July 30 - August 01, 2019
The Westin Southfield Detroit, Southfield, MI
The Westin Southfield Detroit, Southfield, MI
Agenda Day 2
LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGY IN SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:30 am - 8:40 am Opening Remarks by the conference chairman
8:40 am - 9:20 am An Approach to Develop Light Weight Suspension Systems
The presentation shows how light weight suspension systems and components can be
effectively realized. First it will be shown how and why full vehicle weights have significantly
increased in the past 30 years. The light weight process deployed by Ford concentrates in the
first place on the development on weight effective solutions before, in the second step, weight
reductions are “bought” by means of lighter and more expensive materials, like aluminum,
composite materials. Selected examples more actual development projects will be shown to
demonstrate the process.
• Vehicle Weight benchmarking
• Light weight Suspension Systems and Components
• Aluminum and Composite Application in Suspension Systems
9:20 am - 10:00 am Advanced Suspension Technology Overview
Value Aspects of Suspension Technology makes it difficult to progress. The end user can
not easy distinguish between the ride parameters – so his problem is value for money.
Today’s trend is less dynamics, more comfort. AD vehicles will require much more comfort.
But will AD vehicle be mainstream and can we make a business case on it?
• Air suspension
• Active Suspension
10:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee break and networking
SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY FOR TRUCKS
10:30 am - 11:10 am Autonomy impacts on suspension systems: How suspension configurations are changing
• Current supplier market share
• Technology penetration with focus on adaptive systems
• Air suspension
11:10 am - 11:50 am Transforming Heavy Vehicles with Strut Architecture IFS
• State of the art in heavy vehicle front suspensions
• Design iterations for a strut architecture alternative
• Tuning exercises & resulting performance
• Applications for the industry
• Future technology enhancements
SUSPENSION SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIFIED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
11:50 am - 12:30 pm Towards the autonomous vehicles: challenges and new directions of electronic suspension systems
• Roadmap to the autonomous vehicles
• New requirements and challenges for vehicle-dynamics control systems
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm Modular vehicle platform for research into future active chassis concepts and integrated controls
1:10 pm - 2:30 pm Networking luncheon
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ROUND TABLE SESSIONS
Choose your main discussion topic and deepen your knowledge in
close dialogue with experts by pointed questions.
Table 1 | Chances and challenges in development of mechatronic systems
• Adding E/E and interactions with ADAS and AD
• Integrated controls in the framework of AD
Table 2 | Innovative weight reduction strategies at acceptable cost level for mass produced
cars Material innovations for weight reduction
• Between steel and aluminum: using combinations with composites
• Processing and design innovations to save cost: use of thermoplastics and SMC, new
design techniques, reduction of waste, use of cheaper raw materials
Table 3 | Increasing advanced suspension awareness among drivers
• Conveying technology appropriately to end users
• Justifying investment for technology, ROI
• A changing suspension industry and the future outlook for drivers
• Current practices and subsequent consideration
3:30 pm - 4:10 pm Impact of the changing needs of vehicles on suspension development
• Shared mobility and autonomous vehicles influence suspension development
• Marketing aspects of suspension systems
4:10 pm - 4:50 pm Optimal Vehicle Suspension System for Better Ride Comfort using Parametric Approach
• Suspension system for improved vehicle dynamics
• Ride comfort evaluation using parametric approach at early stage design
• Suspension system tuning
• Advanced suspension system benefits and desired outcomes
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm Opportunity for last questions and closing remarks by the conference chairman
5:20 pm - 5:35 pm End of the main conference
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Registration for Workshop A
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Workshop A: MOVING SUSPENSION SYSTEM UP IN THE VALUE CHAIN OF E-MOBILITY
MOVING SUSPENSION SYSTEM UP IN THE VALUE CHAIN OF
E-MOBILITY
The workshop is accompanied by wine and cheese.
Understanding new trends in suspension across industry Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles is
ongoing in the automotive industry. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to
share ongoing challenges in changing trends of mobility. There will be an open discussion and
networking to uncover solutions for a better future of the suspension industry. Advances in
composite manufacturing
Rajendra Abhange
Sr. Director & Chief Technology Officer R&D, Innovation and TechnologyGabriel India Ltd. India
