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Design for Manufacturing & Assembly

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM+A), pioneered by Boothroyd and Dewhurst, has been used by many companies around the world to develop creative product designs that use optimal manufacturing and assembly processes.  Correctly applied, DFM+A analysis leads to significant reductions in production cost, without compromising product time-to-market goals, functionality, quality, serviceability, or other attributes.  This course will include information on how DFM+A fits in with QFD, Concurrent Engineering, Robust Engineering, and other disciplines.

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Introduction to Airframe Engineering Design for Manufacturing, Assembly and Automation

This course is verified by Probitas Authentication as meeting the AS9104/3A requirements for continuing Professional Development. Why is a design for manufacturing, assembly and automation so important? This introductory course on airframe engineering will cover the importance of design for manufacturing, assembly and automation in aerospace. It will review what the key drivers are for a “good” design and some of the key points for manufacturing and assembly of aircraft components. It will look at how an engineer can combine traditional technologies with new, cutting-edge technologies, to determine the best scenario for success.

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Methodology of Interactive Design and Study Using Driving Simulator

This course is offered in China only and presented in Mandarin Chinese. Driving simulator is a key component of automotive interactive design, which can provide objective data to support both the effectiveness of design and user experience. On the other hand, driving simulator and the design of its experiments are major challenges, as improper experiment design will lead to consequences such as failure in identifying designing errors of the interactive design itself.

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LIDAR for ADAS and Autonomous Sensing

Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle technologies have disrupted the traditional automotive industry with potential to increase safety and optimize the cost of car ownership. Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensing, a sensing method that detects objects and maps their distances, is seeing rapid growth and adoption in the industry. However, the sensor requirements and system architecture options continue to evolve. This course will provide the foundation to build LIDAR technologies in automotive applications.

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Infrared Camera for ADAS and Autonomous Sensing

Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle technologies have disrupted the traditional automotive industry with potential to increase safety and optimize the cost of car ownership. Among the challenges are those of sensing the environment in and around the vehicle. Infrared camera sensing is seeing a rapid growth and adoption in the industry. The applications and illumination architecture options continue to evolve. This course will provide the foundation on which to build near infrared camera technologies for automotive applications.

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Fluids for Aerospace Hydraulic Systems

This four-hour short course provides an introduction to fluids for aerospace hydraulic systems. Topics covered include an introduction to basics fluid properties, rheology, tribology, and fluid product development. In addition, the history and performance of different classes of fluids are discussed in detail, and specific failure modes such as erosion and sludge formation will be described. Along with an introduction to fluid degradation, information on used oil analysis test methods and interpretation will be provided.

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Advanced Concepts of GD&T ASME Y14.5 2009 - Foundational Level

This two-day foundational-level course teaches Advanced Concepts of GD&T as prescribed in the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard. It offers an explanation of complex GD&T topics, such as the expanded use of composite position and profile tolerances, customized datum reference frames, the translation modifier, and applying GD&T to non-rigid parts. You’ll learn about functional dimensioning, form controls, the datum system, additional and complex datum feature types, expanded datum target concepts and usage on restrained parts, simultaneous, and separate requirements.

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GD&T Review and Application

Led by our senior GD&T professionals with a wide variety of industry background and experience, this one-day GD&T Review and Application course is designed for organizations who have participated in training through SAE but are looking for further clarification on how to apply GD&T best practices to specific organizational drawings. Designed to assist your design teams with highly complex design analysis problems and to support your teams through real world drawing examples, the instructor will review, answer questions, and provide feedback on tolerance analysis and GD&T implementation.

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EIC System-integrated Thermal Management Technologies

This course is offered in China only and presented in Mandarin Chinese. The course materials are bilingual (English and Chinese). Energy conservation and emission reduction has always been a goal for many countries. Especially since the introduction of China VI Vehicle Emission Standards and CAFC & NEV Credit Regulation, the output of NEVs has grown explosively while accompanied by a large number of car fire burning problems and complaints about the shortening of proclaimed electric-only driving range.

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Reverse Engineering Technology of Reinvention

This course is verified by Probitas Authentication as meeting the AS9104/3A requirements for continuing Professional Development. Reverse engineering has become a common and acceptable practice utilized by many original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. This course focuses on the application of modern technologies used to decode the design details and manufacturing processes of an existing part in the absence of the original design data.  It emphasizes the real-life practice of reverse engineering in the aerospace industry from both scientific and legal points of view.  

