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SAE TOMORROW TODAY - Women Breaking Barriers in Aerospace & Beyond1352107/01/2025
Despite decades of progress, the number of women in engineering remains stubbornly low -- especially in aerospace and mechanical engineering. But that isn't stopping the winner of the Aerospace/Defense category in the inaugural Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards. Heather Cummings is Senior Engineer, Flight Controls & Autonomy for Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. She leads the development of hybrid electric propulsion controls and vehicle management systems for Sikorsky's next-gen HEX and RBW, including groundbreaking work on fully autonomous cargo aircraft. A licensed pilot, Heather is passionate about improving flight safety through automation and mentoring the next generation of aspiring engineers. In this special episode, Heather and Chitra Sethi, Director of Editorial & Digital Content, SAE Media Group, discuss the mission behind the Rising Star Awards, the importance of visibility for women in STEM, and why inspiring the next generation is just as critical as
Hineman, Marcie
SAE TOMORROW TODAY - Engineering with Purpose: The SAE Story You Need to Hear1351605/22/2025
Innovation isn't a solo act--it's a team sport. And if you're an engineer, the world needs your expertise now more than ever. SAE International is a place where engineers, dreamers, and doers unite to build a safer, smarter future. Our lively community is made up of cross-disciplinary volunteers who develop life-saving standards, mentor the next generation, and work collaboratively to build a strong and ethical foundation for powerful emerging technologies. Listen in as Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed, CEO of SAE International, shares how SAE is setting the standard (literally) for tomorrow's mobility solutions while fostering professional growth and collaboration along the way. Ready to make an impact and level up your career? Whether you're passionate about safety standards, emerging tech, or mentoring the next generation, volunteering with SAE connects you with a global network of innovators just like you. You'll gain leadership experience, grow your expertise, and help drive real change in
Hineman, Marcie
Bosch consolidates computing talent in new mobility division21AUTP03_1101/27/2025
Bosch announced on January 7 during its CES 2021 conference event that it has created a new division labeled Cross-Domain Computing Solutions (CDCC). The CDCC division pools 17,000 of Bosch's automotive software and electronics associates to create a single source for software-intensive systems for future vehicle architectures. According to Bosch, the market for such systems is expected to grow 15% annually between now and 2030, and the organizational move is designed to extend the supplier's market-leading position. Bosch has assigned software, electrical and electronics engineers from the areas of driver assistance, automated driving, car multimedia, powertrain and body electronics to the new unit. “Bosch is an automotive electronics pioneer. Moreover, for quite some time now, it has also been a software company,” said Dr. Stefan Hartung, chairman of Bosch's Mobility Solutions business sector. “Only a company with wide-ranging electronics and software expertise will be in a position
Seredynski, Paul
101 QuestionsSAE-PP-0046909/30/2021
Abstract is from a Latin word meaning "pulled away, detached," and the basic idea is of something detached from physical, or concrete, reality. It is frequently used of ideas, meaning that they don't have a clear applicability to real life, and of art, meaning that it doesn't pictorially represent reality.
Jackson, Alyssa, Rickard, Chris, SintzADMIN, Jeneane
SAE TOMORROW TODAY: ZF Group Focuses on the Next Generation of Vehicles1301405/07/2021
ZF Group knows transmissions. Now, they're using their century of experience to focus on vehicle intelligence, bridging the gap into hybrid and mentoring tomorrow's engineers as they drive mobility into the future. On this episode, Andrew Whydell, Vice President, Product Planning, Vehicle Systems at ZF Group, joins us to expand on ZF's dedication to digital connectivity and automation as they help vehicles to see, think and act.
Hineman, Marcie
SAE STANDARDS NEWS21AUTP03_0503/01/2021
Help wanted: SAE tech standards committee, task force seeks new members Those familiar with SAE International know that Standards development is a huge aspect of the organization's work. Nearly 26,000 engineers, mostly volunteers, typically contribute to a final standard. SAE's Technical Standards Development Program fosters participation in improving product performance and safety. It also promotes global market acceptance of new technologies, reduces costs and decreases time to market.
Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitors to Self-Power Wearable DevicesTBMG-3854802/01/2021
A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State’s department of engineering science and mechanics. The research team, with members from Penn State and Minjiang University and Nanjing University, both in China, recently published its results in Nano Energy.
Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Auditor Training, Development, Competence, and AuthenticationAS9104/3A (Current)11/11/2020
This document defines the minimum requirements for auditors, CBs, Auditor Authentication Bodies (AABs), Training Provider Approval Bodies (TPABs), and Training Providers (TPs) who participate in the IAQG Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) scheme. The requirements in this standard supplement those defined within the 9104/1, 9104/2, ISO/IEC 17021-1, and ISO/IEC 17021-3 standards. Data protection for the parties subject to this document and other relevant requirements of the ICOP scheme are managed via bi-lateral contracts between the joint controllers of the data.
G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC)
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Kristin Edgerton, Lead Project EngineerTBMG-3624503/01/2020
An OBE for the SAE19TOFHP04_0204/01/2019
Meet Paul Mascarenas-SAE International's 2019 president. He's a staunch advocate for professional development for engineers, amid the mobility industry's transformation. Perhaps it's not surprising that someone who joined a professional engineering society at age 16 would eventually lead one. And so, Paul Mascarenas seems an ideal fit as SAE International's 2019 president. It's been more than 30 years since he joined the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as a student in his native Britain. Since then, Mascarenas has distinguished himself in many industry-leadership roles, including chief technical officer at Ford Motor Co. from 2011 to 2014.
Ponticel, Patrick
Automotive Engineering: March 201919AUTP0303/01/2019
Rethinking the HUD Advanced tech solutions move toward augmented reality to bring greater capability to head-up displays. Motor matters New designs and materials are key to the next generation of electric machines for EV propulsion. Harnessing the power of Sim Serious cost savings could come from eliminating vehicle- and systems-level tests. Powerful simulation tools may be the only way to tackle the increasing complexity in mobility development. An OBE for the SAE Meet Paul Mascarenas-SAE International's 2019 president. He's a staunch advocate for professional development for engineers amid the mobility industry's transformation. Solving the propulsion puzzle Must-attend expert panels at SAE's WCX '19 will cover the propulsion-tech future like no other. Editorial Kill the EV tax credit by 2025 SAE Standards News SAE and Synopsys collaborate on cyber study Supplier Eye New Co. vs. Old Co. What We're Driving Supra's revival is Toyota's spin on German engineering 2020 Explorer is the
Bringing the NVH Community Together: SAE 2015 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition1189405/17/2018
The SAE 2015 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition is the premier technical event dedicated to mobility noise, vibration and harshness.
SPIE Photonics WEST 2018 PreviewTBMG-2812601/01/2018
The SPIE Photonics West 2018 technical conference and exhibition returns to The Moscone Center in San Francisco, January 27 through February 1, offering attendees the opportunity to explore the latest innovations in lasers, photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics, biomedical optics, 3D printing and more. As in the past, the event will once again kick off with BiOS, the world's largest biomedical optics conference, before transitioning into the Photonics West conference and exhibition. Last year's event hosted more than 20,000 attendees and put the products and services of over 1,300 exhibitors on display. More than 4,800 technical papers and presentations will be available to conference participants throughout the week. (weblink )
REMOVING BUMPS ON THE PATH TO FULLY AUTOMATED DRIVING17MOMP09_0409/01/2017
Inaugural workshop for new AutoDrive Challenge student competition held at SAE World Headquarters. WITHOUT A PROPERLY EDUCATED engineering workforce, the road to automated vehicles could be a rocky one. Helping take the bumps out are SAE International and General Motors with AutoDrive Challenge, SAE's newest Collegiate Design Series competition now being rolled out. AutoDrive Challenge took a bold step forward this week at SAE's Pittsburgh-area headquarters with its first workshop. About 65 participating students, faculty, SAE staff and corporate sponsors met to review Year 1 Competition Rules and discuss the basic technical and safety elements involved in retrofitting a conventional car for autonomous driving.
