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Summary of Proceedings and Presentations are now available!
PCIV Summary of Proceedings (PDF, 5.4MB)
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Agenda
Part 1- A Safety Roadmap to 2020 PCIVs: Background and Objectives
8:30-10:00 AM |
| 8:30-8:35 AM |
Ned Keeler, Welcome to Volpe Center
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| 8:35-8:45 AM |
Stephen Summers, Chief, Safety and Restraints Research Division, NHTSA "Welcome, Introduction and Charge to Participants"
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| 8:45- 9:00 AM |
James Kolb, Senior Director of Automotive Programs, American Chemistry Council- Plastics Division (ACC-PD) and Suzanne Cole, President, Cole & Associates, Inc: "PCIVs: Redefining Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century"
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| 9:00- 9:15 AM |
Dr. Aviva Brecher and Dr. John Brewer, Volpe Center: "Status and goals of NHTSA-sponsored research on 2020 PCIV Safety"
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| 9:15- 9:45 AM |
Focused discussion led by Dr. Tom Hollowell, WTH Consulting:
- What is the definition of a PCIV (percent plastics contents)?
- What are the safety benefits of plastics and composites in next-generation vehicles?
- What are the Top 3 R&T priorities to enable PCIV development and deployment by 2020?
Information from the Focused Discussions can be found in the summary.
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| 9:45- 10:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
Part 2: Panel and Facilitated Discussion on
Lightweighting Materials and Technologies to Enhance Vehicle Safety
10:00-12:00PM |
| 10:00- 10:45 AM |
Panel presentations by:
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Dr. Joseph A. Carpenter, Jr., Lightweighting Materials Technology Area Development Manager, Office of Vehicle Technologies, DOE: "Overview of FreedomCAR and its Composites Crash-Energy Management Work" (10 min)
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Dr. Charles David Warren, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE/ORNL): "Crashworthiness Testing of Advanced Materials" (10 min)
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Lynette Cheah and Prof. John Heywood, MIT Sloan Automotive Laboratory: "Factor of Two: Halving the Fuel Consumption of New U.S. Automobiles" (10 min)
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David Zuby, Senior Vice President, Vehicle Research, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Vehicle Research Center- "The real-life crash safety performance of small, light cars, and safety attribution challenges" (10 min)
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| 10:45-12:00 PM |
Focused discussion led by Dr. Joseph Carpenter on:
- How are lightweighting vehicle materials selected, tested, and integrated with design platforms?
- How well can be estimated crash safety contributions from structural materials, components, and whole vehicle designs?
- How can structural composites for lightweighting overcome the crash compatibility challenge?
Information from the Focused Discussions can be found in the summary.
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| 12:00-1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 12:30-1:00 PM |
Keynote Lunch Speaker: Mary Fraser, Marketing Manager, BASF Corporation: "Sustainability: a future worth living for coming generations"
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Part 3: Panel and Facilitated Discussion on
Composite Materials Testing Standards, and Crashworthiness Models
1:00-3:00 PM |
| 1:00-1:45 PM |
Panel presentations (10 min each):
- Prof. Paolo Feraboli, University of Washington, and Chair of CMH-17 Crashworthiness Working Group- "Characterization of automotive composite materials- designing real cars with carbon fiber composite bodies."
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- Dr. Jackie Rehkopf, Exponent and past- Chair, SAE High Strain Rate Plastics Consortium (SAE HSRPC) - "Plastics and composites: the benefit of industry accepted testing and modeling goes beyond implementation"
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- Prof. Jacob Fish, Professor of Engineering and Director of the Multiscale Science and Engineering Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- "Multiscale modeling for crash prediction of composite structures"
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- Prof. Paul Lagace, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics- "Predicting whole vehicle crash safety performance from lab tests of composite coupons and panels: identifying key technical barriers" (per the author, this presentation is not available for posting)
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| 1:45-3:00 PM |
Focused Discussion led by Prof. Heywood, MIT:
- What are the Top 3 knowledge gaps in composite materials characterization for modeling vehicle crashworthiness?
- How well can the vehicle crash performance be predicted by FEA models? Verification vs. validation (V&V)?
- How can crash safety contributions from structural composites be best quantified?
Information from the Focused Discussions can be found in the summary.
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| 3:00-3:15 PM |
Coffee break |
Part 4: Panel and Facilitated Discussion on
Industry Best Practices and Perspectives on 2020 PCIV Safety
3:15-5:00 PM |
| 3:15- 4:15 PM |
Industry Panel (10 min each)
- Dr. Khaled W. Shahwan, Experimental & Computational Mechanics Department, Chrysler Technology Center-Scientific Laboratories, Chrysler LLC and Chair, Energy Management Working Group, Automotive Composites Consortium (EMWG/ACC/USCAR):"Thinking out of the metallic box."
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- Dr. David A. Wagner, Technical Leader, Vehicle Design Research & Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company: "Examples of Composites and Plastics in Automotive Vehicles"
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- Kevin Pageau, Account Manager, Tegrant Corporation: "Lightweight materials for enhanced safety of PCIV's"
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- Michael Hunt, Senior Advanced Engineer, Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc: "Material and manufacturing process selection criteria for automotive product development"
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- Peter H. Foss, Staff Researcher, Materials and Processes Lab, General Motors Research and Development Center: "Strain and displacement management in automotive composites"
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| 4:15- 5:00 PM |
Focused discussion led by Dr. Khaled Shahwan, Chrysler, LLC on which are the Top 3:
- Industry criteria for structural (composite) materials selection;
- Metrics and milestones for PCIV safety assessment;
- Technology barriers and opportunities for PCIV safety;
- PCIV Safety Roadmap near-term R&D priorities.
Information from the Focused Discussions can be found in the summary.
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| 5:00- 5:15 PM |
Stephen Summers, NHTSA- Closing remarks on workshop inputs regarding R&D priorities, challenges and opportunities to achieve desired PCIV safety benefits by 2020.
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