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MSME Research Projects

Mechanical Engineering DepartmentME295A and ME299-I

for Spring 2020

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ME295 – Available MS Projects

Wearable Sensor Array for Brain Research and Mental Disorder Diagnosis

Neuroscience• Neuron activities

Mechanical Engineering

Experiment setup• Acoustic chamber• Material selection• Ultrason/Acoustics

sensors

Electrical & Computer

• Testing circuitry• Interface• Data acquisition• Programming• Control

• Big concern in the nation; Cost for detecting/treating is very high

• Reliable diagnosis methods/uncover hidden or silent brain diseases

• Brain filtering function; bone conduction

Projects by Prof. [email protected]

Study on Human Body’s Operation Mechanism or Feedback Control System

w Binary feature of human bodyw Body’s operating mechanismw Minimum energy strategesw Feedback control system:w pH in human blood is 7.35-7.45w Thermo/Cooling mechanisms of human bodyw Electrical property


Food Safety Monitor using Sensor Technologies

Obtain a basic knowledge on food contamination sources and typesIdentify a typical problem/bacteria Design and build a fast, effective, and accurate food safety monitor (mechanical system, sensors, data analysis/processing, interface & integration, final testing)


Artificial Neural Network for Precision Nutrition

Be able to use Matlab to conduct ANN analysisStudy body sensing system (enzyme or hormone)Select one area to focus onDesign a sensor/system to be able to measure the changes in XYZUse ANN to predict the need for certain nutrition with a right cooking means, amount and timing


Study of Human Body based Electrical and Magnetic Features

BiomagneticsElectricity


Home Automation/Smart Home

Study various commercially available platformsEstablish a modular, wireless, sensor networks and control system for smart homeUse AI to perform smart decisionUse artificial neural network to analyze sensor data and establish the model for prediction


Cooking Robots


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The SPARTAN Superway is a new paradigm for truly sustainableurban mobility

• Grade-separated guideway with solar PV panels• Utilizes existing vehicular rights-of-ways (ROWs)• Suspended driverless vehicles• Off-line stations• On-demand scheduling

Source: Jpods.com

2020-2021 Potential MS Projects• Design and analysis of the vehicle bogie

(i.e., the propulsion and guidance system)• Solar PV panel maintenance and replacement

method• Guideway structural design and analysis

– Section joints– Curves

• 4D modeling of ATN systems (Encitra)• Guideway fabrication methods• Automated wheelchair restraint system

superway.usProjects by Prof. Furman

[email protected]

MS Projects for Fall 2020Professor Saeid Bashash

1 or 2 spots for projects related to control systems


Thermal-Fluids MS Projects with Okamoto• Analysis of start-up power requirements for S-shaped thermosyphons (using existing

experimental apparatus) – an extension of a current project that is doing this for grooved heat pipes.• This is a heavy-duty experimental project, with much of the work taking place on campus.

• Use of CFD to determine loss coefficients in flat-oval ducts used in HVAC systems. Extension of work that just finished in May. Potential for publication at ASHRAE Conference.• Student should have taken ME 271 or else have other CFD experience, ideally with FLUENT.• Can log in to SJSU programs from home – good for someone who needs to limit time on campus

• With Prof. Zaidi: Characterization of a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma jet for medical applications. • Recently SJSU undergraduate work has been published where the speed of blood coagulation was greatly increased

using a plasma jet. Further research includes a detailed design of a working machine that may be used in a research hospital to get real data on wound sterilization and rapid healing. Current Collaborators: Plasma Innovations and IntelliSciencE Research LLC + BME Profs.

• This is experimental work, with much of it taking place on campus.

Projects by Prof. Nicole [email protected]

Potential Projects sponsored by FacebookStudents taking these projects should be committed to doing a good job. These would be our first projects with them, and we need to make a good impression. Doing a good job could help you land a job there.All of these projects would require occasional trips to Facebook in Menlo Park as well as meetings with Prof. Kabbani, who is part of their thermal team. We probably will choose two of the four projects here to start with.