Ponticel, Patrick
Wearable Sensors Created from Biocompatible HydrogelTBMG-2670504/01/2017
Engineers and biologists at MIT have teamed up to design a new “living material” — a tough, stretchy, biocompatible sheet of hydrogel injected with live cells that are genetically programmed to light up in the presence of certain chemicals. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers demonstrate the new material's potential for sensing chemicals, both in the environment and in the human body.
Living Polymerization Enables Adaptable 3D PrintingTBMG-2671504/01/2017
Three-dimensional printing technology makes it possible to rapidly manufacture objects by depositing layer upon layer of polymers in a precisely determined pattern. Once these objects are completed, the polymers that form the material are “dead” — that is, they cannot be extended to form new polymer chains.
SUCCESS DOESN'T COME BY CHANCE17MOMP03_0203/01/2017
In an SAE International technical paper, students at the University of Idaho identify best practices for their SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge team. THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Clean Snowmobile Challenge (UICSC) team has been competing since 2001 in the SAE International Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC). Typically, the team will have 10-15 members, with as many as two-thirds of the members returning from the previous year. The team includes students from all four years of the undergraduate engineering program along with one or two graduate student mentors. Membership is predominantly mechanical engineers, but the team usually has at least one electrical engineer in addition to a number of students from other disciplines. The UICSC team has placed in the top three at 9 of the 16 CSC competitions since 2001. Over the years, the UICSC team has also acquired a patent, published articles in SAE magazines about vehicle subsystems, and has won several design and innovation awards.
WCX17 WORLD CONGRESS EXPERIENCETBMG-2652003/01/2017
More than 11,000 engineering industry professionals from 55 countries will experience the new WCX — the evolution of SAE World Congress () — to be held April 4-6 in Detroit, MI. Attendees will gain new perspectives in an engaging atmosphere that encourages discovery, and scout products and source solutions in specialized pavilions that showcase the power and potential of the evolving mobility industry.
SAE 2016 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress: Executive Testimonials1221408/10/2016
Listen to experts in the field share how SAE’s Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress has helped advance the industry’s trends and technologies while positively impacting their professional development. Register today at sae.org/cve.
THE GANG FROM MCGILL: DESTINED FOR GREATNESS?15MOMP11_0311/01/2015
Eleven students from Montreal university journey to Seattle for an education on aerospace technology and aerospace careers. WHEN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRCRAFT MAKER (Boeing) opens an SAE International conference voicing great concern about a leaking and creaking aerospace engineering workforce pipeline, it's worth listening. Dennis Muilenburg's clarion call for greater attention to talent development (http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sae/15UPD10/) fell on properly attuned ears at the SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition Sept. 22-24 in Seattle-perhaps upon none with more force than those of 11 students from McGill University in Montreal.
Ponticel, Patrick
More Leaders and Fewer Initiatives: Key Ideas for the Future of Engineering2015-01-041104/14/2015
Panel Discussions held at the SAE World Congress in both 2013 and 2014 observed that a shortage of good quality engineering talent formed a chronic and major challenge. (“Good quality” refers to applicants that would be shortlisted for interview.) While doubts have been expressed in some quarters, the shortage is confirmed by automotive sector employers and the Panel's view was that it was symptomatic of a range of issues, all of which have some bearing on the future of the profession. Initiatives to improve recruitment and retention have had varying degrees of success. Efforts need to be intensified in primary schools where negative perceptions develop and deepen. Schemes like AWIM that operate on a large scale and are designed to supplement school curricula should operate at an international level. Universities represent the entry point into the engineering profession and their role in the recruitment process as well as education and training is crucial. The historical role of
Stobart, Richard K., Eagle, W. Ethan, Zhang, Xunzhe
SPIE Photonics West 2015 PreviewTBMG-2128401/01/2015
The SPIE Photonics West 2015 technical conference and exhibition, taking place February 7-12 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, offers attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest technological developments in lasers, photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics, biomedical optics, 3D printing and more. Incorporating BiOS, the world’s largest biomedical optics conference, the event will offer its anticipated 20,000 attendees the opportunity to access roughly 4700 technical papers and view the products and services of more than 1250 exhibitors over the course of a week ().
