SAE BC Guest Speaker - Mr. Gregory Peterson on Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics and Cognitive Efficiency

On Wednesday, October 22nd at 6:00 pm PST, SAE BC will be hosting guest speaker, Mr. Gregory Peterson to provide a "2 for 1" lecture on the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics and cognitive efficiency. This event will be held at UBC Vancouver campus and also online via Webex.

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Mr. Gregory Peterson is the CTO and Chief Engineer for Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), a Detroit, Michigan aerospace company commercializing an eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. As an automotive and aerospace engineer, he has worked at Pontiac Product Engineering, DaimlerChrysler Street and Racing Technologies (SRT) and Lotus Engineering. His aerospace experience spans over a decade and includes ICON and ASX. He also raced a Formula Vee and was part of Herb Adams’ NASCAR (Pontiac Grand Am) race team.

Mr. Peterson currently holds sixteen patents in multi-disciplinary fields and has been published by the SAE, IMechE, the International Appliance Technical Conference and Purdue University as well as numerous magazines. He has written and presented over 50 technical studies and has spoken at and chaired national and international engineering conferences. He has been a keynote speaker for multiple organizations, including NASA. He is an SAE guest lecturer and regularly presents to university SAE race teams.

Mr. Peterson will focus on two key topics:

1. Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics – A Primer For Improving Lap Times
2. Improving Cognitive Efficiency

He will cover the basic forces that act on an automobile and their relevance to a race car. Including a review of the fundamental physics that affect top speed and acceleration and covers basic suspension design. And also cover chassis and suspension design principles and composite panel design.

This will be an excellent lecture for student design teams and all performance enthusiasts. Join us in welcoming Mr. Peterson!

Pizza and drinks will be provided, admission will be $5 for SAE professionals and students and $10 for non-SAE professionals and students. Admission is payable via e-transfer to dmusil@mac.com or cash during the event. Please pay the admission via e-transfer ahead of the event to help us run the event smoothly!

1 week away! SAE BC Guest Speaker - Dr. Jay Zhou on Reliability of Autonomous and Electric Vehicles

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📅 DATE: Monday, May 5th, 2025
⏰ TIME: 6:00PM PST
🗺️ VENUE: UBC Vancouver Campus - MacLeod Building Room 2002
2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3

SAE BC will be hosting guest speaker, Dr. Jay Zhou to provide a "2 for 1" lecture on the reliability of autonomous and electric vehicles.

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Jay Zhou, CTO at JHZ Strategic QA is recognized as a distinguished SAE Fellow and Mentor, as well as an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Fellow. He has worked at Ford Motor Company gaining a wealth of global experience in quality and new product launch. Dr. Zhou held various leadership roles, including VP of Ford Asia Pacific, Corporate Executive Technical Leader, and Asia Pacific and Africa Reliability Manager. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Michigan.

Dr. Zhou's contributions extend beyond corporate leadership, as evidenced by his publication of over 30 technical papers and the attainment of a US patent in the field of vehicle durability. He has engaged as a keynote speaker and panelist at various conferences and trained over 15,000 engineers in more than 20 countries. His accolades include being honored as the ASQ Quality Professional of the Year in 2009, receiving the ASQ Testimonial Award twice, and being the recipient of the Taguchi Robust Design award three times.

POSTPONED: SAE BC Guest Speaker - Gregory Peterson on Paradigm Shifts in Transportation Technology

Dear SAE BC chapter members, due to unforeseen circumstances we have to postpone our event (Gregory Peterson on Paradigm Shifts in Transportation Technology) in April to the fall. Please stay tuned to our next event in May!

SAE BC Guest Speaker - Gregory Peterson on Paradigm Shifts in Transportation Technology

On Monday, April 14th at 6:00 pm PST, SAE BC will be hosting guest speaker, Mr. Gregory Peterson to provide a presentation covering paradigm shifts in transportation technology and their impact on the supply chain. This event will be held at UBC Vancouver campus room CEME 1203 and also online via Webex.