1. Design, Optimization, and Building a Vapor Chambera) Do a theoretical analysis of factors affecting performance of vapor chambers (which are

similar to heat pipes). b) Design, build and test optimized design.c) Skills needed: Flotherm/IcePak/FLUENT, Solidworks or other CAD package. May involve

some CNC machining and 3D printing. Strong CFD skills are required.d) May do some work on-site at Facebook if facilities are needed


More projects with Facebook2. Designing and building a liquid cooling solution for a server

a) Theoretical analysis of different factors affecting liquid cooling in serversb) Design optimized systemc) Build and test prototyped) Skills needed: Flotherm/IcePak/FLUENT, Solidworks or other CAD package. May involve

some CNC machining and 3D printing. e) Work with Facebook vendors to build system

3. Reducing fan acoustic noise: Committee chair Dr. Amirkulovaa) Investigate factors contributing to fan acoustic noiseb) Make effective design changes to improve acoustic performance without affecting other

performance factorsc) Skills needed (or to be developed): CAD tools like Solidworks, CFD simulation, airflow and

wind tunnel pressure testing, sound pressure level measurements, CNC machining, 3D printing


More Facebook Projects4. Compensation for altitude in thermal analysis of servers

a) Two existing models (scaling density or adding a few degrees for different heights) are not accurate.

b) The objective here is to develop a better heat transfer model that compensate for altitudec) We could potentially have a second person looking at the limits of air cooling vs. liquid

cooling at higher elevations.d) These projects likely will involve testing using Facebook’s thermal chamber in Menlo Park.

CFD may also play a part.


Research Interests andProposed Topics

November 15 2019

Feruza A. Amirkulova, PhD

Department of Mechanical EngineeringSan Jose State University


Impact of Deep Learning

• TensorFlow.png We will use Deep Learning to design novel metamaterials and devices

MATLAB Deep Learning ToolboxMATLAB Global Optimization ToolboxMATLAB Parallel Computing Toolbox


Inverse Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Acoustic and Elastic Metamaterials

• Design of Acoustic and Elastic Metamaterials using generative

neural network and global based optimization

• Manufacturing of Metamaterials using selective laser melting (SLM)

metal additive manufacturing system

• Testing of Metamaterials and metaclusters using sound & vibration

analyzer platform from Brüel & Kjær

• Through the projects, the students are expected to gain practical

experience in metamaterial design, manufacturing, and testing and

be familiar with:

• Matlab programming, including Matlab Global Optimization, Parallel

Computing, and Deep learning Toolboxes;

• TensorFlow and PyTorch Python libraries, high performance computing

on COE HPC cluster and AWS computing resources;

• Numerical simulation tool such as COMSOL Multiphysics, BEM++;

• Sound pressure level measurements and vibration testing using state-

of-the-art sound & vibration analyzer platform from Brüel & Kjær, LDS

control system, and BK connect software;

• Selective laser melting metal additive manufacturing system (NSF-MRI

award) , and 3D printing.

NSF MRI Award #1920363 2019, Co-PI

(Amirkulova & Norris, JTCA, accepted September 2019)

Amirkulova et al. (JASA, 143(3), 2018)

normal behavior with cloak

Passive cloak: Inverse design using global optimization

Acoustic lens design: Maximizing sound pressure

amplitude at focal point using gradient based optimization

Cloak can render an object invisible to incoming waves

Design of Metaclusters for Full Control Of Acoustic and Elastic Waves

• Development of framework for the full control of the wave energy flow using metaclusters with a finite number of scattering elements

• Development of generative models using fully connected NN and CNN

Ni et al. Perfect anomalous splitter by acoustic metagrating. 2019https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.10858.pdf

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Acoustic Wave Manipulation by Optimizing the Willis Scatterers in Acoustic Bianisotropic Metaclusters

[2] Muhlestein, Goldsberry, Norris, Haberman. Acoustic scattering from a fluid cylinder with Willis constitutive properties. Proc. R. Soc. A, 2018 Governing equations within Willis coupled fluid cylinder are [2]

p is acoustic pressure, ! is momentum density, " is volume strain,

# is coupling vector:

Pressure satisfies an anisotropic wave equation [2]

Willis fluid cylinder of smooth surfacewith Willis coupling vector ψ.

