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AustraliaMonash University

BrazilUniversity of São Paulo

CanadaDalhousie University Queen’s University University of British Columbia University of Toronto University of WaterlooUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology

ChinaJilin University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tongji University

GermanyTechnische Universität Darmstadt RWTH Aachen University

PACE Institutions IndiaNational Institute of Design P.E.S. Institute of TechnologySJCE-Mysore

MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional ITAM ITESM-Estado de México ITESM-Monterrey ITESM-Toluca Universidad Iberoamericana

South KoreaHongik University Korea University Sungkyunkwan University

SwedenUniversity West

United StatesArt Center College of Design Brigham Young UniversityCollege for Creative StudiesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHoward UniversityKettering UniversityLehigh UniversityMichigan State UniversityMichigan Technological UniversityMissouri University of Science & TechnologyMITNew Mexico State UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityPurdue UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTuskegee UniversityUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Texas at El PasoVirginia TechWayne State University

New to PACEArt Center College of Design (USA)

New to PACEJilin University (China)

New to PACENational Institute of Design (India)

New to PACESJCE-Mysore (India)

to the Global PACE Network

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but those of us who know Alan recognize his outstanding efforts to the university and the community.

Parisa Bastani, a mechanical engineer-ing student at the University of British Columbia (Canada), and a winner of the 2008 PACE Global Annual Forum Best Engineering Paper Award in

collaboration with the University of Toronto, has distinguished herself

by winning other awards since that time. In Decem-

ber 2008, Parisa was named one of the

year’s Wesbrook Scholars. Wes-

brook Scholars must rank in the top ten

percent of their class

University of British Columbia (UBC) PACE Student Wins Scholarships

PACE Integrator Wins University President’s Service Award for Excellence

Alan Steeves, PACE Integrator for the University of British Columbia (UBC), has done it again! After leaving the 2008 PACE Global Annual Forum with the Distinguished PACE Integrator Award and the 2008 PACE Laboratory Award, he was selected for the 2009 President’s Service Award for Excellence by the University of British Columbia. Alan is the Computer and Electronics Manager in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC, and was acknowledged in this recent award for attracting the PACE sponsorship to UBC. Criteria for this award includes community service and activities that raise UBC’s profile nationally and internationally.

The award comes with a gold medal, a certificate, and $5,000 (CND). “I do a lot of volunteer work, but I am convinced that my involvement with PACE is the reason I won this award,” stated Steeves. This statement is in Alan’s usual humble style,

and possess the ability to serve, work with, and lead others. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievement, and is sponsored by the Wesbrook Society, an organization of UBC’s major benefactors.

In June 2009, Parisa won the Queen Elizabeth II (QE II) British Columbia Centennial Scholarship. Only one QE II major scholarship with a total value of $60,000 is awarded in the province of British Columbia (B.C.) each year. The scholarship recognizes B.C.’s top post-secondary student in order to help him/her pursue graduate studies in other Commonwealth countries.

“I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been selected from numerous outstanding candidates as the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship. It will enable me to pursue my passion at one of the oldest and most academically and intellectually recognized universities in the world, University of Oxford or Cambridge University in London, UK,” says Bastani. “I intend to leverage my future education to serve the global community to the highest degree by seeking solutions to cur-rent social technological issues facing the world.”

Congratulations, Alan!


CEI Provides Capability for Visualization of Complex Datasets

CEI (Computational Engineering Internation-al, Inc.) joined PACE in August 2009, bringing to PACE Engineering Institutions the ability to better analyze, visualize, and commu-nicate CAE (computer-aided engineering) results and scientific data. Engineers and scientists throughout the world rely on software such as CEI’s EnSight and En-Sight Gold to visualize complex datasets.

GM engineers use these products in the CAE environment. For example, EnSight is used in GM Powertrain in pow-erplant design and analysis, to simulate the undercoating process and the engine combustion process. EnSight Gold is highly effective for parallel processing and can be used with Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) systems like CAVEs and Pow-erWalls. CEI makes this software avail-able to PACE Institutions at no cost.

In addition to the free software, CEI offers a certification program to help students measure and document their progress in learning EnSight. CEI also of-fers a virtual internship program.

To request this software, PACE Institutions are invited to contact Laura McCausland, [email protected], in the PACE Office. Technical questions will be forwarded to CEI for clarification.

PACE Welcomes New Contributors—Expanding the Program to Better Support Academia

C o n t r i b u t o r s

Stratasys Provides 3D Printers to PACE Design Institutions

In July 2009, Stratasys joined as a PACE Contributor, making its prototype prod-ucts available to PACE Design Institutions globally. Stratasys manufactures in-office/classroom 3D printers and 3D pro-duction systems. These take CAD/CAM files and print them out in durable ABS plastic models, one layer at a time. This process takes hours, rather than days, and allows the user to test form, fit, and function, and to make as many design iterations as desired. Each year, at least one PACE Design Institution will be selected to receive, at no cost, one uPrint 3D printer, one cleaning apparatus, a starter kit for getting the system up and running, one year’s worth of materials, and future special pricing on material.

Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) Strengthens PACE with Variation Analysis

Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) joined as a PACE Contributor in January 2009. DCS, a leader in variation analysis software and services, provides PACE Institutions with 3DCS Analyst Software, a 3D varia-tion analysis technology for predicting assembly build variation during the engineering phases.

