ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN ENGINES
Scientifically-based look at trends in energy availability, emission control and regulation, and technological advances to make an assessment of the future of engines and powertrain systems for vehicles throughout the world. Emphasis on trends for sustainable mobility solutions.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing, declared in Capstone Certificate in Engine Design, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Powertrain Electrification Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use past and present regulatory drivers to assess the impact of future regulatory trends on engine developments Audience: Graduate 2. Determine the market-by-market availability and development of non-petroleum fuels and assess how those developments can impact engine design and marketing both at the macro and the micro scale Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate technology developments that achieve compliance with regulatory demands and support customer performance and efficiency requirements Audience: Graduate 4. Formulate a framework for selecting technology related to powertrain architectures, sub-systems, and components for specific applications Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate market requirements for powertrain configurations and features, generating a family of engine variants to satisfy customer needs over a range of applications and sectors Audience: Graduate 6. Generate a coherent powertrain production lifecycle plan that balances the drivers and constraints of the multi-objective criteria covered by the course Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use past and present regulatory drivers to assess the impact of future regulatory trends on engine developments Audience: Graduate 2. Determine the market-by-market availability and development of non-petroleum fuels and assess how those developments can impact engine design and marketing both at the macro and the micro scale Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate technology developments that achieve compliance with regulatory demands and support customer performance and efficiency requirements Audience: Graduate 4. Formulate a framework for selecting technology related to powertrain architectures, sub-systems, and components for specific applications Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate market requirements for powertrain configurations and features, generating a family of engine variants to satisfy customer needs over a range of applications and sectors Audience: Graduate 6. Generate a coherent powertrain production lifecycle plan that balances the drivers and constraints of the multi-objective criteria covered by the course Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027