Features
Less is More: Intelligent Power Systems with fewer Components
Automotive Research Center researchers are inventing new powertrain architectures and control methods to maximize energy efficiency and reliability in platoons of hybrid electric vehicles
Next Gen Military Vehicles: Modular and Autonomous
Automotive Research Center researchers are leading the way in creating adaptable vehicles that can operate in dynamic and adversarial environments
A Perfect Pairing
Automotive Research Center researchers are finding the best ways to pair humans and autonomous vehicles to tackle complex problems on the fly in the field
Data Is Power
Neural network provides unsupervised learning for autonomous vehicles
Search and Rescue with Autonomous Robot Teams
A team of researchers at University of Michigan have developed a series of protocols to empower robot teams during search and rescue missions
Assembling the Right Team for the Mission
We are designing approaches so that teams of vehicles can handle uncertainty while still completing the mission with success. That is what we mean by resilient teams.
Keeping Autonomous Vehicles Moving
University of Michigan researchers explore how to extend the life of autonomous vehicles by optimizing batteries and fuel
Helping Autonomous Vehicles Learn
“If you want to make a good algorithm for playing chess even better, one way to do it is to let the algorithm play against itself,” said Ram Vasudevan, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMich. “By playing against itself, the algorithm can learn how to maneuver more successfully through the game.”
Developing Smart Calculations to Gain Traction
Improving vehicle performance by reducing the time it takes to evaluate traction as the vehicle’s wheels encounter changing soil conditions to ensure safe navigation.
Looking to Bats to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Vision
Creating an ultrasound sensor system that allowed autonomous vehicles to operate in an uncertain world under inclement weather conditions while retaining their anonymity.