This software, used by engineers throughout the product design and manufacturing process, offers faculty and students a solution for understanding how tolerancing, assembly processing, locating schemes, and part geometry play a role in the overall quality of the final assembly.

Licensing for up to 30 concurrent users, placed on a single network server within a university is available through PACE, free of charge for the first year, and at a flat fee of $400 USD per year each year thereafter.

To request this software, PACE Institutions are invited to contact Laura McCausland, [email protected], in the PACE Office. Technical questions will be forwarded to DCS for clarification.


The Challenge of Transitioning Student Teams in Design Projects

The objective of the paper is to provide ideas on how to bet-ter manage a team transition in

a design project. Team transi-tions can be planned or can occur

unexpectedly. In either case, the disruption can be diminished by taking appro-

priate measures. Observations and recommendations in the paper include where to start, damage containment measures, how to retrieve the project’s knowledge, what to look for in a replacement team, and how to improve the odds in the event of an unexpected transition.

For more information on this paper, contact Professor Noe Vargas Hernandez, [email protected], the PACE Integrator at UTEP.

s u P P o r t E r

Project managers, whether in academia or industry, know very well the challenges of transitioning a project from one team to another. The impact of these transitions cannot be underestimated. They can cause serious disruptions, and even failure, of a project. To address this issue, a team of students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has identified some solutions.

UTEP’s Mechanical Engineering students Jose G. Davila Rangel and Angel E. Delgado, supervised by Professor Noe Vargas Hernandez, have prepared a paper titled, “Management of Transitioning Teams During Design Projects,” based on their experience with the PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Project. The students presented this paper at the ASME 2009 Interna-tional Design Engineering Technical Conferences in San Diego, California, USA in September 2009.

U-São Paulo (USP) Wins SAE Aero Design EAST Competition

The University of São Paulo (Brazil) is “flying high” after winning the SAE Aero Design East competition in Marietta, Georgia (USA), in April 2009. Their student team “Keep-Flying” lifted a 12.8 kg mass, setting a record for the regular class.

The team also received the NASA Systems engineering award. The aerodesign team used FLUENT and other PACE-sponsored software.

A double congratulations, USP!!


Jilin University (China)On 20 October 2008, Jilin University joined PACE as its 46th

institution. The initial contribution of the PACE companies was valued at US $253 Million, providing the institution with hardware and software to establish its PACE Center. This PACE Center serves students in automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering and industrial engineering departments.

In 2007, GM signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Ministry of Education to strengthen its cooperation with Chinese universities in the research and development of auto-motive technologies. A key component of this MOU has been the commitment to establish PACE Centers at Jilin and other Chinese institutions.

Representatives from GM, PATAC (GM’s engineering joint venture in China), Autodesk, EDS-an HP company, HP, Siemens PLM Solutions, and Sun Microsystems joined the university executives and Chinese government officials to inaugurate the new PACE Center at Jilin. Jilin is now the third PACE Institution in China, joining Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongji University.

For inquiries, contact Li Qiang, [email protected], at the Jilin PACE Center.

Jilin University displays newly received PACE Plaque.

PACE Partner representatives and Jilin University officials unveil the PACE Laboratory sign.

New Academic Institutions Join PACE

We are pleased to announce several new

institutions that have officially launched their

respective PACE Centers. We extend

a heartfelt welcome to them, as they

join the PACE Family.

Art Center College of Design (USA)The Art Center

College of Design in Pasadena, California, USA, joined as a PACE Design Institution on 24 February 2009. With the identifica-tion of Art Center College in PACE, a clear signal was sent that the PACE program recognizes the increasing importance of design in shaping the evolution of vehicles and their use in the future.

Acknowledging the honor, Art Center’s Interim President, Dr. Frank L. Ellsworth, said, “Sincere thanks to PACE for includ-ing Art Center College of Design in this very distinguished and valuable partnership. The leading-edge software that PACE can provide our students is vital to their education experience and to their professional potential. By recognizing the value of design education and design research, PACE is imbuing a new generation of innovators with the creative skills neces-sary to collectively transform the industry.”

These digital tools and technologies, coupled with the collaborative technologies and industry-specific design proj-ects, provide the students with the ability to experience the high-technology virtual processes critical in their future jobs. As Joe Astroth, Autodesk’s Vice President of Learning and Edu-cation, attests, “The inclusion of Art Center College of Design in the PACE consortium is important, as it reinforces the …leadership role that Art Center plays in educating tomorrow’s design professionals.”

For inquiries, contact Amy Blumenthal, [email protected].



SJCE – Mysore (India)Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

(SJCE-Mysore) in India became the 49th PACE institution, with its inaugural event occurring 17 March 2009. On this date, SJCE was recognized by PACE as a PACE Engineering Institu-tion.

SJCE, a leading autonomous engineering institution located in Mysore, Karnataka, India, is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University-Belgaum, also located in India. The institute, established in 1963, offers engineering degree programs in various disciplines at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, and is a center of research with highly specialized faculty and state-of the-art lab facilities.

With grants from PACE, SJCE established the SJCE-PACE PLM Center with hardware capable of teaching up to 80 students. An expansion is currently underway, allowing it to accommodate 160 students. The courses have been redesigned to train the students using PLM tools offered by PACE. The curricula for Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Production, and Polymer Science and Technology are being modified to offer a minimum of three credited courses at different levels of under-graduate programs. Inter-disciplinary elective courses for under-graduate and post-graduate levels now include PACE-PLM applications. Collaborative student projects are offered across various disciplines and institutions. SJCE is also a participating institution in the PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Project—Engineering Phase, where a team of students is working on the Smart Braking System.

For more information, visit www.sjce.ac.in or e-mail [email protected].

Inaugural activity—lighting the lamp

Opening of SJCE-PACE PLM Centre (L to R) HH Swamiji, Sheila Sarver, Pasupathimath G, Samgameswara B G

Partners signing the PACE Poster

Lighting the Lamp

National Institute of Design (India)One of the strengths of the PACE Program is its focus upon

multiple areas of the product development process. A critical aspect of that process is creative design. In the interest of promoting the development of creative design and fostering automotive industry talent in India, PACE and the GM Technical Center-India established the National Institute of Design (NID) as a new PACE Design Institution. On 13 March 2009, the PACE Partners joined the NID executives for an inauguration ceremony. Ken Parkinson, Vice President of Design, GM Asia Pacific, stated, “Bringing PACE to NID is an extension of GM’s commitment to India’s automotive industry and the development of its next gen-eration of industry professionals.”

Though NID is no stranger to digital design applications, the PACE relationship continues to improve the hardware and software support for the institu-tion, and provides additional collaborative design experiences for its students. As Mr. Akhil Succena, Director, NID commented, “Students gain valuable experience applying these concepts as they work on industry projects which eventually prepares them as highly-skilled, knowledgeable, and ready to work in this exciting field of leading-edge, open-source technologies.

Autodesk is a particularly critical partner to NID, as they provide to them, and other PACE Design Institutions, the creative design software used in GM’s global design function. Deepankar Bhattacharyya, Autodesk’s Senior Manager of Education Programs in India, added, “Autodesk is committed to providing innovative 2D and 3D tools to train future… design professionals to solve the important challenges they will face in their careers. Our initiatives with NID will create an innovative pedagogical framework embedded with digital tools for design learning in India.”

Inquiries may be directed to Mahesh Krovvidi, mahesh_k @nid.edu, Head of IT and Chief Operating Officer, NID.



As the global economic downturn has taken its toll on virtually all compa-nies around the world, PACE has felt the impact as well. Budgets are not what they were, the 2009 PACE Global Annual Forum was cancelled, and a restriction was placed on the selection of new PACE Institutions. Several contributing companies adjusted their PACE offers to bring them in line with the current business environment. Likewise, the academic institutions have found their travel budgets reduced or eliminated, and funding for their normal operations has been reduced as well.

These are times when creativity becomes critical, as people seek new and creative ways to accomplish even the ordinary, as well as the extraordi-nary. In that environment, PACE—its companies and its institutions—can shine. Creativity for PACE supporters is an everyday occurrence. So, when we can’t host a global forum, we host webinars. When we can’t travel, we use virtual processes. As these times test all of us, PACE companies and institu-tions pool our resources and maximize efficiency. We “stay the course” with the tremendous support made pos-sible by many PACE champions around the world. We continue the effort to prepare the next generation to carry us to a more creative and productive environment.

PACE Transitions to a New TeamAfter working with

PACE since its incep-tion, Elaine Chapman-Moore has elected to retire, placing the PACE Program in the hands of a very capable team of successors. “Work-ing with PACE has been one of the distinct highlights in my life,” Elaine stated. “It has been an honor to have worked with literally thousands of

Changes in the World… Changes in PACE

Mark Reuss (Co-Chair) Vice President, Global Vehicle Engineering, GM

Edward Arlin (Co Chair) Executive Vice President, Global GMAccount, Siemens PLM Software

Mary BarraVice President, Global Human Resources, GM

Tim Cox Process Information Officer Global Product Development, IS&S, GM

Dan Hancock Vice President, Global Powertrain Engineering, GM

Joe Hartley Vice President, Global Education, Government, and HealthcareSun Microsystems

Mike Jablo Director, Global Accounts AmericasAutodesk

Mark Leavy Global Director - Design Center Operations, GM

Mike Nefkens Vice President, GM Account, EDS

Eric StevensVice President,Global Manufacturing Engineering, GM

Todd R. Taylor Client Executive, Global Product De-velopment, EDS

Jeffrey D. Wood Director, Worldwide MarketingHewlett-Packard

Executive Sponsor Council

people around to globe to improve the quality of technical education for under-graduates and graduates.”

The succession team to which Elaine refers consists of Vass Theodoracatos and Laura McCausland. Vass has assumed Elaine’s responsi-bilities as Manager of the Global PACE Partnership, and serves as the PACE Core Team member from GM. Vass has both industrial and academic experience. He has worked in GM for twelve years, establishing and managing the Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) organization in GM and managing CAE training in the GM Knowledge Center. Prior to coming to GM, he was a Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Vass is a certified professional engineer, and holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, and Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Civil Engineering. He represented the GM Knowledge Center on the original team that established PACE, and has long felt the passion for the Program that is so apparent in its supporters.

Laura McCausland has assumed the role of PACE Program Manager of Academic Programs, and is responsible for the PACE hardware and software offers,

project support, competitions, PACE events, and other academically-related duties. Laura has worked in GM for over twenty-five years, and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering. She has great experience in CAE and CAE training, and brings substantial technical skills to this role.

PACE welcomes Vass and Laura!