Amirkulova, Norris, JASA,2018, 144 (3), p1832

A new way of realizing practical and highly efficient bianisotropic metamaterials/metaclusters and devices

• We developed new type of Q-matrix is derived for Willis-coupled fluid objects • We extended Null-field method to anisotropic scatterers using coordinate transformation of wave equation

Design of some other devices• Acoustic lens design: Maximizing sound pressure amplitude at focal point

Amirkulova et al. (JASA, 143(3), 2018)

• 3D Volume Sound Diffusers: Maximizing the diffusivity coefficient• Positioning of offshore floating structures: Minimizing the scattered wave energy and wave drift force• Optimized 2D and 3D multilayered metamaterials and phononic crystal structures can be realized by

defining the gradients WRT to thickness

!" = 0.75, " = 0.0075), * += ( ,- + 5 ∗ " ), 1 = 22, Final optimized configuraPon

Incident Plane Wave ?@A@BCRe( ?@A@BC )

Modification of hydraulic control system in custom car• The top has consists of a hydraulic pump for a convertible top, and a pair of

rams that lift the top. The top does not go over center so as gravity acts on the top, the lid slowly drops back to the resting position.

• Car has hydraulic control system issue

• The system needs to be properly damped to prevent the oscillation.

• The desired system behavior would be described as:

• Ability to raise the roof in a smooth motion.

• Ability to lower the roof in a smooth motion.

• Hold the roof in mid stroke position without droop.

• Analyze current system behavior.

• Make recommendations for hydraulic circuit modifications.

• Collaborate with owner to implement and monitor effects of circuit modification

Sound Diffusers

Examples of different types of geometric diffusers.

Diffusers are a type of acoustic treatment installed in acoustically sensitive environments such as performing arts spaces, concert halls, and classrooms.

MOTIVATION:Design of geometric sound diffusersFrequency-invariant scattering is needed in these spaces because the human ear is sensitive across a broad frequency range (20 to 20LHz). Diffusers with fractal geometries can theoretically provide such scattering because they exhibit self-similarity at different dimensional scales.Design of volume sound diffusersUnlike the traditional surface diffusers, placing the scatterers in the volume of the room may provide greater efficiency by allowing the scattering into the whole space in all possible directionsStudents will Perform numerical simulations, manufacture the diffusers, and measure sound pressure level using state-of-the-art sound & vibration analyzer platform from Brüel & Kjær.

Examples of fractals in nature

RMD stochastic fractals

Fractal surfaces are virtually generated with a different roughness parameter

Proposed topics1) Inverse Design of Metamaterials using Optimization, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence• Inverse Design of Acoustic lens using generative neural networks

• Inverse Design of Acoustic Cloak using generative neural networks

• Design of metamaterials using gradient based optimization algorithms and deep learning

• Design of Metaclusters for Full Control Of Acoustic Waves (sound control)

• Design of Metaclusters for Full Control Of Elastic Waves (vibration control)

• Inverse design of 3D Volume Sound Diffusers using gradient based optimization

• Inverse design of 3D Volume Sound Diffusers using neural networks

• Design of offshore floating structures using gradient based optimization and deep learning

2) Manufacturing of Metamaterials and Metaclusters using selective laser melting (SLM) metal additive manufacturing system and testing performance of metastructures.

3) Modification of hydraulic control system for custom car4) Scattering by Willis-coupled fluid cylinders including effect of multiple scattering 5) Development of novel seismic imaging techniques for oil exploration


• Optical and laser-based techniques to visualize flow and measure velocity, temperature, concentration, etc. in fluids• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)• Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV)• Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

• Multi-phase flow and flow in porous media• Applications for energy and environment

• Thermal energy storage• Thermal management (EV batteries)• Geothermal energy• CO2 sequestration

What I do

Dr. Farzan KazemifarMS Project Initiation Meeting: Nov 15, [email protected]

• Examples of Microfabricated devices called micromodels

2D Idealized Porous Models with Optical Access

SiliconGlass

Li, Kazemifar, et al.

