Call for Papers

SAE 2012 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition
October 2-4, 2012
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, Illinois

The members of the Commercial Vehicle Activity of the SAE Engineering Meetings Board and Land & Sea Group are in the process of developing technical sessions for the SAE 2012 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress. Authors are invited to submit abstracts of approx. 300 words, including title and author contact information, by Febuary 13, 2012. Please Click Here to submit an abstract

Abstracts are being invited on design, manufacture, operation, and maintenance of heavy, medium, and light duty commercial trucks, buses, and military vehicles, mining, access, emergency, construction, agricultural, forestry, and utility equipment. This event will cover all on-road and off-road applications for commercial vehicles with emphasis on the following tracks:

Main Technical Program Tracks:
Body/Chassis/Drivetrain, Electronics, Engine/Emissions, Fuel Economy, Fluid Power/Hydraulics, Maintenance, Safety/Braking/Steering, and Executive Management

Suggested paper topics (for both on-road and off-road) are listed below:
Adaptive Electronic Controls
Advanced Diesel Technologies
Autonomous Vehicles
Best Practices
Body Engineering
Braking & Steering Systems
Chassis & Suspension Systems
Cost Control
Design / Simulation / Modeling
Diagnostics / Prognostics / Asset Management
Driveline/Drivetrain
Electrical Systems / Higher Voltages
Electronics / Software / Onboard Diagnostics /
Prognostics / RFID
Emissions & Environment / Fuel Economy
End User Perspective
Energy
Engine / Engine Controls / Alternate Propulsion / Hybrids
Global Standardization / Harmonization
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Technologies
Hydraulics / Electro Hydraulics / Fluid Power
Lean Practices
Life Cycle
Maintenance
Manufacturing
Materials / Alloys / Lightweight Materials
Military Applications & Defense and Dual Use
Technology
Noise & Vibration
Operator Environment
Powertrain
Safety Systems
Sustainability
Systems Integration & Engineering
Transmissions
Workforce Development

Abstracts including title, author's name, mailing address, phone/faxnumbers, and e-mail address should be submitted by February 13, 2012. Please Click Here to submit an abstract

For more information, please contact:
Abby Hartman
SAE International
400 Commonwealth Dr.
Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 USA
Ph:724-772-4088
E-mail: ahartman@sae.org