TU-Darmstadt Expands Process Learning Factory

Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Germany, is currently expanding its Process Learning Factory, a training facility where students learn best-in-class production processes. This expansion allows the factory to address the entire product creation process, and closes any former gaps between academic theory and industry application. The expansion also integrates PACE-sponsored software into the factory.

Productivity improvement and throughput is a daily challenge for managers and operations in production processes. To meet this challenge, strong skills in the application of methods to improve manufacturing processes are critical. Research proves that knowledge transfer through application is the most efficient way to learn. For the skill development of industry personnel, training in a real-life production envi-ronment is most effective—especially for young engineers coming from the university experience. But companies are limited in the training experiences that they can offer. Attention to the customers and on-time delivery of products take precedence over interrupting the

production processes for training purposes. Therefore, the Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools at the TUD established the Center of Industrial Productivity. The realistic production “shopfloor” of this model factory, co-located with related research activities, provides an ideal environment for training lean manufacturing.

In the past, the model factory has largely focused on the manufacturing workflow and the processes that are directly involved in it. A great potential for future development lies in the optimization of the processes that

comprise these workflows. Such a model would cover the entire product creation process. In future, the model factory will be able to illustrate the interaction between production, engineering, planning, and scheduling. In this environment, methods can be taught that will improve the production creation process in a more holistic manner.

For inquiries and more information, contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reiner Anderl ([email protected]), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Abele ([email protected] ), or Marc B. Bierwerth ([email protected] ).


PACE Global Annual Forum Goes Virtual!

Though the 2009 PACE Global

Annual Forum was cancelled

due to the difficult economic

conditions, the PACE faculty

again got creative, and

suggested an alternative

format—i.e., a series of

webinars on topics related to

PACE Global Projects. Each of

the four “webinars” (a word

that is created from merging

“seminars” with web technology)

provides well over a hundred

faculty, students, and industry

representatives an opportunity

to share their experiences and

learnings as a result of their

work on PACE globally

collaborative projects.

The PACE Race Car Project is completing its third and final year. Begun in 2006, this Formula-One Style race car has been designed, engineered and built collaboratively by more than 20 institutions globally. The first two years of this global vehicle project were led by Professor Greg Jensen from Brigham Young University. In January 2009 the BYU students crated up the race car and shipped it to Korea, where GM Daewoo stood ready and willing to assist the participating faculty and students in the testing and redesign, analysis and manufacturing of improved components. The third year activities were led by Professor Kwanju Kim and Hyunjune Yim from Hongik University.

The main focus of the third year effort was the refinement and validation of the virtual CAx models and analyses from the previous two years, and the remanufacturing of the physical race car components deemed too weak or found to be unsafe or defective. For example, the rear wing on the year two car was not a valid design for a car capable of 200+ MPH, so students from BYU (with the help of mentors from Belcan and GM) designed a totally new rear wingbox and attachment. The front suspension components were vastly improved and remade by students from RWTH Aachen. The four Korea schools, with the help of GM Daewoo, studied the vehicle component by component, subsystem

Steve Clarke, GM, experiences the PACE Race Car.

Faculty and students at the August 2009 Korea PACE Workshop.


The PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Project is expected to be at least a three-year project, starting with the launch by GM Design of the conceptual design phase in 2007-2008, then with the engineering phase in 2008-2009, and finally with the manufacturing phase in 2009-2010. The conceptual design phase of the project was previously described in the Third/Fourth Quarter 2008 issue of the PACE in Action newsletter on the website.

The engineering phase (2008-2009) consisted of 14 PACE Engineering Institu-tions from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Korea, India, Germany, and Brazil joining to collaborate on this project. Led by Professor Marcelo Alves from the Univer-sity of São Paulo in Brazil, the other par-ticipating institutions were: University of Cincinnati, McMaster University, Univer-sity of British Columbia, Brigham Young University, University of Texas at El Paso, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, SJCE-Mysore, Hongik University, Univer-sity of Ontario Institute of Technology, PESIT, Prairie View A&M University, RWTH Aachen, and Northwestern University.

The mission of this project was to engineer a vehicle for emerging markets, to develop among the students the concepts related to collaborative design, and to enhance collaboration between PACE Institutions. The project defined “Emerging Markets” as those nations that are becoming industrialized with growing GDP, growing per-capita income, and growing markets for industrial products.

The project leaders chose this economical definition, rather than a political or cultural definition, to help frame the project. The faculty from the 14 institu-tions selected one of the six exterior vehicle designs created from the first phase of the project, and divided among their student teams the various subsystems that comprised this vehicle. The webinar on this project took place on July 21, with the various institutions’ students and faculty presenting their projects and findings.

There were three powerplants designed for this vehicle: Internal Combustion Engine (gasoline-ethanol), Electric In-Wheel Motor, and Hybrid Engine. Some of the subsystems and product development areas selected for this project included:

• Electric System • Fuel System

• Car Body Structure • HVAC

• Suspension • Gearbox

• Steering • Brakes

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Design for Manufacturability

For more information, contact Professor Marcelo Alves, [email protected].

The Manufacturing Engineering Phase of this project is scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year, under the leadership of Professor Sang Do Noh from SKKU in Korea.

