HEAR OEM & TIER-1 VISIONS TO FULLY INTEGRATE STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

Understand the OEM and Tier-1 roadmaps for integrated chassis systems.

Learn long-term strategies to create a unified control architecture, integrating braking, steering, suspension, and drive line systems.

Understand how business models are changing/will change when an OEM purchases a complete chassis system.

Understand the industry outlook for market penetration of integrated chassis control systems.

Assess the cost implications of integrated systems, and potential cost saving solutions.

Gain insight into the shift in skateboard manufacturing to incorporate brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire.

 And more!

INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEMs & TIER 1 COMPANIES

The industry’s interest in integrated chassis control has grown recently, leading to companies exploring centralized controller concepts using components in the system as smart actuators.

Join this panel discussion as OEMs and Tier 1s address the following:

Learn what is the OEM’s preferred architectures for integrated chassis control, and what they think is the hardware that should be used.

Find out how integrated chassis control works in a fully integrated vehicle, how it is being designed and where redundancy lies in the system.

Listen as OEMs and suppliers discuss and establish individual responsibilities when designing integrated chassis control systems.

Establishing where responsibility lies for ensuring the functional safety of the system.

Hear multiple perspectives on combining multiple actuators instead of doubling up on front actuators.

Question & Answer Session

Richard Nesbitt

Vice President, Product Management
Robert Bosch LLC

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LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE SYNERGY BETWEEN BRAKING, STEERING & SUSPENSION

Motional control strategies to optimize functional interaction between steering, braking, and suspension.

Ideas for smart actuator development to optimize vehicle motion control performance.

Understand developments in ECU architecture to provide optimal redundancy levels for integrated chassis systems.

The role of vehicle motion control in autonomous driving mobility.

Insight into developments of E/E architecture for smooth integration of single chassis systems

Question & Answer Session

Euro 7 is an increasingly hot topic for the automotive industry, with additional limits on brake emissions making meeting these new standard rules an immediate priority for brake developers. With demands to reduce brake emissions by 27%, it is vital for the industry to gauge the impact of EURO7 on current brake development.

Join this session to take a deep dive into the legislation of EU7, opening the discussion to the audience to fully understand the impact on the braking industry.

• Understand the EU7 legislation and impact on the North American brake industry.
• Discuss the dust emission testing capacities required to meet Euro 7 requirements.
• Insight into the importance of data collection in the road to low emission brakes

Question & Answer Session

UNDERSTAND OEM & TIER-1 STRATEGIES TO MEET EURO 7 REQUIREMENTS

Join this panel of OEM & Tier 1 representatives share strategies to reduce brake dust emissions and meet the requirements of Euro 7 by July 2025.

· Discuss practical solutions to meet the requirements of Euro 7.

· Understand the homologation process for low emission brake products.

· Discussing strategies to integrate coated discs and brake linings to reduce particle emissions.

· Gain insight into how regenerative braking can reduce brake emissions.

· Explore applications of brake-by-wire to eliminate brake drag and minimize pad & disc wear.

· Sharing solutions to tackle the aftermarket for low emission brakes.

Question and Answer Session

Ishmaeel Ghouri

Researcher
University of Leeds

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PRESENTATION

Hear a complete analysis on brand dust emissions from a number one braking system tier-1 – what type of dust is being created, how big it is, what it’s made of and its coming from.

Question & Answer Session

We’re introducing a brand-new event feature in 2024, where event attendees will be taken to a well-known proving ground in the Michigan area where they will be able to get behind the wheel, in the driver’s seat to experience functionalities and performance of demonstrator vehicles, including off-road vehicles. You can explain a topic on paper, but once you experience it and get a true sense of performance, you are more likely to prioritize it and offer it your customers. Do not miss this opportunity to experience the latest innovations in suspension, braking and steering.

Details on demonstrator vehicles that will be available to ‘ride & drive’ will be announced soon.

KEYNOTE BRIEFING ON WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS TODAY, WHERE IT IS HEADING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS SEGMENT

As the automotive industry moves towards electrification & autonomous driving- steering, braking, and suspension are three critical systems driving developments in vehicle dynamics, and the by-wire revolution is increasing vehicle functionality. Additionally, as chassis control technology becomes more

mature, there is more focus on optimizing cost efficiency, without compromising on performance, functionality, and safety.

This opening briefing will set the foundation for the Automotive Chassis Systems USA 2024 conference, providing an 30,000-foot view on the state-of-the- market in braking, steering and suspension domains.

Quantify the impact of electrification on chassis system development.

Find out about OEMs current market share and which product launches are coming up in the next six months.

Find out how tier-1s and OEMs are sharing information – is it top down or bottom up?

Discuss how steering/braking/suspension systems are playing a role now and in the future, and what changes are needed to meet customer demands.

Gain an overview of market trends for drive-by-wire systems.

Understand the changing technology requirements to support performance demands of electric, autonomous, and software-defined mobility.

Question & Answer Session

PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BRING DOWN COST, WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY, INNOVATION, RELIABILITY & DURABILITY

If you were not hindered by cost, what would you do?

