SUSPENSION PLENARY
Suspension Plenary.
Focus Day | 11 June 2024
7:30 am - 8:50 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
8:50 am - 9:00 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOMES YOU TO AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS SYSTEMS USA 2025
9:00 am - 9:10 am CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
Dr.Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
9:55 am - 10:35 am EXAMINE CUTTING-EDGE PROGRESS MADE IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL
Mahmoud Abdelfatah - Systems Manager - Steering, Hitachi AstemoOlivier Pugliese - Head of Strategy & Product Planning, Americas, Chassis Solutions Division, ZF Group
Siranjeevi Srinivasa Raghavan - Lead Cybersecurity System Engineer, ZF Group
Bin Li - Engineering Specialist, Cummins
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEM & TIER-1 COMPANIES
- Hear OEMs and Tier-1 future plans for collaboration between steering, braking
and suspension systems
- Understand OEM and Tier-1 thoughts on required architecture, sensor
considerations and actuator designs for integrated chassis controls
- Learn about worked examples and applications in which OEMs and Tier-1s are
engaging in coordinated control
- Assess the cost implications of integrated systems, and potential cost saving
solutions
Olivier Pugliese
Head of Strategy & Product Planning, Americas, Chassis Solutions DivisionZF Group
9:55 am - 10:35 am DEFINING ACCEPTABLE CYBERSECURITY IN MODERN VEHICLES: NAVIGATING COMPLIANCE, RISK AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IN INTEGRATED CHASSIS SYSTEMS
Siranjeevi Srinivasa Raghavan - Lead Cybersecurity System Engineer, ZF Group10:35 am - 10:45 am QUESTION FOR THE AUDIENCE: WHAT IS THE TIER-1'S VIEW ON THE PROS & CONS OF MODULARIZED CHASSIS CONTROLS & AFFECT ON INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION
Dr.Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG10:45 am - 11:20 am MORNING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:20 am - 12:00 pm CENTRALIZED CONCEPTS & ARCHITECTURE TO IMPROVE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
Zachary Sabato - Senior Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics and Chassis Control, Hyundai Mobis North AmericaSameer Kolte - Senior Manager, Feature & Systems Engineering, Autonomy, Rivian Automotive
Mahmoud Abdelfatah - Systems Manager - Steering, Hitachi Astemo
INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEMs
& TIER 1 COMPANIES
The industry’s interest in integrated chassis control has grown recently, leading
to companies exploring centralized controller concepts using components in the
system as smart actuators.
Join this panel discussion as OEMs and Tier-1s address the following:
- Learn what is the OEM’s preferred architectures for integrated chassis control,
and what they think is the hardware that should be used
- Find out how integrated chassis control works in a fully integrated vehicle,
how it is being designed and where redundancy lies in the system
- Listen as OEMs and suppliers discuss and establish individual responsibilities
when designing integrated chassis control systems
- Establish where responsibility lies for ensuring functional safety of the system
- Hear multiple perspectives on combining multiple actuators instead of
doubling up on front actuators
Zachary Sabato
Senior Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics and Chassis ControlHyundai Mobis North America
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm FUNCTIONAL SAFETY IN INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROLS
Lauren Klena - Cybersecurity Technical Program Manager, ZF GroupSiranjeevi Srinivasa Raghavan - Lead Cybersecurity System Engineer, ZF Group
PANEL DISCUSSION
- Hear how functional safety requirements are driving the design of multi
actuator integrated systems
- Learn how integration can ensure functional safety in a way that redundancy
typically does
- Find out how overall integrated control of the vehicle can provide the ability to
manage safety at a system level
12:40 pm - 1:50 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE COSTS OF INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROLS
PRESENTATION
- Learn best practices to manage and bring down the cost of integrated chassis
control systems
- Understand how to achieve more mechatronic control and higher functioning
vehicle performance while still keeping tabs on cost
Question & Answer Session
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm MECHANISMS TO REDUCE COST OF INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROLS
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Join our roundtable discussion where you’ll deep dive into mechanisms
organizations are leveraging to reduce costs in integrated chassis controls.
