moving the needle - PACE | Partnersmoving the needle Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education 2006 Highlights • 67 creative design courses utilized AutoStudio

2006 ANNUAL REPORT

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Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education

2006 Highlights• 67 creative design courses

utilized AutoStudio and/or Maya

• 87.5% of creative design students used AutoStudio versus a competitive design software package

• More than 439 CAE-related courses were offered at PACE Institutions—41% of those tied the CAE function back to NX, offering an integrated product development process

• 6,259 students completed courses that utilized PACE software (up 12% from last year)

• 62.5% of PACE Design Institutions used SketchBook Pro and AutoStudio

• 33 PACE Institutions initiated conferences, forums or other activities with high schools or community colleges to promote better understanding of math-based tools in design, engineering and manufacturing

• 13 PACE Institutions received PACE grants for 21 projects

PACE seeks to help strategically selected colleges and universities better prepare young people for careers in industry. Through PACE, new graduates will better understand the roles they will play in product development, even before seeking their first job after graduation. They will be the “reverse mentors” of the industry, helping to bring new ideas and new ways of solving complex problems into the industrial setting. They will embrace the virtual world in ways that those of us who grew up in the physical world can only marvel at.

In 2006, the PACE Program continued to experience growth—of new PACE Contributors, of new PACE Institutions, and of products and services that help PACE Institutions to better integrate Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications into their curricula. If we are to recruit outstanding talent that can use the theories, tools, and technologies that are critical in industry today, faculty in universities and colleges must embrace the paradigm shift that has changed the way we design, engineer, and manufacture products around the world—and build upon it for the next new paradigm. Digital applications, national and global collaborations, integrated teams, distributed engineering, design for “X” using math-based tools, PLM, design repositories, real-life industrial projects, and collaboration tools—all become a part of the PACE experience.

These young people are the future of each country that participates with PACE. The PACE Partners and PACE Contributors aim to lift them up on our shoulders—the better to help us all reach higher levels. 2006 was a strong year for the PACE Program, creating a better base upon which to build in 2007. Our thanks go out to the many people who have made this Program possible. Together we can change the world—one student at a time.

Sincerely,

The PACE Core Team:Elaine Chapman-Moore, GMHulas King, UGSJohn Nielsen, EDSBill Burke, Sun Microsystems


1999—$55 M

2006—$2.05 B

2005—$683 M

2004—$574 M

2003—$903 M

2002—$1.07 B

2001—$532 M

2000—$132 M

Cumulative In-KindContributionsTotal: $6.0 Billion


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Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering EducationNew PACE Institutions

New PACE Contributors

The PACE Program continues to announce institutions that have been selected to join the program, each with unique qualifications. Celebration events were held at each of these universities to formally announce them as PACE Institutions. This brings the total number of PACE Institutions which were formally announced to 38.

Products and services available to the PACE Institutions continue to expand as new PACE Contributors are added to the program.

3Dconnexion, Inc., provides 3D navigation devices, called SpaceNavigators, for product design, analysis, animation, modeling and digital content creation. Designed to be used in tandem with a traditional mouse, a navigation input device conveniently streamlines all on-screen navigation. With a simple touch of the device cap, users can pan, zoom and rotate in one fluid motion with one hand while simultaneously selecting, creating or editing with a mouse in the other.

Gamma Technologies provides GT-Power software for critical virtual engine/powertrain tools capable of integrated simulations of the total engine and powertrain system. GT-Power is used by GM and other transportation industry leaders and their suppliers for engine simulation. It is specifically designed for both steady-state and transient simulations.

Wacom provides design tablets for industrial and concept design professionals. These products have long been an integral part of the ideation and design process in the automotive industry. Wacom’s Cintiq interactive pen display combines the advantages of an LCD monitor with the control, comfort, and productivity of Wacom’s cordless, battery-free tablet technology. By using a pen directly on the screen, the designer will work more efficiently and naturally.

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2006 PACE Program MetricsNumber of Engineering Courses That Utilized

NX Software

PACE Visualization Forum• November 15—17, 2006 • Hosted by Technische Universität Darmstadt• 100 participants from seven different countries • 21 outstanding presentations

The scope of this forum focused on the new visualization to support the collaborative product creationprocess. This process includes concurrent and simultaneous engineering approaches for an appropriatedevelopment of products and productions facilities.