And if you are hindered by cost, what challenges are you facing and what are you compromising as a result?

Is it innovation, performance, durability or reliability?

Right now, vehicle manufacturers are without a doubt cost-conscious, and finding the right balance between performance vs. cost is a high priority. We’ll

use the next 30mins to share ideas on how achieve this balance as best possible.

Question & Answer Session

PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BRING DOWN COST, WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY, INNOVATION, RELIABILITY & DURABILITY

If you were not hindered by cost, what would you do?

And if you are hindered by cost, what challenges are you facing and what are you compromising as a result?

Is it innovation, performance, durability or reliability?

Right now, vehicle manufacturers are without a doubt cost-conscious, and finding the right balance between performance vs. cost is a high priority. We’ll

use the next 30mins to share ideas on how achieve this balance as best possible.

Question & Answer Session

Jeff Underwood

Sync, Infotainment, Connected Vehicle SME
Ford Motor Company

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Peter Olejnik

Head of Engineering
Continental AG

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OPENING KEYNOTE

· Find out about performance targets that are being used to track the battery weight and technologies that are used to facilitate vehicles stopping in a short duration of time.

· Learn about control strategies in place for both regenerative brakes and foundation brakes

· Learn about optimum design for vendors, OEMs, and tier 1 companies.

· Understand the braking system redesign to account for battery weight and stopping time in a short duration.

Question & Answer Session

Richard Nesbitt

Vice President, Product Management
Robert Bosch LLC

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The braking industry is experiencing a real push to transition to brake-by-wire systems, and OEMs and suppliers are still discussing the direction to take for by-wire adoption. With most OEMs looking to introduce brake-by-wire technology into their vehicles by the end of the decade, the wider industry is looking to understand the real added value of the system for the customer and accelerate the adoption of by-wire technology.

Join this multi-stakeholder panel session as leading brake industry experts discuss what’s driving the transition to brake-by-wire systems, with the end goal of understanding the market direction for this technology.

·       Understand what an actual brake-by-wire architecture looks like.

·       Hear what type of standardization is needed when you have inputs from the driver to the brake system/interface between electrical safety and the pedal.

·       Understand the effect of the UN/ECE 13 will have on the brake system architecture if extended for higher performance.

Question & Answer Session

Parveen Singh

Research Scientist
Toyota North America

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DISCUSSION ON WHAT LEVEL OF REDUNDANCY NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED TO KEEP THE BRAKE SYSTEM SIMPLE & SAFE

Join this session as an industry expert takes a deep dive into optimal levels of redundancy that need to be incorporated in brake-by-wire systems. This session will discuss:

·       Establishing safety requirements and safety criteria for brake-by-wire.

·       Sharing experiences on what happens if a failure occurs and respective failure analysis.

·       Discussing how different brake-by-wire concepts are developed to meet specific requirements for redundancy and functional safety.

·       Discussing pros and cons of technologies to ensure failure safety redundancy.

Question & Answer Session

Software-defined vehicles is unarguably one of the biggest enablers for brake-by-wire technology, and the level of interest in better understanding how software-defined vehicles will shift the brake system paradigm has accelerated.

·       Take a seat in the audience and hear how brake-by-wire systems/brake technology is evolving to keep up with software-defined vehicle technology.

Question & Answer Session

PRESENTATION

·       Get a complete breakdown on the benefits and performance improvements with dry brakes and establish where the higher cost and additional investment make sense.

Question & Answer Session

· Understand how dry braking is evolving and what it means for traditional hydraulic brakes.

· Gain insight on how organizations are managing the transition to dry bakes.

· Discussing the challenge to make dry brakes cost-neutral.

· Understand how companies are working on the packaging aspect of dry brakes.

Question & Answer Session

Join this session as we zero in on electromechanical brake technology, discussing the braking roadmap and understanding safety and legislative requirements for electromechanical brakes and components.

·       Roadmap for adoption and roll-out of electromechanical brakes

·       Understand methods to increase brake performance or acceleration using electromechanical brakes.

·       Insight into new technologies created from electromechanical brakes.

·       Learn how legislation will be extended to cover electromechanical brakes.

Question & Answer Session

As companies accelerate the transition towards electrification, regenerative braking will play a major role. While the benefits of regenerative braking are being widely recognized, the industry is still unclear on the mechanics of regenerative braking and how it works.

·       Understand key differences when designing brakes for BEVs with friction brakers vs regen brakes.

·       Find out if regenerative braking going to be available all the time, and when it will not be available.

·       Find out how energy source is connected between electric motor and battery and where electricity is stored.

·       Assess transmission of electricity, efficiency of components and losses in that transmittal.

Question & Answer Session

Chidambaram Subramanian

Senior Braking System Engineer
Volvo Trucks North America

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Parveen Singh

Research Scientist
Toyota North America

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Saikiran Divakaruni

Head of Engineering - Data Science & AI
ZF Group

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With this ability to generate usable energy from regen braking, the industry wants to take full advantage of this technology to make the vehicle as efficient as possible. Understanding how to optimize braking therefore is critical to benefiting from this new technology.

