news_2009_issue

Transitioning teams during
PACE projects –
University team
offers solutions
page 5
New academic
institutions join PACE:
China, India, US
page 7
PACE Forum goes
Virtual with webinars
• PACE Race car
• Emerging Market Vehicle
and more …
page 10
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Australia
Monash University
Brazil
University of São Paulo
Canada
Dalhousie University
Queen’s University
University of British Columbia
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Ontario
Institute of Technology
China
Jilin University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tongji University
Germany
Technische Universität Darmstadt
RWTH Aachen University
PACE Institutions
India
National Institute of Design
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
SJCE-Mysore
Mexico
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
ITAM
ITESM-Estado de México
ITESM-Monterrey
ITESM-Toluca
Universidad Iberoamericana
South Korea
Hongik University
Korea University
Sungkyunkwan University
Sweden
University West
United States
Art Center College of Design
Brigham Young University
College for Creative Studies
Georgia Institute of Technology
Howard University
Kettering University
Lehigh University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Missouri University of Science & Technology
MIT
New Mexico State University
Northwestern University
Prairie View A&M University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tuskegee University
University of Cincinnati
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas at El Paso
Virginia Tech
Wayne State University
New to PACE
Art Center College
of Design
(USA)
New to PACE
Jilin University
(China)
New to PACE
National Institute
of Design
(India)
New to PACE
SJCE-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, laura.mccausland@gm.com,
in the PACE Office. Technical questions
will be forwarded to CEI for clarification.
PACE Welcomes New Contributors—
Expanding the Program to Better Support Academia
Co n t r i b u to 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, laura.mccausland@gm.com,
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, nvargas@utep.edu, the PACE Integrator
at UTEP.
SU P P ORT 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, q_li@jlu.edu,
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,
amy.blumenthal@artcenter.edu.

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
principal@sjce.ac.in.
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 Team
After 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 GM
Account, Siemens PLM Software
Mary Barra
Vice 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 Healthcare
Sun Microsystems
Mike Jablo
Director, Global Accounts Americas
Autodesk
Mark Leavy
Global Director - Design Center
Operations, GM
Mike Nefkens
Vice President, GM Account, EDS
Eric Stevens
Vice President,Global Manufacturing
Engineering, GM
Todd R. Taylor
Client Executive, Global Product De-
velopment, EDS
Jeffrey D. Wood
Director, Worldwide Marketing
Hewlett-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
betweenproduction,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
(anderl@dik.tu-darmstadt.de), Prof.
Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Abele (abele@ptw.
tu-darmstadt.de ), or Marc B. Bierwerth
(bierwerth@dik.tu-darmstadt.de ).

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,
marcelo.alves@poli.usp.br.
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.
continued on page 12
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
StylingHybridPowertrain
Dynamic
Performance
CFDOptimization
SolarRoof
ClayModeling
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.
EightPACEDesignInstitutionsparticipated
in the Human Machine Interface Project
competition.
continued from page 11

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,dca2@lehigh.edu.
PACE Course
Competitions
PACE Course Competitions
provide a critical interface
betweenacademiaandindustry.
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.

cont’d from page 15
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
Competitions
USP 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), bohn@vt.edu or Dr.-Ing. Reiner
Anderl (TUD), anderl@kik.machinenbau.tu-darmstadt.de.
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, svsatish@pes.edu,
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,
tord.dennis@siemens.com.
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 Software
John Nielsen, Global PDM Process Executive, EDS,
an HP Company
Debbie Tarr, Industry Marketing Manager,
Workstation Global Business Unit, Hewlett-Packard
Mary Hoadley, Senior Marketing Manager, Autodesk
PACE Contacts
Vass Theodoracatos
Manager, Global PACE Partnership
General Motors
Office 586.947.0735 | vassilios.e.theodoracatos@gm.com
Laura McCausland
PACE Program Manager, Academic Programs
General Motors
Office 586.986.3633 | laura.mccausland@gm.com
PACE Software
Below 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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