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ARC Conference Day 1 Schedule
Tuesday May 15th 2007

7:00 -
8:00 am

Arrival and Continental Breakfast

 
8:00 -
8:30
Welcome and Introductions
  

Dennis Assanis
Professor and ARC Director, The University of Michigan

Dr. Walter Bryzik
Chief Scientist, U.S. Army TARDEC

Paul Skalny
Director, National Automotive Center, TARDEC

 
8:30 -
9:30

MG William M. Lenaers
Commanding General
TACOM Life Cycle Management Command

Dr. Thomas H. Killion
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
Chief Scientist


Question and Answer Session


9:30 -
9:45
Networking Break
 
9:45 -
11:45

Keynote Address:

TOWARDS FUTURE VEHICLE CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS —
EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
 

Moderator: Dennis Assanis
Professor and ARC Director, The University of Michigan
 
Speakers:

Charles E. (Charlie) Freese V
Executive Director, Diesel Engine Engineering for GM Powertrain

Dan Kapp
Director, Powertrain R & A
Ford Motor Company

Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt
Executive Director, Hybrid Development Center
DaimlerChrysler


Question and Answer Session


11:45 -
1:15 pm

Lunch

 
1:15 -
2:15
Case Study 1
Energy for Mobility of Military Vehicles: Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Propulsion
Speaker:

Thrust Areas 1, 4 and 5
Prof. Dennis Assanis, Prof. Zoran Filipi and Prof. Huei Peng,
The University of Michigan

 
2:15 -
2:30
Networking Break
 
2:30 -
3:15

Case Study 2
Reliability Analysis and Design Optimization of Military Ground Vehicles Using TARDEC High Performance Computing

Speaker:

Thrust Area 3
Prof. K. K. Choi, The University of Iowa
Prof. N. Vlahopoulos, The University of Michigan

 
3:15 -
3:30
Networking Break
 
3:30 -
4:15
Case Study 3
Development of a Load-Adapting HMMWV Rollover Warning System Using Combined Vehicle Dynamics and Driver Modeling
Speaker:

Thrust Areas 1 and 2
Dr. Hosam K. Fathy and Dr. Omer Tsimhoni, The University of Michigan

 
4:15 -
4:30

Wrap-Up and Q & A

  Dennis Assanis
Professor and ARC Director, The University of Michigan
 
4:30 Adjourn
 
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