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This vehicle was selected by the faculty from six designs created by PACE Design Institution students in the Emerging Market Vehicle Project.

by subsystem, identifying problems, discussing options, assigning various tasks to their individual schools to redesign and remake critical components. To make this a more manageable and controlled project, it was decided to limit the number of PACE schools participating to six: Hongik University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, and INHA University in Korea, RWTH Aachen University in Germany, and Brigham Young University in the US. The car is currently on display in Korea until April 2010. It will then be displayed at the Mid-Ohio SCCA race in late July 2010. Representatives from the six universities attended a Korean PACE workshop in August 2009. Steve Clarke, Vice President of Engineering at GM Daewoo, delivered the keynote speech. The workshop also included a test drive of the car by a professional driver at the GMDAT Cheongna Proving Grounds. Hongik University hosted a PACE webinar on September 24, 2009 to report on the highlights of the Korean PACE workshop and the PACE Formula One Race Car Project.

Photos and videos from the workshop are on the PACE website at www.pacepartners.org.


PACE Global Annual Forum Goes Virtual!

------- 2016 ∙CHINA ∙CAR

StylingHybrid Powertrain

Dynamic Performance

CFD Optimization

Solar RoofClay Modeling

The 2016 China Concept Car Project entering its third year, provides all Chinese PACE Institutions an opportunity to design a vehicle for the China market. The first year was completed by Tongji University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). Jilin University joined for the second year. 2009-2010 again provides a collaborative product development experience. Each year has focused on a different aspect: concept design, engineering detail, and final integration, respectively. The institutions have assumed different tasks: Tongji University—body/chassis design and engineering, Jilin University—powertrain and interior engineering, SJTU— manufacturability and human factors engineering.

This project boasts three major highlights. 1) Broad involvement: it has involved all Chinese PACE Institutions, providing many students with a collab-orative project experience. The project has been completed as an undergrad thesis in both Tongji and Jilin Universities. 2) Its professionalism: students have experienced the importance of doing marketing, engineering, design, and

media in almost every step of the Global Vehicle Development Process that PACE espouses. The professionalism has been apparent in the sophistication of how students have utilized the PACE facilities. Support from GM China and PATAC (GM’s engineering joint venture in China) has provided mentoring and industry insights to the students. 3) Project creativity: few projects allow students to be involved with so many aspects of the product development process, especially sharing the process in a collaborative environment. With experiences like this, the students are truly trained to be leaders in their field. Innovation and insights into major trends can be seen in every aspect of this project.

PACE looks forward to the results of the integration stage of this vehicle project. It is clear that the Chinese PACE students are making great strides in integrating digital and collaborative tools into their design and engineering academic careers.

The date for this project’s webinar is yet to be determined. For details, contact the PACE Office at laura.mccausland @gm.com.

The PACE Human Machine Interface (HMI) Project was initiated by GM Design in November 2008. Human Machine Interface is defined as user interaction with all points of contact, physical or cognitive, inside and outside a vehicle; understanding of information manage-ment; combination of visual and physical controls; and full sensory experience.

The challenge in this project was to develop an HMI concept for a small luxury vehicle that would alter the image of Cadillac for the year 2013. Concepts were to focus on the total user and vehicle experience. This project for the PACE Design Institutions provided an industry experience, resulting in a competition. Eight institutions completed the project and four were selected to present their projects in a June 3 webinar. Team B from ITESM-Monterrey won the Best Overall Presentation/Animation. Other awards went to College for Creative Studies for Best Persona Development; Brigham Young University for Best Graphics; Monash University for Best Research; and Team A from ITESM- Monterrey for Best Concept.

Eight PACE Design Institutions participated in the Human Machine Interface Project competition.

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All six Mexican PACE Institutions participated: IPN, ITESM-Campus Toluca, ITAM, Universidad Iberoamericana, ITESM-Campus Estado de México, and ITESM-Campus Monterrey.

Greg Bellopatrick, Chief Engineer and PACE México Cham-pion closed the week of activities as he addressed the faculty and students, “Without a doubt, students are more prepared these days, and technology has played an important role. Congratulations! It was a great job! It demonstrated the effort in all of the projects—all of them were very challenging. I encourage you to continue the excellent work.”

GM de México Hosts PACE Week

In March ’09, GM de México hosted a week of PACE-related activities, featuring:

• PACE Projects presentation to the Toluca Regional Engineering Center (TREC) staff

• PACE Institutions Automotive Conferences

• PACE Institutions Exhibition (SAE AeroDesign/SAE Mini Baja)

Content experts from GM presented on various topics:

• “Polymers Mathematical Modeling and Correlation from Test,” presented by Ricardo R. Morales, CAE

• “E-85,” presented by Jose de Jesus Rosales, Powertrain

• “In-Country Validation (IVC),” presented by Francisco Yeverino, Body and Trim

• “PTC Fan Modeling,” presented by Jorge Estevez, Heat/Ventilation/Air conditioning

• “Dimensional Analysis Focused in Tolerances,” presented by Antonio Rivas, Interiors

“Without a doubt, students are more prepared

these days, and technology has played an important role.”

Greg Bellopatrick, Chief Engineer and

PACE México Champion


Lehigh University participated in its first course competition in April 2009. Professor David Angstadt, Professor of Practice at Lehigh, co-hosted this com-petition with PACE in his class “ME 240 – Manufacturing.” Four student teams worked to design and manufacture an object, using the PACE-sponsored tools. The teams consisted of 3rd-year Lehigh students, but also included two middle school (8th grade) students on each team! This was a great experience for the middle school students as well, providing them with exposure to product devel-opment and manufacturing processes.

