10.30: Reactive Suspension System - The electronic damping performs for the new Lancia Delta
Fiat Automobiles Group & Magneti Marelli - Philippe
Krief, chassis & vehicle dynamics responsible
– engineering & design -FGA & Dr.Michele Spina,
product development director
10.55: Research on a transparent damper – a deeper look into the secrets of dampers
and shock absorber fluids
Fuchs Europe Schmierstoffe – Arno Wentz, product management - OEM
11.20: Ride quality objective evaluation of heavy commercial vehicles
Centro Ricerche Fiat/ IVECO – Massimo Caudano, vehicle dynamics engineer
11.45: Active yaw systems – re-experience front-wheel drive with Schnellster and Twinster+
Getrag Driveline Systems – Heinz-Peter Obergünner, vehicle dynamics engineer
12.10: The customization of vehicle dynamics by means of innovative human and machine interface
Magneti Marelli – Dr Giordano Greco, control engineer
12.35: Multiplatform instrumentation for ride analysis
UPV – Dr Liborio Bortoni-Anzures, professor
13.30: Steel springs or air springs, hydropneumatic or active – Which suspension-damper system is best?
Continental AG - Dr. Andreas Rohde, director electronic suspension systems segment
14.00: Effective materials usage and materials properties utilization in automotive damper design
Delphi Poland SA – Dr Tomasz Pabin, ME expert
14.25: Optimal ride height – an overview of leveling technologies, focusing on air suspension and Wabco’s new compressor series
WABCO (BU Car Systems) – Helge Westerkamp, sales and marketing leader
14.50: Suspension system for semi lowfloor bus
Ashok Leyland – VijayKumar Viswanathan, manager - product development
15.15: New advantages for use of taper wire in suspension springs for lightweight design and side load control
Ahle-Federn – Karsten Landwehr, key account manager
15.40: TGD as topological geometrodynamics extended to tire-toground dynamics
S2AB – Magnus Roland, chairman & CEO
16.05: Tyre physical integrity and wear monitoring system
DUFOURNIER Technologies – Arnaud Dufournier, president and Damien Gerard, sales engineer
16.30: Electrorheologic semi-active damper for racing motorcycles
Fludicon GmbH – Dr Joachim Funke, director automotive