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  Air Charge Management Turbo Centre

  Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Hawley, G., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Commercial vehicles
  • Engines
  • Air

• Efficiency Improvements in Generating Sets: KTA040

  Robinson, K. & Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Systems engineering
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Diesel engines
  • Hot Temperature

• Fuel Economy Measurement Accuracy and Process

  Brace, C., Hawley, G. & Akehurst, S., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Fuel economy
  • Carbon

• Second Generation Hybrid System Design for Reduced CO2

  Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Plummer, A., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Powertrains
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Systems analysis
  • Costs
• Review article

  Observations on and potential trends for mechanically supercharging a downsized passenger car engine:a review

  Hu, B., Turner, J. W. G., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. & Copeland, C., 1 Mar 2017, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 231, 4, p. 435-456 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Superchargers
  • Engines
  • Fuel consumption
  • Electric load loss
  • Crankshafts
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• Paper

  Adaptive Input and Parameter Estimation with Application to Engine Torque Estimation

  Na, J., Herrmann, G., Burke, R. & Brace, C., 15 Dec 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  130 Downloads (Pure)

• A driver advisory tool to reduce fuel consumption: SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-2087

  Vagg, C., Brace, C., Hari, D., Akehurst, S. & Ash, L., 10 Mar 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Fuel consumption
  • Driver training
  • Regenerative braking
  • Engines
  • Commercial vehicles
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Analysis of a driver behaviour improvement tool to reduce fuel consumption

  Hari, D., Brace, C. J., Vagg, C., Poxon, J. & Ash, L., 2012, p. 208-213. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Fuel consumption
  • Gears
  • Automobiles
  • Feedback
  • Industry
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  226 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of Cyclic Combustion Variability in Gasoline Engines

  Chappell, E., Brace, C. & Tily, R., 6 May 2012, p. 319-333. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • gasoline engine
  • combustion
  • analysis
  • engine
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A Study on Dynamic Torque Cancellation in a Range Extender Unit

  Liu, D., Rodrigues, L., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Kirkpatrick, G. & Ash, L., 5 Apr 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Torque
  • Electric machinery
  • Electric losses
  • Engines
  • Torque control
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterisation of torque converter dampers: A novel method for exciting dampers through torque pulsation generation

  Aurora-Smith, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Bannister, C., Wicksteed, B. & Biggs, S., 1 Jan 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Torque converters
  • Torque
  • Engines
  • Engine cylinders
  • Crankshafts
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Development and testing of a low cost high performance hybrid vehicle electric motor: SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1760

  Hari, D., Brace, C., Vagg, C., Akehurst, S., Ash, L. & Strong, R., 8 Apr 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Electric motors
  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Testing
  • Torque
  • Costs
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  296 Downloads (Pure)

• Development of a Low Cost Production Automotive Engine for Range Extender Application for Electric Vehicles

  Agarwal, A., Lewis, A., Brace, C. & Akehurst, S., 5 Apr 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Electric vehicles
  • Engines
  • Fuel economy
  • Exhaust manifolds
  • Costs
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamic Models for Diesel NOx and CO2

  Burke, R., Zhang, Q. & Brace, C., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  File
  51 Downloads (Pure)

• Estimated total energy transfer over an NEDC through steady state state performance evaluation

  Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Robinson, K. & Pegg, I., 2012. 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Energy transfer
  • Coolants
  • Combustion chambers
  • Engine cylinders
  • Fuel consumption

• Experimental and analytical investigation of implementing a ball bearing turbocharger on a production diesel engine

  Zhang, N., Burke, R. D., Duda, T., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Capon, G., Dowell, P. G. & Davies, P., 13 May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Explore and Extend the Effectiveness of Turbo-Compounding in a 2.0 Litres Gasoline Engine (Second Report: Fuel Economy under Part Load Condition, Transient Performance and Effect of Pressure Ratio)

  Lu, P., Brace, C. & Hu, B., 5 Apr 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Minimizing battery stress during hybrid electric vehicle control design: Real world considerations for model-based control development

