Addressing the development challenges for low carbon transport

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1 Coventry University s engagement with the automotive supply chain and OEMs Addressing the development challenges for low carbon transport Mike Dickison Commercial Director Faculty of Engineering & Computing Tel. +44(0) SIAT 2013 UK Trade and Investment s Technologies Seminar 12 th January 2013, ARAI, Pune

2 55m new Engineering & Computing Building

3 The Faculty of Engineering & Computing The students we educate and the companies we serve demand the same: responsive expertise delivered when it is required and followed up by advice and value for money support. 300 Academic Staff 3500 Undergraduate Students 800 Postgraduate Students (MSc/MBA) 150 Research Students (PhD/MPhil/MSc) Activity Led Learning (ALL) Applied research - relevant to today s challenges Providing real business impact Mitigating risk through technical solutions Delivering value for money Empowerment through expert advice Creating and maintaining effective and rewarding relationships

4 Facilities 55m new Engineering & Computing building Shaker Rig Wind & smoke tunnel Mercedes Petronas sub-sonic wind tunnel Metrology laboratory Metal workshops Lathes, CNC machinery Rapid prototyping and laser cutters Hydraulics, flow channels and compression testing workshop Ethical hacking laboratory Pervasive computing laboratory High performance computing facility Aerospace simulation laboratory Autonomous vehicles laboratory Mathematical sciences laboratory...and more

5 International Collaborations

6 Methods of engagement with industry Student projects Collaborative projects with academia and industry Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Consultancy

7 Student Projects Both individual and group Engineering and Design, often as a single team 3 rd Year Individual Student Project 2 Seater Low Carbon Car for Intercity Travelling

8 Student Projects Low Carbon City Car

9 Collaborative projects with academia and industry EPSRC e.g. TARF-LCV, lightweight structures ERDF e.g. NIS, EIV European Framework e.g. various safety and lightweighting TSB (Concept to Commercialisation) e.g. CABLED Microcab

10 WMG led Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Coventry University Lead Partner in Ultra Low Drag Aerodynamic Workstream Project ( 19m ERDF and AWM funded, 10m from industry) Contributing Partner in the following:- Auxiliary power units Vehicle supervisory control Lightweight structures Vehicle dynamics and traction control High efficiency HVAC Work commenced in early 2009 and active phase finished in early 2012 Reduction of parasitic losses Waste energy recovery and alternative energy storage Human machine interface

11 CD Full Scale Testing - Small MPV Full Scale Wind Tunnel Testing at MIRA Development programme carried out Cd reduced from 0.29 to Progression of CD During WT Session Standard Production Car Wheel Covers on Flat Floor Fitted Front Intakes Closed All Front End Door Mirrors Vents and removed Gaps Sealed Underfloor Wheel Arch Blanking 7 Diffuser 30mm Front Wheel Spoilers 65mm Extrusion Tailgate Box Cavity Wheel /Sill Panel Modification

12 Computational Fluid Dynamics Software used is STARCCM+ Areas of expertise: External flows Internal flows Heat transfer

13 Conceptual Vehicle Styling/ Aerodynamic Performance Integration

14 Niche Vehicle Network Funded by AWM 2.5M 3 year Programme Delivered by Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology) Work commenced in January 2009

15 Aerodynamic Benchmarking Studies Wind Tunnel testing at MIRA 12 Niche Vehicles (4 tests per day) Establish current levels of performance Acted as a catalyst for new projects

16 Recyclable Vacuum-Formed Plastic Body Panels Feasibility Study Project Partner: Sparlonz (vacuum forming) Project Partner: Westfield Sportscars Westfield Sportscars Zolfe Sportz

17 Electric Race Car Project Control System Development Lead Organisation: Westfield Cars Project partners: RDM Automotive, Potenza Technology, Delta Motorsport Coventry University undertook torque vectoring study for motor control system

18 Vehicle & System Dynamics Motorsport (Williams F1, Mini WRC, Aston Martin Racing GT1) developing aerodynamics and vehicle performance Road cars Developing passive & active dynamic systems (suspension tuning, geometry development, steering development, torque-vectoring algorithms & applications)

19 EPSRC funded project: Towards Affordable, Closed-Loop Recyclable Future Low Carbon Vehicles (TARF-LCV) Objective to deliver lightweight high volume vehicle bodies in a sustainable manner 4m programme 4 years duration mid 2011 to Universities Coventry leading vehicle design and LCA cluster

20 Lightweighting Architecture Optimisation Optimisation lightweighting of vehicle architecture

21 Emissions Research- Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)

22 Microcab Hydrogen Fuel Cell HEV Bringing 8 HFC powered urban cars to the CABLED project (Microcab) An integral part of our Low Carbon Vehicle Grand Challenge Developing knowledge and expertise European Hydrogen Infrastructure funded programme Prototype build and development undertaken by Coventry University Lightweight sheet aluminium bonded and riveted chassis

23 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Accredited and non-accredited Tailored to suit customers individual requirements Wide range of subject areas and growing Not just purely academic extensive practical applications Examples:- Electric and hybrid vehicle developing technologies Light aircraft technical training

24 Infosys MSc Courses Mixed Flying Faculty and Customer Accredited Delivery Major International Client highly active in Aerospace and Computing Sectors Delivered at 6 Sites in India Three MSc Streams: MBA Engineering Management MTech Computing MTech Mechanical Engineering Bangalore & Mysore Chennai Mcity & Bhubaneswar Pune & Mangalore

25 Consultancy Growing activity at Coventry University Centred around individual subject specialists Vehicle Dynamics Control systems (EVs) Vehicle safety Human Machine Interfacing (HMI) Lightweight Materials & Structures

26 Consultancy Civil engineering testing of foundation of varying compositions Control system development, algorithm development transport and industrial Software and app development Project Planning and Management

27 Evaluation / further FEA Consultants Unit - Design Institute What we do: Product Design & Development User focused design, ideation, conceptualisation and design engineering through to manufacture Vehicle styling & Chassis design New vehicle concepts, styling upgrades and feature design, CAD services for chassis design development Design visualisation Renderings & animations for product evaluation & presentation Rapid Prototyping Working prototypes and presentation models using in house facilities Digital media & Graphics Product graphics, packaging, branding, website design and programming

28 Coventry University Design Institute Niche Car Packaging Studies and Chassis Design

29 Milling of Resin Tools and Models

30 A 3D Scanning and Modelling B C D E F

31 Contact us Faculty of Engineering & Computing Coventry University Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB End of Presentation Thank you Visit us at: