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THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2018
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Dave Simner, Course Director for the Military Vehicle Technology MSc, Cranfield Defence and Security, Cranfield University
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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTEGRATION OF TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES
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09:10
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THE POWER OF INTEGRATION FOR EV TRANSMISSIONS
Adam James, Principal Design Engineer, Xtrac
- Outline of specific technologies used in EV transmissions
- The benefits of highly integrated transmissions for EVs
- Case study of a highly integrated EV transmission
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09:35
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TRANSMISSION, MOTORS AND POWER ELECTRONICS: CREATING AN INTEGRATED UNIT
Sean Worrall, Business Development Manager, GKN Innovation Centre
- How to decide which components to redesign to enhance performance
- Mechanical and thermal system integration to improve and safety
- Building new collaborative work structures to achieve better integrated systems
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10:00
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ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT OPTIMISATION FOR LOW SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Jérôme Mortal, Special Vehicle Application Director, Valeo
- Gaining a competitive edge with upstream propulsion system optimisation
- Achieving the best overall trade-off between concurrent requirements such as efficiency on cycle, performance, layout complexity, packaging and cost
- The result from comparing single and multispeed gearboxes as well as different types of reducer
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10:25
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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10:45
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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OFF-HIGHWAY AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES
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11:15
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USING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) AS A PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY IN HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES
Christopher Thorne, Chief Technology Officer, Heavy Duty Vehicles, Energy Technologies Institute
- Deploying a whole systems approach across multiple vehicle types to deliver significant fuel savings
- A description of the CVT transmission selected as a key enabler for the system design
- A summary of the results obtained
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11:40
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CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING ELECTRIC AND HYBRID HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES AND THE STRATEGIES CURRENTLY BEING EMPLOYED TO SOLVE THESE
Alisdair Bowie, Senior Engineer - Battery & Hybrid Systems, HORIBA MIRA
- Measuring the effect of duty cycles on fuel consumption
- Ways to optimise drive units while considering costs
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12:05
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:25
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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GEARBOX MECHANICS, PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN
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13:25
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FUTURE OF AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Youn Park, VP, Global Head of Aerospace, Romax Technology
- What are the hurdles to move to electric aircraft?
- Lessons learned from the automotive industry
- Technical challenges and our progress
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13:50
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MORE GEARS OR LESS? SELECTING THE OPTIMAL GEAR RATIOS
Mark Ingram, Chief Engineer Transmission Design, Changan UK
- Methods to determining the optimum number of gears for a hybrid passenger vehicle
- Balancing performance with fuel economy
- Meeting customer expectations in the Chinese market
- Choices in transmission architecture and their influence over hybrid strategies
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14:15
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GEARING UP FOR LOWER COST ELECTRIC DRIVES - NOVEL METHODS FOR ANALYSING INTEGRATED ELECTRIC POWERTRAINS
Chris Norton, Design Engineer, Drive System Design
- New methods and simulation modelling approaches for analysing the complex range of design parameters in electric drivetrains
- Novel numerical analysis techniques and data visualisation methods over drive cycles and vehicle use cases.
- Cost based assessment of large concept datasets: design space insights
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14:40
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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15:00
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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SUPPORTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
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15:30
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BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HYBRIDISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION
Steve Nesbitt, Chief Engineer Programme Management, The Manufacturing Technology Centre
- Future trends for engine manufacturing in the UK
- Converting combustion engine plants to facilities capable of manufacturing hybrid and electric cars
- Government investment for the automotive industry
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15:55
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ELECTRIFICATION AND THE INCREASE OF REAL TIME DATA IN VEHICLES
Christopher Burbidge, Global Technical Expert – Transmission Software, Ricardo
- Transmission control: will future transmissions shift gears?
- Automatic transmission technology: where have we come from and where are we going?
- Increased real time data: how will it influence transmissions?
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16.20
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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16:35
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PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW WILL REGULATORY AND CONSUMER PRESSURE AFFECT THE FUTURE OF DRIVELINE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS?
Sam Akehurst, Professor of Advanced Powertrain Systems, University of Bath
Jérôme Mortal, Special Vehicle Application Director, Valeo
Steve Nesbitt, Chief Engineer Programme Management, The Manufacturing Technology Centre
- How are OEMs responding to the shift towards hybrid and electric vehicles and are they the main driving force?
- Is technology keeping up with regulatory requirements?
- What is more important to consumers: Drivability or efficiency?
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17:10
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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17:15
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END OF SEMINAR
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