Program - Day One: Tuesday, 8 June 2010

A
Transmission Concepts:
AMT – DCT – AT – CVT – IVT

B
Alternative Drive Vehicles – Requirements – Patents – Certification

11.00

A1 FPT’s high torque density dual dry clutch transmission (HTD-DDCT)

• A1 Dry dual clutch
• High torque density
• Electro hydraulic actuation system
• Highly integrated powertrain controls

Dr. Constantinos Vafidis, Director Transmission and Alternative Propulsion, and Francesco Cimmino, NMT Chief Engineer, Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A., Italy

11.00

B1 Fuel cell vehicles at the brink of commercialization – Status, challenges and solutions

• Fuel cells are paramount for zero emission vehicles
• Functional and commercial goals
• Achievements and gaps
• Success factors are technology, manufacturing, suppliers, volume

Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, CEO, Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation (AFCC), Canada

11.30

A2 New generation of wet dual-clutch GETRAG PowerShift® Transmissions

• Layout of transmission
• Fuel economy improvements
• System attribute improvements
• Optional features

Erik Müller, Manager Core Design Engineering, and
Christian Krauss, Manager Transmission System Development, and
Stephan Bungart, Supervisor 7DCT480 Design, GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH, Germany

11.30

B2 Certification of light duty vehicles with advanced powertrains

• Advanced powertrain technologies
• Actual status of fuel economy/CO2 certification requirements in the US and in Europe
• More comprehensive CO2 validation approaches
• Further certification aspects of vehicles with advanced powertrains

Walter Puetz, Director Certification, Environment and Regulatory Affairs,
Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler AG, Germany

12.00 – 1.30

Lunch in the Transmission Expo

1.00 – 1.15

Poster presentation in the exhibition by IAV and Seissenschmidt

12.00 – 1.30

Lunch in the Transmission Expo

1.00 – 1.15

Poster presentation in the exhibition by IAV and Seissenschmidt

1.30

A3 8-Speed automatic transmission for front-cross applications

• Transmission structure, design:
  • gear sets
  • shift elements
  • converter
  • hydraulics/sensors
  • housing

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Tenberge, Director of Machine Elements, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany

1.30

B3 The patent world for alternative drive trains (hybrid, electric)

• Trends on patent applications to identify relevant research and
  development paths
• The role of patents in the field of alternative drive trains
• Patenting vs. trade secret – advantages and risks

Dr. Dr. Szabolcs Toergyekes, Examiner, Gérant Hybrid Vehicles, European Patent Office, NL

2.00

A4 Advanced power shiftable transmissions for commercial vehicles

• Requirements of future powertrains in the commercial vehicle segment
• Synthesis programs as a tool for efficient search of new transmissions
• Solution variety of possible transmission structures with synthesis programs
• Presentation of new power shiftable transmissions for light to medium
  commercial vehicles

Rico Resch, Development Engineer, Team Concepts/Synthesis, IAV GmbH, Germany

2.00

B4 Pathway to sustainable mobility: role of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles

• Designing and building safe, clean, and innovative vehicles
• Global challenges as opportunities for environmental and technology innovation
• With Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHV) as pathway towards a sustainable future

Justin Ward, Advanced Powertrain Program Manager, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., USA

2.30

A5 Multi regime full-toroidal IVT for high torque and commercial vehicle applications

• Full-toroidal IVT architectures
• Multiple regime, powersplit designs
• High torque and commercial vehicle applications
• Improved efficiency, durability, torque capacity and vehicle fuel economy

Chris Brockbank, Business Manager, Torotrak (Development) Ltd., Great Britain

2.30

B5 Current trends in driveline design – downsizing and downspeeding

• Basic conditions (legislation, society, markets, …)
• Current trends in petrol engine engineering (DI, charging, downsizing, low-end-torque, …)
• Requirements concerning transmission design (spread, no. of gears, speed, …)
• Current driveline designs at BMW

Hans Hohenner, Development Drivetrain Product Manager, BMW Group, USA

3.00

Coffee break in the Transmission Expo

3.00

Coffee break in the Transmission Expo

3.30

A6 Development of the next-generation small-size CVT designed for fuel economy for compact FWD vehicles

• Development objectives
• Specification and structures
• Performance and drivability
• Conclusion

Junichiro Tateishi, Assistant Business Leader, Jatco Ltd., Japan

3.30

B6 GETRAG Boosted Range Extender – A highly flexible, electric powertrain for maximum CO2 reduction

• Concept presentation of the GETRAG boosted range extender
• Comparison with other range extender concepts
• Downsizing of used sub-systems for cost and weight reduction
• Simulation results and development status

Dr. Ingo Steinberg, Chief Engineer Central Engineering and
Stefan Huepkes, Manager Next Generation Technologies, GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH, Germany

4.00

A7 New driveline technology to reduce fuel consumption and C02 emission

• Efficiency improvement of driveline components
• Low weight high efficient AWD systems
• Disconnect AWD to minimize AWD related losses
• E-Drive module for hybrid AWD systems

Theodor Gassmann, Director Advanced Engineering, GKN Driveline International GmbH, Germany

4.00

B7 Requirement optimization for parallel hybrid drives

• Measurement recording of customer use (driver-, road-, vehicle-parameter)
• Driver behaviour analysis for different propulsion systems
• Requirement optimization for electrified drives
• Model-based identification of optimal propulsion systems and components

Marjam Eghtessad, Scientific Assistant, Institute of Automotive Engineering,
Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

4.30

Short break

Transmission comfort and controls

4.30

Short break

4.45

A8 Modular software architecture for automated transmissions: reduced cost & complexity

• Cost & complexity through combining common elements of transmission control SW covering AT, AMT,DCT and hybrid transmission
• Development time/risk through functional core SW elements
• Calibration effort through application of feedback clutch control

Joern Behrenroth, Manager Dept. Controls & Applications Transmission & Driveline Systems, Ricardo plc., Great Britain

4.45

B8 Alternative driveline concepts – strategic challenges for a global tier 1 supplier

• A market value assessment of driveline concepts
• Driveline concepts in transition
• Impacts on the business model
• Crafting a new strategy

Michael Lembke, Director, Corporate Strategy & Marketing Communication, and
Don Remboski, Vice President Innovation, Dana Holding Corporation

Battery technology and battery management

5.15

A9 Enabling further optimisation in transmission concepts

• The microcontroller as integral component to meet the requirements
  of the future
• Infineons TriCore 32Bit microcontroller on (transmission) track
• Transmission trends and microcontroller features as enablers

Guenter A. Hank, Product Marketing Manager, Infineon Technologies, Germany

5.15

B9 Design and execution of advanced battery systems: A multiphysics perspective

Prof. Ann Marie Sastry, Director, Energy Systems Engineering Program, University of Michigan

5.45

A10 Road adaptive shift schedule using GPS/Map information

• Adaptive shift enhancement: applications
• Adaptation algorithm by map interpolation
• Vehicle hardware configuration
• Vehicle test results

Dongxu Li, Researcher, GM Global Research and Development, USA

5.45

B10 Batteries, battery management and power electronics in hybrid and electric drive trains

• Background: batteries and packs for hybrid and electrics vehicles
• Battery performance envelope and aging characteristics
• Battery management systems: functions and architectures
• Power conversion and motor controllers

Eric Macris, Founder & CTO, Element Energy, USA