Owner and Chief Storyteller, LandSpeed Productions
Location:
Midwest
Biography:
Known throughout the sport as “LandSpeed Louise” (LSL) a gal with a PHD from the University of Concrete and pilot’s license. I began racing fire-breathing jet dragsters before joining the automotive journalism world and then after a couple decades of test-driving cars, trucks and motorcycles for hundreds of newspapers and magazines around the world, I can not only rebuild a jet engine, write a story, and capture images as I go along. More at: www.landspeedproductions.biz
It was Delvene Reber, the only female race event promoter dropped a knowledge bomb on my consciousness when I asked her to help ID 20 gals that had posed for me at her Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trial event when she inquired, “Louise, do you know these 20 ladies have set more than 200 records?”
I didn’t know. And until I started asking…, none of us knew.
This captivating kernel percolated while preparing a pair of succinct, picture-centric books during the pandemic years: “Bonneville Salt Salts” covers the sport from its 1914 inception on the salt to present day and “Bonneville’s Women of Land Speed Racing” looks exclusively at female racers, ages 8 through 80 but in full-color.
I’m still asking, but have documented some 340 women account for nearly 1,000 land speed records.
Presentation:
Bonneville’s Women of Landspeed Racing
Abstract:
Already a couple decades into the second century of speed, this presentation is an eyedropper peek into the dry ocean of horsepower hustle emphasizing female contributions.
When LSL focused on the Bonneville Salt Flats land speed racers in the late 90’s, she met hundreds of women who wore the same helmets and fireproof underwear as men. Gender was meaningless to skillfully operate a car, truck, motorcycle, airplane, or boat. Good input got good response. Bad input got bad response. Hundreds of women drive at speeds in excess 200 miles per hour, sometimes 300 and even whistling past 500 in a rocket car.
Who knew there were so many? Not her…, and she is recognized worldwide as the sport’s historical expert who also helped snag the current 458MPH World Land Speed Record. Documenting female record setters yielded more than 300 – ages 16 to 80 – fast women. Some were 3rd generation while others simply wanted to see how fast they could go.
The audience will meet, and have their eyebrows raised by:
I believe your members will go home with a new perspective about what women have contributed to the fastest motorized sport on the planet. Not only as drivers, but the gals are also engine tuners engineering problem solvers and designers.
Restrictions:
All speaker expenses must be reimbursed. Any presentation files remain the sole property of Louise Ann Noeth, no files, other than specified promotional files, may remain on ANY section, or member equipment or storage device. Any taping of the presentation must be discussed and approved in advance – prior to any distribution.
Equipment Needs:
Speaker will provide Powerpoint file, section must provide all presentation equipment, save a laser point.
Director of Strategic Development, The Vertical Flight Society
Biography:
Jim Sherman joined VFS in May 2019 as the Society's Director of Strategic Development, responsible for setting and executing the Society’s strategy for promoting membership development and growth. He is responsible for supporting the development of the "Electric VTOL Revolution."
Prior to VFS, he was the SAE International events focal point for aerospace and electronics applications, providing leadership in developing new programs for all mobility sectors.
Mr. Sherman’s industry experience has been in the area of ground vehicle power and propulsion systems and aircraft flight and engine controls.
Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Keystone Professor Dept. of Fire Protection Engineering ,University of Maryland
Websites:
umd.edu/~pbs
fpe.umd.edu
Presentation #1:
Fire Safety of Hydrogen Vehicles
Presentation #2:
Fire Safety of Electric Vehicles
Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Location:
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Biography:
Dr. Tang is an associate professor at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Before joining EMU, he was a lead engineering specialist at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). At FCA for about 16.5 years, Tang had worked on manufacturing system development and launch support for five vehicle programs, and led the specialist team to evaluate, analyze, and help improve the manufacturing system performance and capability of the other two new vehicle programs.
Tang’s technical expertise is in the areas of assembly system development, process planning, tooling development management, lean manufacturing, dimensional quality control, welding, launch support, and project management. Tang completed his doctorate study at the University of Michigan in 1999 and earned an MBA degree in industrial management from Baker College. Tang is an active member of SAE, ASME, SME, AWS, and ASQ, has authored two manufacturing books published by SAE, two technical books published by Wiley, and served as associate editor and reviewer for several scholarly journals and conferences.