Singh et al.


• Porous models made of packed transparent (glass, acrylic, etc.) beads with a refractive index matched fluid.

3D Packed Bed Porous Models

A. Dixon


AVAILABLE PROJECTS

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1 spot availableActivities Involved• Setting up imaging system• Data acquisition and analysis

Preferred experience and interest:• Hands-on lab/shop experience/interest.• Programming: MATLAB and/or Python.

Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF)Funding available for salary and supplies.

Volumetric PIV/PTV in Porous Media

Four-camera Tomographic PIV systemFlowtech Research ®

Dr. Farzan KazemifarMS Project Initiation Meeting: Nov 15, 2019

Vortex identification in poresHassan et al. Nucl Eng Design (2008)

1–2 spots available

Activities Involved

• CFD simulations (ANSYS) to design micromodels and test setup.

• Microfabrication process development.

• Data (temperature fields using LIF) acquisition and image analysis.

• Fluorescence microscopy.

Preferred experience and interest:

• Hands-on lab/shop experience/interest

• Programming: MATLAB and/or Python.

Multi-phase Heat Transfer in Porous Media (2D)


1 spot availableActivities Involved• Image processing and analysis (existing MATLAB code).• Some (limited) experiments involving fluorescence

microscopy.

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Interfacial Dynamics in Multi-phase Flow (2D)


1–2 spots available• Phase change materials for thermal management and energy storage

Activities Involved• CFD simulations to design the test cell• Design and fabrication of test cell for heat transfer experiments• Data (temperature, heat flux, etc.) acquisition and analysis

Preferred experience and interest:• Hands-on lab/shop experience/interest• Programming: MATLAB and/or Python.

Multi-phase Heat Transfer in Porous Media (3D)


Feel free to contact me if you have any project ideas related to energy systems that involve heat transfer and/or fluid flow.• Multi-phase heat transfer in porous media• Phase change material for thermal management• Thermal energy storage systems• Hybrid renewable energy systems

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Other Projects

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MS Project/Thesis Topics Proposed by Dr. Fred Barez

1. Heat Transfer Performance of Looped Heat Pipes

2. Electric Fan Generation due to Blade Geometry and Number

3. Electric Fan Blade Frequency and Noise Relation

4. Thermal Property Identification of 3D Printed Materials and Polymers

5. Modeling and effects of voids in Thermal Interface Material Paste

6. Smart Pole Thermal Management and Characterization

7. Application of Liquid Cooling in Data Center Server Racks

8. Underwater Marine Turbine Noise Generation and Characterization

9. Experimental and Computational Simulation of Wall Insulation Material Characterization


MS Project/Thesis Topics Proposed by Dr. Fred Barez

10. Experimental and Simulation of Characterization of Sound Absorbing Materials11. Vehicle Driver Alert Detection and Notification System12. Development of Machine Learning Applications in ME13. Decision Making in Autonomous and Self-Driving Vehicles14. Virtual Reality (VR) Modeling of Autonomous Vehicles15. Virtual Reality (VR) Modeling of Stir Friction Bonding16. Reliability of Die-Attach Bonding of Electronic Packages17. Effects of Sloshing of Aviation Fuel in Aircraft 18. Dynamics of the Sloshing Forces in Tanker Trucks


Solar Assisted Vertical Axis Wind Turbine A sponsored Project

By: Dr. Raghu Agarwal

Company Confidential

ME 295 A: Prospective Graduate Project

Problem with Wind turbines

• Wind turbines produce power only when there is wind and that also only if wind speed exceeds cut-in speed.• Wind turbines are highly inefficient because of the above.