  Vagg, C., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S. & Ash, L., 2013, p. 329-334. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Dynamic programming
  • Dynamometers
  • Powertrains
  • Chassis
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  165 Downloads (Pure)

• Model-based Optimal Control of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming

  Vagg, C., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J. & Ash, L., 15 May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Dynamic programming
  • Controllers
  • Dynamometers
  • Chassis

• Multivariate analysis of engine emissions and fuel consumption during warm-up

  Burke, R., Brace, C. & Akehurst, S., Nov 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• On-Engine study of the thermal and performance impacts of a variable displacement oil pump

  Burke, R., Brace, C., Lewis, A., Stark, R. & Pegg, I., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Position Estimation and Autonomous Control of a Quad Vehicle

  Feng, Y., Iravani, P. & Brace, C., 14 Sep 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Predicting the trade-off between turbine inlet temperature and engine fuel economy in a turbocharged gasoline engine

  L Smith, G Capon & K Zhang, 6 Jun 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Simulation study of divided exhaust period for a regulated two-stage downsized SI engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J., 13 Oct 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Simulation study of the series sequential turbocharging for engine downsizing and fuel efficiency: SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0935

  Zhang, Q., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Burke, R., Capon, G., Smith, L., Garrett, S. & Zhang, K., 16 Apr 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Split exhaust period for extremely downsized turbocharged SI engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J. W. G., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Study of the behaviour of an exhaust gas heat exchanger for improved engine warm-up

  Burke, R., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Pegg, I. & Stark, R., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File
  43 Downloads (Pure)

• Test and simulation of variable air gap concept on axial flux electric motor

  Liu, D., Hari, D., Vagg, C., Ash, L., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C. J., 2013, p. 174-179. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Electric motors
  • Fluxes
  • Air
  • Powertrains
  • Torque
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  181 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of advance combustion control features on the performance of a highly downsized gasoline engine

  Giles, K., Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. & Luard, N., 2012, p. 105-117. 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Cams
  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Torque
  • Engine cylinders

• The Ultraboost Extreme Downsizing Project: Direct Injection, Compound Charging, Variable Valve Timing and 60% Less Capacity

  Turner, J. W. G., Popplewell, A., Richardson, S., Lewis, A. G. J., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C. J., 7 Oct 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  Open Access

  File
  12 Downloads (Pure)

• Turbocompounding coupled with a CVT driven supercharger

  Brace, C. & Lu, P., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Ultra boost for economy: realizing a 60% downsized engine concept

  Lewis, A. G. J., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Turner, J., Popplewell, A., Richardson, S. & Bredda, S. W., 19 Nov 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• Other

  The application of the superGen electromechanical centrifugal supercharger to the ultraboost extreme downsizing engine

  Turner, J. W. G., Marshall, D., Patel, R., Popplewell, A., Richardson, S., Barker, L., Martin, J., Lewis, A. J. G., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J. & Copeland, C. D., 6 Oct 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
• Letter

  Road bumps for electric cars

  Leach, F., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Busch, I. H., Cairns, A., Davy, M. H., Gavaises, M., Heikal, M., Linne, M., Shayler, P., Stone, R., Taylor, A., Turner, J., Wyszynski, M., Xu, H. & Zhao, J. H., 2 Sep 2017, In: Economist (United Kingdom). 413, 9053

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• Digital or Visual Products

  Helping Ford create fuel efficient engines of the future

  Hawley, G. & Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Engines
  • Carbon footprint
  • Powertrains

• New hybrid van technology will reduce carbon emissions in commercial vehicles

  Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Commercial vehicles
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Industry

• Second Generation Hybrid System Design for Reduced CO2: KTA061

  Brace, C. J., 2013

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Powertrains
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Systems analysis
  • Costs

• Turbo Centre at the University of Bath, with Ford Jaguar LandRover and Cummins Turbo Technologies

  Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Engines
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Gas emissions
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Industry
• Conference contribution

  Air-fuel-ratio control of engine system with unknown input observer

  Na, J., Herrmann, G., Rames, C., Burke, R. & Brace, C., 7 Nov 2016, 2016 UKACC International Conference on Control, UKACC Control 2016. IEEE, 7737647

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

  • Unknown Inputs
  • Engine
  • Observer
  • Engines
  • Air
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Analysis and comparison of the performance of an inverted brayton cycle and turbo-compounding with decoupled turbine and cvt driven compressor for small automotive engines

  Lu, P., Brace, C., Hu, B. & Copeland, C., 2016, Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 13 p. GT2016-57675. (Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo; vol. 8).

