Integrated Chassis Control Focus Day


7:30 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION OPENS & COFFEE IS SERVED

7:30 am - 8:35 am UNDERSTAND CHINESE OEM’S MARKET NEEDS & REQUIREMENTS FOR STEERING, BRAKING & ADVANCED SUSPENSIONS SYSTEMS BREAKFAST BRIEFING: FOCUS ON CHINA

8:30 am - 8:35 am WELCOME TO #AUTOSTEERINGSYSTEMS2024 AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME

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

  • Discuss the convergence in automotive control systems and understand the roadmap for integrated chassis systems.
  • Learn long-term strategies to create a unified control architecture, integrating braking, steering, suspension, and drive line systems.
  • Explore changing business models 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.
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Imre Szepessy

Vice President Advanced Steering R&D
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

8:40 am - 9:00 am ICE BREAKER > INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE PERSONS ON YOUR LEFT & RIGHT, TELL THEM WHY YOU’RE HERE TODAY!

9:00 am - 9:40 am ESTABLISHING THE TECHNICAL BUSINESS CASE FOR COMPLETE CHASSIS SYSTEM INTEGRATION OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE SYNERGIES BETWEEN BRAKING, STEERING & SUSPENSION

  • Discuss holistic motional control strategies to optimise functional interaction between steering, braking, and suspension.
  • Share ideas for smart actuator development to optimise vehicle motion control performance.
  • Understand developments in ECU architecture to provide optimal redundancy levels for integrated chassis systems.
  • Explore the role of vehicle motion control in autonomous driving mobility.
  • Gain insights into developments of E/E architecture for smooth integration of single chassis systems.


11:40 - 12:00 LET'S GET INPUT FROM THE AUDIENCE

9:40 am - 10:20 am CENTRALISED CONTROLLER CONCEPTS & ARCHITECTURE TO IMPROVE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEMS & TIER 1 COMPANIES

Imre Szepessy - Vice President Advanced Steering R&D, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
Felipe Santafe - Senior Manager, Chassis Control, Toyota Motor Europe
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Imre Szepessy

Vice President Advanced Steering R&D
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Felipe Santafe

Senior Manager, Chassis Control
Toyota Motor Europe

10:20 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE HIGH-LEVEL REDUNDANCY WITH VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL

  • Understand how to define and quantify safety requirements towards the vehicle motion controller and its actuators.
  • Discuss the optimal level of redundancy required for integrated chassis control systems.
  • Share solutions to optimise chassis control design to increase reliability.
  • Gain insight into possible degradation strategies to keep vehicles in safe mode in case of failure.

11:00 am - 11:40 am ASSESS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY TRANSITION TO AND OPTIMISE VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL PRESENTATION

Gaël Parfait - Chassis Control Expert, Ampere Software Technology

HEAR SOLUTIONS TO OPTIMISE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BRAKING & STEERING

  • Understand what is required for the development of steer-by-brake technology.
  • Explore the needs and reality of referred redundancy for steer-by-brake.
  • Discuss how implementing brake-to-steer technology can reduce cost and optimise system performance.
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Gaël Parfait

Chassis Control Expert
Ampere Software Technology

11:40 am - 12:20 pm STEPS TO AVOID EXPENSIVE CONTROL UNITS AND BE ABLE TO APPLY GOOD CONTROL AND RIGHT ALGORITHMS FOR VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES PRESENTATION

Felipe Santafe - Senior Manager, Chassis Control, Toyota Motor Europe


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Felipe Santafe

Senior Manager, Chassis Control
Toyota Motor Europe

12:20 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING


2:00 pm - 2:40 pm DRIVING FORWARD: THE SYNERGY OF AUTOMATED DRIVING AND VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL PRESENTATION

Martin Großbichler - Manager- Advanced Powertrain and Chassis Controls, Magna International
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Martin Großbichler

Manager- Advanced Powertrain and Chassis Controls
Magna International

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Martin Hildebrandt

Professor for Automotive Engineering
AKAD University Stuttgart (Formerly NVH Lead Engineer at Ford Motor Company)

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Dr. Thomas Schmitz

Professor
Technische Hochschule Ulm (Formerly Global Chassis Suspension Manager at Ford Motor Company)

3:20 pm - 4:00 pm DELVE INTO THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SIDE OF L3/L4 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PRESENTATION: LEARN HOW TO SATISFY REDUNDANCY & UNDERSTAND HOW CONTROL IS MANAGED IN L4 VEHICLES

4:00 pm - 4:10 pm CLOSING REMARKS & END OF FOCUS DAY

Imre Szepessy - Vice President Advanced Steering R&D, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
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Imre Szepessy

Vice President Advanced Steering R&D
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG