IPG Technology Conference 2008
About 100 participants visited the IPG Technology Conference on 23-24 September 2008. They discussed the latest methods and technologies of modern vehicle dynamics simulation.
The conference center Buhlsche Muehle near Karlsruhe gave the participants a pleasant setting. Thanks to the informative presentations and the interesting exhibition they had the opportunity to inform themselves at first hand about the present solutions and applications for model based vehicle development. The conference offered another highlight at the end of the first day with the evening event which took place at the Castle of Ettlingen after a visit of the historical old town Ettlingen. The delegates also enjoyed by the opportunity to drive 4 different hybrid vehicles.
IPG and AVL took the opportunity to announce the extension of their partnership. You will find more information about the contents and goals of the partnership under our News.
The core of the conference were the 21 presentations given by known professionals from both industry and research. The versatile and informative presentations were chosen by the program committee which was composed of personnel from Universities, OEMs and their direct suppliers.
The trend moves toward partially autonomous vehicles
The first presentations applied to "driver assistance systems and autonomous functionality". The referees from IAV, Volkswagen and IPG spoke about the present applications of the simulation environment CarMaker to test driver assistance systems like ACC, lane keeping assistants and parking assistants. M. Ziegenmeyer from the research center for information technology in Karlsruhe offered a glance into the future with his presentation. He showed which challenges the environment assessment of the future driver assistance systems will pose for the simulation. In the medium term he sees the trend moving toward partially autonomous vehicles. The development of such systems can be supported through all fields by the simulation - from the development of individual systems, to investigations on situation interpretation, behavior decision and control through to the evaluation of the overall system. The presentation of Tobias Düser (IPEK, University of Karlsruhe (TH)) about "An integrated validation environment for energy-efficient driver assistance systems on the chassis dynamometer test bench" led to the next session; this dealt with the much discussed topics "Consumption efficiency, hybrid and drive train development".
Virtual meets real - Vehicle dynamics simulation on the engine test bench
Professor Hohenberg from the Technical University of Darmstadt spoke about modern test bed configurations which allow researchers and developers to manage the current challenges posed by new drive train concepts and legal efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. As an example, he presented the Engine-in-the-Loop test bench of his institute. It is used to automatically test engines in lateral, longitudinal and vertical dynamic driving cycles with CarMaker and AVL PUMA. The speech of Romain Montelimard from Volvo Powertrain confirmed the statements of Professor Hohenberg. In the presentation "Virtual meets real. How simulation and engine-testing join forces" M. Montelimard discussed the advantages of merging real and virtual components during the engine and drive train development. The possibility to simulate engines during the early phase of development was shown by Luc Flambard. He presented the engine models from Sherpa Engineering which can be integrated into CarMaker and support a seamless use of MIL, SIL and HIL simulation.
CO2 reduction - chassis and powertrain must be seen together
The session "Fuel efficiency, hybrids and powertrain" was completed by the presentations of Dieter Scharpe and Professor Levent Güvenc. Professor Güvenc from the University of Istanbul gave insights into the automotive industry of Turkey and presented the use of CarMaker for the development of a four-wheel hybrid vehicle. Dieter Scharpe posed the question how chassis and powertrain management together can help to reduce CO2 emissions. His presentation optimally linked to the next session which discussed the topics "integrated vehicle dynamics and controller development".
CarMaker at 350 mph
The referees from Opel, Ford, Bosch, Daimler and PSA presented the use of vehicle dynamics simulation for the development of networked chassis and four-wheel control systems. One important point in the lectures was the variety of variants. The speakers showed how test automation and statistical optimization methods help to deal with this difficulty. The presentations of Richard Hurdwell and Ramona Bach specially interested the motor sport enthusiasts. Richard Hurdwell presented the development of the JCB Dieselmax. This diesel vehicle has achieved a stunning 350mph and holds the land speed record for diesel-powered cars. CarMaker has been used to assess vehicle dynamics and drivability in this speed range. Ramona Bach from the student racing team KaRacIng presented the use of IPGKinematics and CarMaker in the Formula Student competition.
The broad spectrum of subjects presented reflected the wide field of applications and the seamless use of IPG solutions in the development process of our customers.
We thank all the participants, the program committee and the speakers for the lively discussions and their dedication. Their participation contributed greatly to the great success of the IPG Technology Conference 2008.
The presentation files of the IPG Technology Conference 2008 are available on this site ...
