August 26, 2010
10:00 am EDT (Boston) 15:00 BST (London)
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Cost: Free
Leading up to GoCarbonFibre 2010, this webinar will focus on vehicle lightweighting, and the material considerations.
How light can you go? Investigating mass reduction in production automotives.
- A holistic approach to total vehicle mass reduction (less powertrain)
- Design philosophies used to minimize mass
- System by system overview of mass reduction opportunities
- Mass and piece cost analysis
Gregg Peterson, Senior Technology Specialist, Lotus Engineering
More about Gregg Peterson:
Gregg most recently led a team of Lotus engineers in a study titled "An Assessment of Mass Reduction Opportunities for a 2017 - 2020 Model Year Vehicle Program". This study was published this spring by the International Council on Clean Transportation and utilized a synergistic, total vehicle approach to reduce vehicle mass cost effectively.
Gregg has been involved in production and experimental vehicle engineering for both OEM's and Tier 1 suppliers. He spent 18 years at Pontiac and CPC Advanced Vehicle Engineering in development and managerial positions. He was part of the Dodge Ram Hybrid team and had interior systems responsibilities for the Dodge Challenger. He worked at Chrysler SRT on an all aluminum body for a high performance two passenger vehicle.
Gregg has experience in advanced plastics technologies, ferrous and non-ferrous body design, chassis design and development, electronic control systems, powertrain, aerodynamics, thermal systems and electrical power generation. He has been involved in hybrid and electric vehicles for almost 20 years. He holds eight patents in multi-disciplinary fields. He has been published by SAE, IMechE, the International Appliance Technical Conference and Purdue University and has made numerous U.S. and international technical presentations.
This online event is free and open to everyone.
Questions?
Submit your question online, or call Chandra Guyot at + 1 207-781-9602.