SAE-A News

Professional Engineers Registration Scheme

SAE-A has taken a further step towards helping members to comply with Professional Engineers Registration Scheme in Victoria, with the appointment of research intern Joseph Zanzoul to develop our application for approval as an Assessment Entity.

The Scheme came into force on 1 July this year, with a staged roll-out of mandatory registration dates over the next two years. Registration will become mandatory for fire safety engineers on 1 December 2021, civil and structural engineers on 1 October 2022, electrical engineers on 1 June 2023, and finally for mechanical engineers, including automotive and mobility engineers, on 1 December 2023. SAE-A has had a representative on the scheme’s Stakeholder Reference Group since November 2019, and the appointment of Joseph Zanzoul is the next key step in the process. Joseph is a final year mechanical engineering student majoring in mechanical design at the University of Sydney, conducting his thesis on engine selection (ICE vs Electric) and creating carbon fibre suspension wishbones for the university’s Formula SAE-A car. At present there are three assessment entities approved by the Business Licensing Authority: Engineers Australia (The Institution of Engineers Australia) for all five cohorts – fire safety, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering; IPWEA Victoria (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia) for civil engineering; and Professionals Australia (The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia) for all cohorts except fire safety. Most engineers covered by the scheme are engaged in the building industry, so SAE-A

Electric police car project expands its scope

SAE-A’s electric police car project has expanded its scope to explore the market for an Australian zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) platform suitable for many applications beyond its original police car focus.

Since the project’s launch in June 2020, its exploration of Australian police vehicles has confirmed the dominant use of one tonne commercial vehicles, specifically Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, by every police force in Australia. Wider investigations have shown that a police ZEV ute platform could suit several other emergency services as well as generalpurpose vehicles, so the steering group has assembled a team to investigate the size and nature of that market. Building on the work done by program director Murray Longe, SAE-A has recruited research interns Noi Kotev and Evan Favos – both active Formula SAE-A team members – to do the required market research. Noi is in her penultimate year of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) at Swinburne University of Technology, is passionate about sustainable engineering and the environment and is a powertrain and autonomous systems team member in the Swinburne Formula SAE-A team. Evan is studying Engineering at the University of NSW where he is team leader of the UNSW Redback Racing Formula SAE-A team, having previously led the chassis and aerodynamics development of Redback Racing’s first carbon monocoque chassis. Evan and Noi will work with steering group member Jim Griffin, of Multimatic Engineering Australia, to implement a market study proposal he has defined for the project.

Noi Kotev

Evan Favos

They will investigate the market’s needs and aspirations to determine the basic soundness of the SAE-A ZEV project to potential supporters and investors.

To contact Noi or Evan email Research.Intern@sae-a.com.au Joseph Zanzoul

intends to represent mechanical engineers with a particular focus on automotive and mobility engineers.

To contact Joseph email Research.Intern@sae-a.com.au

New Members

The SAE-A would like to welcome the following new members: Individual members

Darcy Burke Yuxi Cai Lucas Candido Ananya Chari Claude Dabare Emmalene Drew Joseph Dusting Mark Gilmayer Nick Goss Syed Ejaz Haider Mohairees Idzhan Ting Wei Lin Jakob Moeller Lloyd Morrissey Thomas Phelan Michaela Sykes-Turner Jayden Thomas Chanuka Wijesinghe

Corporate Members

Advanced Braking Technology Premcar SEA Electric The SAE-A is where members enjoy many benefits and become a part of the advancement of the mobility and engineering profession across Australasia through the transfer of technical knowledge and skills, and an increased industry network. Individual and corporate memberships are available.

More information at www.saea.com.au/membership

How to Build a Racecar

MARC Cars Australia and Pace Innovations will be discussing racecar development from conception to the track in an SAE webinar to be held on 13 October 2021.

Global sports car and endurance racing manufacturer and team MARC Cars (www.marccarsaustralia.com.au) Alyson Fradgley who is team manager will present along with founder of PACE Innovations’ (https://paceinnovations.com.au) Paul Ceprnich who is a mechanical engineer. They will provide insight into their collaboration that led to the design of a highly in-demand racecar. Ms Fradgley will share highlights from her extensive experience managing motorsport teams and sourcing quality parts. While Mr Ceprnich will discuss the challenges and achievements on the journey to designing the ‘best racecar chassis’ in Australia and the decisions that took them from the MARC l to the MARC ll.

This is an educational opportunity for engineers and technical people interested in component selection and integration into a project, fabricators interested in chassis design, but overall anyone curious about where to start when you want to build a racecar. Members free, non-members $20, registrations close 12 October 11:59 pm.

For more information contact Cara Coughey on +61 438 745 552 or email events@sae-a.com.au

Standards ME-053 -Heavy Road Vehicles & ME-052 Review of the AS4177

The ME-053 committee at Standards Australia has been working on updating the following standards and parts thereof:

1. AS 2213.1 – 2001 Commercial road vehicles - Mechanical connections between towing vehicles selection and marking of pin-type couplings and drawbar eyes 2. AS 4968.1 – 2003 Heavy-road vehicles - Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations design criteria and selection requirements for fifth wheel, kingpin and associated equipment 3. AS 4968.2 – 2003 Heavy road vehicles - Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations testing and installation of fifth wheel and associated equipment 4. AS 4968.3 – 2003 Heavy road vehicles - Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations kingpins and associated equipment.

