Automotive Engineering at Ghent University

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A sample of our expertise:

• Axial flux permanent magnet machine, built in-house, that could be used in motor-in-wheel applications
  

• Testing of fatigue behaviour of fibre-reinforced plastics in tension, compression, bending and shear
  

• Modeling of impact behaviour by finite element simulation, combined with experimental characterization of static and dynamic crushing of composite tubes
  

• Design and simulation of the stress distribution in and fracture behaviour of adhesive joints, mechanical testing through single and double lap shear tests, peel tests, ... and instrumentation with online video-microscopy
  

• Corrosion and surface engineering: Rhesca hot dip simulator, salt spray experiments, SEM cross section of the intermetallics formed after 20 s in a Al + 1 wt.% Si bath at 700 degrees C, hydrogen induced cracking along a MnS inclusion
  

• Analysis of driving behaviour
  

• Ecological Low Budget Electric Vehicle (ELBEV)
  

• Electro-Magnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity testing
  

• Smart Electric Vehicle Charging
  

• Ghent University Combustion Chamber I
  

• Ghent University Engine Simulation Tool
  

• Hopkinson test setups for subjecting materials to very high strain rates (impact testing)
  

• Micro-electromechanical inertial sensor
  

• Open cell metal foams for heat exchanger applications
  

• Polymer based optical fibers for short range optical data transmission in automotive applications
  

• Bi-directional power electronics for kinetic energy recovery systems of electrical machines
  

• Realtime routing algorithms to transform floating car data into meaningful information for drivers, or for control centers of logistics companies.
  

• Standardized tests on automotive indoor materials: strength, abrasion resistance, colour fastness, clipping force, fire resistance, ageing, rigidity, ...
  

• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication