University of Michigan Series Hydraulic Hybrid- An Overview The University of Michigan Challenge X Team Presentation Ricardo Detroit Technology Campus, 08/24/06 Presentation Outline Challenge X: An Overview Series Hydraulic Hybrid: The concept Series Hydraulic Hybrid: Motivation UM vehicle design & operation Powertrain integration & challenges Role of computer based modeling for year two activities Vehicle technical specifications Critical challenges Immediate and long term Conclusions Team Overview Joint effort between the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses. Approximately 8 Core Team Members Faculty Leads Prof. Dionissios Assanis Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Ann Arbor Dr.Bruno Vanzieleghem Technical Program Manager, Mechanical Engineering Department Prof. Keshav Varde Associate Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Dearborn Student Leads Pavan Potluri (Mechanical) Steve Scott (E.E and Controls) Prasad Venkiteswaran (Vehicle Integration) CX Sponsorship Guidelines Competition-Level Sponsor Classification SponsorshipContributionMinimum Cash SupportIn-Kind Credit Headline Sponsor$1 Million +$900,000Up to $100,000 Platinum Sponsor$50,000$40,000Up to $10,000 Gold Sponsor$35,000$30,000Up to $5,000 Silver Sponsor$15,000$10,000Up to $5,000 Bronze Sponsor$3,000$3,000 (cash or in-kind)N/A CX Official Sponsorship Guidelines/Benefits B Team/Local Sponsors: Sponsors who contribute their products, services, or cash directly to the teams (and not through the competition program) are considered team or local sponsors. The competition will provide the following competition-level benefits to team/local sponsors: Opportunity to donate their products and/or services to one or all teams Teams may display a team/local sponsor decal (approximately 20 square inches 5 in. x 4 in.) on the rear fender, rear lift gate, front hood, or passenger and driver-side rear window of their competition vehicle; Teams may also invite their team/local sponsor to the Sponsor Social event at the competition, with prior approval. Sponsorship Benefits Participation in a highly-visible, national engineering competition Collaboration opportunities with team and competition sponsors Collaboration opportunities with University of Michigan departments and faculty Access to team vehicle for publicity purposes by Ricardo Potential recruiting opportunities ???? Team member recruitment from both UM and other competiton schools CX Official Sponsors Headline Sponsors U.S. Department of Energy General Motors Corporation Platinum Sponsors Natural Resources Canada The MathWorks National Instruments AVL North America, Inc. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Department of Transportation Gold Sponsors National Science Foundation Freescale Semiconductor BP Silver Sponsors Cobasys Chevron Johnson Controls-SAFT Advanced Power Solutions Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Michelin North America Sensors, Inc. dSPACE, Inc. Renewable Fuels Assocation CX Official Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Vector CANtech, Inc. Dana Corporation Caterpillar, Inc. Intrepid Control Systems, Inc. UGS MotoTron Corporation XM Radio On Star Gamma Technologies, Inc. Maxwell Technologies Igus, Inc. First Technology Fuel Cell Sponsor Hydrogenics Corporation Sponsor Socials University of Michigan Challenge X Team Altair Sponsorship Request January 31 st 2006 Sponsor Socials Team Pictures Conclusions Hydraulic hybrid promises excellent fuel economy benefits Hydraulic hybrid reduces soot emissions CAD & full-vehicle modeling aided significantly in the design and build process Further work needed on powertrain and controls integration Ricardo will be a perfect fit and a technology partner to the University of Michigan ChallengeX team As a sponsor Ricardo will have access to some of the brightest minds in engineering, high level media exposure QUESTIONS???? University of Michigan Could be Ricardo!! Go Blue!!