac-tually developedthe technology. Panel discussions includethe top leaders in the mobility industry

because SAE commit tee members workhard to get them involved. Those industryleaders know that they will be speakingat a venue that is highly respected in theaerospace, automotive, and commercialvehicle industries.

I have had the distinct pleasure of attend-ing SAE events as a professional member,as a member of the Board of Directors, andnow 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 them-selves to ensure that an event is as successfulas possible. Achieving success takes manylong hours and hard work, and I would liketo thank them for their efforts.

I would also like to thank the employeesof SAE for their efforts and hard work in thedevelopment and facilitation of the morethan 30 conferences and symposia heldannually throughout the United States andaround the world.

SAE’s membership is a diverse mix ofengineering talent from all across the globe.I believe that our meetings and events reectthat mix; and I urge all of you to attend thoseevents that are relevant to your industry!

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PAMA DIRECT

FROM THE PAMA PRESIDENT

See TECHNICIAN DAY, p. 10

Our aging fleet…and workforce gaining scrutinyThe Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) kicked off an effort in February to

bring industry, schools, and governmenttogether on ensuring the proper growth ofour aviation maintenance workforce. Tomeet the demands of ever more complexaircraft and a rapidly growing eet, weneed to attract energetic and bright young

people to our industry. But that is only asmall part of the problem.

At the other end of the spectrum, thou-sands of those who make our aviationsafety record the envy of the world arestarting to put retirement on their to-doshort list. Our dilemma is handling agrowing skills need with a shrinking poolof professionals. Unfortunately, we haveseen a looming shortage of maintenancetechnicians before and we look a little likethe boy who cried wolf. Given that, thereis concern that the industry may not makethe necessary investment in its technical

brain trust until it is too late.

Now, the FAA has also called several ag-ing aircraft conferences because so manyof today’s aircraft are as old (or older) asthose who are repairing them. With somany of our future retirees being the verypeople that know so much about theseaging aircraft, our waning workforce chal-lenges are further compounded.

We not only need energetic and brightyoung people with the education and skillto work on highly sophisticated modernaircraft, we need those same people withdifferent advanced skills to accuratelymaintain the legacy aircraft we are loatheto retire.

These aging aircraft have their own set ofunique problems, primarily with corrosionand fatigue; and wiring issues are high onthe list of equipment falling rapidly intodisrepair. As I have noted here in the past,we need universal standards by which toevaluate and ensure the continued airwor-thiness of these aircraft.

Many are quick to point to poor wagesas the root of our difculty in attractingyoung people to our industry, but it is notthat simple. Clearly, our industry mustcompete with other industries in the globalmarketplace for highly skilled profession-als, but supply and demand has alwaysdriven wages and when demand outstrips

supply, wages will increase.In truth, however, very few industries

offer the earning potential that aviationmaintenance does—and that messageis not getting out to young people con-sidering lucrative technical career paths.Aviation maintenance and the ability toguarantee airworthiness with condence,within budget, and on a rigorous timeschedule is a valuable skill, and those thatmaster it are quite valuable, and quite wellcompensated, indeed.

As an industry, we must make this caseto talented young people evaluating theircareer options. The talent to succeed will

be richly rewarded in aviation mainte-nance—and that is our ace in the hole, aswell as our challenge.

By encouraging continuous educationand professional development, and thensmartly and consistently marketing ourprofession, we will make the case for adiverse and fullling career. Only thenwill we have the many people with thecritical skills we need to address both thegrowing aging aircraft and looming agingtechnician issues we face.

Brian F. Finnegan,President, Professional Aviation

Maintenance Association

National Maintenance Technician Day becomes House ResolutionThe efforts in support of PAMA’s initiativeto create National Aviation MaintenanceTechnician Day are paying off. The reso-lution was introduced to the U.S. Houseof Representatives by Congressmen DanLungren (R-CA) and James Oberstar (D-MN), along with 20 co-sponsors, on March14. Designated House Resolution (H. Res.)726, the bill was referred to the Transporta-tion and Infrastructure committee and theArmed Services sub-committee for reviewand recommendation.

Members are still being asked to growsupport within the rest of Congress in aneffort to achieve passage and a presidentialsignature on this resolution in this congres-sional session.

To identify local members of the Senateand U.S. House of Representatives, includ-ing address, phone, fax and e-mail informa-tion, supporters can go to www.house.govand www.senate.gov and insert their ZIPcode or click in the “Find Your Representa-tive” or “Find you Senator” box at the topof the page.

When contacting representatives, sup-porters are asked to, of course, speak fromtheir heart, but as a starting point, they canconsider modifying and inserting the fol-lowing comment in their e-mail:

“America’s enviable aviation safety recordwas created by the technical excellence andpersonal pride of the women and men whomake their careers as aviation maintenanceprofessionals. Please co-sponsor H. Res.726 declaring May 24 National AviationMaintenance Technician Day. Please contactCongressmen Dan Lungren or James Ober-star to pledge your support.”

Unapproved parts noticeMechanics working with Thompson fuelpumps, part No. TF-1900, should be care-ful of those that have been maintained byThunderbird Aircraft Parts of Bethany, OK.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)has accused Thunderbird of improperlymaintaining and approving for return toservice Thompson fuel pumps applicable tovarious types of aircraft. Thunderbird holds

Air Agency Certicate No. IC2R893K, withlimited accessory ratings.

The FAA accuses Thunderbird of a varietyof discrepancies, including:

• Approving for return to service fuelpumps that were not properly tested usingmethods, techniques, and practices accept-able to the FAA

• Approving for return to service fuelpumps that were not maintained in ac-cordance with the current manufacturer’smaintenance manual or methods otherwiseacceptable to the FAA.

The FAA has recommended that mechan-ics inspect their Thompson fuel pumpsto see if they were approved for returnto service by Thunderbird. Suspect partsshould be inspected for conformity to typedesign.

The future of radionavigationMechanics who work extensively withavionics will want to read the 2005 FederalRadionavigation Plan. This document laysout the government’s strategic plan for thefuture of radionavigation in the UnitedStates.

It should come as no surprise that there isa heavy emphasis on GPS technologies. Thegovernment plans to enhance GPS signalsover the next 15 years. The government has

begun the process of establishing a secondcivil GPS signal (known as L2C) and hopesto have a full complement of 24 satellitesorbiting by 2013; a third civil GPS signal(known as L5) is slated to be completed (24satellites) by 2015.

The plan recognizes the need to main-tain backup navigation aids and provideredundant radionavigation service whererequired, but it also lays out an intent to

begin phasing out unnecessary systems.The plan decrees that the LORAN systemis not necessary. A nal decision whether todiscontinue it is expected to be made later in2006. Phase-down of VHF Omni-directionalRange (VOR) transmitter equipment isscheduled to begin in 2010, and phase-down

of Category I Instrument Landing Systemsis scheduled to begin 2015.

Even though it was published in 2006, thecurrent version of the plan is described asthe 2005 edition. The government will ac-cept comments on the current plan through

July 31, 2006. All such comments will beconsidered in formulating the 2007 radio-navigation plan.

Comments should be forwarded to Chair-man, DOT POS/NAV Working Group, U.S.Department of Transportation, Navigationand Spectrum Policy (P-50), Room 6423-F,400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.

E-mail: [email protected].

Hazardous materials penalties increaseLast month, this space reported on thehazmat voluntary reporting program forair carriers. This month, the penalties fornon-compliance are explored.

