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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 2021

11 Active
23 Finished

OC37R17P - Advanced Engineering and Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub

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

1/05/18 → 30/04/21

Project: EU Commission

IAA Commissioned Automotive Project

Brace, C.

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.

5/03/18 → 4/03/20

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.

1/08/17 → 28/02/21

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

Connected Fully Integrated Driving Ecosystem (CON-FIDE)

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

1/06/17 → 31/05/19

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

Research Output 1999 2019

54 Article
48 Paper
22 Conference contribution
6 Chapter
13 More

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

File

Fuzzy inference

Railroad cars

Dynamometers

Chassis

Fuzzy logic

2 Citations (Scopus)

Adaptive air-fuel ratio control for spark ignition engines with time-varying parameter estimation

Chen, A. S., Na, J., Herrmann, G., Burke, R. & Brace, C., 21 Mar 2018, Proceedings of 2017 9th International Conference On Modelling, Identification and Control, ICMIC 2017. IEEE, Vol. 2018-March. p. 1074-1079 6 p.

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

Time-varying Parameters

Ignition

Internal combustion engines

Parameter estimation

Parameter Estimation

5 Citations (Scopus)

Alcohol fuels for spark-ignition engines: performance, efficiency and emissions effects at mid to high blend rates for binary mixtures and pure components

Turner, J., Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Verhelst, S., Vancoillie, J., Sileghem, L., Leach, F. & Edwards, P. P., 1 Jan 2018, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 232, 1, p. 36-56

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Alcohol fuels

Binary mixtures

Internal combustion engines

Alcohols

Gasoline

Nonlinear Observer-Based Air-Fuel Ratio Control for Port Fuel Injected Wankel Engines

Chen, A. S., Herrmann, G., Na, J., Turner, M., Vorraro, G. & Brace, C., 31 Oct 2018, Proceedings 12th UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2018. IEEE, p. 224-229

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

19 Citations (Scopus)