AS 2213.1

The main part of reviewing this standard is to ensure that its content and wording is consistent and aligns with the ADRs, NHVR and other similar standards. This also included ensuring that the definitions within the standard are being updated commensurately. Section 6 and 7 which relate to calculations of D and V values is being updated to ensure that new combinations are represented which are being utilised, and also to ensure that the worked examples are clear, concise and relevant. Further to this there is deliberation concerning the relevance of the factors used to derive the D values, taking into account the larger quad and quin trailer combinations which are being built. ISO18868 is being referenced, to again ensure that the Australian Standard is harmonious with other similar standards. This will ensure that the manufacturers of coupling components that are predominantly European or US will still have compliant products when sold in our market.

AS 4968.1; AS 4968.2; AS 4968.3

The main focus on the review of these standards is to ensure that they are consistent with current legislation as some significant changes have been made in this area. The definitions in these standards are also being assessed and rewritten to ensure that they reflect the current coupler plates, fifth wheel assemblies etc which are now being brought to market from the equipment manufacturers. Further sections of the 3 standards have been updated with regards to the installation of coupling equipment to better reflect current industry standards and also the directives issued by the equipment manufacturers. Also new innovations in equipment have been brought to market which again need to be reflected in the standards. As welding is a critical structural parameter of couplings and their installation specifically, the clauses relating to welding have been updated to incorporate references to topic specific Australian and New Zealand Standards. Outdated designs and components such as M rated king pins have been removed from these standards to again reflect the products which are available and utilised in the Australian market. Cross reference has again been done to ECE R55 and ISO 18868 to ensure that the AS documents are homogenous with other similar standards. The tables and schematic in Section 5 of Part 1 has been updated to ensure that the design force and moment information contained in the tables can easily be referenced to the pictorial representation of force and moment directions/locations on the schematic. Prior to the rewrite it was impossible to ascertain specifically the location and magnitudes of the forces and moments. The calculations sections are also being reviewed and updated to again reflect the inclusion of larger quad and quin type trailer combinations which are being utilised on Australian roads. A more performance-based standard is being assessed as it will allow for future developments without being limited by the standard.

Multimatic DSSV damper technology for Formula teams

Multimatic has made its DSSV damper technology widely available to Formula SAE and Student teams.

Developed as a collaboration between student engineering interns and Multimatic’s vehicle dynamics team, the new dampers leverage the system architecture and spool valve cartridges of the company’s GT and prototype-level race dampers. Dampers can be supplied for either conventional four-corner suspension setups, or systems with front and rear decoupled roll/heave. Key to the DSSV design is the use of spool valves to control oil flow within the damper giving a tolerance claimed to be within a maximum of +/- 3% of total damping force from valve to valve.

This is the first time Formula SAE teams have been offered the option of purchasing a mode decoupled damper system, with separate heave and roll dampers. A mode-decoupled suspension enables discrete control of stiffness and damping for each chassis mode. Each can then be tuned separately. Other benefits include minimized contact patch load variation through independent modal damping, which helps improve overall grip. Greater control of lateral and longitudinal load transfer through all vehicle manoeuvres also provides improved transient response and driveability. The damping curves can also be almost infinitely varied through changes in the geometry of the port windows on the spool valves, and the rate of the valve control spring, giving scope for linear, progressive and digressive damping curves. Multimatic is a global corporation that provides engineered components, systems and services to the automotive industry. Multimatic’s core competencies include the engineering and manufacturing of complex mechanisms, body hardware, suspension systems and body structures, as well as the design and development of lightweight composite automotive systems.

For more information contact Peter Gibbons Technical Director, Vehicle Dynamics email: vehicledynamics@multimatic.com

SAE Plant Tours

Please note that due to the changing COVID restrictions dates may change quickly or events may be deferred or cancelled so visit www.saea.com.au for the most up-to-date information. PACCAR Factory Tour (5 October)

The Tour of PACCAR will include a site walk-through of the factory. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light, medium and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brands. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services and information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business. The factory tour will consist of a walkthrough of their main manufacturing plant and will cover all aspects of the truck building process along with the relevant history of the truck models and their applications. A light lunch will be included for guests.

More information and details on how to register are coming soon or contact event coordinator Cara Coughey on 0438 745 552 or email: events@sae-a.com.au

Tour of World Class Automotive Proving Ground (rescheduled to 15 November)

The Tour of World Class Automotive Proving Ground will include site history of the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC), a detailed presentation on their mission with an overview of their customers and unique facilities, as well as a deep dive into the centre’s future plans. During the site tour, the manager will provide informative commentary while guests sit back on the bus and take in the extensive range of evaluation facilities provided to all vehicle and component manufacturers.

PWR Advanced Cooling Technologies Tour (POSTPONED -NEW DATE TBC) Aries Rail – Site tour of Australia’s largest road-rail vehicle manufacturer (POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBC).