The competition was handled remotely—using web meeting and conference calling. Providing a different experience from the traditional PACE competitions with the judges and PACE staff visiting the campus, this competition enabled judges to participate from multiple locations. Tod Briggs (Siemens CAM), Jon Darab (GM Advanced Development), Phil Hubler (GM Exterior Trim), Dale Haggerty (GM Manufacturing Engineering Technology), Brad Neil (GM Manu-facturing Engineering Center), and Mo Omari (GM Manufacturing Engineering Technology) served as judges for the competition. Dr. Mo Omari provided a presentation to the students on “Benchmarking CAM Software,” giving an industry perspective to the topic.

The criteria for the project included: Vehicle Design and Modeling, Mold Design, Toolpaths and Machining, Design for Manufacturability, Presentation Quality, and Teamwork and Collaboration. Congratulations to the winning team, Rocky Road!

For more information, contact David Angstadt,[email protected].

PACE Course CompetitionsPACE Course Competitions

provide a critical interface

between academia and industry.

They allow for selected industry

representatives from the six

partner companies and the

contributor companies to see

first-hand the capabilities

of the students, as they use

the PACE-sponsored tools and

technologies. Not only can this

provide an early opportunity

for the companies to hand-

select students to follow

through their academic careers

for later recruitment, but it

gives students industry feed-

back, and also incentivizes the

students to perform to their

absolute best—knowing that

they can showcase their skills

and abilities to people who

can appreciate them.

Virtual Lehigh University Manufacturing Course Competition

Team Rocky Road (from left to right): Fransheska Rosa, Patrick Mulligan, Kyle Fleming, Chris Basilico and Tassiah Shannon .


ITAM Students Thrive on PACE Competitions

Students just love a challenging competition, and the stu-dents of ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México) are no exception. In the first semester of the 2008-2009 academic year, ITAM and PACE co-hosted a competition for the Comput-er Aided Design course. The goal was to design an automotive subsystem with a minimum of 14 parts, using NX5. CAE-expert engineers from GM’s Toluca Regional Engineering Center (TREC) joined the judging panel.

The following subsystems were presented:

• 4 L Engine Design • Opening Trunk System

• Water Pump • Bicycle Rack

• 4L Combustion Engine • Multi-Purpose Armrest

• Cooling System Modeling • Truck Body Structure • Rear Brake Modeling • Brake System

The criteria were: form, fit, function, presentation, collaboration and teamwork.

The Brake System won first place; the 4L Combustion Engine won second place; and the Rear Brake Modeling won third place.

UOIT- PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Team Wins Capstone Design Competition

Three students in the Manufacturing Engineering program at The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) won the annual Design Chair’s Capstone Design Exhibition and Competition, where engineering students showcased their capstone projects to industry professionals. This year’s PACE Emerging Market Vehicle project team, supervised by Dr. Ahmad Barari, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, won this prestigious award. The event, held April 8 at UOIT saw Stephen Cregg, Gregory Eberle (team leader) and Gaurav Sharma receive a $1,000 prize. The event was organized and sponsored by Dr. Remon Pop-Iliev, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

The students’ project involved designing and analyzing auto body doors for a new Chevrolet compact car, destined for emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China.

“Success in the engineering profession is through collaboration and recognizing each group member’s strengths and weaknesses. This is what resulted in a successfully completed project with winning results,” said Eberle. “Engineering has come a long way. What is being emphasized by PACE, GM and industry alike is virtual prototyping and simulation.”

Dr. Ahmad Barari, Faculty supervisor of the Emerging Market Vehicle Project at UOIT .

UOIT Manufacturing Engineering students, L-R: Gregory Eberle, Gaurav Sharma and Stephen Cregg were winners of the 2009 Design Chair’s Capstone Design Exhibition and Competition.


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Engineering students at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) put their designs to the test by racing prototype models of their car design projects. The race was part of a PACE sponsored competition for the PCC2122 Engineering Design Graphics course taught by Professor Eduardo Toledo Santos of the Department of Civil Construction Engineering.

The first year students were tasked to design the body and chassis of a race car using NX, and then create a battery pow-ered prototype, using cardboard for the body. The designs had to reflect the requirements of an actual full-sized vehicle, allowing for occupant seating, access, visibility, etc. Approxi-mately 800 students from eighteen classes worked in teams of four. Ten teams were selected to present their designs and compete in the November 2008 competition and race. Dur-ing the race, each car had to cruise the full length of the ten meter long track in under one minute.

PACE Course CompetitionsUSP Students Race for the Finish Line

TUD-VT Dual BSME Degree Program

First and second cohort of the Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) - Virginia Tech (USA)

Dual Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree Program (ATLANTIS version)

Back row: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred J. Hampe; Prof. Jan Helge Bøhn, Ph.D. Photography by Steven Mackay Middle row (first cohort): Holger Werschnik; Christian von Pyschow; Lukas Wörner Virginia Tech University Relations

Front row (second cohort): Michael Köhler; Jochen Dietl; Axel Dietrich; André Niederdorf May 16, 2009

Virginia Tech & TU Darmstadt Graduate First Cohort for Dual BSME Degree

Imagine graduating from a bachelor’s program with two degrees—one from an institution in your own country, and one from a totally different country—completed all at the same time! That’s what four students did this year, as they graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineer-ing from both TU-Darmstadt (Germany) and Virginia Tech (USA). Alexandre N. Schwartz, Christian Von Psychow, Holger Werschnik, and Lukas Wörner received dual diplomas in April 2009, a result of an historic partnership between the two institutions.

