Powertrain Control Laboratory
Funding: NSF, DOE, Ford, PATH, GM
Our research addresses the theory and design of control systems in internal
combustion engines and advanced powertrains. We focus on the transient system
behavior for engines equipped with innovative mechanisms: electronic primary
throttle, intake runner valves, air by-pass valve, variable camshaft timing
actuators, variable valve timing actuators, exhaust gas recirculation valves,
variable nozzles turbine, hybrid turbochargers. The common theoretical thread
in all these systems is the need for coordination of multiple actuators in
order to achieve many and sometimes conflicting objectives in real-time.
Projects on camless and HCCI engines are underway.
Picture from the PC Lab May 2002