Hazmat training and compliance is a seri-ous concern today for mechanics who dotheir own shipping. In response to changesin the law passed by Congress, the U.S. De-partment of Transportation has publishedpolicy providing the framework for apply-ing the new hazmat penalties. The new civilpenalties will be $50,000 per violation—it isnot unusual to see eight separate regulatoryviolations charged for a single transaction,so this effectively moves civil penalty maxi-

mums to $400,000 per occurrence. This can be doubled to $800,000 per incident for anyhazmat violation resulting in injury or sub-stantial property damage.

The minimum civil penalty has revertedfrom $275 to $250; however, a minimumcivil penalty of $450 applies to a violationrelated to training.

Criminal penalties now apply to bothreckless and willful violations (as well asto a knowing violation of the prohibition in49 U.S.C. 5104(b) against tampering with amarking, label, placard, or description on ashipping document) of federal hazardousmaterial transportation law or the regula-tions, orders, special permits, and approvalsissued thereunder. The maximum normalcriminal penalty (per criminal violation)is ve years’ imprisonment and a ne of$250,000 for an individual, $500,000 for

a corporation. The prison time can bedoubled to up to 10 years in any case inwhich the violation involves the release ofa hazardous material which results in deathor bodily injury to a person.

Stricter rules for hexavalent chromiumOSHA is establishing new permissibleexposure levels (PELs) for hexavalentchromium, Cr(VI). Mechanics may comeinto contact with this, and breathe it in, ina number of circumstances, such as:

• chromate-containing paints and coat-ings

• chrome plating baths

• chromium-containing metals such asstainless steel (e.g., when welding or cut-ting).

When examining the new rules, paycareful attention to the special exceptionsfor aerospace industry. They permit theuse of respirators in lieu of certain othercontrols, but they do not replace the newlimitations.

Based upon the best evidence currentlyavailable, OSHA determined that at thecurrent PEL for Cr(VI), workers face a sig-nicant health risk, particularly for lungcancer, asthma, and damage to the nasalpassages and skin.

The new rule, which is effective May 30,2006, establishes an eight-hour time-weight-ed average exposure limit, and the PEL has

been reduced by a factor of 10. This meansthat previously compliant workplaces usingCr(VI) will have to carefully assess theirexposure levels to be sure to maintain com-pliance—it also means that work involvingCr(VI) should be a lot safer.

Treaty implementationMechanics who are in the practice of ob-taining security interests against aircraft orother assets should be aware of some newstandards that apply to the ling of securityinterests against aircraft.


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A WORLD IN MOTION

UF Gator Motorsports team introducesstudents to engineering

Students from elementary through highschool often wonder what is the purpose oflearning math and science. Many just do notunderstand the practical application of thesesubjects, and constantly question when theywill use them in the “real world.” But stu-dents from a middle school in Gainesville,FL, experienced rsthand the answer to thatquestion during a eld trip to the Universityof Florida (UF).

Nine students from Westwood MiddleSchool were introduced to engineeringthrough the university’s SAE chapter,called Gator Motorsports. Team membersguided students through a tour of a researchfacility lab and showed them the FormulaSAE and Mini Baja vehicles they have beenworking on for competition. Team membersexplained to the students how math and

science were used in the construction ofthese vehicles.

The Gator Motorsports team has beenactively looking for opportunities to educateothers on the importance of engineering.Team members established a communityoutreach committee and rewrote the team’smission statement to ensure that communityoutreach will continue.

Unsure of where to start with its outreachprogram, the team turned to SAE’s A World

The University of Florida’s SAE chapter hosted nine students from Westwood MiddleSchool at its research facility lab in Gainesville, FL. The team used AWIM materials toillustrate how math and science are used in engineering.

In Motion (AWIM) program. KathleenO’Connor, Manager of K-12 Education Pro-grams at SAE International, provided theteam with boxes of materials and instruc-tions to use with the students.

After touring the lab, students were divid-ed into two teams and given a challenge anda set of materials. Each team was instructedto design and build a car that would travelfarther than the other team’s car. They hadto plan their design based on things likewhich tube size would be most efcient.

In a race of the two designs, Team 2’s carran off course, leaving Team 1 to claim rstplace. After the competition, the teams werequizzed to see what they did right or whatthey should have done differently. Team 2said it had positioned its tube a little to oneside, causing the car to swerve.

After the race, students enjoyed snacksand talked about career aspirations. Eachstudent also received a bag to take homewith goodies and information about UFEngineering summer camps.

The Gator Motorsports team is hostinganother group of students in April, and islooking into volunteering at local schoolsthat are already involved in A Wor ld In

Motion.

Volunteers offer their support to AWIMThe rst A World In Motion (AWIM) MasterTeacher workshop was recently held atFocus Hope in Detroit for participants nomi-nated by industry volunteers. The MasterTeachers will present AWIM workshopsthroughout southeastern Michigan.

Bosch hosted a volunteer workshop in

January at its headquarters in FarmingtonHills. Approximately 25 volunteers and 10teachers were in attendance with the focuson the Challenge 1 JetToy and Skimmer.

Also in January, a collaboration betweenSAE International and General Motorsproduced three workshops for AWIMvolunteers in Warren, Flint, and Pontiac,MI. Approximately 150 industry repre-sentatives from the various GM locationsparticipated in the training, which includeda hands-on introduction to Challenge 1.Some workshops also included Challenge2 and 3 curricula.

On February 7, more than 50 additionalvolunteers from GM, Quantum Signal, and3M Automotive Innovation Center partici-pated in volunteer training in Warren.

As part of a six-week AWIM project inClarkston, MI, volunteer engineers fromGM have been visiting fourth-grade class-rooms at Pine Knob Elementary. Studentswere separated into teams of three, witheach student being made the project, facil-ity, or test engineer, and the GM engineersvisited once a week to help oversee theproject.

After learning some of the basic ideas ofengineering, students were tasked to designa skimmer out of a skimmer hull pattern, pa-per for the sail, drinking straws, and paperclips. They then tested the effect of differentsail shapes and surface areas.

Highlights of other AWIM activitiesaround the country include:

Fourth-grade students at Pine KnobElementary in Clarkston, MI, were separated into teams of three as part ofan AWIM project, with each student beingeither the project, facility, or test engineer.

MissouriLast year after a one-day workshop forteachers and volunteers, it was decided thatMarch 17, 2005, should be declared “AWIMDay” in Wentzville, MO. This year on Janu-ary 27, Mark Holly from the SAE St. LouisSection helped conduct workshops on chal-lenges 1, 2, and 3 to approximately 20 volun-teers at the GM facility in Wentzville.

South CarolinaSAE provided Challenge 1 JetToy materi-als to educators who attended a teacherinservice training. Twenty-ve fth-gradeteachers were introduced to AWIM throughthe workshop.

VirginiaIn February, SAE presented AWIM to morethan 20 pre-service teachers and facultyduring the annual NASA Conference. Theconference works with underserved popu-lations from across the country. Those at-tending had the opportunity to enhancetheir knowledge and skill in teachingmathematics and science using technologyat the elementary and middle school levelsduring a presentation of the JetToy.

SAE WORLD CONGRESS

Abstracts being accepted for SAE 2007World CongressThe SAE World Congress provides a uniqueopportunity to showcase technical develop-ments to the largest assembled audience ofmobility engineers. The numerous activi-ties and committees of the SAE Land & SeaGroup have begun planning the technicalprogram for the SAE 2007 World Congress,scheduled for April 16-19 at Detroit’s CoboCenter. Abstracts are being invited in thefollowing areas:

• Electronics

• Environment/Emissions

• Materials

• Propulsion

• Safety/Testing

Abstracts should be submitted online atwww.sae.org/congress. The deadline forsubmitting abstracts is June 1, 2006.

