GLOBAL 2017 UGM AGENDA
IT S TIME TO CONNECT Connect your ideas, resources, and most importantly, with leaders in the industry who can relate and help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. It s time to get inspired to learn new strategies and techniques to improve modeling, maximize budgets, and optimize design strategies. Let s get started.
3Tuesday Schedule
PRESENTATIONS 8:00-9:00AM Registration & Coffee 9:00-9:30AM Event Opening & TAITherm New Features ThermoAnalytics Business Development Team 9:30-10:00AM 10:00-10:30AM 10:30-11:00AM Increase Productivity with Post-Processing Templates ThermoAnalytics Modeling Team & FCA Aero Thermal Team Integrated Thermal Management with GT-SUITE & TAITherm ThermoAnalytics Modeling Team & Gamma Technologies Break 11:00-11:30AM 11:30-12:00PM Automated Shape Optimization with Thermal & Structural Requirements General Motors AeroThermal Team ThermoAnalytics Roadmap ThermoAnalytics Business Development Team 12:00-1:30PM Lunch 1:30-2:00PM 2:00-2:30PM CoTherm: Using Python Journals & Sub-processes to Create Customized Automation ThermoAnalytics Modeling Team Designing Battery Packs for Durability and Range Exa Corp. 2:30-3:00PM Break 3:00-3:30PM 3:30-4:00PM Characterizing the Thermal Response of Vehicle Seats ThermoAnalytics Research Team Optimizing Heat Shield Design Esteco
3Schedule Wednesday 9
TECHNICAL SESSIONS Note: Technical sessions occur at the same time. Please choose one to attend. 8:30-9:00AM Arrival & Coffee 9:00-10:30AM TAITherm Advanced Training Steve Patterson 9:00-10:30AM Human Thermal Session Josh Pryor & Mark Hepokoski 10:30-11:00AM Break 11:00-12:30PM Sessions Continue 12:30-1:30PM Lunch 1:30-3:30PM Sessions Continue CLOSING REMARKS 3:30-4:00PM Closing remarks
3Thursday Schedule
TECHNICAL SESSIONS Note: Technical sessions occur at the same time. Please choose one to attend. 8:30-9:00AM Arrival & Coffee 9:00-10:30AM TAITherm & GT-SUITE Session Jon Juszkiewicz 9:00-10:30AM CoTherm Session Josh Pryor 10:30-11:00AM Break 11:00-12:30PM Sessions Continue 12:30-1:30PM Lunch 1:30-3:30PM Sessions Continue CLOSING REMARKS 3:30-4:30PM Closing remarks
TECHNICAL SESSIONS TAITHERM ADVANCED TRAINING SESSION WEDNESDAY 9:00-3:30PM You know the basics but now you want to learn how to make an even more efficient work flow in TAITherm. Advanced Training will help you achieve just that. In this session you will cover automated post-process reports, exporting directly to Powerpoint, implementing custom physics, user routines, and coupling. You ll also get to learn about capabilities for the upcoming Exhaust Module release. Join in and become a TAITherm expert! Facilitator: Steven Patterson HUMAN THERMAL IN AUTOMOTIVE SESSION WEDNESDAY 9:00-3:30PM You had your design dialed until you started testing with humans. Now you have significant design changes to make based on data you wish you could have had earlier. Save time and frustration by learning how to utilize the Human Thermal Module in your design process. This technical session will focus on models such as cabin warm-ups, cool downs, seat modeling, environmental factors, and other challenges such as physiology changes, clothing, and pre-condition scenarios. Get comfortable with this new technology and understand how to depict real-world human comfort in your upcoming projects. The session will be a mix of presentation and live demos. Facilitator: Josh Pryor & Mark Hepokoski
TAITHERM & GT-SUITE TECHNICAL SESSION COTHERM OVERVIEW TECHNICAL SESSION THURSDAY 9:00-3:30PM Gamma Technologies and ThermoAnalytics have teamed up to combine industry-leading technology for modeling passenger compartments and exhaust systems. In this technical session, learn how this coupling brings together all the best features from GT-SUITE and TAITherm to deliver fast, high-accuracy 3D thermal and flow modeling for transient cabin and exhaust models. Facilitator: Jon Juszkiewicz THURSDAY 9:00-3:30PM Customized scripting got you down? Dive into the CoTherm technical session and discover a new way to couple CAE tools and automate your work flow. CoTherm is an ambassador that facilitates the flow of information between CAE simulation products. Instead of working with complicated scripts, CoTherm lets you construct complex CAE coupling processes with an intuitive user interface allowing you to graphically monitor and automate your coupled simulation. In this session, you ll get a tour of the interface, walk through steady-state and transient coupling, and learn how to automate and alter your CAE processes. Facilitator: Josh Pryor
2017 Conference Team
MEET THE PEOPLE REPRESENTING THERMOANALYTICS AT THIS YEAR S UGM. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BIG OR SMALL. Tony Schwenn ThermoAnalytics Sales Manager Tony Schwenn has been a part of the TAI family for 10 years. In the last two years, he has become the sales team manager where he focuses on department structure, process planning, and both international and domestic business development. With his background in engineering and years of experience with predictive comfort modeling, Tony is adept at discerning pain points, communicating solutions, and helping customer s solve their biggest problems. At ThermoAnalytics, Craig is the vice president of Commercial Products & Services. He sets the product strategy and drives execution. Working closely with all departments, he confirms that product development & strategic partnerships are aligned with our business goals. Craig ensures that TAI remains on the cutting edge, but more importantly works to serve up the best software for our customers. Craig Makens ThermoAnalytics VP, Products & Services Cassandra Wagner ThermoAnalytics Marketing Manager Cassandra has been a part of the TAI family for four years. She has recently transitioned into the role of Marketing Manager where she spends most of her time managing projects and captaining the marketing ship in terms of budget & strategy. Cassandra is also responsible for the coordination & planning for our User Group Meeting. Her innovative personality has helped us to drive many strategic changes for both the company and our ever-growing UGM.