·       Understand what technology is available to make regenerative braking more efficient.

·       Discuss how much regenerative braking the vehicle can afford to increase the number of miles a week you can travel.

·       Learn how to optimize regenerative braking to the point where it can generate enough torque to lock up

·       Discuss how to include regenerative braking while doing other maneuvers and be efficient enough to include it.

Question & Answer Session

Alejandro Correa Field

Senior Engineer - Electronic Brake Systems
Volvo Trucks North America

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MANAGING NEW FAILURE MODE CHALLENGES FROM A BRAKING STANDPOINT AS THE TREND TOWARD ELECTRIFICATION INCREASES

There are a lot of new failure modes that need to be addressed when you start electrifying the vehicle, particularly as it pertains to the wiring.

E.g., instead of changing pads and brakes every 20,000 miles, an EV can go 80,000-100,000 miles. Has the industry tested brakes to stay on a vehicle that long? What are the ramifications from a failures standpoint? Is there anything new that we need to think about?

·       This section will see a panel of experts discuss new failures modes and measures to tackle them, with input and questions from the audience.

Question & Answer Session

Chidambaram Subramanian

Senior Braking System Engineer
Volvo Trucks North America

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MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS ESTABLISH A NEW CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WAY OF WORKING

The working dynamic between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers is changing; it’s no longer a case of a supplier developing a system and giving it to the OEM; vehicle manufacturers now have their own piece of software code running in their systems and expectations on what they are looking for. It has never been more important to fully understand what these co-development partnerships will look like and how roles/responsibilities will be refined.

Understand how suppliers and OEMs need to work to make sure that all players involved are provided with what they need to do what's expected of them.

Determine the best way to create a transparent set of requirements that define failure modes and what levels steering systems, braking systems and suspensions systems must be designed to perform to.

Agreeing methods of communication between OEM, Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers to encourage co-development partnerships.

 Question & Answer Session

Jeff Underwood

Sync, Infotainment, Connected Vehicle SME
Ford Motor Company

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  FOCUS ON THE LATEST & GREATEST STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

Experts will highlight new technologies for steering, braking & suspension and demonstrate how these technologies can be integrated with the other sub-systems in the chassis.

Hear suppliers share their vision and roadmap for future steering, suspension and braking systems.

Understand how technologies are helping improve performance while reducing cost and complexity.

Discover how integrated chassis control can aid in reducing the cost of individual sub-systems.  

Question & Answer Session

PRESENTATION

·       As the industry moves to software-defined vehicles, what pieces of software will go where and how will it impact braking?

·       Understand the importance of software and where its headed.

·       Defining which software can be moved and what can be centralized.

Question & Answer Session

ADDRESSING NEW TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR L3+ AUTONOMY

In this session, an OEM representative will discuss the possibilities and limitations of new autonomous braking architecture, and best practices for integrating brake systems in L3+ autonomous vehicles.

·     Understand performance requirements for brake systems in L3+ autonomous vehicles.

·     Understand the scalability of automated brake systems for heavy-duty vehicles.

·     Learn cost effective solutions for integrating brakes in highly autonomous vehicles.

·     Learn about innovations in AV road surface identification to ensure fully functional brake systems in all surface conditions.

Question & Answer Session

PRESENTATION

Join this presentation to explore approaches to designing braking systems for autonomous driving applications:

·       Learn what are the minimum redundancy requirements for AV braking systems.

·       Learn what kind of architectural layout works best for autonomous vehicle applications.

·       Understand how cold weather, cold climate, and higher speed will affect autonomous braking architecture.

Question & Answer Session

Rohan Divekar

ADAS Lateral Controls Engineer
Ford Motor Company

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EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION ON HOW TO LEVERAGE AI & ML TO OPTIMIZE CHASSIS SYTEMS

Understand the basic concept and scope of AI and ML and how it can be brought in to improve the vehicle’s chassis system.

Find out what is the bare minimum that can be done with existing controllers to bring in some form of AI and ML

Find out if there are any regulatory updates/perspectives on AI and ML data.

Learn what kind of modularity can be brought in with the help of AI systems.

Find out how much AI can help make steering/braking/suspension systems more adaptable towards ADAS.

Question & Answer Session

Dr Vish Vadari

Senior Technical Specialist
ZF Group

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PRESENTATION

Hear experts share details on active projects and use cases that demonstrate the real-world potential of AI and ML to optimize steering, braking and suspension systems.

Examine innovations in software algorithms and technical solutions that are available right now for AI and ML for the automotive chassis segment.

Learn how to experts are using AI and ML to create value with data.

Question & Answer Session

Chidambaram Subramanian

Senior Braking System Engineer
Volvo Trucks North America

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EXPERT-LED DISCUSSION

Discuss how to bring in AI and machine learning models to optimize braking systems.

Discuss how to digitalize testing by making predictions with simulations.

Explore how AI/ML can be utilized to detect and evaluate failures.

Question & Answer Session

Parveen Singh

Research Scientist
Toyota North America

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