Presentation:
Vehicle assembly systems, processes and operations
Abstract:
The seminar might be viewed as 80% engineering and 20% technical management in nature. The seminar covers the assembly processes, operations management, development of vehicle assembly systems, and/or process planning pertaining to the automotive manufacturing. Specific topics include:
This seminar is intended for engineering students, entry-level manufacturing engineers, and all levels of the non-manufacturing professionals in the automotive industry. Focusing on principles and approaches, the seminar can be interesting to non-automotive professionals.
Restrictions:
None
Equipment Needs:
Projector with Audio
Technical Manager, American Axle & Manufacturing
Location:
Livonia, Michigan
Biography:
Dr. Mohamed Zaher is a technical manager in the safety and compliance group at American Axle & Manufacturing & part time realtor. He was previously HEV Controls and Software Engineer at Ford motor company and lead the LHP engineering solutions teams in Michigan. Dr. Zaher is a functional safety certified automotive engineer with more than 11 years of experience in product development using the V-model life cycle. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2013 with M.Sc. and B.Sc. From Cairo University in Egypt in 2005 & 2009 respectively. Dr. Zaher’s work revolved mainly around the following areas: 1) Systems engineering: working on requirements development and both deductive and inductive analyses using DFMEA & FTA leading to system design, and 2) Model based Engineering using MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow to develop mathematical plant models and control algorithms for various systems using rapid prototyping methods to deliver high confidence software, and 3) Verification and validation of control software and diagnostics for vehicles. Dr. Zaher works with emission related OBD diagnostics, engine controls, powertrain controls, aftertreatment, HEV and EV systems. Dr. Zaher lead lectures in both USA and Egypt in system dynamics and mechatronics over the course of 8 years.
Presentation #1:
Functional Safety ISO 26262: Why adopt it and why get certified?
Abstract #1:
With the increase of vehicle complexity and the addition of new vehicle features and functions, safety related systems are in higher demand in the market. To develop safety systems that are in compliance with ISO26262 is of increasing demand with the burden of proof falling to the OEMs. What does functional safety mean to you as an engineer and to your company. Would not knowing or being compliant to functional safety cost you in the future.
Presentation #2:
Product Development Lifecycle: Why you need to get different engineers in sync.
Abstract #2:
Development lifecycles are key to modern product and software development. While it is being used in virtually all companies, not all companies implement it efficiently and tend to segregate the scope of each engineering group to a predefined scope. Find out the value of increasing the exposure of different engineering groups involved in your product development to the bigger picture and what added value does proper utilization of ALM systems can bring you.
Presentation #3:
Model Based Engineering: Best Practices
Abstract #3:
Model based engineering (MBE) can cut down the development cost tremendously. However, not all engineers and companies using MBE implements it to its full potential. Whether you are missing styling guidelines, data dictionaries, or any other tools and processes that you can leverage to streamline your software development, it is important to identify the gaps and come up with solutions and explore alternatives.
Presentation #4:
Automotive Functional Safety, Cybersecurity and Safety of the Intended functionality: What are they? How do they align?
Abstract #4:
The automotive world has been going through many changes in the last decade. Concern for vehicle safety and security is at its peak with all the new technologies in the vehicle. With reasonable, foreseeable risk assessment and to the best available state of the art technology, the automotive industry embarks on a journey to ensure vehicle safety. With functional safety ISO2626 in its current forefront, the automotive industry is focusing on ensuring the protection of the vehicle on the road from electric, electronic and software failures, particularly one that can go undetected. In order to mitigate these failures, functional safety process establishes a guideline for the automotive industry to ensure the safety of vehicle operation. Another major concern with vehicle connectivity is exposure to hacking. For that cyber security followed closely with SAE J3061 and its upcoming ISO 21434, cybersecurity standards establish a framework for the automotive industry that aims to identify cyber attack vectors and ways to protect against them so that no one can take control of vehicle remotely. The newest addition to the family is safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) ISO 21448. SOTIF aims to ensure that the automotive industry develops the right functions and that these functions are protected from misuse. With all these new standards focus on safety and security, automotive engineers are wondering what that means for them and for the future of the industry. With each standard having a unique focus and them complementing each other, a level of understanding is required by the automotive engineers to be able to adapt in a rapidly changing industry. In this lecture you will have a short intro about each standard and how they complement each other.