Mohammad Fard to chair APAC21

The Society of Automotive Engineers – Australasia (SAE-A), the Asia Pacific peak professional body for mobility engineering, has appointed Professor Mohammad Fard of RMIT University as Technical Chair for its APAC21 conference.

APAC21, the 21st biennial Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference, will be staged in Melbourne over three days, 3-5 October 2022, on the theme of Harmonising the Future of Mobility. SAE-A is hosting this international conference under the auspices of FISITA, the world body for automotive engineers. SAE-A President and CEO Adrian Feeney welcomed Prof Fard, who has also joined the board of SAE-A as part of his APAC21 role. “Mohammad has a deeply impressive record as an engineer in the automotive industry and as an academic researcher, and he is a truly inspirational teacher and leader,” he said. “With his wide interest in autonomous vehicle systems, and his global collaborations in industry and academia, he is the ideal person to create a vibrant, compelling conference. “The fact that he received his PhD in Japan, and worked at Nissan as a vehicle body designer, gives him the industrial and international perspective this conference needs.”

Prof Fard earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Tehran, and his PhD from the Tohoku University in Japan. He then spent five years as a vehicle body CAE engineer at the Nissan Technical Centre before moving to Australia to pursue his research and teaching interests at RMIT University. “The conference theme of Harmonising the Future of Mobility will attract global attention from students and young engineers, as well as established engineers,” he said. “I think the digital components are coming more into classical mechanical engineering, but smart digital components, because this is needed in connected and autonomous cars.”

APAC21 will run from 3-5 October at the Hyatt Place at Essendon Fields, Melbourne.

APAC21 call for abstracts

APAC21, the 21st biennial Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference, is calling for abstracts from industry and academic presenters exploring the latest developments in connected and autonomous vehicle technology.

APAC21 technical chair Prof Mohammad Fard said the conference was already taking on its intended international flavour, with abstracts and confirmed speakers from Australia, Korea, Japan and Europe. “Our abstract submissions and confirmed speakers are already highlighting the diversity of subject areas that can be expected at the conference,” he said. “Early subject areas for proposed presentations include digital transformation, connected vehicle technology, sustainable powertrain systems, ergonomics and seating concepts, and vehicle development simulation.

“We are having strong interest expressed by Australian and overseas leaders in both academic and industry research and development, and of course from government regulators too. “As an Asia Pacific conference, we have a south-east Asian focus that other international conferences don’t usually have, and that is drawing attention from other parts of the world.”

Likely to be one of the first post-Covid international face-to-face conferences, APAC21 will be staged at the Hyatt Place in Melbourne, 3-5 October 2022. Key dates coming up include the deadline for abstracts on Friday 15 October and the cutoff for discounted earlybird registrations on Friday 31 December 2021.

Register and submit abstracts at www.autonomous2022.com

Formula SAE-A goes driverless

Formula SAE-A will feature at least three driverless cars for 2021 and like the Olympics, the event is now likely to take place in the year after it was originally scheduled.

With Covid restrictions making interstate travel impossible around the normal time in December, the organising committee is considering the option of running a fully physical FSAE event in early 2022, rather than a virtual event as in 2020.

There will be non-scored dynamic events for teams wishing to showcase AV capabilities. The rules will be based on Formula Student Germany (FSG 2020_V1.) with the local AV draft amendments to be published. Teams in the AV category should note that all vehicles will need to comply with FSAE-A general rules and amendments, and all AVs will have to pass an additional round of scrutineering for AV specific systems. Monash University, University of Queensland and Swinburne University of Technology all plan to have driverless vehicles at Winton Motor Raceway in the Rural City of Benalla, Victoria.

Although overseas teams may not be able to travel to and from Australia, there is still a strong field of 21 local teams planning to compete, 17 of them with electric cars. Final dates and other details will be confirmed over the next month for what will be the 22nd Formula SAE-A event (including last year’s virtual event) since it began in 2000.

Israel’s Smart Mobility Summit 2021

The embassy of Israel in Australia is inviting Australian automotive and mobility professionals to join The Israeli Prime Minister’s Smart Mobility Summit 2021.

Organised annually since 2013 by the Smart Mobility Initiative in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office, the Summit showcases the top minds in the field of smart mobility and transportation in Tel Aviv and online: 8-9 November 2021. It draws more than 5,000 participants from more than 40 countries, including top policymakers, industry experts and academics, and offers thousands of B2B meeting opportunities with Israeli companies and startups. Hot topics this year include how AI could power the future of transportation, what makes a country a ‘smart mobility nation’, how smart mobility will affect supply chains, and the importance of cybersecurity in the realm of smart mobility challenges. Speakers include the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, senior government ministers and officials, and industry leaders such a Prof Amnon Shashua, President and CEO of Mobileye. In collaboration with SAE-A, the Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney (israeltrade.org.au) is inviting Australia‘s automotive and smart transportation professionals to register and attend remotely. Winners of the US$1 million Prime Minister’s Eric and Sheila Samson Prize for outstanding smart-mobility research will be announced at the Summit Gala.

Register at www.fuelchoicessummit.com