Automotive Research Center(ARC)
Tyres and Vehicle Dynamics
- Source identification, prediction, and investigation of noise and vibration generation mechanisms of a Passenger Car
- Friction studies on engine components, Impact of biofuel on automotive components, Lubricating oils, Nanoparticle-based lubricants
- Experimental studies on hydrogen-fuelled SI engines
- Develop hybrid powertrains using electric motors
- Optimization of power delivery, energy management, and torque distribution for track and road applications
- Experimental investigations on hydrogen-fuelled HCCI engine
Engine Management Systems
- Development of engine controller for multi-fuel gas operated SI engine
- Development and validation of an improved position control strategy for an electronic throttle body
- Automotive engine exhaust treatment
- Investigations on LPG fuelled lean burn spark ignition engine
- Experimental and theoretical studies on combustion in a CNG fuelled lean burn spark ignition engine
- Design and development of variable valve actuation mechanism
- Investigations on liquid phase LPG fuelled spark ignition engine
- Use of Methanol in SI engine
- Experimental investigations on performance and durability studies of an automotive diesel engine fuelled with ethanol-biodiesel blends
