Richard Nesbitt

Vice President, Product Management Robert Bosch LLC

Richard Nesbitt is the Head of Marketing, Business Development and Product Management at Bosch Chassis Systems in North America. Prior to his current role, he has led global Systems Engineering departments in both North America and Germany, focused on future brake architectures for conventional, electric and autonomous vehicles. Prior to his 17 years at Bosch, he worked at General Motors as a Performance Integration Engineer for Chassis Controls. He has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, where his interest in automotive Chassis System grew.

STEERING PLENARY

10:30 AM CENTRALIZED CONCEPTS & ARCHITECTURE TO IMPROVE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE

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

SUSPENSION PLENARY

10:30 AM CENTRALIZED CONCEPTS & ARCHITECTURE TO IMPROVE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE

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.

BRAKING PLENARY