MEDAL OF HONOR continued from p. 1

and the environment. His leadership vi-sion and the actions that he initiated have

been emulated by subsequent sector VicePresidents.

The long list of activities that Spitzerundertook as Vice President–Aerospaceincludes:

• Forming the Aerospace Executive Com-mittee, a broad collection of individualsrepresenting the various sub-segments ofthe industry

• Meeting with numerous industryexecutives to promote the value of SAEInternational

• Encouraging student participation in

SAE International• Speaking at many aerospace conferenc-

es, including the World Aviation Congressand Aerospace in the News

• Supporting efforts of groups such asthe Aerospace Council and the Air & SpaceGroup by encouraging the development ofstrategic plans and global activities.

Spitzer also served as the focal point foraerospace industry support of the SAEFoundation Capital Campaign.

Spitzer’s career spans 40 years of aero-space industry experience in the commer-cial and military sectors.Joining Boeing in1965, he retired in 2004 as Vice President,Technical Relations, a position in which he

developed a company-wide network withkey government, academic, industry, andtechnical organizations. From 1994 to 1999,Spitzer was Vice President of Engineeringfor Boeing Commercial Airplanes, respon-sible for a broad range of technologies andR&D activities. Also at Boeing, he held thepositions of Vice President of Research andEngineering for Boeing Military Airplanesin Wichita, KS, and Chief Engineer andProgram Manager for the Boeing portionof the B-2 program in Seattle, WA.

Spitzer is a Fellow of the American Insti-tute of Aeronautics and Astronautics anda 2006 inductee for SAE Fellow grade ofmembership, which recognizes outstand-

ing engineering creativity. In 2002, he waspresented with the SAE Franklin W. KolkAir Transportation Progress Award. Spitzeralso served on the ABET Industry AdvisoryCouncil, the Board of Adler Planetarium,and the NASA Aerospace Technology Ad-visory Committee.

Spitzer received his master’s degree inmanagement as a Sloan Fellow from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Heholds bachelor’s and master’s degrees inaeronautical engineering from the Univer-sity of Illinois, and a graduate degree inaeronautical engineering from the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology.


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CALLS FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS

Bruce R. Aubin Aerospace CustomerSupport Award for ExcellenceOpen to: Air transport individuals

Description: This award recognizes anindividual in the air-transport industryworking for an aerospace supplier (Tier 2 or3) whose efforts contribute to the excellenceof the prime manufacturers and the viabilityof airline operations. In the assessment ofhis/her peers, the individual should havecontributed to the advancement in safety,reliability, and product worthiness in theair-transport industry through initiative,dedication, and excellence in personalinterfaces in working with customers toachieve operational efciency for custom-ers and users.

Nomination deadline: May 1, 2006

Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/customersupport/

Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson AerospaceVehicle Design and Development AwardOpen to: Aerospace design & developmentengineers

Description: This award recognizes an indi-vidual or team that has had a distinguished

career involving signicant contributionsin the innovative design and developmentof advanced aircraft and/or spacecraft.Nominations will be judged primarilyfor the technical value and originality ofthe contributions that have expanded theknowledge of aerospace engineering.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/johnson/

Franklin W. Kolk Air TransportationProgress AwardOpen to: Air transportation professionals

Description: This award recognizes anindividual or team for unique and out-standing contributions to air transporta-tion and/or contributions to the work

of the aerospace technical committees indeveloping aerospace standards, specica-tions, technical reports, and data throughcooperative research. Selection is based onoriginality and value of the contribution,the impact and inuence on the progressand development of air transportation, andpeer recognition.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/kolk/

Marvin Whitlock AwardOpen to: Aerospace professionals

Description: This award recognizes anindividual or team for signicant technicalcontributions and/or innovation relatedto the operational availability of aircraft.

Operational availability includes areassuch as repair, design, tooling, maintenancepractices, logistics, inspection, modication,and safety.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/whitlock/

SAE Aerospace Engineering LeadershipAwardOpen to: Corporate-level aerospace lead-ers

Description: This award honors an indi-vidual at the corporate official level foroutstanding contributions to the eld ofaerospace engineering. It recognizes anindividual who has applied leadership

skills in aerospace engineering to make

contributions leading to positive impact onthe aerospace community. Recognition may

be for a singular accomplishment or lifetimeachievement.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/aero_leadership/

Sid Olsen Engineering Manager Award

Open to: Off-highway professionalsDescription: This award recognizes anoutstanding engineering manager in theoff-highway industry who demonstratescapabilities in eld-proven products and/orservices, successful protégés, developmentof outstanding teams, unquestioned integ-rity, charismatic leadership, and creationof a supportive environment allowing acustomer/product focus.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/olsen/

AEM Outstanding Young EngineerAward for the Off-Highway IndustryOpen to: Off-highway or powerplant in-dustry engineers

Description: This award recognizes a youngengineer who demonstrates outstandingleadership skills, teamwork, integrity, in-novation, community involvement, andparticipation in SAE activities. Candidatesshould be nominated by their managers orsupervisors.


Submission: Visit www.sae.org/news/awards/list/outstanding/youngoh.htm

Rumbaugh Outstanding Student LeaderAwardOpen to: Graduating SAE student mem-

bers

Description: This award identifies andrecognizes an SAE student member who

has demonstrated outstanding leadershipskills in one or more SAE activities dur-ing his/her nal year of undergraduate orgraduate studies. The purpose of the awardis to encourage a vision within the student to

become an SAE leader during his/her adultcareer. Faculty advisers or SAE Section Of-cers should submit nominations.

Nomination deadline: June 15, 2006

Submission: Visit http://students.sae .org/awdscholar/awards/rumbaugh/

Bill Agnew Award for OutstandingAWIM VolunteersOpen to: A World In Motion (AWIM) vol-unteers

Description: This award recognizes vol-unteers who further develop students’

understanding and experience in math andscience by helping teachers use the AWIMmaterials in the classroom. The nomineemust be a volunteer that has assisted ateacher integrating the AWIM program inthe classroom and must have participatedin classroom activities during the currentacademic year. Nominees do not have to

be professional engineers. College and/orhigh school students who have served asvolunteers and non-engineers are eligiblefor the award as well as professional en-gineers.


Submission: Visit http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/agnew/

Gary Dickinson Award for TeachingExcellenceOpen to: Middle school teachers using theAWIM program

Description: This award recognizes an out-standing middle school teacher or a teamof teachers who have made creative andexemplary use of AWIM to further develop

Please join Detroit’s most distinguished leaders in industry as we present the

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Since 2001, Lutz has led a renaissance in the development of GM cars and

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Beginning with the April 2006 issue of Automotive Engineering International (AEI),members now have the option to read—indigital format—the full print edition. Aero-space Engineering will go digital with its Mayissue, and SAE Off-Highway Engineering will follow in June. Print subscriptions will

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students’ understanding and experience inmath, science, and engineering. The AWIMcurriculum must have been implemented

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MEMBER UPDATE

SAE elects 32 Fellow membersThirty-two mobility professionals havereceived the prestigious status of Fellow

by SAE International. Fellow is the highestgrade of membership that SAE can bestowon a member. Fellow grade honors mem-

bers who have made a signicant impacton mobility technology through research,innovation, and creative leadership.

The 32 members elected this year havemade notable achievements and personalcontributions in engineering, science ortechnology, engineering leadership, or en-gineering education. This class of SAE Fel-lows received public recognition among itspeers in ceremonies at the 2006 SAE WorldCongress, April 3-6, in Detroit, MI.

