With tightening legislation and ongoing crude oil price volatility, the automotive industry has been under increasing pressure to develop vehicles that are more fuel efficient and lower in emissions. As a result, hybrid powertrains are gaining considerable momentum.
Key challenges include the selection of appropriate powertrain configuration, component size and energy management algorithms.
Our expertise in the field includes:
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Control engineering;
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Estimation techniques;
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Hardware-in-the-loop simulation;
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Mechatronic modelling;
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Prototyping;
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Static and dynamics optimisation methods.
We have a long history of working closely with the industry to investigate complex engineering problems and emerging technologies.
Our interaction with the industry is either through joint research projects funded by research councils, e.g. the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) or Technology Strategy Board (TSB), or direct collaborative research with businesses such as AVL, Cenex, Jaguar Land Rover, Liberty Electric Cars, Lotus, MIRA and Mitsubishi UK.
We offer the possibility of providing academic supervision to PhD or MSc students to work on a research topic to address specific demands from the industry.
