Course description
Across the complete range of automotive and motorsport domains, including powertrain and chassis controls, the aim of this five-day intensive course is for you to study and learn about the powertrain and chassis control systems and then to propose new solutions based on future consumer requirements for reduced emissions, higher levels of vehicle safety, comfort and autonomy. The course will include lectures delivered by university lecturers and also key engineers from industry.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is aimed at control, system and component engineers working in the automotive industry that are responsible for requirements capturing, system specification development, control system design and calibration.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of this module you'll be able to:
- Critically evaluate the physical configuration of a vehicle sub-system and be able to formulate new control design solutions appropriate for integration within a vehicle.
- Appraise a set of vehicle performance targets for higher levels of automation and safety, more energy conservation and less environmental impacts and be able to select the most appropriate control methods and design techniques to meet the vehicle specification.
- Analyse and evaluate the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in vehicle control architectures.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Vehicle chassis control systems and integration
- Electric and hybrid electric powertrain control systems
- Engine control
- Battery control and estimation for vehicle application
- Vehicle steering control
- Automated driving and autonomous land vehicles
- Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in intelligent vehicle control systems
Course delivery details
Course structure
The course will be delivered as lectures, supported by tutorials and in-class practice examples. All delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of the course.
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Cranfield University
Cranfield is a specialist postgraduate university that is a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management. We have many world-class, large-scale facilities, including our own global research airport, which offers a unique environment for transformational education...