t gives me immense pleasure in extending

warm Greetings and New Year Wishes to all

the readers of Sampark. Sampark is a good

initiative taken up by SAENIS, to bring

communication to the doorstep of each

member.

I wish all the best to this new endeavor and hope

that Sampark penetrates all barriers of

communication, and thrive as a platform for

information sharing and idea exchange among the

members.

Here I would like to emphasize the importance of

using contemporary technologies and concepts in

our regular communication channels and forums. I

believe it is necessary to escalate to next level of

technology and initiate services like online

payment for membership and posting our websites

in social networking spaces like Facebook which

are thriving with youth activity. I urge you to take

advantage of, concepts such as Webinars and use

them as tools to break the limitations of

conventional seminars and take information

sharing to a new level, where our members get

benefited. Last month I had close interaction with

Mr. David Schutt, CEO SAE International and Dr.

Andrew Brown, President SAE International, and

I would like to share that SAE International is very

supportive of SAE India and has great

expectations from SAE India. In near future, SAE

India has to emerge as a self sustaining society and

I urge participation and support of all SAE

members in India to make this happen.

I would also like to take this opportunity to invite

all of you to the forthcoming events of SAE India

namely AWIM Olympics (at Nasik on Jan 9),

SIAT 2011 (at Pune from Jan 19) and BAJA SAE

India (at Pithampur from Jan 28) and encourage

the participants.

Once again, I would like to extend Seasons

Greetings to all the members.

R DAYAL

President– SAEINDIA

president@saenis.org

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Innovative thermoplastic solutions for automotive

A seminar giving an insight into the Engineering

Thermoplastics and environmentally sustainable new

materials was organized by SAENIS in association

with Sabic Innovative Plastics, to enlighten the

participants in the area of Automotive interiors,

exteriors and safety. ….. Page 3

Student meet

A SAE NIS Student Collegiate meet was organized at

the India Habitat Centre with the SAE International

Presidential team that witnessed the participation of

over 140 student members. Various award and

scholarships were presented to meritorious students on

the occasion by SAEINDIA foundation. …… Page 2

From the President’s Desk

Upcoming events…. Upcoming events…. Upcoming events…. Upcoming events….

� 3

rd AWIM National Olympics, 9

th January 2011, Nasik

� Seminar on “Advanced Automotive Testing Technology & Solutions”, 14th

January 2011, Gurgaon

� SIAT 2011, 19th

-22nd

January 2011, Pune

� BAJA SAEINDIA, 28th

-30th

January 2011, Pithampur

� Seminar on “ Innovative Solutions on Electroplating Technologies”,

5th February 2011, Gurgaon

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Wireless electric vehicle charging

When year 2020 will be a history, wireless electric

charging will be the concurrent technology for HEVs

Read more on Page 3

SAE International Presidential Team Visit

Dr Andrew Brown Jr, President- SAE International

along with Dr. David Schutt, CEO - SAE International

and Mr. Murli Iyer, Executive Advisor-Global affairs,

SAE International visited New Delhi on 14th

December

2010. SAENIS celebrated a decade of knowledge

enhancement during the occasion. … Page 2

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Issue 2, January 2011

SAENIS Student Award Winners … Page 4

“Students initiative was

appreciated by felicitating them

with Kalpana Chawla award,

Section Scholarships and Best

Collegiate Club awards”

All previous Chairman and Secretaries of SAENIS were felicitated

on the occasion for their valuable guidance and support

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SAE International President Visit: Student Meet, 14th

December 2010, New Delhi

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SAENIS member meet during SAE International Presidential Team Visit, 14th

December 2010, New Delhi

SAENIS commemorated its 10 year celebrations this year. “Celebrating

a Decade of Knowledge Enhancement” was the theme of the event. This

coincided with the SAE International Presidential team’s visit to India.

As part of this visit, several member and student programs were

organized at India Habitat Center, New Delhi.

This was followed by the

release of the first

SAENIS newsletter -

Sampark jointly by the

Chairman, SAENIS and

CEO, SAE International.