Those members named as SAE Fellow for2005-06 are:

• H a r i N .Agrawal, SeniorTechnical Special-ist, Ford, is be-ing honored forsupervising thedevelopment ofseveral CAE tools

and processes thatare used to pre-dict fatigue life ofautomotive sheetmetals and dis-crete joints under complex proving groundloads. Agrawal has received many awardsduring his career including Ford’s highesttechnical award, the Henry Ford TechnologyAward. He has also received SAE’s HenryFord II Distinguished Award for Excellencein Automotive Engineering twice. He hasmore than 100 internal and external technicalpapers and articles to his credit.

• Alex C. Alki-das, Senior StaffResearch Engi-neer , Genera l

Motors Research& Developmentand Planning, re-tired, is a lead-ing authority onheat transfer ininternal-combus-tion engines. Hisresearch has pro-vided knowledge on heat-transfer processes,not only in conventional engines (both gaso-line and diesel), but also in low-heat rejec-tion engines and in engine exhaust systemswith advanced emissions control devices.Alkidas has written many publications ontopics related to combustion with emphasison heat transfer.

• Steven D. Ar-

nold, Director, In-novation and NewConcepts, Honey-well Turbocharg-ing Systems, is

being recognizedfor his innovativedesigns of turbomachinery for in-ternal-combustionengines, intakecharge handlingand control systems, including variablegeometry turbines, electrically assistedturbochargers, and other innovative congu-rations for compact two-stage compressionwith wide ow range, exhaust gas recircula-tion, and mixing. Arnold has authored nu-merous papers and publications and holds

more than 20 patents relating to turbochargertechnologies.

• M. K. Gajen-dra Babu, Profes-sor and Chair-man, Centre forEnergy Studies,Indian Instituteof Technology–Delhi, is being

recognized forhis contributionsin developingunique computersimulation models for combustion and gasexchange processes in both conventionaland alternatively fueled gasoline and die-sel engines. He is considered a pioneer inIndia as one of the rst designers of thegasoline injection system for SI engines tooperate on gasoline and methanol. Babuhas authored numerous technical papersand articles, which have been publishedinternationally.

• Don B. Chaf-fi n , Professor,Industrial andOperations Engi-

neering, Biomedi-cal Engineering,O c c u p a t i o n a lHealth, Univer-sity of Michigan,is recognized asan educator inthe eld of ergo-nomics and occupational biomechanics.His research has contributed to improve-ments in workplace safety, vehicle interiorergonomics, and digital human modelingtechnology. In more than 30 years at theUniversity of Michigan, he has introducedhundreds of students to SAE and the au-tomotive industry. Chafn has authoredmore than 25 SAE papers with colleaguesand students on computerized human rep-resentations.

• Stephen J.Charlton , Ex-ecutive Direc-tor, Heavy DutyE n g i n e e r i n g ,Cummins, is be-ing recognizedfor his work inthe developmentof diesel engineemissions-con-trol technologies.Specically, he is

being honored for his work in the develop-ment of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) andelectronic control technologies for heavy-duty diesel engines to meet 2002 emis-sions regulations; and for his work in the

development of the technical foundation ofthe world’s rst diesel engine to meet U.S.EPA Tier II Bin 5 emissions standards withdemonstrated durability and fuel economyimprovement. Charlton has co-authoredand authored numerous publications and

journals, and holds seven patents relating toEGR technology.

• Subir Chow-dhury, Chairman& CEO, ASI Con-sulting, is beingrecognized for hisleadership in theautomotive qual-ity movement,from QS-9000 toSix Sigma, and hisextensive writingson quality-related

principles. Additionally, he is being rec-ognized for his commitment and drive toensure that prevention and quality becomea way of life in the mobility and manufac-turing industries. Chowdhury is author of12 books on Six Sigma and QS-9000, whichhave been used by both engineering and

business schools, as well as by automotive

OEMs and suppliers.• Galen B. Fish-

er, Principal Re-search Scientist,Delphi ResearchLaboratories, Del-phi, is known forhis contributionsto understand-ing the surfacechemistry of au-tomotive exhaustcatalysts by us-ing both surfacescience and bench reactor studies. Fisherhas authored more than 70 publications,presented over 100 external presentationsto scientific institutions and societies, is

co-editor of a book on catalytic reactionmechanisms, and holds 10 patents. His workis cited in other publications more than 3700times.

• Harendra S.Gandhi, Manag-er, Ford TechnicalFellow, Ford Sci-entific ResearchLaboratories, is

being recognizedfor his sustainedcontributions tothe developmentof automotivecata l ysts andcatalytic exhausttreatment systems that have served as thefoundation of emissions-control technologyfor the last 30 years; for his contributionsto environmental policy initiatives andcleaner air worldwide; for his contributionsto the broad technical community in theelds of chemistry, chemical engineering,and catalysis; and for his contributionsand leadership to the mobility community.Gandhi has authored more than 70 technicalpapers and has been awarded more than 40U.S. patents.

• V. Ganesan,Professor of Me-chanical Engi-neering, InternalCombustion En-gines Lab, IndianInstitute of Tech-nology–Madras,

is being recog-nized for his con-tribution towardthe developmentof software andhardware that considerably reduces tailpipeemissions from two- and three-wheeledvehicles, the predominant mode of trans-portation in developing countries. Hiscontribution on the use of hydrogen ininternal-combustion engines has also beennoteworthy. Ganesan has authored fourengineering textbooks related to mobilityengineering. Additionally, his research nd-ings have been published in more than 250technical papers.

• Zhiyu Han, Vice President of ProductDevelopment, Great Wall Motor Co., is an

undisputed technical innovator in the de-velopment of physics-based spray and ow

models for direct-injection spark-ignited (DISI)gasoline engines.His work has im-proved the under-standing of themixing processes

and the mecha-nisms for smokeand hydrocarbonemissions in DISIengines. Further,Han developed practical engineeringmethods that enable combustion systemoptimization at the pre-prototype stage,making pioneering contributions in theuse of advanced modeling techniques forrapid and cost-effective engine design anddevelopment. Han has authored more than35 published papers, served as editor of twoSAE special publications, and holds six U.S.patents related to DISI.

• Daniel M.Hancock , VicePresident, GM

Powertrain En-gineering Opera-tions, is beinghonored for hisleadership andtechnical compe-tence as a man-ager in the devel-opment and ap-plication of manynew and unique automotive technologies.His 37-year career, progressing from ProjectEngineer to the highest levels of technicaland general management, included theearly development and implementationof automotive electronics, major strides inengine reliability, and pioneering work inhybrid powertrain systems. Before becom-ing Vice President of Powertrain Engineer-

ing Operations, he showed outstandingleadership in organizing and implementingthe integration of all of GM Europe power-plant and powertrain manufacturing andengineering.

• Kozo Ishida,Executive VicePresident, Horiba,is recognized asa leader in thedevelopment ofemissions mea-surement instru-mentation and au-tomation systemsfor engine R&D.His achievementsinclude develop-

ment of a vast array of instruments suchas high-sensitivity non-dispersive IR gasanalyzers widely used by industry tocertify vehicles to emissions regulations,laser diagnostics for particulate measure-ment, spectroscopic multi-component gasanalysis, and automated vehicle drivingsystems. Many of his accomplishments haveevolved into standard emissions measure-ment techniques that are widely used in theautomotive industry. Ishida has co-authoredand authored numerous publications andholds patents in the U.S., UK, Korea, and

Japan relating to emissions measurementtechnology.