STARTING AND DEVELOPING AN ENGINEERING CAREER: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES14MOMP11_0211/01/2014
Very strong role models who have a marked enthusiasm for their subject are needed at every point along an employee's education and work career. THERE HAS PROBABLY NEVER BEEN SUCH A DEMAND for professionally qualified engineers, and yet both the number and diversity of people entering the profession continue to decline. Worldwide, there are very many and diverse initiatives to improve the situation-some generally encouraging interest in the profession, and others targeting specific audiences. There have been some local successes, but the overall picture remains discouraging. For a long time, there has been a growing awareness of a diminishing of interest in the engineering profession on the part of potential students. The principal hypothesis is that the image of the profession is poor, requiring hard work to qualify but delivering only a modest reward. Other hypotheses include a lack of flair in the management of young engineers that limits their experience rather than creating a
Women in vehicle engineering14AUTD09_0109/16/2014
Females have made significant progress cracking the predominantly male domain of automotive engineering. They're now chief engineers, VPs, even a CEO. But why are there still so few of them? Cindy Hess rocketed through the Auburn University College of Engineering in just three years. Graduating as an electrical engineer in 1977, she turned down job offers from aerospace giants Boeing and General Dynamics to join Chrysler Electronics as its first-ever female engineer. In 1981, she was assigned to the automaker's Highland Park, MI, complex. “I was the sixth woman within a workforce of about 6000 engineers at Chrysler at the time,” she recalled. “And it's incredible when I think about what we had to endure to do our jobs in those days.”
Brooke, Lindsay
Starting and Developing an Engineering Career: The Barriers and Opportunities2014-01-062504/01/2014
There has probably never been such a demand for professionally qualified engineers, and yet both the number and diversity of people entering the profession continue to decline. Worldwide, there are very many initiatives - some generally encouraging interest in the profession, and others targeting specific audiences. The reports speak of local success, but the overall picture remains discouraging. In this paper we focus on the “pipeline” from primary education through to the transition from graduate engineer into an experienced member of engineering staff. We have based the discussion on both the presentations and comments made during a panel discussion held at the 2013 SAE International Congress. The paper is intended as a summary of the points raised during that discussion and, we hope proves to be starting point for further investigation and analysis. Of particular note is the sheer diversity of initiatives, and the pressing need for role models and mentoring. The experience of
Stobart, Richard K., Zhang, Xunzhe
Contemporary Tools and Approach for Project Management Sustainability in Indian Automotive Industry2013-01-127804/08/2013
Project management has evolved over the years and is adopted by different industries for successful project execution. Many organizations today are moving from a functional structure to a project-oriented team based structure. Also, Project management has progressed from a traditional approach to a modern project management approach and moving towards sustainable project management. Many studies predict a major growth in automotive industry in the developing and emerging markets compared to the developed nations. Many multinational and transnational companies are setting their foot in the developing/emerging economies to leverage the expected growth in the automobile sector, and especially India. These projects are likely to have uncertainties during their planning and execution phases. Here traditional project management approach is not adequate and project management sustainability becomes a challenge. There are books and standards which gives a good detail on the traditional
Loganathan, Yaamini Devi
How to Spread the Lean Mindset in an Effective Way Using Change Agents in Sales and Engineering and Finance at Tenneco2013-01-132604/08/2013
Tenneco first implemented the lean transactional process ten years ago. One of the key success factors was to ensure that the lean system was sustained within an organization as part of a philosophy of continuous improvement. This has probably been the most challenging part of implementing lean in Tenneco. During the early years of implementation, lean was managed as a top down approach which consisted of: identifying executing and tracking lean projects by the management, a small number of additional people and lean experts. This approach had the advantage of building up critical mass and helped to instill a lean change culture in a reasonable timeframe. But the Tenneco experience showed that even if early results were encouraging, the implementation was not consistent enough to sustain a mindset of continuous improvement. This top down approach needed to be reinforced by a much stronger bottom up approach which consisted of group leaders acting as change agents. Their roles and
Garcia, Patrick, Orta, Enrique
SAE World Congress Preview “Achieving Efficiency”TBMG-1625304/01/2013
The 2013 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, taking place April 16-18 at Cobo Center in Detroit, represents an unparalleled opportunity to explore new technology through both technical sessions and the Innovators Only Exhibition. This year’s Host Company is Chrysler, and ZF will serve as Tier One Strategic Supplier for the event. Last year, more than 9,000 engineers, engineering managers, auto industry executives, and government officials from 45 different countries attended the SAE World Congress (sae.org/congress).