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

  • Brayton cycle
  • Compressors
  • Turbines
  • Engines
  • Waste heat utilization
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A new turboexpansion concept in a twin-charged engine system

  Hu, B., Copeland, C., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Romagnoli, A., Martinez-Botas, R. & Turner, J., 13 Oct 2014, SAE Technical Paper. SAE International, 2014-01-2596

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

  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Turbines
  • Compressors
  • Temperature
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of supercharging boosting component for heavily downsized gasoline engines

  Romagnoli, A., Wan-Salim, W. S. I., Gurunathan, B. A., Martinez-Botas, R. F., Turner, J. W. G., Luard, N., Jackson, R., Matteucci, L., Copeland, C., Akehurst, S., Lewis, A. G. J. & Brace, C. J., 1 Jan 2014, Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 11th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., p. 13-26 14 p.

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

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Powertrains
  • Air
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of the supercharging boosting component for heavily downsized gasoline engines

  Copeland, C., Romagnoli, A., Wan-Salim, W. B., Gurunathan, B., Martinez-Botas, R., Turner, J., Luard, N., Jackson, R., Matteucci, L., Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Lewis, A., 2014, IMECHE Turbocharger and Turbocharging Proceedings, 2014. IMechE Conference Transactions

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

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Powertrains
  • Air

• A throttle loss recovery concept using an expander for a 2.0 litre turbocharged gasoline engine

  Lu, P., Hu, B. & Brace, C., 2015, ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition: Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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

  • Gasoline
  • Recovery
  • Engines
  • Brakes
  • Pressure drop

• Control strategy study of the series sequential turbocharging using 1-D simulation

  Zhang, Q., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Burke, R., Capon, G., Smith, L., Garrett, S. & Zhang, K., 2013, ASME Turbo Expo, 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. San Antonio, U. S. A.: ASME, Vol. 5A.

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

  • Robust control
  • Diesel engines
  • Engines
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Distance Estimation by Fusing Radar and Monocular Camera with Kalman Filter

  Feng, Y., Pickering, S., Chappell, E., Iravani, P. & Brace, C., 23 Sep 2017, SAE Intelligent and Connected Vehicles Symposium. SAE International, 9 p. 2017-01-1978

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

  Open Access

  File

  • Kalman filters
  • Radar measurement
  • Radar
  • Cameras
  • Data fusion
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  413 Downloads (Pure)

• Explore and Extend the Effectiveness of Turbo-compounding in a 2.0 litres Gasoline Engine

  Lu, P., Brace, C. & Hu, B., 14 Apr 2015, SAE Technical Papers. April ed. SAE International, Vol. 2015-April.

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

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Turbines
  • Superchargers
  • Air intakes
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Fuel efficiency optimization for a divided exhaust period regulated two-stage downsized SI engine

  Hu, B., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Lu, P., Copeland, C. D. & Turner, J. W. G., Jun 2015, Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines. U. S. A.: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vol. 8. p. V008T23A012 10 p.

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

  • Scavenging
  • Engines
  • Intake valves
  • Gases
  • Electric sparks

• Numerical investigation of two-stage turbocharging systems performance

  Avola, C., Copeland, C., Burke, R. & Brace, C., 9 Oct 2016, ASME 2016 Internal Combustion Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2016. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ICEF2016-9449

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

  • Compressors
  • Heat transfer
  • Exhaust gases
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Air
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting the nitrogen oxides emissions of a diesel engine using neural networks

  Zhang, Q., Pennycott, A., Burke, R., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C., 14 Apr 2015, SAE Technical Papers. SAE International

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

  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Diesel engines
  • Neural networks
  • Engines
  • Calibration
  3 Citations (Scopus)