Vehicles

Fuel cell technology promises to revolutionize the automotive industry, offering tremendous potential to increase efficiency and reduce emissions for many types of vehicles.This course will provide...

Increased public pressure to improve commercial truck safety and new stopping distance regulations have intensified the need to better understand the factors influencing heavy vehicle braking perfor...

Electric motor drives have emerged as one of the differentiating technologies in electric vehicles (EV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). As a result, it ...

Electric motor drives have emerged as one of the differentiating technologies in electric vehicles (EV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). As a result, it ...

Understanding vehicle dynamics is one of the critical issues in the design of all vehicles, including heavy trucks. This seminar provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of heavy...

One of the fastest growing automotive fields, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), presents both opportunities and challenges. HEVs are more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly compared to conve...

Driven by high fuel prices, environmental regulations, and consumer demand, the market for hybrid electric vehicles has experienced rapid growth. Every major automotive company produces a HEV with ...

Electric and hybrid vehicles are still relatively new products and are undergoing developmental refinements as the technology moves towards maturity. There are challenges related to the fundamenta...

This course will develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of operation and explain the current state-of-the-art design of the modern transmission designs. Transmission systems in current p...

Ride comfort engineering is an essential element in the design of heavy vehicles and has a direct impact on operator performance, market differentiation, and overall customer satisfaction. Practiti...

Integration of hybrid electric components into a vehicle can be significantly complex. Detailed modeling, analysis, design and development are required to optimize the tradeoffs and balances betwee...

SAE Engineering Academies provide comprehensive and immersive training experiences, helping new and re-assigned engineers become proficient and productive in a short period of time. The Hybrid and...

Driven by the need for lower emissions, better fuel economy and higher efficiency, hybrid vehicles are appearing in many different configurations on today's roadways. While the powertrain componen...

Considerable attention has been given to the design and efficiencies of electric hybrid propulsion systems and energy storage technologies. Although they draw much less attention, hydraulic hybrid ...

The influx of different hybrid and electric vehicle configurations has brought about unique NVH challenges from a variety of sources. NVH refinement is an important aspect of powertrain developme...

Understanding the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requirements, processes, and product development lifecycle allows for more effective new product engineering and development within the DoD market...

**Please note this course is presented in Chinese only. It is not being translated into English.** Modern power electronics and electric drives are the key enabling technologies propelling th...

The seminar will be presented in Mandarin Chinese. The course materials will be bilingual (English and Chinese). Developing environmentally cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles is trans...

Selecting the right chemistries for different applications has a significant impact on cost and performance of electric vehicles. The power and energy required for different vehicle applications ar...

The vehicle-terrain interaction in an off-road environment creates unique challenges for designers of both wheeled and tracked off-road vehicles. Not only should vehicle designers have a working k...