• Yung-Li Lee, Senior Technical Specialist,DaimlerChrysler, is being recognized for hisorganization of numerous technical sessionsfor SAE and his technical accomplishments in

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Galen B. Fisher

Harendra S. Gandhi

V. Ganesan

Zhiyu Han

Daniel M. Hancock

Kozo Ishida

Don B. Chaffin

Hari N. Agrawal

Alex C. Alkidas

Steven D. Arnold

M. K. Gajendra Babu

Stephen J. Charlton

Subir Chowdhury


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MEMBER UPDATE

the area of fatigueand reliability,as demonstrated

by his numerouspublications onthe subject in-cluding his recenttextbook, “FatigueTesting and Anal-

ysis: Theory andPractice.” Lee isa Program Chairand technical ses-sion organizer for the SAE World Congress.Lee has authored eight book chapters and 23

journal papers on the use of reliability andstatistical methods to improve fatigue testingand duty cycle development.

• Jacques Le-maire, Rone-Pou-lenc (Rhodia), re-tired, introducedfuel borne cata-lysts for the con-trol of diesel en-gine particle emis-sions. The non-

precious metalcatalyst, a reduc-ible cerium oxideform, combustscollected soot ondiesel particle lters with return to lterclean condition. He led complete systemdevelopment and qualication for Peugeotserial production in 1999 and obtained SwissVERT verication for retrot to existingon- and off-highway diesel engine vehiclesand equipment. Lemaire provides techni-cal advice to governments and agenciesworldwide, and has had positive impacton the recent strict diesel engine emissionstandards in the U.S. and Europe. Lemairehas authored and co-authored more than 56papers and holds 10 patents in Europe andthe U.S.

• Teik ChinLi m, Professorand Head, Me-chanical, Indus-trial, and Nucle-ar EngineeringD e p a r t m e n t ,Director of theVibro-Acousticsand Sound Qual-ity Research Lab,University of Cin-cinnati, is beingrecognized for his contributions to vehiclestructural dynamics technology, includinginnovative research in automotive noise andvibration control, precision gear dynamics,and spectral-based substructure models.

His pioneering work in the development ofgearing system dynamic compliance theoryduring the early ‘90s led to a completelynew way of analyzing and designing geareddrives from the system viewpoint to achievequieter applications. Lim has publishedmore than 100 technical papers that directlyrelate to mobility technology.

• Asad M. Mad-ni, President andCEO, BEI Tech-nologies, is beingrecognized for hiscontributions to,and distinguishedleadership in, thedevelopment andcommercializa-tion of emergingtechnologies for

electronic sensors and systems, includingthe Quartz MEMS GyroChip. This chip isused worldwide for automotive electronicstability control and rollover prevention, air-craft attitude heading and missile guidance,and navigation and control. His scienticand technical innovations have signicantlyenhanced the defense and security of theUnited States and its allies; improved thecapabilities and readiness of the U.S. Depart-

ment of Defense, the tri-services, and NASA;and enhanced the capabilities of manyautomotive, commercial, and industrialorganizations.

• Gursaran D.Mathur , Tech-nical Specialist,Thermal Systems,CalsonicKanseiNorth America, is

being recognizedfor his pioneer-ing work in thearea of two-phasefluids flow andheat transfer inthe design of heatexchangers for mobile air conditioning (AC)

systems. His thorough experimental testing,including the development of simulationmodels for R-134a and alternative refriger-ants, has provided detailed insights intothe operation of heat exchangers and ACsystems. Mathur has published more than72 technical papers, edited seven technical

books, and written more than 150 conden-tial corporate reports and external technicalreports.

• P a u l C .Miles, PrincipalMember of theTechnical Staff,Sandia NationalLaboratories, isrecognized forhis work in thearea of uid dy-namics and mix-ing processesinside enginecylinders. He has contributed to the under-standing of scavenging ows in two-strokeengines, residual gas mixing in SI engines,and spray-swirl interaction and turbulencegeneration in CI engines. The applicationof this understanding has led to improved,low-emission engine designs. Miles hasauthored or co-authored over 35 technicalpapers, a book chapter, and has been invitedto speak at numerous keynote or invitedlectures.

• Jwo Pan, Pro-fessor, Mechani-cal Engineering,Universi ty of

Michigan–AnnArbor, has madef u n d a m e n t a lcontributions tofracture mechan-ics, fatigue andplasticity theo-ries of signicantimportance toautomotive design and manufacturing ofsheet stampings, durability prediction,crash simulation, spot-weld fatigue andseparation. He has a history of collaborationwith industry practitioners with the aim ofimproving automotive products. Pan hasauthored or co-authored more than 100

journal papers and has given more than 120conference presentations.

• Gordon R. Pennock, Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University–

West Lafayette, is being recognizedfor his contribu-tions in the areasof kinematicsand dynamics ofmachine design.Additionally, hehas developedcurriculum for

several courses atthe school. Pen-nock has published more than 100 technicalpapers, is co-author of a textbook on mecha-nism and machine theory, and is contributingauthor for three other books. Pennock servesas an Associate Editor for the American So-ciety of Mechanical Engineer’s publication,

ASME Transactions, as well as the Journal of Mechanical Design.

• Mohan D.Ra o, AssociateProfessor, Me-chanical Engi-neering, Michi-gan Technologi-cal University, is

being recognized

for his contribu-tions in the areasof vehicle NVHresearch, includ-ing innovative re-search in the areas of: vibration damping,modeling of elastomers, mounts and shockabsorbers, and development and teachingof NVH short courses to the automotiveindustry. Additionally, he is recognized for

being an outstanding teacher and mentorto graduate students. Rao has more than 80technical papers published in various jour-nals, conference proceedings, and the SAETransactions.

• Rodney B.Rask, Combus-t i o n S y s t e m sGroup Manager,General MotorsR esearch andDevelopment,pioneered theapplication ofLaser DopplerAnemometry toflows inside op-erating engines, thus helping decrease fuelconsumption and pollutant emissions. Withhis profound understanding of combus-tion, optical diagnostics, and modeling/simulation, he provided exceptional teamleadership to develop practical combus-tion systems for direct-injection enginesincorporating both homogeneous andstratied combustion. Rask has authored orco-authored 11 papers, and has nine patents

relating to engine combustion.• Stephen W.

Rouhana, SeniorTechnical Leader,Safety Research& Development,Ford, is being rec-ognized for con-tributions to theeld of automo-tive biomechan-ics and occupantprotection in theareas of injury mechanics and restraintsystems. He defined the “AbdominalInjury Criterion,” a form of the ViscousCriterion, and performed pioneering workon four-point seatbelts. Rouhana is also be-ing recognized for developments in injuryassessment technologies and methods, such

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Yung-Li Lee

Jacques Lemaire

Teik Chin Lim

Asad M. Madni

Gursaran D. Mathur

Jwo Pan

Gordon R. Pennock

Mohan D. Rao

Rodney B. Rask

Stephen W. Rouhana

Richard O. Schaum

Rajendra Singh

Paul C. Miles

as the Frangible Abdomen for abdominalinjury, the IR-TRACC for thoracic injury, andfor research on methods to assess the riskof noise-induced hearing loss from airbags.Rouhana has authored or co-authored 45

journal and proceedings articles relating toautomotive safety.

• Richard O.S c h a u m , E x -e c u t i v e V i c e

President, Daim-lerChrysler, re-tired, 3rd Hori-zon Associates,is being recog-nized for playinga key role in thedevelopment ofChrysler’s emis-sions-control systems, which met regulatoryrequirements at benchmark levels of costefciency. As the top Chrysler product de-velopment executive, he led seven platformteams to develop many innovative prod-ucts and vehicle systems. While under hisleadership, these platform teams achieveddouble-digit percentage improvements incost and quality, ve-star crash ratings, and

reductions in time-to-market of more thanone year. Schaum served on the Partnershipfor New Generation of Vehicles and was apanelist at the National Research CouncilWorkshop on Fuel Economy.

