FISITA 2008 Themes
• Mobility concepts
• Man-Machine-Interaction
• Chassis development for passenger cars, trucks and buses
• Body design for passenger cars, trucks and buses
• Electronics
• Future powertrain solutions
• Vehicle concepts
• Vehicle safety
• Resources and ecology
• Process challenges in changing economics
• Virtual reality
• Simulation & testing
Contact
Dr.-Ing. Daniela Senftleben
VDI-Society for Automotive and Traffic Systems Technology
+49 (0) 211 6214-687
Don't miss this year's most important congress on automotive technology!
September's FISITA 2008 World Automotive Congress in Munich is already shaping up to be the biggest in the association's 60 year history.
There will be 400+ technical presentations from top engineers and scientists from all over the world. At the congress exhibition, 95 companies will show their latest vehicles, systems and innovations including Audi, BMW Group, Robert Bosch GmbH, Daimler, Denso, Honda, Toyota Motor Corporation, Tata Motors, Volkswagen etc. See the complete list here. And following the congress itself there will be the chance to tour some of the most interesting technical facilities in and around Munich.
Don't miss the chance to see the latest and best in automotive engineering from all over the world!
BMW Focus on EfficientDynamics
Munich is the home of BMW Group and the company's stand at FISITA 2008 will focus on their much talked about EfficientDynamics technologies. For years BMW Group has focused its research and development activities on sustainable individual mobility. EfficientDynamics delivers less emissions and more driving pleasure at the same time.
Apart from the use of highly efficient petrol and diesel engines, the EfficientDynamics measures first introduced in 2007 also comprise energy management measures, weight reduction and improved aerodynamics. BMW's booth at FISITA 2008 will showcase a number of advanced powertrain and chassis technologies as well as two vehicles equipped with various EfficientDynamics measures.
Freescale Semiconductor to Bring New Concept Car to FISITA 2008
Freescale Semiconductor, one of the leading global semiconductor suppliers to the automotive industry, will be demonstrating a range of its latest electronic systems, including those for engine control, body control, vehicle networking and instrumentation clusters.
The company will have a number of technical experts on hand, and will even display its own concept car (pictured).
IFP Presents Hybrid Vehicle Testing Software
IFP (the research, development, training and information centre for oil, gas and the automotive industries in France), will be at FISITA 2008 to present their exciting new HyHIL project. HyHIL is a suite of software tools designed specifically to assess the performance of hybrid vehicles during the development stage.
HyHIL came about in response to demand from manufacturers who are keen to develop vehicles with reduced fuel consumption, as well as low emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Hybrid powertrains are one popular approach to this challenge, but their design calls for careful integration of all components from the earliest possible stage.
The HyHIL project is based on numerically modelling the powertrain components (electric motor, battery, transmission etc.) in established software environments, which make it possible to run these models, in real time, on the bench where the IC engine is physically installed.
IFP are working in partnership with Renault, G2ELAB and LMS-Imagine to develop HyHIL with support from France's Mov'eo competitiveness cluster.
FLEXFORM project Could Revolutionise Rapid Manufacturing of Special Vehicles
New to this year's FISITA congress is the Islands of Excellence — a global competition which will see some of the brightest engineers of tomorrow presenting ground-breaking new research.
Universities and research centres around the world submitted proposals for current research projects. The 5 most innovative ideas were selected by the Scientific & Technical Committee and those institutions were invited to come to FISITA 2008 and display their work to the world's automotive engineers. FISITA contributed EUR 30,000 to cover the costs of their participation.
One of the winners was the ASCAMM Technology Centre in Barcelona. They will be presenting their innovative FLEXFORM project at the congress. FLEXFORM allows the introduction of robust and cost-effective rapid manufacturing of sheet metal components. It is aimed at custom and special vehicle makers producing fewer than 2,000 units a year.
Currently, production of body parts is still very labour and cost intensive. The ASCAMM engineers believe that their FLEXFORM concept could allow manufacturers to reduce product development time by up to 60% and manufacturing time by up to 50% while also allowing a 50% increase in capacity. See for yourself by visiting the "Body Island" in the main foyer of the congress centre.
A Warm Welcome (Bavarian Style)
All delegates, exhibitors and their guests are invited to experience a typical Bavarian evening at the Congress welcome reception on Sunday, 14 September in the main foyer of the ICM.
Enjoy some fresh Bavarian beer and a brezel or two while you collect your badge and meet fellow delegates. Entertainment comes courtesy of a traditional brass band as well as dancing, singing, yodelling and cowbell playing!