Advanced Suspension Systems 2020
Agenda Day 2
Registration and Welcome
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Opening Remarks by Chair
Olivier Raynauld -
Manager Global Technology and Business Development,
BWI Group
Breakfast Roundtable Sessions
Round Table 1
9:10 am - 9:50 am 1 | Smart suspension with Augmented Reality(AR) to Improve Ride Experience Rajendra Abhange - Sr. Director & Chief Technology Officer, Gabriel India Ltd. India
Round Table 2
9:10 am - 9:50 am 2 | Vehicle/Chassis Related Requirements for Autonomous Vehicles from the Customer Perspective Dr. Prof. Thomas Schmitz - Professor for Automotive Engineering,, Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Prof. Thomas Schmitz
Professor for Automotive Engineering,Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Round Table 3
9:10 am - 9:50 am What Can Suspension Systems do Against Pollution? Ralf Leiter - Expert Advanced Suspension Systems, Mando Corporation
Round Table 4
9:10 am - 9:50 am Suspension Development in an EV / Autonomous World Ed Knoy - Company Owner, Knoy-Consulting
Conference Day 2
9:50 am - 10:30 am
Front Suspension Design to Optimize the Use of Torque Vectoring with Two Independent Motors
Giacomo Danisi -
CEO,
Danisi Engineering S.r.l.
- Kinematic design
- Steering feeling optimization through the use of human in the loop simulation
- EPS compensation
- Integration of motors and EPS controls
10:30 am - 11:10 am
CASE STUDY | Virtual Engineering: A Powerful Tool in New Valving Development
Miguel Dhaens -
Engineering Manager,
Tenneco Automotive Europe BVBA
Jelle Van de Plas - Supervisor Engineering, DRiV
Time to market and reducing development time is a very important KPI in developing new
products. New valve development will be showcased as an industrial case of virtual engineering
at DRiV.
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Coffee Break and Networking
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
Advanced Suspension Systems to Reduce Motion Sickness in Autonomous Cars
Ralf Leiter -
Expert Advanced Suspension Systems,
Mando Corporation
- What are the characteristics of autonomous cars that negatively impact car comfort and how can this can be improved
- What strategies can be implemented to reduce motion sickness
- How do we implement these strategies with existing technologies
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm
Knowing the Road Ahead
Koen Reybrouck -
General Manager,
REYCON BV
- Real time road scanning with the Xenotrack LIDAR
- Generating a digital road in a world frame of reference
- Using AI to classify road features
- Applications for advanced suspension systems
1:00 pm - 2:40 pm
Networking Luncheon
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Improving Vehicle Suspension Character Through Definitive 3D Damping System
Rajendra Abhange -
Sr. Director & Chief Technology Officer,
Gabriel India Ltd. India
The need for lower secondary accelerations in various ride conditions is getting more stringent. In the future, damping will be required in various degrees of freedom that would eventually make suspension more complex and challenging.
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
Case Study: Optimizing E-Chassis Performance and Opportunities Towards Autonomous Drive
Alexandre Pinto -
Chassis & Modules Technical Director,
Benteler Asia Pacific
- Benteler E-Mobility strategy
- E-Chassis development approach
- Opportunities towards autonomous drive
- People mover & torque vectoring
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Is Utilising High-End Suspension Systems and Designs on Autonomous Vehicles Really Necessary?
Koen Reybrouck -
General Manager,
REYCON BV
Sergio Matteo Savaresi - Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Dr. Prof. Thomas Schmitz - Professor for Automotive Engineering,, Ulm University of Applied Sciences
- Can a conventional suspension system handle the job?
- Frequency measurements and analysis
- With costs still high how feasible are active systems?
- Suspension requirements of autonomous trucks
Dr. Prof. Thomas Schmitz
Professor for Automotive Engineering,Ulm University of Applied Sciences
4:30 pm - 4:35 pm
Closing Remarks by Chair
Olivier Raynauld -
Manager Global Technology and Business Development,
BWI Group
4:35 pm - 4:40 pm
Conference Closes
4:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Workshop A: Suspension Development in an EV / Autonomous World
Ed Knoy -
Company Owner,
Knoy-Consulting
Discuss the key priority shifts in suspension development in an industry with:
- EV-enabled startups
- Shifting customer preferences
- Autonomous vehicles