After much hard work by the faculty to create the oppor-tunity, and even more hard work by the students, this global collaboration resulted in the conferral of these dual degrees. Congratulations to the graduates, and to the faculty and ad-ministrators who made this possible!

For more information on this dual degree, contact Professor Jan Helge Bøhn (VT), [email protected] or Dr.-Ing. Reiner Anderl (TUD), [email protected].

First and second cohort of the Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) - Virginia Tech (USA) Dual Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree Program (ATLANTIS version). Back row: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred J. Hampe; Prof. Jan Helge Bøhn, Ph.D. Middle row (first cohort): Holger Werschnik; Christian von Pyschow; Lukas Wörner. Front row (second cohort): Michael Köhler; Jochen Dietl; Axel Dietrich; André Niederdorf.


Hongik and RWTH Aachen Join on “CoPro” Course Collaboration

Collaborative Product Development —also known as CoPro—is a course taught collaboratively between Hongik University (Korea) and RWTH Aachen University (Germany). This course finished its second successful run in July 2009 with the presentation of five new concepts for “Municipal Service Vehicles.” The course focused on tools and methods used to support interdisciplinary development teams spread across different sites. So, naturally, collaboration tools such as SIEMENS’ Teamcenter products were used under realistic conditions. As a main part of this course, industrial designers (i.e. styling experts or “creative” designers) were required to create a new product concept in collaboration with design engineers. This joined together the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Mechanical & System Design Engineering at Hongik University.

PACE Integrators Keun Lee and Hyunjune Yim of Hongik and Manuel Löwer and Alex Brezing of the Institute for Engineering Design (ikt), RWTH Aachen decided to team up for this course during their networking discus-sions at the 2007 PACE Annual Forum in Darmstadt. This global collaboration added a new dimension of challenges—e.g., language and cultural issues, different time zones, and software issues. With 10 students from each department, five teams were established, each consisting of two Korean designers, two Korean engineers and two German engineers. Each team was challenged with completing a concept for a vehicle, including 3D styling mock-ups, renderings and animations (using Autodesk Auto-studio and other Autodesk design products), CAD models (SIEMENS NX) featuring distinctive mechanisms and

simulations, and integrated models combining both types of data in one virtual prototype. Research was required of all teams, as they had to develop a product idea that fit into the 2009 general theme, “Municipal Service Vehicles for Mega-Cities.” The teams had to prove that their product idea was not only technically feasible, but could also be marketed as addressing a problem that actually exists today. This year’s course resulted in new concepts for an ambulance, a fire truck, a trash hauler, a mobile hospital, and a community shuttle.

The lectures were shared over a video-conferencing system. The six-hour time difference between South-Korea and Germany allowed for this practice quite comfortably. Speakers included, among others, Prof Feldhusen, Director of ikt (Aachen), and various Hongik professors and lecturers. One challenge in international university collaborations is the different semester schedules. As the Hongik semester started six weeks earlier, Aachen simply adjusted to that by having their students join the new semester at the beginning of March instead of mid-April. The students willingly accepted this inconvenience, recognizing the value of the global course participation. Each student was required to formally apply for the competitive selection process, as the number of participants in the course was strictly limited.

One of the main reasons for the course’s popularity may be the student exchange during the semester. These visits illustrated that some level of personal contact really enhances the team building process. In spite of today’s virtual technologies, such personal contact can strengthen the teamwork, improving the collaborative progress achieved during

the two 10-day stays, with students spending long hours in the PACE Labs together. But even the brutal lab hours allowed for student interaction outside of the lab — experiences highly valued by the students.

The exchange visits pose the greatest challenge to the faculty organizers, due to the level of funding required. In the past two years, this has been achieved through contributions by both universities’ presidents and numerous private sponsors — among them PACE Partners Autodesk and SIEMENS. The institutions hope that the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will enable them to continue and refine this course concept in the following years.

The CoPro 2009 group in front of the RWTH Aachen main hall following the final presenta-tion on June 30.

Front row from left to right: Jörg Feldhusen, Manuel Löwer, Alex Brezing, Keun Lee, Hyunjune Yim


University West, Sweden’s PACE Institution, was selected as the “Best Engineering Education Institution in Sweden” by the Teknikföretagen, the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries. This association represents more than 3,400 of Sweden’s most important engineering companies. University West’s PACE Institution status, and the benefits derived from that status, supported the criteria for this award. Also, the students who participated in the PACE Global Vehicle Collaboration Project (specifically the PACE Race Car Project) presented their designs, calculations, collaborations, and manufacturing details to industry—an experience that was highly valued by the jury.

University West enjoys an extremely strong relationship with SAAB. The PACE Race Car Project, mentored by SAAB,

included a visit by the students to the SAAB grounds. Additionally SAAB’s mentorship enabled the manufacture of the nose cone and the front wings of the race car. Therefore, winning this award in Sweden demonstrates the strength of the future hiring pool of terrific students from University West for SAAB and other PACE partners, contributors, and first-tier suppliers in Sweden.

