Hemant Khalane and Angela Flood of CSEG recently wrote an article for SAE’s Mobility Engineering Magazine on “Uncertainty Quantification” The article explores types of uncertainty and explores the implications for simulation.
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2015 SAE Thermal Management Symposium wrapped up few days ago to its highest attendance ever in Troy, MI. I presented a joint work we did with Ricardo titled “Cold-ambient Warm-up Predictions and Improvements Using a 1D Computational Model”. (email me for the pdf if interested) In addition, these are the…
I just returned from VTMS 12 in Nottingham. In addition to the paper that CSEG delivered, there were many interesting papers focusing on Waste Heat Recovery, thermal management concepts enabling faster warm-up for higher fuel economy and development of computational methodologies to enable optimization of an increasing complex system –…
Here are my notes from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Before I visited, there was a lot of news of the trucks and the supercars being the center of this year’s show. Being a geek at heart and the fact that the trucks and supercars do not excite me as…
Just returned from a fantastic conference in Denver Colorado, the 2014 SAE Thermal Management Systems Symposium, which this year had the highest attendance ever with increasing participation from European (Renault, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW etc) and Asian OEMs (Honda, Hyundai etc). There were a lot of interesting presentations and concepts…
A very interesting panel discussion and handful of papers made the conference worth attending. Here are 3 interesting things I took away from the conference, all of them surprisingly non-technical. China is the biggest growth market BY FAR – This was discussed in the panel discussion on Powertrain innovation with…
I recently attended the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference in beautiful San Diego, organized by SAE. All of the major players were present and the sessions were interesting. Hybridization has caught some serious traction now and the numbers show. There are now 14 million vehicles sold with some form of electrification…
Ignoring the bigger picture… Let’s look at the basics of decision making and risk management for a moment. The later you decide, the more you know. The earlier you decide, the more time you have to work on implementation. The timing of the decision creates its own reality and consequences….
The Detroit Auto show is always a great place to see new trends in design, but most attendees are focused on the outward style, design trends and concepts. At the most recent show, I walked the show with a Powertrain Engineer’s hat on. Below are my 3 key takeaways which…
Enjoyed Bob Lutz Keynote at the 2013 SAE World Congress. Here are my notes on some key points he touched and thought I’d share them with you. He was asked to speak on what he would do if he were the king of the automotive industry for a week. He quickly changed that…