• R a j e n d r aSingh, Profes-sor, MechanicalEngineering, TheCenter for Auto-motive Research,Ohio State Uni-versity, is beingrecognized forexcellence in ve-hicle noise andvibration controlresearch and education. He pioneered newmathematical models of powertrain anddriveline systems and components, whileproposing improved dynamic design proce-dures. Additionally, he is being recognizedfor developing innovative graduate coursesin NVH. Singh has published more than 300papers including 139 journal articles andholds one patent.

• Robert E.S p i t z e r , VicePresident, Exter-nal Affiliations,Boeing, retired, is

being recognizedfor his leadershipin advocatingtechnical excel-lence in aerospaceengineering. He

played a pivotalrole in guiding the development of innova-tive engineering solutions for such aircraftas the 737, YC-14, B-2, UAVs, and 777.Spitzer’s dedication to engineering andcommitment to technological advancementshave earned him international recognitionand helped to make ying more efcient,safer, and customer friendly. He is activelyinvolved in various technical societies andorganizations, including SAE and AIAA.

• V. Sumantran, Executive Director, Engi-neering Research Center and Passenger CarBusiness, Tata Motors, is being recognizedfor his work in the aerodynamic develop-ment of high-efficiency Partnership forNew Generation of Vehicles while leadinga General Motors Research team. While

at GM, he also contributed to the next-continued on p. 8

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Members on the moveS t e v e n A r m -strong (Aff’05),former SeniorVice Presidentof Purchasing atVolvo Car Corp.has been named

Chief OperatingOfficer of VolvoCar Corp. Arm-strong will be incharge of the dai-ly operations of Volvo’s R&D, manufactur-ing, purchasing, and quality departments.

Patrick Leteinturier (Aff’98), AutomotiveSystem Senior Principal at Inneon Tech-nologies, has been named Chairman ofthe Embedded Microprocessor BenchmarkConsortium’s automotive and industrialsubcommittee. Leteinturier will lead theconsortium’s development of its next-gen-eration automotive benchmarks.

Mohammad Vakili (Mbr’83), Manager ofFriction Material Selection at ContinentalTeves in Auburn Hills, MI, was elected

Secretary/Treasurer of the Brake Manufac-turers Council.

Ray Arbesman (Aff’98), Chairman of NU-CAP Industries of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,was elected Vice Chairman of the BrakeManufacturers Council.

William L. Ko-zyra (Asc’81) ,President andCEO of Continen-tal Teves, has beennamed to the Ex-ecutive Board ofContinental AG.Kozyra is respon-sible for the Au-tomotive Systemsdivision’s NAFTA

business.

Bradley Van Riper (Mbr’85), Vice Presidentof Research and Development at Truck-Litein Falconer, NY, was elected Director of theTransportation Safety Equipment Institute.

Scott Berens (Aff’06) has been appointedEngineering Manager at Phillips Industriesin Santa Fe Springs, CA, where he will

lead the development of advanced elec-trical equipment to meet the current andfuture demands of the commercial vehicleindustry.

T h o m a s R .Kurfess (Mbr’05),the BM W En-dowed Chair inManufacturingIntegration, waspresented Clem-son University’sfirst EndowedChair Medallion.Kurfess is a pro-fessor of mechani-cal engineering atClemson.

Dan Bassford (Asc’84), President and ownerof Sanford Rose Associates in Greensboro,NC, was recognized as Sanford Rose’s Con-sultant of the Month for January.

Tom Larson (Aff’05), Sales Engineer atTrek, has been designated ESD CertiedProfessional—Program Manager by theElectrostatic Discharge Association.

Theodore A. Malott (Mbr’82), Christopher J. Kowalsky (Asc’00), Brian B. Ginther (Asc’02), Feng Dong (Mbr’96), Karl-HeinzBauer (Aff’05), James A. Muezenberger (Mbr’88), Brian Handlon (Mbr’03) have

been recognized with the 2005 BorgWarnerProduct Leadership Award for exceptionalcontributions in the areas of product de-velopment, customer excellence, and col-laboration.

generation math- based vehi c l ed e v e l o p m e n tprocess, whichreduced vehicledevelopment pro-cess lead time.As Director ofAdvanced Engi-

neering at SaabAutomobile ABSweden, Suman-tran helped launch the GM-FIAT PremiumPlatform, which enabled new technologydevelopment with special consideration tothe European requirements.

• J a m e s K .Thompson , Ex-ecutive Director,Link Engineering,is being honoredfor his major con-tributions to auto-motive noise andvibration control.His Ph.D. disser-tation pioneered

sound-intensitymeasurement for engines, and his tirenoise work is industry-leading in brakeNVH. He has also contributed signicantlyon ISO and SAE standards committees,which, through his participation and con-tribution as the technical lead for the U.S.delegation, facilitated the development of

the rst brake-noise measurement standard.Thompson has authored many publicationsand recently drafted a book chapter on brakenoise dynamometer.

• Martyn V.Twigg, Technol-ogy Di rector ,

Johnson Matthey,is a leader in thedevelopment ofvehicle emissionscontrol systems.He is responsiblefor major techni-cal improvementsthat were com-mercialized and are now in series produc-tion, including thermally stable three-waycatalysts mounted directly on exhaustmanifolds. These catalysts, along with tightengine control, enabled ultra-low emissionslevels to be achieved economically. Twigg’swork has markedly improved the dieseloxidation catalyst technology that is used onmost European diesel cars, and he recentlypioneered third-generation catalyzed dieselparticulate filters that have just enteredproduction in Germany.

• Narayan Yoganandan, Professor andChair, Biomedical Engineering, Depart-ment of Neurosurgery, Medical College ofWisconsin, is an internationally recognizedexpert in the eld of impact and injury-re-lated biomechanics research, with specicapplications to motor vehicle crashworthi-ness and occupant safety. His adult and

V. Sumantran

James K. Thompson

Martyn V. Twigg

Narayan Yoganandan Frank (Fuquan) Zhao

pediatric researchfrom head to toehas led to identi-cations of injurymechanisms andhuman tolerance,and these datawere used in thedevelopment andpromulgation of

Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards for frontal impacts. Yoganandan’sresearch on rear impact-induced trauma ledto the understanding of the mechanism ofheadache and neck pain, and the suscep-tibility of females to long-term whiplashinjury.

• Frank (Fuquan) Zhao, Vice Presidentof Product Engineering/General Manager,Research & Development Center, Brilliance

Jinbei Automobile, is being recognized forhis leadership role in engine development inChina and the U.S., and for his work in ad-

vanced automo-tive powerplantresearch. He hasmade importantcontributions tothe understand-ing of combustionand emissions is-sues in port-fuel-injection-spark-

ignition (DISI)engines. Zhao haspublished more than 100 journal and con-ference papers. He is the lead author of the

book “Automotive Gasoline Direct-InjectionEngines” and the editor of ve other bookspublished by SAE.

To nominate a member for SAE Fellow,review the qualications and instructionslocated on the SAE’s Web site www.sae.org/news/awards/list/fellow or contact

Janiece Lang, SAE Membership & Sections,at 724-772-7137 or [email protected]. Nomina-tions are due to SAE by July 1, 2006.