Company ConfidentialProjects by Prof. Raghu Agarwal

[email protected]

Power Curve of wind turbine


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Solution

• Solar assisted Vertical Axis wind turbine:Optimize the use of the solar power to harness the wind power when wind speed is below a certain threshold depending upon the conditions as explained below:

Company Confidential

Options Wind Sun� Strong Strong� Strong Weak� Weak Strong� Weak Weak

Projects by Prof. Raghu [email protected]

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Wind

Block Diagram of Solar Assisted Wind Turbine (SAWT)

SolarPanels

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Solar Assist Controller

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Objectives

A. Develop a mathematical model of the slide #4 for each of the four conditions with the objective that the wind turbine always operate at the linear part of the power curve.• For condition 1: Wind strong and Sun Strong: Monitor both outputs and

ensure that the combination never reaches the cut-out. If close to the cut out speed, the solar power is routed to the battery or converted into electrical output and in that case, solar is not assisting the wind turbine.• Condition 2: Wind Strong and Sun weak: In this case, if sun energy is not

significant, we route that to the battery or other conversion option.• Condition 3: Wind weak and Sun Strong: in this case, Sun should assist the

wind turbine significantly and also allows us to harness of power of the weak wind.• Condition 4: goes directly to the battery


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Objective (continued)

B. Determine the performance with the model• This will allow to design the assisted turbine depending upon the local

weather conditions.


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Tool-path Planning for 3D Printing• Improving the productivity and/or accuracy of AM system

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[email protected]

Design of FGM for 3D Printing• Continuously varying

composition• Material distribution can be

optimized


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Superalloy 3D Printing: Simulations• Working with MolyWorks company


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Supperalloy 3D Printing: Experiments• Working with MolyWorks company


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Other Projects

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ITP focusing of fluorescent dye

• Isotachophoresis (ITP): focusing and separation technique for charged molecules (ions, RNA, DNA, proteins) https://www.jove.com/video/3890/on-chip-isotachophoresis-for-separation-ions-purification-nucleic

• Applications: biosensing, controlling the biochemical reaction, disease diagnosis, point-of-detection etc.

• Techniques and equipment used in research: Microfluidics,Fluorescence microscopy, CCD camera, basic wet lab skills, Matlabbased image analysis, photolithography, soft lithography

• No specific course is required. • Topics are heavily experimental, so most work will be done on campus.

MS Research Projects by Crystal M. Han

Projects by Prof. Crystal M. [email protected]

https://www.jove.com/video/3890/on-chip-isotachophoresis-for-separation-ions-purification-nucleic

Available projects

1. ITP focusing dynamics at elevated temperature: Effects of elevated temperature and the temperature gradient on the ITP focusing will be studied by measuring sample accumulation rate, ITP zone width, etc. through image analysis.

2. Loss analysis of ITP focusing at the branch: Through image analysis, the sample loss as ITP passes a branch will be estimated for a various branch width and angle. Effects of applying current in the branch will be analyzed.

Projects by Prof. Crystal M. [email protected]

Prediction of Customer Ratings of New Products with Data Mining & Machine Learning(continuing project) – 1 project

Y=1/(1+e^(-xi))

Sigmoid Function

Number Designation

Measure Examples of Keywords

1 Aesthetics Crisp, Beautiful, Wrinkled

2 Ease of Reprocessing Wash, Clean, Charge

3 Durability Wear, Died, Resistant

4 Use Efficiency Time, Fast, Long

5 Performance Hold, Well, Glitch

6 Adaptability Versatile, Outside, Suitable

7 Ergonomics Comfortable, Easy, Awkward

8 Ease of Storage Store, Fold, Small

9 Ease of Use Use, Easy, Convenient

10 Interference Loud, Taste, Smell

11 Safety Safe, Drop, Burn

12 Price Expensive, Cheap, Cost

Requirements: comfortable with either MATLAB or Python programing Preference to students who have completed ME 256

Projects by Prof. Vimal Viswanathan [email protected]

Assistive Knee Brace for Physical Therapy(Collaboration with Dr. Sohail Zaidi)

Zaidi, S., Huynh, A., Thach, P., Rubio, I., Patel, H., and Viswanathan, V., 2019, “Design and Characterization of an Automated Assistive Knee Brace for Leg Muscle Rehabilitation,” ASME IMECE, Salt Lake City, UT.


