Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Utilizing Real-Time Driving Route Information

AVL is undertaking advanced research and development activities in the field of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Such functions aim to increase vehicle safety as well as driver comfort. Novel ADAS such as Traffic Light Assistant (TLA) and Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) shall substantially reduce the environmental impact of individual transportation by improving fuel consumption and reducing emissions.

Combining and processing various data from driving route information, car-2-car, car-2-infrastructure communication and on-board information with information of energetic costs of ego vehicle opens up the possibility to generate optimal control strategies for various driving situations.

AVL is looking for a highly motivated student who wants to write his/her Master’s Thesis in this field in close collaboration to AVL.

MASTER’S THESIS

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems utilizing real-time Driving Route Information

Your duties and responsibilities:

·  Implementation of requirements for vehicle control,

·  Deduction of appropriate ways to formulate optimal control problems,

·  Development application of optimization techniques & optimal control methods for vehicle control,

·  Real-time implementation of optimal control strategies,

·  Development of ADAS, including investigation & development of new functionalities,

·  Building vehicle simulation models with MATLAB/Simulink, AVL Cruise & IPG CarMaker,

·  Documenting reporting project results.

What we expect:

·  Studies of Electrical Engineering, Telematics, Control Engineering, Mechatronics , Mechanical Engineering or similar,

·  Basic understanding of passenger car powertrains, control systems & optimization techniques,

·  Experience with MATLAB/Simulink,

·  Interest in working in a multidisciplinary team,

·  Good command of English.

What we offer:

·  Interesting work in a highly innovative and future-oriented research area,

·  Support & knowledge transfer regarding vehicle control & advanced control strategies,

·  Participation in a dynamic and experienced international simulation team,

·  Teaching advanced powertrain and vehicle simulation tools,

·  Financial remuneration with successful submission.

Location: Approx. ¾ of the time to be spent at AVL Headquarter in Graz

Time frame: 6 months – 8 months

For more Information please contact:

Alejandro Ferreira Parrilla
Simulation Engineer Powertrain
Tel.: 0043 316 787 5208

AVL LIST GMBH, Hans-List-Platz 1, A-8020 Graz, Austria