4th VI-grade Users Conference

The 4th VI-grade Conference took place on October 18th-19th, 2011 in Udine, Italy.

130 engineers, managers, and simulation experts from more than 60 companies and research centers gathered from all over the world to discuss the latest simulation trends and to exchange their experience with other users of the VI-grade technology. The event, characterized by the motto “Push Your Simulation to the Next Level”, offered to the participants a very comprehensive agenda, featuring 34 presentations and 3 workshops dedicated to the latest technology in advanced system simulation in the automotive, railway and powertrain/engine industries.

"Fantastic event – thank you!" – "Outstanding mix of topics and industries." – “I spent four very good days, rich of events and discussions. See you next year!” are just some of the quotes collected from participants to the conference.

“We are extremely happy with the participation of our community to our 2011 event” said Juergen Fett, Managing Director of VI-grade GmbH. “The high number of participants from all over the world, especially in these economically challenging times, confirms once again that the strategic directions of our company are well accepted by our customers and prospects.”

“A special highlight of this year's conference has been the possibility for all participants to visit VI-SimCenter, our new technical center for driving simulator technology” said Diego Minen, Technical Director of VI-grade GmbH. “Located very close to the conference venue, the VI-SimCenter currently features four driving simulators from the VI-DriveSim product line: three static with a fixed platform and one dynamic with a moving platform.. More than 70 participants have appreciated the opportunity of trying the driving simulators during dedicated sessions in parallel to the official conference program.”

The 4th VI-grade Users Conference, sponsored by MSC.Software, FEV, Maplesoft, MIRA and SimCoVR included presentations from APPH, BMW, BMW Motorcycle, Ferrari, Fiat, Magna Steyr, Multimatic, Porsche, Tatravagonka, Volkswagen and many other commercial companies, universities, research centers and technology partners.

You can download the pdf versions of most of the presentations after you register and login to this web site.

Official program and Proceedings of the 4th VI-grade Users' Conference

Agenda Day 1- October 18th, 2011

08:30 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 11:00	VI-grade - J. Fett, D. Minen Welcome & Intro BMW Motorrad Motorsport - R. Schmidt Electric and electronic development in the high level motorcycle motorsport sector MSC.Software - J. Janevic MSC Software Update – Simulating Reality, Delivering Certainty
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00	Vehicle Handling, Ride and Comfort Fiat Group Automobiles / Centro Ricerche Fiat - I. Camuffo, G. Bandini, S. Fileccia, C. Winge Complementary vehicle models for the optimization of vehicle dynamics virtual analysis process Porsche AG - H.-J. Buechler Application of a new elastomer and hydromount model integrated in the full vehicle simulation process at Porsche: analysis of drive train vibrations on the example of the Panamera Diesel Volkswagen AG - V. Pracny Vertical dynamics by using simplified vehicle models
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Vehicle Handling, Ride and Comfort Magna Steyr - B. Angrosch, W. Reinalter, R. Kollau Application of numerical optimization in vehicle handling and comfort simulation CAE Value - J. Engstroem, D. Fredriksson MDO process plugin for ADAMS/Car and VI-CarRealTime Mira Ltd. - L. Pinto Model-based development of the Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle (HiUCV)	Railway University of L'Aquila - G. D'Ovidio, F. Crisi, G. Valente Vibration analysis in the archaelogical area of Rome by rail traffic Tatravagonka - F. Domanicky Stability Simulation of the bogie TVP2007 in the system VI-Grade Multicorpos - M. Prado Dynamic analysis of a freight car with a 3-piece bogie according to AAR standards
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30	Powertrain and Engine Volkswagen AG - W. Kujawski Efficient simulation process for the optimization of conrods in internal combustion engines RWTH Aachen University - S. Sonnen, C. Steffens Simulation of a rolling bearing mounted cranktrain with focus on NVH aspects FEV - T. Spilker, A. Voncken Development of a flexible piston ring model embedded in a multi body system	Railway TU Delft - N. Burgelman Some preliminary results in the simulation of interaction between a pushed train and a turnout Argecare - W. Kik Parallel or on-line simulation of wear using general wheel rail element
17:30	End of day 1

Agenda Day 2 - October 19th, 2011

08:30 - 09:00	BMW AG - C. Kilian Subjective evaluation of virtual vehicle dynamics
09:00 - 10:30	Simulation Technology MSC Software - C. Baker MSC new directions in multibody dynamics Sim.Co.VR. - A. Piemontesi Introducing VI-GraphSim, high-quality graphic environment and contents: features, options and capabilities MapleSoft - P. Goossens Integration of MapleSim models with the VI-Grade real-time framework	*VI-Rail Workshop* Development Directions and Round Table Discussion
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00	Racing & Motorsport Ferrari GeS - M. Fainello Development of a multi-body model for code export and integration in a simulation system including real time hardware in the loop RML Group - R. Hartvelt, T. Snowball, D. Ewbank VI-CarRealTime simulation of a WTCC car and correlation against measured test data Politecnico di Torino - A. Tonoli Design of a Formula Student based on suspension and vehicle simulation Multimatic - L. Ogilvie Application of VI-grade tools for trackside simulation	FEV Virtual Engine Workshop Development Directions and Round Table Discussion
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Advanced Vehicle Technology Ferrari GeI - S. Varisco Control logic for semi-active dampers: a new approach from the ground up to the market Porsche AG - L. Pascali VI-CarRealTime: an effective software platform to exchange vehicle models with suppliers to streamline development process VIRES - M. Dupuis Virtual Test Drive - development, test and validation of ADAS and active safety systems in virtual environments
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 - 18:00	Aerospace & Motorcycle APPH Landing Gears - M. Jones, A. Mistry, D. Ewbank VI-Aircraft Extend/retract analysis with Easy5 and ADAMS/Controls Dromo - J. Zaffelli The Imola case: the rebirth of this glorious track thanks to simulation University of Padova - A. Beghi A VI-BikeRealTime based simulation environment for assessing power management strategies in hybrid motorcycles IKA - RWTH Aachen University - P. Rettweiler (FKA), K. Wunram Setup of a multibody simulation model of a PTW with semi-active damping systems using co-simulation with VI-Motorcycle	*Automotive Solutions Workshop*
18:00	Conference Wrap-up