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:
- Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics – A Primer For Improving Lap Times
- 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!