Deep Orange - A Framework for Research, Education and Collaboration for a Sustainable Automotive Industry2011-01-111004/12/2011
A new, long-term initiative at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) is advancing the Center's automotive engineering graduate research and education program. It positions graduates ahead of the competition for jobs and automotive industry leadership. Called “Deep Orange,” for its commitment to Clemson-style competitiveness, this framework immerses students at the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center (CGEC), which houses the automotive engineering master's and doctoral degree programs, in the world of a future OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and supplier. Students, faculty and industry partners engineer and manufacture a new vehicle prototype each year (in overlapping two-year development cycles), giving the students hands-on experience with vehicle design, development, prototyping and production planning from their first day at CGEC until graduation. Each project is focused on leapfrogging the latest vehicle technologies by
Venhovens, Paul J Th, Mau, Robert
Implementation of Lean Transactional at Tenneco Europe2011-01-125504/12/2011
After having successfully implemented lean manufacturing in the 1990ies and lean engineering since 2004, Tenneco Europe decided to expand Lean to their administrative organizations in October 2009. The implementation approach was directly derived from lean engineering [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. After having defined a vision and a road map, a lean steering committee, composed of senior managers and a lean coordinator, identified and supported the first areas for implementation of lean in their transactional processes. It was decided to challenge the organization by selecting some critical cross functional processes. Transactional workshops were defined and executed according to Tenneco's best practice: a 2-day-training of all the people involved in the workshops an intensive 3-day-workshop to identify: the customer and its needs the current state map and its gaps the future state map and finally an action plan and metrics to track the progress of the project 3 months for the
Garcia PhD, Patrick, Drogosz PhD, John, Younie, David
Dr. Robert Youngquist, Lead Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, FLTBMG-891712/01/2010
After a brief career teaching at University College London in the U.K., Dr. Robert Youngquist returned to the U.S. and went to work as a contractor at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in 1988. He established KSC’s Optical Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed ground support equipment for the space shuttle program. In 1999 he accepted a full-time position with NASA and established KSC’s Applied Physics Laboratory, which he still leads today. In 2009 Dr. Youngquist received KSC’s inaugural Engineer/Scientist of the Year Award for his scientific innovations, leadership, and mentoring of students who are pursuing advanced degrees.
Industry and Academic Relations - Engineering Education and the Future of the Engineering Workforce2010-01-230010/19/2010
With the current increase in concern and awareness regarding sustainability and energy, a new focus has been placed on the field of engineering. In this realm of focus, how to educate engineers, more specifically how to continually educate engineers to keep up with technology and the changing workforce has become a very important topic of interest. There exists a gap between graduate studies and professional implementation of technology which the Energy Systems Engineering [ESE] program currently in deployment and development between the University of Michigan and General Motors seeks to address. This work outlines current efforts in encouraging new engineers to enter the field, but focuses primarily on continuing and re-educating the workforce to meet the needs of new technologies. Examples of academic-industry cooperation will be discussed, with some focus on the benefit and experience of the student.