CONFERENCE TEAM Katy Hickey ThermoAnalytics Technical Sales Rep Katy Hickey has been a member of the sales team for three years, where she has utilized her creative expertise and background in biomedical engineering to facilitate solutions and meet customer s needs. She recently earned her MBA from Michigan Technological University allowing her to better understand customer s business goals and objectives. Katy has an energy for problemsolving and a passion for people, making her a great person to connect with at this year s UGM. Steven Patterson has 11 years of experience working in the field of computational heat transfer across a variety of industries. At ThermoAnalytics, Steven serves as the team leader in charge of customer support and software training. Additionally, he continues to support projects involving thermal modeling, CFD analysis, simulation process development, and custom scripting. At this year s UGM, Steven will be presenting and also facilitating the introductory and advanced TAITherm training sessions. Steven Patterson ThermoAnalytics Team Leader, Support & Training Josh Pryor ThermoAnalytics Team Leader, Thermal & CFD Josh Pryor is the leader of the thermal and CFD analysis team, managing a variety of projects involving heat protection, thermal comfort, climate control, and other thermal applications. He has been a part of the TAI family for 10 years. During that time, he has worn many hats, contributing to everything from modeling to managing projects and supporting customers. Presenting at every UGM since 2011 makes Josh a veteran presenter.
Jon Juszkiewicz ThermoAnalytics Thermal & CFD Engineer Jon Juszkiewicz is a thermal and CFD engineer at ThermoAnalytics specializing in the development of transient processes. He also supports customers through his work in engineering services. Jon is currently completing graduate studies at Oakland University researching the acceleration of conjugate heat transfer simulations. He will be presenting and facilitating the GT-SUITE + TAITherm technical session. Daniel is a thermal and CFD engineer responsible for automotive underhood and underbody simulations. He also provides technical support to our TAITherm users around the world. Prior to joining ThermoAnalytics in 2015, Daniel designed HVAC and cabin systems for John Deere. Daniel Woodford ThermoAnalytics Thermal & CFD Engineer Mark Hepokoski ThermoAnalytics Director, Advanced Research At ThermoAnalytics, Mark is the principal investigator for all human thermal modeling projects. He has over ten years of experience developing a complex model of human thermo-physiology, which is widely used in the thermal modeling community for predicting human thermal sensation/ comfort, human effectiveness, and human IR signatures. His doctoral research was on the development of an in situ measurement device for obtaining material thermal properties. You can find Mark at the Human Thermal technical session at this year s UGM.
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Exa has developed a tightly integrated thermal solution that has automated coupling between PowerTHERM thermal solver and the PowerFLOW fluid dynamics software to solve a wide range of problems. Exa offers a suite of programs that deliever advanced preand post-processing capabilites and much more. Thermetrics manufactures the thermal controlled test manikin, NEWTON, which can be integrated and controlled using our ManikinPC human thermal simulation software. In recent years they have added two new manikins, HVAC and STAN, utilized for cabin comfort testing and seat testing respectively. Thermetrics manikins integrate tightly with TAITherm and the Human Thermal Module. Gamma Technologies is the developer of GT-SUITE, a Model- Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) CAE system simulation tool. It provides a broad set of validated 0D/1D/3D multi-physics component libraries simulating the physics of fluid flow, thermal, mechanical, multi-body, structural, electrical, magnetic, chemistry, and controls. ThermoAnalytics Inc. and Gamma Technologies have joined forces to offer their customers reliable advanced simulation capabilities based on the complementary strengths of GT-SUITE and of TAITherm.
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