MEMBER UPDATE

Steven Armstrong

William L. Kozyra

Thomas R. Kurfess

SAE members compete in Daytona

AHRMA event

SAE members and Ohio State University graduates (from right to left) Leah Bober, WesOrloff, and Ed Milich competed in the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association(AHRMA) Vintage Racing Series event March 6-7, 2006, at Daytona InternationalSpeedway. Bober, a Powertrain Development Engineer with Harley Davidson, distinguishedherself as one of only three female riders on the Daytona grid. Orloff, a Senior Calibrationand Performance Engineer with Harley Davidson’s 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 third- place awards in Sportsman 500. Milich, a Senior R&D Engineer with Measurement AnalysisCorp., won two first-place trophies in Vintage Superbike Middleweight on a 650cc 1980Ducati and was clocked at 129 mph (208 km/h) on the front straight.

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“The premier society dedicated to advancing mobility engineering worldwide”

Peer recognition …perhaps the most satisfying recognitionthat an individual can achieve!SAE administers more than 50 awards and recognition programs that recognize

individuals for outstanding achievements in engineering. Information and

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For more information about meetings and symposia, call SAE Customer Service toll-freeat 877-606-7323 (or 724-776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada). Additional meeting detailscan be found on SAE’s Web site at www.sae.org/calendar/meetings.htm; symposia detailsat www.sae.org/calendar/toptecs.htm.

Meetings and symposia schedule

MEETINGS UPDATE

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

8th International Conference on May 17-18, 2006 London, UKTurbochargers and Turbocharging

Defense Standardization Program May 23-25, 2006 Arlington, VAConference

Cost Effective Low Carbon Powertrains June 8-9, 2006 London, UKfor Future Vehicles*

Integrated Powertrain & Driveline June 14-15, 2006 Essex, UKSystems 2006

Alternate Refrigerants Systems Symposium June 27-29, 2006 Scottsdale, AZ

Digital Human Modeling for Design and July 4-6, 2006 Lyon, FranceEngineering Conference

AWD Vehicle Symposium & Ride & August 21-24, 2006 East Liberty, OHDrive Event

Onboard Diagnostics Symposium: September 12-14, 2006 Toulouse, France2006 Update

Homogeneous Charge Compression September 24-26, 2006 San Ramon, CAIgnition Symposium

North American International Powertrain September 27-29, 2006 Toronto, CanadaConference

SAE Aerospace Events

Defense Standardization Program May 23-25, 2006 Arlington, VAConference

36th International Conference on July 17-20, 2006 Norfolk, VAEnvironmental Systems

General Aviation Technology Conference August 29-31, 2006 Wichita, KS

Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated September 12-14, 2006 Toulouse, FranceFastening Conference & Exhibition

(*) Co-sponsored by SAE

‘Reinvention’ is theme of 2006Convergence ConferenceThe technology ofautomotive elec-tronics, and itspotential to revo-lutionize the au-tomotive industry

of the future, will be the focus of the2006 ConvergenceConference andExhibition, Octo-

ber 16-18, 2006,at Cobo Center inDetroit, MI.

The event, ex-pected to attractmore than 8000leading execu-tives, engineers,and technologistsfrom around the globe, will feature speak-ers and panel discussions on cutting-edgetopics, 15 technical sessions, and an exhibi-tion showcasing advanced products andtechnologies.

With the theme “Convergence Reinventsthe Automobile,” the conference will delveinto the fusion of advanced electronics,advanced propulsion, materials, and tele-matics.

“The synergy realized from these keytechnologies will be paradigm-shifting forour industry, enabling the reinvention ofthe automobile and setting the stage fortruly sustainable mobility and signicantindustry growth,” said Convergence 2006General Chair Larry Burns, Vice President,Research & Development and StrategicPlanning, General Motors.

Technical sessions are grouped into threetechnology tracks: alternative drivetrainmanagement, safety systems, and infotain-ment. Presenters will include representa-tives from Ford, General Motors, Daim-lerChrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Robert Bosch,

Lear, Johnson Controls, Inneon, and otherorganizations.

Conference organizers have invited theindustry’s top executives to address hot-

button topics in automo tive electronics,mechanics, and communication. Keynoteaddresses on international standards andopportunities in the emerging markets ofChina and India are currently planned.Additionally, two panel discussions, CarMakers Speak and Total Vehicle, will also

be held.

The event also provides opportunities fornetworking with inuential transportationelectronics personnel. The “Welcoming Re-ception” will be held October 15 at 6 p.m.,and the Industry Reception will be heldOctober 16 at 4:30 p.m. The event’s Banquet

and Closing Ceremony will be held October18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marriott RenaissanceCenter.

The exhibit (October 16-18) will featuremore than 75 companies displaying the lat-est electronics, mechanics, and communica-tion technologies and products.

Attendees who pre-register by September29 will save $200 off the registration fee. Toregister, 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 [email protected].

Larry Burns, VicePresident of Research& Development andStrategic Planningat GM, will serve asGeneral Chair of the 2006 ConvergenceConference andExhibition.

International experts to gather for Digital

Human Modeling Conference in FranceThe 2006 Digital Human Modeling forDesign and Engineering Conference andExhibition, to be held July 4-6 at ENS aGerland in Lyon, France, will be an inter-national forum for the exchange of newand signicant technical information aboutdevelopments and applications of digitalhuman models

The event, which includes technical pre-sentations and an exhibition of cutting-edgeproducts and services, brings together lead-ing international digital human modelingexperts, biomechanics engineers, softwaredevelopers, ergonomics specialists, re-searchers, and experts from governmentand academia.

Technical sessions will cover the follow-ing topics:

• Advanced Measuring Methods/3-D Hu-man 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 andHuman Action

• Modeling of Vision for Design

• Physics Based Modeling; Safety Engi-neering

• Verication and Validation.

Additionally, a small group session willenable authors to speak to the audienceand demonstrate their presentations in anintimate setting.

The interactive Hand Modeling and Per-formance session, new to this year’s event,will focus on progress in new measuringtechniques, data, and modeling of thehand’s interaction with objects.

The event’s attendees represent a widerange of industries, including automotive,aerospace, defense, off-highway, heavy-

duty truck, farm equipment, ergonomics,service, manufacturing, human factors,medical, fashion, and others.

To register for the 2006 Digital HumanModeling for Design and EngineeringConference and Exhibition, or for more in-formation, visit www.sae.org/events/dhm;call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)or 724-776-4970, or e-mail [email protected]. Attendees registering before June23 will save $100 off the registration fee.

AWARDS

SAE-published book on U.S. auto historywins second awardThe Antique Automobile Club of America(AACA) has presented “Pioneers, Engi-neers, and Scoundrels” by Beverly RaeKimes with its Thomas McKean Memo-rial Cup. This marks the second awardreceived by the SAE publication since itwas published for the organization’s 100th

anniversary in 2005.“Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels”

is a portrait of the American automobileindustry’s early years, focusing on individu-als who dreamed, schemed, innovated, suc-ceeded, and failed in their quests for fame,fortune, glory, and knowledge.

The award was presented in Februaryduring the AACA Annual Banquet at theWyndham Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia,PA. The trophy honors the book that rep-resents the year’s most important originalresearch in automobile history. It is namedfor Thomas McKean, AACA Presidentfrom 1946-47, whose extensive collectionof books, catalogues, and other automotive

materials formed the basis for the Automo- bile Reference Collection of the Free Libraryof Philadelphia.

In addition, the publication was named“Best of Books” at the International Auto-motive Media Awards in November 2005,where Kimes was selected to receive the

Recognition of Lifetime Achievement.Kimes, an automotive editor and author of

hundreds of articles and numerous books, began her career in 1963 at “AutomobileQuarterly” and is considered by many to

be the most honored automobile historianin America. She is a past president of theSociety of Automotive Historians, and hasserved as Executive Editor of the ClassicCar Club of America since 1981. Five of her

books have won the Cugnot Award of theSociety of Automotive Historians for best

book of the year, and she has received thesociety’s Benz Award for best article of theyear four times.


