WINTER 2017
- ELECTRIC ASPECTS OF HYBRID VEHICLES: (Dr. Ciro A. Soto)
- Powertrain architectures (parallel, series, complex HEV, plug-in HEV)
- Energy sources (batteries, ultracaps)
- Electric propulsion devices (motors/generators)
- Power electronics issues
- Vehicle control aspects
- Regenerative Braking
- Design considerations
- ADVANCED ELECTRIC DRIVE TRANSPORTATION: (Dr. Ahmad Khan)
- Advanced technologies in the electrified vehicle powertrain
- Hybrid powertrain architecture and dynamics of hybrid transmissions
- Battery management systems and Battery control electronics
- PHEV and HEV power management
- Survivability of military hybrid vehicles
- Packaging and optimization of PHEV electric drive components
- Optimization of electric drive efficiency through power management
- Vehicle to grid technology
- AUTOMOBILE-AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM: (Dr. Vivek Bhise)
- Factors external to engineering such as markets, financing, and sales
- Customers and their perceptions as influenced by marketing and performance;
- Volume markets and international competition.
- ABC of engineering factors in all the components and sub-systems areas and in the plant, labor, and supplies area.
- Vehicle characteristics and dynamic interactions.