Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel
21111 Haggerty Road
Novi, Michigan

Optical Research Associates (ORA^®) invites you to this free seminar, which will teach participants new methods and tools for designing automotive illumination applications faster and more efficiently.

The seminar's presenters will demonstrate practical examples of using LightTools' groundbreaking illumination optimization capability to achieve dramatic system performance improvements quickly and automatically. The seminar will also cover the new SolidWorks^® Link Module, which allows designers to assign optical properties to and optimize SolidWorks 3D opto-mechanical models within LightTools, while maintaining complete parametric interoperability between the two programs for seamless information sharing.

The illumination design half-day seminar will be offered twice on June 11:

• Session 1 - 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• Session 2 - 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

You can sign up for either a morning or afternoon session. Each session will include the following presentations:

• Introductions and Overview of ORA

• Optimizing Instrument Clusters for Uniform Illuminance
  William Cassarly, ORA
  New improvements to optimization algorithms now make it possible to optimize complex texture extraction patterns for LCD backlights, cell phone key pads, and automotive instrument clusters. This presentation will demonstrate a technique to set up and optimize a full instrument cluster using these new algorithms.

• Directed Lighting: Optimizing an LED Map Lamp Using the SolidWorks Link Module
  Patrick Le Houillier, ORA
  This presentation will illustrate how to integrate a SolidWorks model into the illumination design and analysis software LightTools, using the new SolidWorks Link Module. Specifically, the presentation will show how LightTools can access SolidWorks parameters to change individual parts and assemblies. A demonstration will conclude by showing how the LightTools Optimization Module can harness the power of SolidWorks to achieve the desired lit results from a model by changing key SolidWorks elements.

• Optimizing a Projector Headlamp
  Mike Zollers, ORA
  This presentation will provide a walkthrough of the design process, using illumination optimization, which resulted in a legal U.S. projector headlamp for an H7 halogen bulb. A rigorous discussion of design considerations and a user-defined merit function will be given.

• LightTools Demonstration
• Questions and Answers

Each presentation will last approximately 30-45 minutes.

William Cassarly, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist in ORA's Illumination Engineering Group. His extensive background in illumination design and non-imaging optics includes more than 20 patents and publications. He also teaches SPIE Illumination Design short courses.

Patrick Le Houillier is a LightTools Application Sales Engineer at ORA, and has over 8 years' experience with illumination design software, CAD software, and semiconductor technologies.

Mike Zollers is a Senior Optical Engineer, Marketing, for ORA. He has worked with automotive lighting for more than 5 years, both for automotive Tier 1 suppliers and as a design consultant.

To enroll in a seminar, please fill out the following form and click Submit Form. Or, you can print the form and fax it to us at +1 626 795 0184. You can also send your information (name, company, etc.) to us by e-mail (service@opticalres.com), or by telephone (+1 626 795 9101).
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