Dr. David Schutt, in his address to SAENIS members, touched

upon the topic – New Era of Mobility – The Electric Vehicles.

“The future electric vehicles will be like everyday equipment

which will be connected to the home grid. EVs will help in

reducing environmental impact” said Mr. David Schutt. The

gathering was also addressed by Mr Murli Iyer, Executive

Advisor (Global Affairs), SAE International. Mr Murli Iyer. He

commended the efforts of SAENIS in creating platforms for

mutual learning and sharing within the academia and industry.

He also congratulated SAENIS for successful execution of SAE

programs like Efficycle, AWIM and Mini BAJA at various

occasions. Dr. K. Kumar, Founder Chairman (SAENIS),

speaking on the occasion, complemented the entire team for

their efforts and wished success for future. The event concluded

with a Vote of Thanks by Mr NS Rao, Treasurer (SAENIS).

A SAENIS Student collegiate club meet was organized during the visit

of SAE International Presidential team visit on 14th December 2010, at

the India Habitat Center. The event inaugurated by Dr Brown and Mr.

I.V Rao, along with the SAE President Team comprising of Dr David

Schutt & Mr. Murli Iyer, witnessed participation from over 140 student

members representing various collegiate clubs from the Northern India

Section.

Mr Rao shared that to inculcate qualities like ‘Smart Work’, ‘Creativity

and innovation’ in the student community, SAEINDIA carries out

activities like BAJA, Efficycle, and A World in Motion (AWIM). He

urged students to take keen interest in SAE activities to broaden their

knowledge and exposure.

In the member meet, Chairman SAE NIS, Mr IV Rao welcomed Mr.

David Schutt - CEO of SAE International, Mr. Murli Iyer, Executive

Advisor, SAE International – Global Affairs and SAENIS members on

behalf of SAEINDIA Northern Section. He shared that since its

inception, SAEINDIA along with its parent organization SAE has been

working towards the advancement of the mobility technology for the

betterment of humanity. SAENIS is working in tandem with the

SAEINDIA and SAE International and has been regularly organizing

seminars, technical lectures and conferences for its members.

Secretary (SAENIS), Mr. Tapan Sahoo addressed the members and

shared the accomplished goals and progress of the activities of SAENIS.

He congratulated the board for their commendable efforts in bringing a

change in the working methodologies and dedicated efforts which have

brought SAENIS to this era of success.

Dr Andrew Brown shared his views on the global outlook of the

automotive industry and strengthening the role of SAE.

The students showcased their initiatives through the collegiate

club presentations, followed by the SAE Foundation Awards

comprising of Kalpana Chawla Award Section Awards, & Best

Collegiate Club Award.

Dr David Schutt & Mr. Murli Iyer addressed the youth

congratulating them for their endeavors and motivating them to

continue with the same zeal and fervor. The event concluded with

the vote of thank On behalf of SAEINDIA Northern Section s

delivered by Mr. Tapan Sahoo, Secretary, SAE NIS.

Ms Parul Chadha of IGIT,

Delhi receiving the Kalpana

Chawla award for 2010

“Wireless charging

of EV is possible by

Inductive Power

Transfer(IPT)”

Wireless electric vehicle charging

Inside the car, electricity energizes an inductive coil attached to

capacitors that helps in keeping the current and voltage at the right

levels. Outside the car, a pad containing separate coils or "pick-up"

coils get coupled magnetically to the primary coil.

The coils all get tuned to the right operating frequency and electricity

Design and Engineering of new applications in Exterior, interior,

Powertrain and Body Panel segments is important for the development

of lightweight solutions and impact energy management for safety. For

this reason, Thermoplastic application development has started for

Industrial and Automotive Industry. The present focus is on the

application technology development using STAMAX Long Glass Fiber

Thermoplastic (LGF-PP) as metal replacement solution to give weight

out, cost out and integration possibilities.

Seminar on “Innovative thermoplastic solutions for automotive”, 8th December, 2010, Gurgaon

The seminar started with an overview of

Lightweight Thermoplastic solutions for

exterior body and Advanced Thermoplastics

for Interior Applications.

