Over 300 Attendees at the 2010 European GT-SUITE Conference:
US Conference Also Sets attendance record
The 2010 GT-SUITE European Conference was held on October 25, 2010 at the Steigenberger
Airport Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany. This 14th edition of the conference drew a runaway
Record crowd, with over 300 participants, representing a nearly 40% increase over the
previous year’s record assembly.
Over 300 Participants at the 2010 European GT-SUITE Conference
This year’s conference continued the highly popular split session format, with joint sessions in
the morning and afternoon, sandwiched between split sessions the rest of the day. One of this
year’s split sessions was dedicated purely to aftertreatment modeling with GT-POWER, which has
become a very common application amongst the customers who are designing engines and aftertreatment
systems to meet the current and future emissions legislations. Other topics covered in the split
sessions included basic engine performance modeling, lubrication system modeling, crankshaft modeling,
and hybrid electric vehicle modeling. Presentations were given by engineers from companies located
in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Finland, United Kingdom, and France, as well as two
presentations from engineers all the way from Japan.
Audi Diesel Modeling Presentation
BMW Engine Modeling Presentation
Daimler Aftertreatment Modeling Presentation
Renault Aftertreatment Modeling Presentation
This year we had the special privilege of having two presentations given by engineers from Toyota
and Nissan in Japan. Mr. R. Sawada of Toyota presented his very interesting study on Toyota’s
vision for future CAE modeling requirements, and the use of integrated simulations for modeling
the complex interactions that occur in modern vehicles.
Dr. M. Kubo of Nissan presented his exciting work on hybrid vehicle modeling with GT-SUITE, and
illustrated how GT-SUITE’s comprehensive library of engine, vehicle, and multi-physics modeling
templates allow for the rapid and efficient modeling of any HEV architecture and topology.
Mr. R. Sawada Presenting Toyota's Vision for Integrated Modeling
Dr. M. Kubo Presenting on HEV Modeling with GT-SUITE
During lunch and the intermediate breaks, demonstrations were given in a dedicated room, in which
GTI presented many of the new features that were recently released in GT-SUITE V7.1. Of
particular interest was the newly released capability in V7.1 which allows the fast creation and
real time execution of engine models which include crank angle resolved cylinder computations, and
capture wave dynamics of the intake and exhaust system.
Real Time Modeling Demonstration
There was also a poster session at this year’s conference in which several of the GTI service
provider partners discussed their modeling experiences and expertise related to aftertreatment
system modeling with GT-SUITE. These sessions were represented by engineers from PowerTech,
AVL-LMM, FKFS, and FEV.
Users Interacting and Viewing Poster Sessions During Break
Following the conference, GTI conducted several training courses, including basic training,
aftertreatment modeling, advanced training highlighting new features of V7.1, vehicle thermal
management modeling, lubrication system modeling, valvetrain modeling, and HEV modeling. Over
150 GT-SUITE users attended these very popular post-conference events.
In total, there were 18 presentations by GT-SUITE users at the 2010 European User Conference.
Approved presentations can be accessed in our 2010 European Conference Papers
Previous years conference papers can be found here Conference Archives.
Following the European Conference, the GT-SUITE U.S. User Conference was held in Birmingham,
Michigan on November 8. Just like the European Conference, the US Conference also had a record
number of participants, with 120 engineers attending this year’s event.
Over 100 Participants at the 2010 US GT-SUITE Conference
Phil Keller of Borg Warner Presenting on Compressor Surge Modeling
There were eight excellent user presentations given at this year’s conference, presented by
engineers from FEV, Sherbrooke University, TNO, John Deere, Cummins, Borg Warner, and N2Kinetics.
Approved presentations can be accessed in our 2010 US Conference Papers.
Previous years conference papers can be found here Conference Archives.