Chris Brace

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Profile

Chris Brace is a Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Deputy Director of the Powertrain Vehicle Research Centre.

He was a student apprentice at Massey Ferguson Tractors in Coventry and studied for a thin sandwich degree at the University of Bath, graduating in 1990.

Following a short spell designing transmissions at Massey Ferguson, Chris returned to the University to work on an integrated Diesel CVT powertrain.

After the award of his PhD in 1996 Chris remained at the University progressing to Reader and then to Professor in February 2014.

Chris was Chair of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) between 2012 and 2014.

Research

Chris leads a wide portfolio of powertrain-based research projects with a common theme around the intensive measurement, analysis and control of multi-cylinder engine systems running under dynamic operating conditions.

All of the research is in collaboration with industry, most notably Ford Motor Company and Jaguar LandRover.

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Projects 2005 2027

10 Active
25 Finished

AAPS- Centre for Doctoral Training

Akehurst, S., Burke, R., Brace, C., Budd, C., Wilson, P., McManus, M. & Turner, J.

1/04/19 → 30/09/27

Project: Research council

OC37R17P - Advanced Engineering and Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub

Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Hawley, G. & Turner, J.

European Regional Development Fund

1/05/18 → 30/04/21

Project: EU Commission

IAA Commissioned Automotive Project

Brace, C.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/04/18 → 31/03/20

Project: Research council

MBVal - Model Based Validation Techniques for Chassis Dyno & Powertrain Dyno

Burke, R., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. & Chappell, E.

Ford Technologies Limited

5/03/18 → 30/08/20

Project: UK industry

Dynamic Analysis Modelling and Optimisation of GDI Engines, APC6 Project

Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Burke, R., Copeland, C., Turner, J., Chappell, E., Lewis, A. & Pickering, S.

Innovate UK

1/08/17 → 28/02/21

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

Research Output 1994 2020

Control-oriented modelling of a Wankel rotary engine: a synthesis approach of state space and neural networks

Chen, A. S., Vorraro, G., Turner, M., Islam, R., Herrmann, G., Burgess, S., Brace, C., Turner, J. & Bailey, N., 27 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press). 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

A support vector clustering based approach for driving style classification

Feng, Y., Pickering, S., Chappell, E., Iravani, P. & Brace, C., 1 Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing. 9, 3, p. 344-350 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Design and Testing a Bespoke Cylinder Head Pulsating Flow Generator for a Turbocharger Gas Stand

Vijayakumar, R., Akehurst, S., Liu, Z., Reyes Belmonte, M., Brace, C., Liu, D. & Copeland, C., 8 Oct 2019, In : Energy. 116291.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cylinder heads

Gas generators

Turbines

Testing

Gases

44 Downloads (Pure)

Driving Style Modelling with Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System and Real Driving Data

Feng, Y., Pickering, S., Chappell, E., Iravani, P. & Brace, C., 1 Jan 2019, Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, 2018. Springer Verlag, p. 481-490 10 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 786).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

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Fuzzy inference

Railroad cars

Dynamometers

Chassis

Fuzzy logic