Miguel Dhaens

Engineering Manager Global Research Ride Performance
Tenneco Automotive

Miguel Dhaens, engineering manager, advanced engineering, global Ride Control, is responsible for defining the research road map and coordinating the global research activities of Tenneco’s Ride Control business which includes vehicle dynamics (advanced sensing, autonomy and emotional intelligence), damping solutions, mechatronics, material science, manufacturing technologies and predictive tools. In this role, he chairs a team of 11 engineers and eight PhD scientists and liaises with universities and knowledge centers.

Before joining Tenneco, Dhaens worked as an R&D manager at Flanders Drive, a strategic research centre in Lommel, Belgium,and before that, he was manager for the Formula 1 engine racing team, test team and advanced strategies at Toyota Motorsport, Cologne, Germany. Dhaens started his career as a project engineer at Ilmor Engineering, Northampton, U.K., working in F1 and with Champ Car racing engines.

Dhaens has a Master of Science degree in electro-mechanical engineering from KIH Ostend, part of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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Agenda Day 1

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019

11:10 AM Panel discussion | Control of active and semi-active suspension systems

The demand for advanced suspension technology has increased as there is promise for more

cost effective solutions. Semi –active suspensions are fully developed and widely accepted at

present. New advanced technologies are arising and premium car OEMs are coming out with

new features. In this panel the experts will discuss this trend and focus on such questions as:

• What are the real drivers of these technologies?

• Is there a real need for advanced systems such as 3-chamber air suspension or active

anti-roll bars?

• Discussing market trends, end-user expectations and future demand

• Who will have the system responsibility in the future, the OEM or the Tier 1 supplier?

2:00 PM Investigating control of active chassis systems

Vertical tyre force vectoring, i.e., an alternative method to achieve the cornering response

benefits typical of torque vectoring control

• Torque vectoring have been widely demonstrated in vehicles equipped with controllable

differentials or braking systems

• Presentation of a novel way of continuous direct yaw moment control

• Vehicle dynamics benefits generated by active suspension systems