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Automotive Systems Research Group Mission
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To research at the forefront of innovation, to make meaningful contributions to scientific knowledge, to educate and mentor students, and publish high quality academic publications. To be recognised as the foremost automotive research group in Ireland.
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Competencies
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Principal competencies include:
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Automotive network technologies including: CAN, TTCAN, FlexRay, LIN, gateways, etc.
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Formal Verification
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Real time embedded operating systems
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Real time control
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Aerodynamics or fluid flow in engines
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Engine management
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Automotive hardware and software design
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Onboard Satellite control and data infrastructure
Please refer to www.TTCAN.com for more comprehensive information.
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Group Development and Funding
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Start of research activites |
This is a new group, arising primarily from activities within the RTDS group. Therefore it has not substantial metrics of its own, nevertheless the following outlines those activities which to date have been in the automotive domain. Please refer to www.ttcan.com |
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Funding |
An Electronically Tuned Manifold System for Automotive Applications - 2 CFTD/05/313 - €343,000
A generic real-time gateway for real-time control networks - ATRP/02/307. Code name: STARGATE - Safe Temporal Architecture for a Real-time GATEway. - €234,000
An Electronically Tuned Manifold System for Automotive Applications - No. /2002-632 €168,000
Investigation of the temporal and spatial issues relating to gateways between homogenous and heterogeneous time-triggered control networks – Postdoctoral Fellowship - PD/2002/120 €76,000
Fault-tolerant protocol design and development IRCSET 'Embark' Postgraduate scholarship €57,000
Advanced Control Networks for Automotive Applications- Project code HE/98/278 €114,000
Rapid Exhaust Gas Temperature Measurement UL Seed funding €10,000
Numerical Modelling of IC Engine Gas Flow. UL Seed funding €10,000 |
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Cooperations / Affiliations |
CEL, Bosch, ISERC
Waterford Institute of Technology
M & AE Department
ESA
Kayser Italy |
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Publications |
Books / book chapters: 0
Journal publications: 11
Conference proceedings: 9
Published technical reports: 10
Workshop/seminar contributions: ~ 10
International Standards: 2 |
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Patents / Applications |
Patents issued: 1
Patent applications: 2 |
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Core Staff Researchers |
Staff / Researchers: 0
Postdocs: 0
Sen. Res. Fellows: 1
Academics: 0
Leader: 1 (GL) |
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Associate Staff Researchers |
Staff / Researchers: 0
Postdocs: 1 (MH)
Sen. Res. Fellows: 0
Academics: 3 (DH, AN, EL) |
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Research students |
M.Eng enrolled: 2 EW, JOL +
PhD enrolled: 1 JL +
M.Eng graduated to date: 0
PhD graduated to date: 0 |
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Open positions |
M.Eng: 1
PhD: 1 (to be confirmed)
Postdocs: 1 (to be confirmed) |
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Prototypes |
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Commercialisation |
License agreements: 0
Start-up companies set up: 0 |
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Other |
Winners of various awards
EU Reviewer
Reviewer for various journal |
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Available tools/equipment |
SW and embedded system development environments,
DSpace data acquisition
Fully instrumented engine test bed
Mathlab, Simulink |
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