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“The good news is that injuries and deathsleveled off (to roughly 43,000 per year inthe U.S.) in the last decade—and, in someinstances, have declined. But more must bedone,” said keynote speaker Joe Gaus, VicePresident of Electronic Brake and SafetySystems at Continental Teves.

Gaus said that moving into a crash-avoid-ance paradigm requires enhanced vehicleintelligence, as well as “understanding theintention of the driver and arbitration of thedata to do the right thing.”

The challenge is to integrate discrete safetysystems, such as those based on video andradar, with other technologies to assist thedriver.

“We believe the foundation for futuresafety technologies is a system that auto-matically detects unstable driving situationsand corrects to help the driver maintaincontrol,” said Gaus.

Current systems such as electronic stabil-ity controls that take their inputs from anarray of onboard sensors, will be the foun-dation of what experts at the conferencesee as even more intelligent and integratedsafety features.

According to the conference speakers,these systems will be increasingly holisticin function, integrating active and passive

features. They will sense the environment

outside the vehicle and within (driver at-tention levels and potential distractions)and offer various types of warnings to thedriver (visual, audible, vibratory). They willtake action to prevent collision and protectthe occupants, as some systems on high-endluxury vehicles are doing today.

“Some sort of articial intelligence may be needed in vehicles to manage all of theseactive-safety systems we’re installing,” saidPeter Sweatman, Director of the Universityof Michigan’s Transportation Research In-

stitute.He added that much research in the hu-

man-factors area still needs to be done.“Driver science is not sufciently developedto support the technology,” Sweatmansaid.

Bob Lange, Executive Director, VehicleStructure and Safety Integration at GM,whose inspired keynote speech kicked offthe conference, hammered home the needfor more human-interface research.

Lange stressed that the challenge for engi-neers and vehicle developers is the intersec-tion between technology as it is applied tothe vehicle and how it interacts with thosein the vehicle.

Lange predicted that future safety systemswill “tailor the force constraints on each

individual occupant.”

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The U.S. has signed the Cape Town Treaty,which provides for worldwide recognitionof liens that are properly led with the FAA(at least among the signatory nations). Thetreaty provisions appear to take precedenceover normal state law for processing liens.

One change is that under prior law, non-filed liens took precedence if they weresubject to prior ‘actual notice.’ So if givennotice that another lien existed, even though

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it was not led, that would be enough tomake it ‘rst’ in the order of precedenceabove a lien.

Under the new standards, internationalliens will be decided purely on the basisof having been led with one of the inter-national repositories (including the FAARegistry). The effective date for the newstandards was March 1, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

New seminar teaches leadership skillsManaging Engineering and Technical Pro-fessionals, a new SAE seminar, providesengineering supervisors and managers withpractical techniques for coaching, guiding,and motivating engineers, technicians, anddesigners. The seminar will be held June5-7, 2006 at SAE Automotive Headquartersin Troy, MI.

Ideal for engineers or technical profession-als who have been recently promoted intomanagement positions, the seminar coversthe value of managers to an organization,the evolution of management thought, thepsychology of effective leadership, the latestlegal and ethical issues, and tips on practicalissues such as delegating, meeting manage-ment, and negotiating.

The seminar will be instructed by MichaelA. Anleitner, President of Livonia TechnicalServices, a consulting and training rm thatprovides technical and managerial exper-

tise. Anleitner has authored three papersselected for publication in SAE Transac-tions and received the SAE Excellence inOral Presentation Award. Throughout theseminar, a mixture of lecture and attention-grabbing exercises will be used to developattendees’ skills.

The seminar will also covers: how to avoid

the most common errors made by supervi-sors and managers; how to make changeexciting and interesting; the importanceof “emotional leadership;” techniques forconstructive coaching; and basic projectmanagement skills.

The Managing Engineering and TechnicalProfessionals seminar will also be offeredSeptember 6-8. To register, or for more in-formation, visit www.sae.org/seminarinfo,call 877-606-7323 (in the U.S. and Canada)or 724-776-4970, or e-mail [email protected].

New book looks at latest inaccelerated testingThe latest and most practical knowledge inaccelerated testing theory is covered in “Ac-celerated Testing: A Practitioner’s Guide toAccelerated and Reliability Testing,” a new

book published by SAE.

Development and quality assurance testsare dened in detail and presented from

a practical viewpoint by authors BryanDodson and Harry Schwab. Testing funda-mentals, plans, and models, and the equip-ment and methods most commonly used inaccelerated testing, are covered.

Chapters include: Probability Fundamen-tals; Distributions; Parameter Estimation;Accelerated Test Plans; Accelerated TestingModels; Environment Stress Screening; andTest Equipment Methods and Application.

A companion CD that accompanies the book includes examples created in Microsoft

Excel templates,statistical tables, a

burn-in optimiza-tion template, arandom numbergenerator, govern-ment documents

and military tables,and the AMSAAReliability GrowthHandbook in theWord format.

“Accelerated Testing: A Practitioner’sGuide to Accelerated and Reliability Test-ing” (Product Code: R-304) is availablefor $79.95 ($63.96 for SAE Members). Toorder, or for more information, visit store.sae.org, phone 877-606-7323 (in the U.S.and Canada) or 724-776-4970, or [email protected].

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To order, or for more information visit www.sae.org/dynosimor call SAE Customer Service at 1-877-7323.

New book focuses on multiplexing andnetworking research“Multiplexing and Networking, Volume2,” a new book published by SAE, coversthe latest multiplexing and networkingtrends and technology. The book contains63 papers covering six years of research(2000-2005).

Following an introduction, “Multiplexingand Networking on the Rise,” by EditorRonald K. Jurgen, papers are organizedin ve categories: Multiplexing and Net-working Systems; Protocols; Gateways andMiddleware; Network/Protocol Testing;and Viewpoints on Future Trends.

The book spotlights the increasing com-plexity of controls and systems in modernvehicles, and the necessities for greater con-formance testing of networks, and a greaternumber of gateways among them.

Jurgen has ed-ited more than adozen books inSAE’s Progress inTechnology Auto-motive Electronicsseries. He is alsoEditor of the “Au-tomotive Electron-ics Handbook”and the “DigitalConsumer Electronics Handbook.”

“Multiplexing and Networking, Volume2” (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)or 724-776-4970, or e-mail customerservice@

sae.org.


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Big Beaver Borough, PA, USA – BeaveRun Motorsports Complex

May 8-10 Applied Vehicle Dynamics

June 2006Troy, MI, USA - SAE Automotive Headquarters

June 5-7 Concurrent Engineering Practices Applied to the Design of ChassisSystems

June 5-7 Motor Fuel: Technology, Performance, Testing, and Specications

June 5-7 Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals

In the fast-paced and competitive environment of today’s global economy,the work of technical professionals is often the difference between successand failure in an organization. Providing leadership for engineers is uniquelychallenging, and the transition from working engineer to rst-line technicalsupervisor is one of the most difcult career challenges that an engineermay face. First-time engineering supervisors and mid-level managers whowish to sharpen their skills and learn new techniques for guiding, coaching,and motivating working engineers, technicians, and designers will ndthis seminar valuable. A mix of lecture and attention-grabbing exercisesare 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 Acquiring and Analyzing Data from Sensors and In-VehicleNetworks

The evolution of personal computers, data acquisition hardware, andanalysis software has provided engineers with the ability to measure andinterpret data quickly, make design enhancements, and ultimately movea product to market faster. As in-vehicle networks become increasinglymore sophisticated, both in terms of the number of controllers and thespeed at wh

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