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EMC Design for PCB Design for New Energy Vehicles

This course is offered in China only and presented in Mandarin Chinese. Developing environmentally cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles is transforming the automotive industry worldwide. There are many engineering challenges that must be addressed in designing effective new energy vehicles. The technical knowledge required to understand and make the right decisions with regard to powertrain architecture, powertrain controls, and energy management strategies is critical to success in this market.

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Automotive NVH Analysis and Control

This course is offered in China only and presented in Mandarin Chinese. The course materials are bilingual (English and Chinese). The course introduces the basic knowledge of vehicle noise and vibration, provides the analysis and control methods for noise and vibration sources, and transfer paths, and describes the occupants' responses and control. The course is specially designed for NVH engineer and related graduate participants. The course combines the NVH theory and engineering practices. After finishing the course, the students will deeply understand the mechanism of NVH and promote their capacity to solve engineering problems. 

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Design Considerations for Electromechanical Flight Control Actuation Systems

This four-hour short course intends to present an overview of electrically powered flight control actuation systems, covering commercial applications. The scope covers issues related to the mechanical design of actuators themselves, with limited reference to their control electronics. Additionally, this course will provide participants an understanding of the design considerations behind these actuation systems.

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ASME Y14.5 GD&T for Manufacturing - Introductory Level

This 1-day introductory-level course builds on fundamentals of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and teaches the impact of GD&T on the manufacturing process. The course focuses on the basic requirements of engineering drawings, size dimensions, form tolerances, and the datum system, as well as how tolerancing requirements affect production. Each participant receives: A GD&T for Manufacturing Workbook,  A GD&T Ultimate Pocket Guide (2009), and Class handouts.  Newly acquired learning is reinforced with numerous practice exercises.

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Applications of GD&T ASME 14.5 - 1994 & 2009 Foundational Level

This course teaches the thought processes involved in assigning GD&T to components, and it changes the way many engineers think about part tolerancing. The course focuses on what constitutes good and poor drawing practices, common dimensioning methods used in industry, using GD&T to communicate system functions on component dimensions, and the logic of how to apply GD&T to components. You’ll also learn how to select datum features and how to fully define component surfaces using GD&T. Establishing tolerance values is not covered.   

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Advanced Concepts of GD&T ASME Y14.5M 1994 - Foundational Level

This 2-day foundational-level course teaches advanced geometric dimensioning and tolerancing topics as prescribed in the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Standard. 

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Fundamentals of GD&T ASME Y14.5M 1994 - Foundational Level

The 2-day foundational-level Fundamentals of GD&T course teaches the terms, rules, symbols, and concepts of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing as prescribed in the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Standard. The class offers an explanation of geometric symbols, including each symbol’s requirements, tolerance zones, and limitations. It compares GD&T to coordinate tolerancing, Rules #1 and #2; form and orientation controls; tolerance of position; runout and profile controls. Newly acquired learning is reinforced throughout the class with more than 100 practice problems using industrial drawings.

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Fundamentals of GD&T for Inspectors - Foundational Level

This 2-day foundational-level course builds on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing fundamentals and teaches an introduction of how to inspect GD&T requirements.  The course offers an explanation of the geometric symbols, rules, and concepts, the datum system, and how to inspect GD&T requirements using tools from the four categories of inspection tools (CMM; comparison instruments and fixed gages; hand tools and open set up; and production gaging systems).

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Fundamentals of GD&T ASME Y14.5 - 2009 Advanced Level

This 3-day Fundamentals of GD&T course provides an in-depth study of the terms, rules, symbols, and concepts of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, as prescribed in the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard. The course can be conducted in three 8-hour sessions or with flexible scheduling including five mornings or five afternoons. 

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Comparison of ASME Y14.5 1994 to 2009 - Introductory Level

This 1-day introductory-level course offers an explanation of features in the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard and compares them to the 1994 Standard. The course covers the pertinent changes made to the Y14.5 standard, including how the subject matter has been reorganized and about new sections that have been created for profile, orientation, and form. Each participant receives: An ASME Y14.5 1994-2009 Comparison Workbook,  Class handouts,  A GD&T Ultimate Pocket Guide (2009), and An ASME Y14.5 1994-2009 Comparison Chart Set. Newly acquired learning is reinforced throughout the class with numerous practice exercises.