Day 1
08:30 - Full Day Programme
08:30
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Chris Wheelans, Group Leader - Powertrain CAE Durability, Jaguar Land Rover
and Mike Blundell, Professor of Vehicle Dynamics and Impact, Coventry University
09:10
KEYNOTE: HIGH VOLUME APPLICATION OF JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, DEMONSTRATING WEIGHT SAVING OPPORTUNITIES USING ALUMINIUM AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS TO MEET THE INDUSTRY C02 CHALLENGE
Mark White, Chief Technical Specialist - Light Weight Vehicle Structures, Jaguar Land Rover
FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURES
09:40
EVOLUTIONARY BASED NON-LINEAR "TOPOLOGY OPTIMISATION"
Jesper Christensen, Lecturer in Stress Analysis, Coventry University
• The use of topology optimisation in multi-disciplinary requirement, including torsional stiffness and crashworthiness, for vehicle lightweighting
• Detailed panel gauge sizing for further vehicle architecture lightweighting
• Developments of an automatic and integrated vehicle lightweighting optimisation methodology combining linear and non-linear deformations
10:05
ALTRUISTIC COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM
James Trollope, Lecturer in Control Systems - Control Theory and Applications Centre, Coventry University
• With the need for lighter and safer vehicle body structures, an altruistic collision mitigation system is proposed
• With the proposed new system, ethical issues are introduced
• How to address these issues with possible solutions
10:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
10:50
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
CRASHWORTHINESS
11:20
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CRASH SAFETY OF CARS WITH ALTERNATIVE DRIVETRAINS
Elmar Beeh, Group Leader Crashworthiness and Alternative Lightweight Technologies, German Aerospace Centre (DLR)
• Will the choice of drivetrain have effects for the body design?
• Comparison of different energy absorbers regarding their adaptability
• Technological approaches to easily adapt the crashworthiness of vehicle structures
11:45
CRASHWORTHINESS OPTIMISATION OF TARF - LOW CARBON VEHICLE STRUCTURE USING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMISATION
Amit Prem, Researcher, Coventry University
• Looking towards an affordable, closed-loop recyclable future - Low Carbon Vehicle Structures (TARF-LCV)
• Understanding the constraints from ease of dismantling, closed-loop recyclability, advanced material implementation and lightweight structure
• Focusing on the crashworthiness of the TARF structure and predominantly into multidisciplinary
design optimisation
12:10
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCH
NOVEL MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSES
13:40
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE: INTELLIGENT LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN
Royston Jones, CTO, Altair
14:05
OPTIMISATION OF THE CORVETTE C7R RACE CAR
Martin Gambling, Managing Director, GRM Consulting Ltd
• Presentation on CAE optimisation methods applied to the development of the 2015 Corvette C7R Race Car
• Discussion of the challenges of delivering optimised parts to the race environment
• Summary of the improvements achieved through applying VRandD Genesis optimisation methods
14:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
14:50
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:20
INNOVATION IN COMPOSITE ENGINEERING AND LIGHTWEIGHTING
Steve Fletcher, Head of Engineering, Penso Consulting
• State of the art design and simulation processes
• Composite enabling technologies
• Future development and growth
15:45
THE ROLE OF COMPOSITES IN FUTURE AUTOMOTIVE BODY STRUCTURES
Nick Warrior, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham
16:10
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
16:35 CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
16:45 END OF SEMINAR
• This programme is subject to change.
• The Institution is not responsible for the views or opinions expressed by individual speakers.