IGU OTUAM was established in 2013 to increase the localization of the automotive sector and its competitiveness in global markets, to carry out pre and post-production R&D, testing and certification studies, and to produce innovative solutions.

 

Areas of Interest

 

- Production of cars running on environmentally friendly alternative fuels,

- Life tests of materials used in the automotive industry

- Acoustic tests

- Vehicle road data collection and vehicle testing

- Vehicle Emissions and Performance

- Electric and Hybrid vehicles

- Training and consultancy for automobile companies

- FEA simulations

- Raising awareness of the community and students in this field through seminars

- Vehicle control systems. 

- Energy storage systems. 

- Exhaust emissions and environmental impacts. 

- Composite materials. 

- Vehicle systems (Vehicle dynamics; dynamic models and related control systems for suspension, braking and stability)

- Intelligent transportation systems, unmanned ground vehicles. 

- Software (Low-Level: Control, High-Level: Navigation) 

- Concept vehicle design, graphic design. 

- Vehicle radar and sensor research. 

- Traffic accidents - injury biomechanics.