Percentage of Students Who Used NX Versus a Competitive Software

Number of PACE Institutions That

Collaborated withOther PACE Institutions

2004 2005 2006

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110 engineering and industrial design students at 13 universities in eight countries digitally developed a performance vehicle with parameters and requirements defined by GM. The students designed, modeled, analyzed and integrated multiple working subsystems of an automobile to produce a virtual final design. Brigham Young University (Project Leader) and Virginia Tech acted as OEM-style integrators, while the other institutions acted as first-tier suppliers. Four design teams styled the exteriors and interiors (Brigham Young University, Hongik University, Monash University,

PACE Global Collaboration Project

and University West). Thirteen engineering teams designed and engineered the various parts:

• Brigham Young University (US)

• Hongik University (South Korea)

• ITESM-Monterrey (Mexico)

• ITESM-Toluca (Mexico)

• Monash University (Australia)

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)

• Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)

• University West (Sweden)

• University of British Columbia (Canada)

• University of São Paulo (Brazil)

• University of Toronto (Canada)

• University of Waterloo (Canada)

• Virginia Tech (US)

Team Teaching Global EngineeringBased on Product Data Management Led by Virginia Tech and Technische Universität Darmstadt, Howard University, ITESM Monterrey, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University joined the team-taught course on collaborative engineering and product data management. The joint lectureswere given via high-end videoconferencing, with the lecturesrotating among the schools involved. The student projects were concerned with the design of three mechanisms within an overlapping design space for a GM production vehicle. 12 student groups were arranged so that each team was multicultural, providing students an opportunity to collaborate across time zones, languages and cultural challenges.


19 faculty presentationsfrom a variety of PACE Institutions worldwide

23 studentsfrom 13 PACE Institutions presented the first PACE Global Collaboration Project

123 participantstook part in software training sessions for AutoStudio, TcC,TcE, Tecnomatix, MSC Adams & MD Nastran

Most importantlycreating and strengthening relationships between academia and industry

2 awardsfor outstanding performance were given to Greg Jensen, Professor, Brigham Young University; and Alessandra Ortiz, PACE Global Administrator—Brazil

9 industry presentationsincluding Tim Herrick, Asst. Vehicle Chief Engineer, GM; Michael Simcoe, Executive Director, Global Design, GM; Alan Rhodes, Global Design Operations, GM; Jeff Stevens, Global Styling andVisualization Technologist, GM; Terry Kline, Process Information Officer, Global Product Development, GM IS&S; and Ed Arlin, Executive Vice President, GM Global Account, UGS

220 attendeesfrom PACE Institutions and Companies

21 exhibitorsat the vendor display and faculty poster session

PACE Global Annual Forum The 2006 PACE Global Annual Forum was hosted by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.This conference brought together people from virtually all the PACE Companies and Institutions toshare achievements and ideas related to Product Lifecycle Management.

PACE Institutions Help Each OtherPACE Institutions not only help themselves to integrate PACE software into their curriculum—they help other PACE Institutions as well.

• Bob Chalou from Michigan State University traveled to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to teach a week-long NX training session for 32 faculty and students.

• Professor Greg Jensen and students from Brigham Young University traveled to twelve PACE Institutions in seven countries to teach other faculty and students Teamcenter Community, Teamcenter Engineering, NX and HyperMesh for the PACE Global Collaboration Project.

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2006 PACE Program Metrics (continued)

Number of students that utilized PACE software

Number of PACE Institutions in which PACE activities have helped to increase the diversity of students selecting design, engineering and manufacturing

PACE Institutions have a variety of PACE labs PACE institutions with an automotiveengineering curriculum

Teamcenter HyperWorks MSC MD FLUENT LS Community Adams Nastran DYNA

651 783 1325 1346 1253 275

2004 2005 2006

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CAD CAE Collaboration Digital Prototyping Mfg.

35 25 13 6 7

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

1 5 6 8 9 12


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PACE Competitions PACE sponsored 11 competitions in 2006, in which 14 PACE Institutions participated. A total of 434 students participated in these competitions.

2004 2005 2006

2 11 17

Brigham Young University Third- and Fourth-Year Students

Computer-Aided Engineering Applications

Hongik University Senior-Year Students

Automotive Chassis Design

Korea University Second-Year Students

Computer-Aided Mechanical Drawing

Michigan Technological University First-Year Students

Engineering Modeling and Design; Fourth-Year Students

Computer-Aided Design Methods

Prairie View A&M, University of Missouri-Rolla (Joint Competition)

Mechanical Engineering Lab PVAMU First-Year Students

Principles and Practice of Computer-Aided Design UMR Senior and Graduate-Level Students

Sung Kyun Kwan University Third- and Fourth-Year Students

CAD/Digital Manufacturing

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Second-Year Students

Mechanical Engineering Design

Students use UGNX to follow real-life development process in design

of cup holder based on PATAC engineering committee requirements

University of Toronto Third-Year Students

Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines

University of São Paulo Second-Year Students

Introduction to Mechanical System Design

Howard University, ITESM-Monterrey, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, (Joint Competition)

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Virginia Tech Team Teaching Global Senior and Graduate-Level Students

Engineering Based on Product Data Management

Each team was assigned a separate market:

Team Adam Opel – Germany

Team Buick – United States

Team Chevrolet – Mexico

Team Daewoo PATAC – China


PACE Courseware RepositoryThis repository is located on the PACE Web site and is available to all faculty in PACE Institutions. It includes tutorials on a variety of topics and software. In 2006, there were 88 tutorials housed in the repository. Faculty from 18 PACE Institutions accessed the repository.

• Designed by faculty for faculty

• Used for educational purposes and free of charge

• Helps faculty learn the use of math-based applications

• Allows faculty to more easily integrate math-based applications into curriculum

• Tutorials can be downloaded for student use

• Courseware is specifically geared for the academic setting rather than industry

Tutorials in the repository cover the following software:

• Altair HyperWorks

• Altair MotionView

• FLUENT/GAMBIT

• LS-DYNA

• MSC Adams

• MD Nastran

• NX

• Teamcenter Community

• Teamcenter Engineering

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AustraliaMonash University

BrazilUniversity of São Paulo

CanadaDalhousie UniversityQueen’s UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Waterloo

ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong University

GermanyTechnische Universität Darmstadt

MexicoInstituto Politecnico NacionalITESM-TolucaITESM-MonterreyITESM-Estado de MexicoITAMUniversidad Iberoamericana

South KoreaHongik UniversityKorea UniversitySungkyunkwan University

SwedenUniversity West (previously University of Trollhättan)

United StatesBrigham Young UniversityCollege for Creative StudiesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHoward UniversityKettering UniversityLehigh UniversityMichigan State UniversityMichigan Technological UniversityMITNew Mexico State UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityPurdue UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTuskegee UniversityUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Missouri – RollaUniversity of Texas at El PasoVirginia Tech

* Institutions that have been formally announced to date

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PACE Champions and Sponsors

PACE Executive Champion Gary Cowger, Group Vice President,Global Manufacturing & Labor, GM

PACE Executive Sponsor CouncilEd ArlinExecutive Vice President, Global GM Account, UGS

Kate DriscollVice President, US Education Area, Sun Microsystems

Fred EdwardsDirector & Client Executive, GM Global Enterprise, Sun Microsystems

Kirk GutmannProcess Information Officer, Global Manufacturingand Quality, GM IS&S

Jeff KellyVice President, GM Global Product Development, EDS

Terry KlineProcess Information Officer, Global Product Development, GM IS&S

Mark LeavyDirector, Global Design, GM

Jim QueenVice President, Global Engineering, GM

Donnee RamelliPresident, GM University, GM

Todd TaylorClient Executive, GM Global Product Development, EDS

Jim WiemelsVP & General Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, GM

PACE Global ChampionsAustralia: David Lyon and Tony Hyde, HoldenBrazil: Pedro Manuchakian, GM do BrazilCanada: Greg Tyus, GM of CanadaChina: David Chen, GM China; Ray Bierzynski, PATACGermany: Heinz Lehnhoff, Adam OpelIndia: Sheila Sarver, GM Tech Center IndiaMexico: Greg Bellopatrick, GM de MexicoSouth Korea: Steve Clarke, GM DaewooSweden: Allan Rothlind and Bo Anulf, Saab

PACE Project ChampionJoe Joseph, Director, Knowledge Center & GMU Distance Learning, GM

PACE Institutions 2006*


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