Malek, Alisyn
Emotions and Follower Behaviors in a Time of Crisis2010-01-068104/12/2010
This paper describes research into the relationship of emotional intelligence, emotion regulation, and follower behaviors. The research is part of an ongoing initiative to recognize and understand followers in the transportation and service industries. Behavioral complexities such as emotions are paramount in the intricacies of management and leadership and are widely studied. Emotional intelligence has become a standard concept in business settings while its predictive powers relative to personnel performance forecasting abilities are still being researched. An ability to interact with a diverse employee population, a complex environment, and multifaceted decision requirements would seemingly require leaders and followers to have a fully developed emotional presence. This presence is necessary for workers at all levels to be able to accommodate unpredictability, demonstrate adaptability, and perform flexibly within the workplace. Emotion recognition has been reliably validated within
Dixon, Gene
Heavy-duty issuesOFHOCT09_0110/01/2009
Top industry insiders provide their perspectives on critical issues such as sustainability, workforce development, and future growth at this year's Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition. With a still-struggling but apparently stabilizing economy as a backdrop, SAE International's marquee commercial vehicle engineering event is ready to provide the critical platform to discuss and display the innovations necessary to move beyond the downturn. Just as the economy has affected the OEMs and suppliers that are developing those technologies, so too has it impacted the development of this year's event. “Where we have felt the impact of the economy-as we expected based on industry-wide trends-is in the exhibition and sponsorship areas,” said Gregory Muha, SAE's Commercial Vehicle and Defense Sector - OEM and Events Business Development Manager. “Currently [as of late August] we are tracking about 40 to 50% behind in exhibits and sponsorships and 30% off on the number of
Gehm, Ryan
Heavy-duty issuesAUTOOCT09_0510/01/2009
Top industry insiders provide their perspectives on critical issues such as sustainability, workforce development, and future growth at this year's Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition. With a still-struggling but apparently stabilizing economy as a backdrop, SAE International's marquee commercial vehicle engineering event is ready to provide the critical platform to discuss and display the innovations necessary to move beyond the downturn. Just as the economy has affected the OEMs and suppliers that are developing those technologies, so too has it impacted the development of this year's event. “Where we have felt the impact of the economy-as we expected based on industry-wide trends-is in the exhibition and sponsorship areas,” said Gregory Muha, SAE's Commercial Vehicle and Defense Sector - OEM and Events Business Development Manager. “Currently [as of late August] we are tracking about 40 to 50% behind in exhibits and sponsorships and 30% off on the number of
Gehm, Ryan
SAE Off-Highway Engineering 2009-10-01OFHOCT0910/01/2009
Heavy-duty issues Top industry insiders provide their perspectives on critical issues such as sustainability, workforce development, and future growth at this year's Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition. Autonomouse vehicles go off-highway Advances in sensors, CPUs, and software help in the druve to eliminate drivers. Power and precision Hydraulic motors and actuators evolve along two paths, both relying on advanced controls.
Developing Education and Outreach Initiatives at the Indiana Space Grant Consortium2009-01-254607/12/2009
The Indiana Space Grant Consortium is one of 52 members of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (“Space Grant”), which was initiated by NASA in 1988. Space Grant is designed to be a source of NASA-related information, awards, and programs to enhance education, outreach, and workforce development for the United States. Based on the land grant model of public university education, Space Grant seeks to spread the vision of NASA to increase science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) awareness; NASA-related education; workforce development; outreach and research activities. This paper describes the evolution of these activities in Indiana.
Caldwell, Barrett S.
Learning While Earning: The Key Role of Supported Distance Learning in Delivering Innovative, Industry Focused Courses to Up-Skill and Develop Employees in the Motor Sports Sector2009-01-036204/20/2009
This paper highlights a distinctive, highly-innovative, and project-based approach to supplying cutting-edge, market-driven and industry-focused education courses, at post-graduate level, in key motorsports engineering, business, and management subjects, using a highly-flexible, supported distance learning format. Such courses aim to deliver high-quality, usable knowledge to engineers, managers, and even drivers, with minimum disruption to their normal work patterns.
Martin, Keith, Meechan, Mike
Followers in the Transportation Industry2009-01-088804/20/2009
This paper compares the follower profiles of transportation industry personnel with other industry groups, principally engineers and DOD personnel. In compiling the comparison, Chaleff’s courageous follower behaviors are used to identify the profiles and identify similarities and diversities. In addition, the paper reports on comparative analysis for follower behaviors, locus of control and the Big Five personality factors from a pilot study.