Presentation #5:
Hybrid Vehicle Technology
Abstract #5:
An overview of hybrid and electric vehicle technology. Explaining the origin on the concept and why OEMs are striving for it now. Learn what is available currently and what manufacturers are working towards.
Restrictions:
30 Days Notice Required
Equipment Needs:
Projector if onsite
ASQ Fellow, JHC Strategic QA
Location:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Biography:
Dr. Jay Zhou, CTO at JHZ Strategic QA, is SAE Fellow and Mentor, and ASQ Fellow. He serves on Advisory Board for Eastern Michigan University QMP, and SAE Editorial Boards for Journal of Materials and Manufacturing and Journal of Passenger Vehicle Systems. SAE Instructor for AV and EV Reliability. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Michigan.
Dr. Zhou has extensive global leadership experience. With more than 28 years of experience at Ford Motor Company, he held various leadership positions, including Vice President of Ford Asia Pacific/China Quality and New Model Programs, Corporate Executive Technical Leader serving on Technology Advisory Board, Asia Pacific and Africa Reliability Manager, North Truck Quality Manager, Ford Otosan (Turkey) Transit Connect Quality Manager, and Ford Mazda (Japan) Escape Quality Manager. As Corporate Executive Technical Leader, Dr. Zhou was responsible for developing Quality Strategy, Quality Operating System, and Quality and Productivity Improvement Plans. As VP of Ford Asia Pacific/China Quality and New Model Programs Launch, Dr. Zhou was responsible for launching new vehicles and powertrains in the region, improving quality at all the plants, and ensuring quality on import and export products. Prior to joining Ford, he worked on airplane jet engines at Pratt & Whitney.
Dr. Zhou have trained over 15,000 individuals in more than 20 countries. He has published over 30 technical papers, holds a US patent on vehicle durability, and has been a keynote speaker and panelist at various conferences. Furthermore, he has been awarded ASQ Quality Professional of Year 2009, ASQ Testimonial Award two times, Taguchi Robust Design award three times, and Ford Quality Award five times.
Restrictions: No set restrictions. four-week advance notice would be appreciated. Some scheduling flexibility may be necessary depending on other obligations.
Equipment Needs: Projector with a computer or a cable to HDMI connect to a laptop for presenting a MS PowerPoint presentation, a laser pointer, a wireless clip-on microphone optionally needed if a large auditorium is planned.
Presentation #1: Reliability of Autonomous Vehicle (1 hour)
This lecture will review the current state of vehicle reliability, introduce System Engineering V Model and Robust Engineering, a framework intended to prevent failure modes during the development of autonomous vehicles, discuss various reliability design and analysis methods, and explore the following topics
Presentation #2: Reliability of Electrical Vehicle (1 Hour)
As EVs start to make up an increasing number of vehicles on the roads, there are still hurdles that are slowing their adoption. One of those hurdles is reliability of this new type of vehicle. This lecture will review the current state of EV reliability, introduce a 5-Step Product Development for Electric Vehicle Reliability, and discuss the strategies for avoiding failure modes in hardware, software, and human errors. The discussion will include the following topics
Restrictions:
No set restrictions. four-week advance notice would be appreciated. Some scheduling flexibility may be necessary depending on other obligations.
Equipment Needs:
Projector with a computer or a cable to HDMI connect to a laptop for presenting a MS PowerPoint presentation, a laser pointer, a wireless clip-on microphone optionally needed if a large auditorium is planned.
