After completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Define current state of automotive control systems and their impact in our society.

2. Explain basic Engine Operation: Effective Work, Air-Fuel Ratio, Combustion, and Energy conversion.

3. Solve various aspects of engine control system: Speed Control; Knock Control; Combustion Torque Estimation; Cylinder Balancing; Fuel Injection timing control; Ignition control of SI engines.

4. Perform transmission / driveline control: Transmission modeling; Modeling of neutral gear; State Space formulation of driveline model; Driveline control with LQR; Driveline control for gear shifting; Clutch phasing control.

5. Perform vehicle dynamics modeling: Wheel Model; 14 DOF Vehicle Model.

6. Calculate various vehicle parameter and perform state estimation methods: Observers; Friction Coefficient estimators; Body Side Slip Angle estimators; Tire Contact Patch Force estimators.

7. Perform vehicle dynamics control: Yaw Stability control; Anti-Lock Brake control; Traction control.

8. Define advanced automotive control techniques: Active Front Steering; Roll Stability control.

9. Perform modeling of automotive control systems in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment.

10. Evaluate and test automotive control system performance using computer-aided tools (MATLAB/SIMULINK).

See: ME Program Outcomes. Graduate students will be assigned final projects which require a presentation and a report due at the end of semester.