July 4, 2012: The Pune-based ARAI has started a series of Proficiency Improvement Programmes (PIPs) through its Academy. The next five-day PIP on ‘Vehicle Body Engineering’ is scheduled at ARAI, Pune from July 23-27 in association with Braunschweig University, Germany and Volkswagen India, Pune.

The speakers, who are from Braunschweig University, Germany, Volkswagen India, ARAI and industry, will cover the following topics:

· Vehicle Development Process (Requirements, Goal, Definition, Processes, Decisions)

· Parametrical Car Body Design (Tools and Requirements)

· Design Attributes (Package, Car Body Structure, Safety)

· Case Studies

· Body-in-White

· Styling of Vehicle Body

· Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics (GVA)

· Structural Analysis of Vehicle Body

· Frontal Impact Crashworthiness

· Crashworthiness of Car BIW

· Side Door Intrusions & Internal Fittings of a Car · Code of Practice for Bus Body

· Integrated Design of Truck Cab for Occupant Safety, and Structural Integrity

· Vehicle Body NVH

· Materials for Vehicle Body

A visit to ARAI’s Passive Safety Lab, Safety and Homologation Lab, Automotive Materials Lab and Knowledge Center is also planned.

For further details on the programme, contact Deepali Morgaonkar: training.pga@araiindia.com / 091-020 3023 1248/1245.