Feb 2023
Kaust Zoom meeting ID: 968 3265 8219 (Requires fast registration)
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Decarbonization of transportation systems is gaining momentum, with the push towards net-zero emissions and a feasible infrastructure capable of maintaining it. Transportation accounts for nearly a third of overall GHG emissions with commercial vehicles as one of the major players. This sector is adapting emerging technologies to accommodate the expectations of a green and sustainable mobility vision. Electrified variants and alternate fuels technology are suitable candidates to replace the existing conventional vehicle architectures, but a complete transformation is nigh realizable due to various impediments.
After the brief introduction of the Center For Automotive Research at The Ohio State University, this seminar will focus on understanding the emerging mobility system in which vehicles, with diverse powertrains, are well-connected to infrastructure and have automated features. We will also learn how to evaluate the energy consumption of these diverse powertrains in a unified way. This energy consumption will be extended to understand the energy needs of commercial vehicle fleets, and the impact of energy needs on designing and operating commercial vehicle fleets by introducing a fleet management system (FMS) framework capable of providing energy-efficient mobility solutions. The FMS uses a recommender system comprised of a Design Space Filter (DSF) module to provide a feasible set of powertrains from the vehicle configuration database and uses machine learning algorithms to estimate the energy consumption for a given drive cycle, ranking them based on their freight energy efficiency metric and ultimately aiding in the fleet composition design process.
Qadeer Ahmed is with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Center for Automotive Research at The Ohio State University.
He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Since 2012, his research focus is energy efficient electrified vehicles, smart mobility, connected and autonomous vehicles, vehicle health monitoring, safety, and security. He is leading and managing research activities worth $6.2M funded by the US Department of Energy, US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Authority, Cummins, PACCAR, Honda, Ohio Department of Higher Education, OSU internal grants, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and SAE. He is also the leading OSU’s team for Auto Drive Challenge (ADC) II. He has authored more than 106 international peer-reviewed publications. He is a recipient of OSU’s Lumley Research Award in 2018, the SAE L. Ray Buckendale Award in 2019, and the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award in 2022.