Dixon, Gene
Automotive Development Processes and Complete Vehicle Integration: An Intensive Course for Automotive Engineering Graduate Students2009-01-036104/20/2009
Clemson University has recently partnered with the State of South Carolina, BMW, Michelin, Timken, and other partner companies to create new MS and PhD programs in Automotive Engineering. These academic programs are housed in a new 90,000 square foot facility located at the newly created Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, SC. This paper describes a unique course, Automotive Development Processes, developed as a part of the Automotive Engineering curriculum by the authors, Dr. Julian Weber, Manager in BMW Electric/Electronics and Driver Environment development in Munich, Germany, and Dr. John Ziegert, a member of the Automotive Engineering Faculty at Clemson University. Due to geographic and time constraints for Dr. Weber, the course is offered as a 2 week intensive course during the university’s Maymester term.
Weber, Julian, Ziegert, John
Applying LEAN Techniques to the Engineering Process2008-01-228409/16/2008
Many companies have successfully adopted Lean manufacturing as an operational philosophy, creating a universal understanding of value and waste which in turn provides significant advantages in the market. However, few have reached the true goal of driving this mindset throughout the organization. For many reasons, this has proven particularly difficult in environments such as engineering and development due to the iterative nature of design and test, the lack of repetition, and the over-all length of time consumed by the process. However, product development is in fact a process that can be controlled. This paper describes methods used by a group of Curtiss Wright companies to improve the overall execution of the product development cycle by first creating inter-departmental flow, tracking that flow with visual metrics, and improving performance with a variety of Lean techniques.
Smith, Stephen R.
Applying Principles of Axiomatic Design to a Transdisciplinary Academic Program to Educate Skilled Workers for all Levels of the Automotive Industry2008-01-075104/14/2008
This paper describes the use of axiomatic design to create an academic program which targets the needs of the automotive industry-especially local industry. Creative and innovative engineers and technicians are needed to design, develop, and maintain the vehicles and transportation systems of the future. The design of a new program is presented using axiomatic design to establish multiple levels of customer needs, functional requirements (FRs), associated design parameters (DPs), and resulting design matrices (DMs) that clearly define the program. The curriculum for a two-year automotive technology program is enhanced by partnering with a four-year mechanical engineering program, local and national industries, and local secondary school programs. The paper also discusses potential complexities of the proposed program design and implementation and mitigation strategies.
Tate, Derrick, Maxwell, Timothy, Ham, Gary F, Blair, Rob, Stewart, Rick, Patterson, Terri, Fontenot, Dean, Chandler, John
The Education of Automotive Engineers to Meet the Global Demands of the 21st Century2008-01-129504/14/2008
The purpose of this paper to present an educational vision that involves increased collaboration between industry and academia in the training of automotive engineers to meet the global demands of the 21st century. It will outline the increasing need for industrial contributions towards the development of automotive specific courses to suit industry specific needs, recognized educational standards to meet the needs of the automotive industry, validation and accreditation of courses, approved centers of excellence, automotive academies, worldwide collaboration in the internship of students, inter-university collaboration, joint responsibilities to provide training facilities for teaching and research, scholarship schemes and inter-country educational & industrial exchanges and possible globalization of the educational process.
Fieldhouse, John D.
South Texas Engineering, Math, and Science (STEMS) Space Day Program: A Nontraditional Partnership Based on Mentoring2008-01-220301/29/2008
This paper describes a unique partnership between NASA and students residing in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. The program is based on annual activities that provide a connection between NASA and border communities via mentoring. The approach utilizes older students and teachers as mentoring ambassadors who are trained at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. The mentors are trained in specific space themes for each year's main event and return to South Texas to serve as mentors and role models for younger students. The main event occurs at UT Brownsville, in which over 600 5th and 8th graders from five counties attend. The event utilizes the trained ambassadors to offer more than 20 hands-on activities that highlight a theme related to NASA's current focus and missions. The activities demonstrate how math, science, and engineering relate to exploring and understanding the universe and solving problems on earth. The program offers a framework which remains up to date and is self
Garcia, Javier, Galindo, Charles, Muirhead, Dean
The Multiplier Effect2007-01-306607/09/2007
As a school teacher, I immersed myself into NASA's Johnson Space Center world and in this paper I document my experiences with scientists, engineers, astronauts, trainers, flight directors, educators, doctors, researchers, chemists, public affairs personnel, managers, college co-ops, and other professionals. I describe how my experiences can be used as a model for bridging NASA and school communities.