Head of Policy & Government Affairs, Drover.AI
Location:
Los Angeles
Presentation:
Micromobility Policy Matters: An Evolution Towards Tech-Enabled Regulation & Enforcement
Abstract:
Over the past several years, micromobility has evolved from a mode with minimal regulations in place to one that is either banned outright or highly restricted. In this presentation, we examine this evolution by conducting a global survey of regulations across multiple cities to better understand how current and future public policy can be formulated to ensure its long term economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
Biography:
As an advocate for #CitiesFirst and an expert in the intersection of cities, movement and tech, Scott Shepard leverages his professional training as an urban planner & designer to deliver real value in mobility innovation, startup advisory, entrepreneurship, and thought leadership.
Scott is a sought-after global public speaker at events including TRB, ITS World Congress, MOVE, NCDOTTransportation Summit, IATR, AUTONOMY, IET, Smart Mobility Congress, ISOCARP Congress, ITS European Congress, Micromobility Expo & Urbanism Next Europe. He has been a guest lecturer at Dartmouth University, UC San Diego & Coventry University, is an advisor to think tanks Urban AI, Fraunhofer and 2b AHEAD, and hosts "The #CitiesFirst Podcast" and "The #CitiesFirst Weekly".
Restrictions: N/A
Equipment Needs: Projector, WiFi
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Aptiv
Location:
Troy, Michigan
Presentation:
Vehicle Electrification
Abstract:
The presentation will give the audience a background on vehicle electrification, its current scenario and trends in electrification. Later, it will also deep dive in discussion about traction inverter, which is one of the essential components on an electric vehicle as it converts DC current from the battery to AC to drive an electric motor. We will be discussing about key industry players in the current scenario and impact of electric vehicles on the environment, including CAFÉ (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) requirement.
Biography:
Ayush Lal is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Aptiv in Michigan, USA. He received his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA in 2017. His main skills and expertise cover the areas of power electronics, computational fluid dynamics and vehicle electrification. Mr. Lal has worked with automotive giants such as Delphi Technologies (now Borg Warner) and Eaton Corporation in e-mobility in the US. His work has been published in books such as Innovate Toronto.
Restrictions: N/A
Equipment Needs: Mic, projector, white board and board pen
Chief Technology Officer, ASX - Airspace Experience Technologies
Location:
Detroit, MI
Presentation:
Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics – A Primer For Improving Lap Times
Abstract:
This presentation covers the basic forces that act on an automobile and their relevance to a race car. It includes a review of the fundamental physics that affect top speed and acceleration and covers basic suspension design. It also covers chassis and suspension design principles and composite panel design.
Biography:
Mr. Peterson is a performance enthusiast who has helped engineer high performance automobiles at Pontiac Product Engineering, DaimlerChrysler Street and Racing Technologies (SRT) and Lotus. He raced a FV in club and SCCA competition and was part of Pontiac’s unofficial NASCAR team campaigning a 1973 Grand Am.
He led the Lotus Lightweight Vehicle Architecture Group helping develop lightweight, cost effective solutions for automotive and aerospace applications. To quote Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus, “To add speed, add lightness”. He has written and presented over 50 technical papers on improving vehicle efficiency and led the Lotus federally funded, peer reviewed lightweighting study that developed a 30% lighter vehicle at near cost parity to the baseline steel vehicle. The Lotus multi-material automobile, the same size as the baseline car, met US crash regulations and was twice as stiff as the baseline vehicle. NHTSA and the EPA used the Lotus study as a guideline for creating federal fuel economy regulations for 2025.
Mr. Peterson’s professional background includes gas and electric powertrain development, aerothermal systems, composite structures, and chassis design and development. High performance cars are one of his hobbies; he has engineered, owned or driven TransAms, Vipers, Corvettes, Porsches, Lotus cars, and a classic Alfa Romeo.
He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at ASX (iflyasx.com) leading the engineering of a 1000+ HP eVTOL aircraft (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing). The performance envelope of the ASX Sigma Six eVTOL includes 250 MPH capability, > 1 g continuous horizontal acceleration, 3 g turns and near 20 MPGe at a 150 MPH cruise speed.
Restrictions: Need a podium or a chair to speak from.
Equipment Needs: Large screen, projector, hardwire interface to projector (my Mac laptop has USB capability), wireless guest password