PACE Institution Selected as Best Engineering Education Institution in Sweden

It is very honoring to be awarded as the

“Best Engineering Education Institution” in Sweden. The award

really shows us that our many years’

commitments within work-integrated learning

and the close cooperation with

the industries are a winning concept.

Liselott Lycke (Head of Department)

Congratulations to the students, faculty, and administration of University West for this distinguished recognition!


India’s PESIT Student Team Achievements

PESIT, one of three PACE Institutions in India, participated in the SAE Formula Race Car Design and SAE Aero Design competitions for the first time during the 2008-2009 academic years. Training in PACE-sponsored software and participation in the PACE Global Vehicle Collaboration Projects motivated the students to enter these competitions.

The “Haya” Formula Race Car” was designed by 15 students and built in six months—participating in the SAE Formula Race Car competition, sponsored in Australia by the Society of Australia.

The “Team Aeolus” Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) was designed and built by 8 students using PACE tools to show their capabilities at the SAE Aero Design EAST competition held in April 2009 in Atlanta USA. The team finished 13th overall and 1st among Asian countries. The team also won

First Place in the ‘GO GLIDER’ competition at the 2009 International Conference and Exhibition on Aerospace Engineering (ICEAE), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

The digital designs made possible through using PACE-sponsored technologies provide numerous iterations and virtual analyses before building prototypes. Additionally, these technologies allow student teams to pass “lessons learned” on to future teams, as they continuously improve the designs from one year to the next. Encouraging students in these car programs to use the PACE tools and technologies is one of the objectives of PACE—recognizing that it increases the likelihood that students will use these tools in future courses and projects.

Inquiries can be directed to S.V. Satish, [email protected], Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, PESIT.

Siemens Hosts PACE Teamcenter Site for Multi-Institution Collaborations

PACE would like to give special recognition to Siemens PLM Software for hosting a dedicated Teamcenter Community site for any PACE Institutions working on multi-university PACE projects. Through this site, Siemens has provided the collaboration space for the PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Project—both for the engineering and the manufacturing phases—which has simplified the process for enabling a Team-center Community collaboration experience. Using the PACE Teamcenter site circumvents the usual problem of university firewalls and reduces the time it takes to get a collaborative project off the ground.

The site has been supported by Tord Dennis from Siemens PLM Software (and a former PACE Integrator from Georgia Tech). Faculty members working with multi-university PACE projects can request use of this site by contacting Tord, [email protected].

Many thanks to Siemens and Tord for this terrific service!

This newsletter was edited by Elaine Chapman-Moore, Manager of PACE Strategic Planning. Comments and article suggestions for future newsletters may be made to Laura McCausland.

PACE Core Team Vass theodoracatos, Manager, Global PACE Partnerships, General Motors Hulas H. King, Director, GO PLM & Global Community Relations, Siemens PLM SoftwareJohn nielsen, Global PDM Process Executive, EDS, an HP CompanyDebbie tarr, Industry Marketing Manager, Workstation Global Business Unit, Hewlett-PackardMary Hoadley, Senior Marketing Manager, Autodesk

PACE ContactsVass theodoracatos Manager, Global PACE Partnership General Motors Office 586.947.0735 | [email protected]

Laura McCausland PACE Program Manager, Academic Programs General Motors Office 586.986.3633 | [email protected]

PACE SoftwareBelow are the current versions of the software that PACE Institutions should be utilizing until April 2010, unless otherwise notified by the PACE Office. This maintains consistency between institutions and GM.

www.pacepartners.org

Company PACE-sponsored software Description PACE-sponsored Version

Autodesk AutoStudio Digital Design - high end creative CAD GM will migrate to v2010 by Dec. 2009

Autodesk Maya Digital Animation v2009

Autodesk Sketchbook Pro Digital Sketching - creative design v2009

Autodesk Toxik 3D compositing software v2009sp1

Autodesk NX Direct Connect Transitions digital design from AutoStudio to Siemens NX v2009sp1

RTT DeltaGen High-end Visualization v8.5

Altair Altair HyperWorks-includes HyperGraph, HyperMesh, HyperView, MotionView, Entire suite of software that handles OptiStruct (optimization), many CAE functions, including pre- HyperForm (manufacturing), and post-processing, optimization, and Radioss for Linear (FEA) finite element analysis v9.0r1

Ansys FLUENT, GAMBIT, T-Grid, Flowlab Computational Fluid Dynamics v12

LSTC LS-DYNA A general purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems — used especially for crash testing simulations v971R3.2

MSC Software MD Adams Motion analysis v2008r1

Siemens NX (formerly called Unigraphics) CAD/CAM NX5 (NX6 is being reviewed in GM, but no plans to migrate at the current time)

Siemens NX Borrowing Option An institution may request as many licenses for borrowing as they have NX regular licenses. Allows users to use NX away from the server.

Siemens JT Open Open architecture

Siemens Teamcenter Unified includes Teamcenter Engineering (product data manager) and Teamcenter Community Collaboration Applications Tc2007 MP3

Siemens Tecnomatix Manufacturing; ergonomics v8.2

Simulia iSIGHT Design of Experiments v3.5-1

Gamma GT Power Powertrain design and analysis v6.2.10 Technologies

Dimensional 3DCS Analyst 3-D variation analysis technology - Control Systems predicts assembly build variation during the engineering phases v6.3.7

CEI EnSight and EnSight Gold Visualization of complex datasets v9.0.3a (Computational Engineering International, Inc.)

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