Discuss and dissect innovative approaches your peers across the automotive
industry are using to manage/lower costs in integrated chassis controls and leave
with the practical insights you need to innovate your approach to reducing costs
across steering, braking and suspension systems in 2025 and beyond.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ASSESS HOW OTHER INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE & MORSPORT, ARE SOLVING INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL CHALLENGES
Siranjeevi Srinivasa Raghavan - Lead Cybersecurity System Engineer, ZF GroupLauren Klena - Cybersecurity Technical Program Manager, ZF Group
Dr.Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm DRIVING THE NEED TO STANDARDIZE INTERFACES & CENTRALIZED CONTROLS
Dr.Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AGSTANDARDIZATION DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS FROM ALL CHASSIS
DOMAINS, INCLUDING STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION
- Discuss how and why new technology is driving the need for standardization
- Find out about the standardization of electronic communications between
different parts/centralized controls
- Join experts as they outline a common methodology on information that
needs to be being communicated, including what the braking actuator at the
corner is responsible for vs. what centralized controls are responsible for
Question & Answer Session
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm HANDS-ON ‘RIDE & DRIVE’ EVENT
Back for 2025, where event attendees will be taken to a well-known proving
ground in the Michigan area where they will be able to get behind the wheel, in
the driver’s seat to experience functionalities and performance of demonstrator
vehicles, including off-road vehicles. You can explain a topic on paper, but once
you experience it and get a true sense of performance, you are more likely
to prioritize it and offer it to your customers. Do not miss this opportunity to
experience the latest innovations in suspension, braking and steering.
- Details on demonstrator vehicles that will be available to ‘ride & drive’ will be
announced soon
4:15 pm - 4:15 pm END OF FOCUS DAY & NETWORKING RECEPTION
Main Day One | 12 June 2024
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
- Get a complete update on the current state of the automotive chassis industry
and the macro level trends influencing changes in this space
- Understand the OEM’s pain points in relation to chassis systems development
- Learn how business models are changing/will change now and in the future
- Examine industry outlook for market penetration of integrated chassis control
systems
Jeff Helner - Head of Brakes and Steering, Hyundai Mobis
Ishmaeel Ghouri - Brake Systems - Lead Engineer, JLR
Ramakrishna Vijayakumar - Product Owner- Steer-by-Wire, General Motors
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON VEHICLE
ELECTRIFICATION
- Find out how these experts see systems playing a role in terms of energy
efficiency and how they are leveraging the ability of an EV propulsion torque
delivery to improve the behaviour of their systems
TIER-1 PRESENTATION
- Discuss how suspension systems are playing a role
now and in the future, and what changes are needed
to meet customer demands
- Gain an overview of market trends for suspension
systems
Question & Answer Session
Zachary Sabato
Senior Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics and Chassis ControlHyundai Mobis North America
Hari Vedam - Reliability Data Analyst, Zoox
Krishna Ram - Reliability Engineer, Zoox
Stephan Schwarzkopf
Senior Product Marketing Manager Position and Temperature SensorsAMS Osram Group
Main Day Two | 13 June 2024
Ramakrishna Vijayakumar - Product Owner- Steer-by-Wire, General Motors
Daniel Vilela - Virtual Development Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Chidambaram Subramanian - Lead Technical Specialist - Braking, Volvo Trucks North America
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
This panel of experts will take stage to discuss ways to convince the industry
and teams on the trustworthiness of AI in commercial steering, braking and
chassis systems.
- Explore what guards can be put together to make AI safe with fellow
professionals across the automotive industry
- Understand whether there are any rules from a government body, SAE, IEEE
or ISO to hold people accountable when implementing AI
- Leave with the knowledge you need to safely implement the use of AI in
steering, braking and chassis systems development
USE CASES ON HOW TO PUT AI TO PRACTICAL USE
- Hear practical use cases where artificial intelligence has been used
- Find out which steering models are robust enough to prevent hallucination
and ensure accurate responses
- Learn what bottom line, measurable benefits can be gained by putting artificial
intelligence to work
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION
- Find out how to optimize weight to achieve lighter
weight and similar or the same levels of stiffness.
- Discover new manufacturing techniques for designing
suspension structural components and hybrid
components which use metal and plastics to achieve
desired levels of stiffness with a lower weight instead
of traditional sheet metal or steel components.
Question & Answer Session
Chester Rowe II
Senior Technical Specialist - Suspension Height Control, Driveline & DEF SWGeneral Motors
Chester Rowe II
Senior Technical Specialist - Suspension Height Control, Driveline & DEF SWGeneral Motors
SHARING BEST PRACTICES FROM THE AUDIENCE
- Discuss how to develop new systems to fulfil NVH
requirements in electric vehicles with your fellow
suspension system track audience members
- Share best practices to optimize systems for NVH at
the source of the noise
Establishing whether AI can help with NVH on a
simulative level, not on a hardware component level
Question & Answer Session
Arun Shankar Shanmugasundaram - Senior Engineer, Steering & Suspension Simulation, Volvo Group
Venkateswara Raju Mudunuri - ADAS Senior System Safety Engineer, General Motors
