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University
Course
VPU
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, MathWorks, NXP, intel, dSPACE, Bosch, PACAAR, AAM
Goals
To stimulate the development of advanced vehicle technologies that reduce the overall impact of transportation on the environment by designing, building, and refining an alternative fuel and connected/autonomous vehicle that reduces energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and criteria tailpipe emissions while maintaining consumer acceptability, utility, and safety.
Issues
<p>Physics-based modeling and simulation-based design of hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains, optimized component sizing and subsystem design based on performance versus cost tradeoffs, design methodologies to ensure reliability and safety, virtual prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop testing, vehicle fabrication and road testing, development of optimal operating and charging strategies, utilization of telemetry and intelligent highway infrastructure to improve energy efficiency, development of automotive human-machine interface.</p>
Tools and Methods
Combustion Engines
Mechanical Transmissions
Electric Machines (motors and generators)
Electronic Power Converters
Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
Battery Management Systems
Embedded Microcontrollers
Feedback Control Systems
Power Management Algorithms
Camera and Radar Sensor Fusion
Short-Range Wireless Communication
Desired Majors
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Management
Prep
<ul><li>ECE, ME, ChBE, CoC – Background/interest in hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains or vehicle autonomy, physics, statics, dynamics, circuits, electronics, wireless communication, camera/radar sensing, microcontrollers, control systems, heat transfer, computer-aided analysis/design software, Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow software.</li></ul><ul><li>MGT – Background/interest in communications, marketing, public relations, social media, event planning, video production, website development, youth outreach, fund raising.</li></ul>
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, MathWorks, NXP, intel, dSPACE, Bosch, PACAAR, AAM