Forman, Kenneth S.
Motorsports Industry Knowledge Exchange (MiKE): Oxymoron or Holy Grail (An Imperative for Sustaining Regional, National and Global Competitiveness)2006-01-361012/05/2006
Of all high-performance engineering industries, motorsports perhaps exemplifies best the unique combination of key engineering and business elements vital for swift, industry-focused, successful, high-technology product advancement. This heady mix includes: complex market analysis; sophisticated research, design and development capability; rapid product innovation, prototyping and development; just-in-time manufacturing using state-of-the-art processes; and regular mandated exhibition of company competitiveness, involving (at the highest environs) demonstration of both personnel and new product capability and reliability, on an unforgiving world stage, invariably to ensure continuing investor (sponsor) confidence. Such examples of motorsport's disparate business model elements in many ways demonstrate fundamentally the industry's absolute reliance on what in corporate speak is now termed ‘brains trust’ or ‘human capital’. Invariably, however, funding for academic faculties (certainly
Meechan, Mike
Safety Training for the Hydrogen Economy2006-01-032904/03/2006
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Training and Education Center are helping to prepare emergency responders and permitting/code enforcement officials for their respective roles in the gradual transition to the hydrogen economy. Safety will be a critical component of the anticipated hydrogen transition. Public confidence goes hand in hand with perceived safety to such an extent that, without it, the envisioned transition is unlikely to occur. Stakeholders and the public must be reassured that hydrogen, although very different from gasoline and other conventional fuels, is no more dangerous. Ensuring safety in the hydrogen infrastructure will require a suitably trained emergency response force for containing the inevitable incidents as they occur, coupled with knowledgeable code officials to ensure that such incidents are kept to a minimum. PNNL and HAMMER are, therefore, designing a hydrogen
Fassbender, Linda L., Kinzey, Bruce R., Akers, Bret M.
Opportunities and Hindrances to Collaborative Automotive Development2006-01-146904/03/2006
The automotive industry is a global industry in which regulatory, economical, and practical issues act not only as incentives, but as barriers and also drivers to collaboration. This paper specifically deals with regulatory and economical reasons to increase collaboration in vehicle development and manufacturing. It discusses typical socio-cultural and technical differences impacting German / North American business relationships, and shows which activities in the product development process have to be changed or added if a vehicle is to be designed and produced globally. A survey of the capabilities and weaknesses of current collaboration tools supports the material presented. The paper is a summary of a presentation held in May 2005 at BMW Munich by the co-authors. It is based on industry data, on University research and on knowledge gained by the BMW Front Desk office, the office responsible for integration of US suppliers' development resources at the BMW Manufacturing Plant in
Weber, Julian, Fadel, Georges
Introducing Greg Henderson, SAE President for 2006OFHFEB06_0502/01/2006
The Lockheed Martin executive steps up to take SAE into its next 100 years. Despite making a name for himself in the aerospace field, Greg Henderson's head is not strictly in the clouds. While most of his days are spent with airplanes as Director of Weight Management and Control at Lockheed Martin, racing fast cars and finely tuned yachts are activities that take up a good portion of his nights and weekends. His passion for air, ground, and marine vehicles will never be more useful than in 2006, while he serves as SAE President. “I have a fascination with mobility on all fronts,” said Henderson, whose hobbies include restoring classic muscle cars and working around the yard with his 45-hp (34-kW) diesel tractor. He is currently restoring a 1966 Ford Fairlane with a 427 engine that he expects to produce close to 950 hp (709 kW). If you visit his office at work you will find framed pictures of WWII fighter aircraft strategically placed around the room. “With varied levels of experience
Monaghan, Matt
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