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Mr. Gregory Peterson is the CTO at Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX) and an SAE Series Speaker. His presentation will start with an historic overview of the transportation industry and its impact on the supply chain network. It will include examples of timelines for new technologies to emerge and replace mature products. Using this background, parallels to today's evolving markets will be reviewed.
 
Mr. Peterson will focus on three paradigm technology shifts in transportation today:

1. The transition to substantially more efficient vehicles;
2. The shift from human control to electronic vehicle control;
3. The shift from 2D transpiration to 3D transportation.

He will cover emerging market sectors including EVs and electric aircraft using the eASX Sigma Six as an example. He will also include basic math models describing how lightweight materials costing more than base materials can ultimately reduce electric aircraft costs while improving range.

2024/25 Student Team Sponsorship Winners

SAE BC hosted its annual Student Project Showcase Night at the end of November. We had a great turnout at the UBC Vancouver campus with 8 student design teams joining from across the province. Thank you to the following teams for presenting on the teamwork and creativitity involved in developing mission ready vehicles. 

• BCIT Racing
• SFU Team Phantom
• UBC AeroDesign
• UBC Formula
• UBC Formula Electric
• UBC Okanagan MotorSports
• UVic Formula Hybrid
• UVic Formula Racing

We would like to congratulate the winners of the Student Team Sponsorship. The following teams best portrayed their past activities, current designs, future goals, and the value of their project to the student members.

1^st place $1000 Award: UVic Formula Hybrid 
2^nd place $600 Award: UBC Formula Electric
3^rd place $400 Award: UBC Okanagan MotorSports
 

Good luck to all of these teams participating in the SAE Collegiate Design Series this year!

SAE BC Student Project Showcase Night

On Monday, November 25th at 6:00 pm PST, SAE BC will be hosting SAE student teams at the UBC Vancouver campus and online via Webex. Sign-up now at register.saebritishcolumbia.org

SAE student Collegiate Design Series teams from the region will be showcasing their latest projects. Whether these teams are building mision ready performance cars, or high payload airplanes, they exhibit excellent teamwork to tackle today's mobility related challenges. Each year, SAE BC invites students from UBC, SFU, BCIT and UVIC to present their projects and compete for monetary sponsorship prizes. This will be a great opportunity for industry members to learn about student technical projects and network with the next generation of automotive engineers. The connections you build here could be a valuable addition to your company.

In past years, we have had participation from the following teams and we hope to see them again.

• Formula SAE UBC
• UBC Formula Electric
• UBC OK Motorsports
• UBC Aero Design
• SFU Formula SAE Electric
• BCIT Racing
• UVIC Racing

Pizza and drinks will be provided. There is an admission fee for all in-person attendees:

• $5 for SAE professionals and students 
• $10 for non-SAE professionals and students. 

Admission is payable via e-transfer or cash during the event. Please pay the admission via e-transfer ahead of the event to help us run the event smoothly. Doors open at 6:00pm and presentations will begin at 6:30pm PST.

VENUE: UBC Vancouver Campus and online via Webex;

Room 2002, MacLeod Building 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 

Our Last Event, Tour at International Submarine Engineering

 SAE BC would like to thank ISE and Don Muth, Senior Technical Advisor for hosting our last in-person event. Located in Port Coquitlam, ISE has been developing subsea vehicles and terrestrial robotics for the last 50 years. We learned about the complex engineering projects ISE has taken on in marine technology and robotic systems. The event included a walkthrough tour of ISE’s iconic marine platforms.

Modularity of the Explorer AUV makes it ideal for scientific missions that require an array of payload sensors.


Semi-submersible vehicle designed for high speed and long range operation that was in service with the Canadian Department of National Defence.    



Theseus AUV used for laying long lengths of fiber optic cable under the Artic ice pack.