SAE India (Northern Section) in association with Sabic Innovative

Plastics organized a seminar titled “Innovative Thermoplastics

Solutions for Automotive”, which was held on 8th

December at

Gurgaon. The seminar covered the diverse applications of Engineering

Plastics in the area of automotive interiors, exteriors, & vehicle safety.

The seminar also gave insight into environmentally sustainable new

materials.

Among the keynote speakers were Mr. S.M Kumar, Manager,

Automotive Applications, Dr. K.Srinivasan, Senior Scientist.

The focus was on Environmentally

Sustainable materials for

Automotive. This was followed by a

session on the Structural and Non

Structural applications of Long Glass

Fibre (LGF-PP). Also, a session on

Crash and Energy Management

Applications took place due to the

According to a recent

study*, wireless

charging of Electric

Vehicles is possible with

the help of magnetic

field through Inductive

Power Transfer (IPT)

is transferred to them using a switch-mode controller. The car just

needs to be in proximity to the pad containing the pick-up coils.

Power flows to the transmitter, and magnetic resonance goes

through the receiver to the controller and the battery gets

recharged.

In future, there is a possibility of inductive

power transfer technology embedded onto

the roads, so that EVs will get charged as

they drive along. This will facilitate in no

drive range anxiety, as well as reducing

“Thermoplastic

energy absorbers has

a role in pedestrian

safety, vehicle

damageability and

high speed crashes”

need to study the role of thermoplastic energy absorbers for

pedestrian safety, vehicle damageability and high speed crashes.

The seminar saw participation of over a 100 people from the Auto

OEMs & Suppliers including companies like Maruti Suzuki,

Lumax, Subros, Minda, Motherson Sumi, etc.

“Got to know not only the Life assessment of plastics but also the

Thermoplastic energy absorber Technology in pedestrian safety

and high speed crashes” was the view of Mr. Nirmal Kumar,

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, who was one of the participants of

the event.

the battery sizes and overall vehicle weight. Inductive charging

carries a far lower risk of electrical shock, when compared with

conductive charging because there are no exposed conductors and

is more convenient as the charging device need to be placed on or

closer to the charge plate.

*Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com/technology_and_science-future_of_energy

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Due to the high cost of battery pack in an electric vehicle, its weight

and size, Insufficient Recharging Infrastructure availability and high

demand of precious metals like lithium, heavy metals and other rare

elements (such as neodymium, boron and cobalt) ,the focus on

improvising the Battery Charging facility for Electric vehicles is now

shifting towards Wireless Charging .

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Charging

controller

Power Source

Resonator

Power Capture

Resonator

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Dr. K.P. Naithani

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CGM-MSIL

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&Communications

Mr.Sanjay Thakar

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Dr. R. T. Mookken

GM- IOC (R&D)

Vice Chairman – Formula/ BAJA

India/ Design competition

Ms. Pamela Tikku

Deputy Dir., iCAT

Vice Chairman - AWIM

Mr. Rakesh Sood

Managing Director, Trim India

Executive Members

Dr. K. Kumar

Director –MACE

Mentor (SAENIS)

Dr. R. K. Malhotra

Director – IOC (R&D)

Immediate Past Chairman, SAENIS

G.K. Acharya

DGM (IOC) R&D

Mr. Hemant K Swain

GM -MSIL

Mr. Atanu Ganguli

Director-SIAM

Mr. A. D. Sindwani

Exec.Dir - SAE-NIS

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Executive Officer (PE), MSIL

President – SAEINDIA

Mr S. Maitra

Managing Executive Officer (SC), MSIL

Ex-Chairman, SAENIS

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HIGHLIGHT – SAENIS Student Award Winners

Kalpana Chawla Award:

1. Ms Parul Chadha, IGIT Delhi

2. Ms Shikha Panwar, IIT Roorkee

3. Ms. Sushmita P, KITS, Warangal

Collegiate Club awards:

IIT, Roorkee and IGIT, Delhi

Section Scholarships

Mr Tarun Maandi, Ms Swati

Chaturvedi & Mr Subarno Ghosh