Transportation/Vehicle

The application of advanced electronic technology to transporation vehicle performance has opened up many exciting research areas at UC Berkeley including "smart" vehicles or IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems), electronic suspensions, integrated chassis control systems, emission control, active noise control, thermal control systems, and in-cylinder combustion control. In addition, the development of cleaner alternative fuels has received increased attention as a critical research area.
The Berkeley campus is fortunate in that the California PATH (Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways) program is centered at the UCB Richmond Field Station and provides excellent financial support, full time research staff and facilities. The PATH program was founded to develop advanced technology solutions to modern transportation problems. It coordinates research programs on many California campuses and industries.

Research Areas

Advanced vehicle control systems (AVCS)
Advanced thermal control systems
Electronic suspensions
Traction control
Four wheel drive
Engine control
Combustion control
Engine emissions control
Vehicle dynamics
Active noise control
Alternative fuels

Research Facilities

Richmond Field Station
Active Suspension Laboratory
Active Noise Control Laboratory
Control System Laboratory
Hesse Hall Engine Laboratory
Muliphase Transport Laboratory
Square Piston Engine Simulator for Optical Diagnostics

Faculty

D. Auslander, V. P. Carey, K. Hedrick, R. Horowitz, A. Packard, M. Tomizuka, B. Tongue, A. Oppenheim (Emeritus), R. Sawyer (Emeritus)