Emerging Standards are Hot Topics at SAE 2009 World Congress
DETROIT, April 14/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International's latest standards and their impact on the automotive industry will be discussed at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit.
The "Standards Information Session" will be held Tuesday, April 21, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., in the FEV Powertrain Innovation Forum on the Cobo Center show floor.
Topics and technical standards to be covered are:
Vehicle Safety for Pedestrians
Speakers:
Jay Joseph, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Chairperson, SAE Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians Technical Committee
Jesse Hartle, National Federation of the Blind
Standard: Addressing pedestrian safety issues related to the quiet operations of hybrid vehicles
SAE J2746 Software Assessment Repository
Speaker:
Peter Abowd, Altia
Chairperson, SAE J2746 Software Assessment Repository Task Force
Standard: Creating a one-stop resource for secure and reliable information regarding automotive software
Hybrid Standards Committee
Speaker:
Gery Kissel, General Motors Corporation
Chairperson, SAE Hybrid J1772 Task Force
Standard: Enabling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle systems to be manufactured for safe public use by resolving questions on battery electrochemistry, size, weight, life-cycle, optimal state of charge, and performance
Members of the press can request credentials for the SAE 2009 World Congress by visiting http://pr.sae.org/media or e-mailing pr@sae.org.
SAE International is a global association of more than 121,000 engineers and related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion(R) and the Collegiate Design Series.