2 MSME Research Projects

Mechanical Engineering DepartmentME295A

for Fall 2020Professor Raymond K. Yee

Parametric Study of Metal 3D Printing Processes (2 projects)Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology for metal parts also commonly known as “Metal 3D Printing” has been received a lot of attentions in recent years. Many industry sectors such as biomedical field and aerospace would like to use this technology for their applications, the AM process control and its effects on fabricated parts have not been well understood. It has been observed that AM metal parts have a number of material abnormalities such as lack of fusion, porosities, and micro-cracks formation due to its residual stresses from the process and have permanent deformation (distortion) upon release from the platform.

In a typical AM process, laser or electron-beam is used as a heating source to fuse metal powders together to form the geometry of a part. Several key AM process parameters such as metal powder feed rate, heat source power, heat source travel speed, heat spot size, travel pattern, and substrate temperature etc. may have strong influence on microstructure variability, material abnormalies, and strength of a fabricated part.

2 Project Objectives for (Project 1 and Project 2):

§ (1) To perform a parametric study of three key AM process parametes (using finite element simulation)

§ (1) To quantify their effects on residual stresses and/or deformation in a simulated part.

§ (1) To identify the optimal process parameter value range for 3D titanium/stainless steel printing

§ (2) To fabricate relevant samples and perform mechanical testing to characterize its performance (Experimental Study)

Requirements:

Porject (1) FEM (ANSYS), Thermal-mechanical interaction process.

Porject (2) Fabrication, mechanical testing and sample characterization.

Metal 3D print samples

Metal 3D Printer (Sample)


Micromechanics and MicrofluidicsS. J. Lee [email protected] 408-924-7167

2019-2020 TOPIC AREAS▪ Microfluidic fluid-structure interaction▪ Hemodynamics and arterial mechanics▪ Mechanics of composite solid-state

electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries.

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVED▪ Micromechanical testing of materials▪ Microfabrication process development▪ Data acquisition and image analysis▪ Fluorescence and 3-D microscopy▪ Multiphysics simulation

SEEKING INDIVIDUALS WHO…▪ Prefer thesis over project▪ Enjoy hands-on experimental work▪ Thrive in multidisciplinary teamwork

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Two MS Projects Offered by Professor T.R. Hsu for Fall 2019

Topic 1: On the Sustainability of Electric Vehicles:This project involves “paper research” only. It is on a critical issue of whether electric vehicles (EVs) are indeed the ultimate solution to environmentally sustainable means for (urban) ground transportation.

Many perceive EVs to be eco-environmentally sustainable because they are free of emissions of toxic and greenhouse gases to the environment.

However, hasty replacing gas-powered vehicles by EVs will prompt sudden boost in demands for electricity generations, with approximate 60% of the e-power generated by fossil fuels in this country today.

The present project will update the statistical data in an unpublished paper presented by Prof. Hsu in an invited presentation in 2013 [1]. It will also investigate the impacts of converting almost all gas-powered vehicles to electricity-driven vehicles as advocated by several countries in the world. For instance, The Chinese government and the Swedish auto maker, Volvo company have announced that they will stop producing gas-powered vehicles after year 2040.

This research will also involve the negative environmental impact of another major contributor to the climate change that involves using electricity in producing millions of batteries that would be required to power EVs, and the eco-environmental impacts of recycling vast number of the spent batteries of the EVs.

To justify it a 2-semester project, the student will also offer his (her) outlook on the required electricity generated by clean renewable energies, such as solar and wind power for all EVs in 2040.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[1] Hsu, T.R. “On the Sustainability of Electrical Vehicles,” Presented at the 2013 IEEE Green energy and systems

conference, CSU at Long Beach, CA, November 25, 2013

Specialty: Green technologies. Contact E-mail: Prof. Tai-Ran Hsu at: [email protected]


Project 2: Battery Management Systems for Mobile Devices-with special application to the ZEM vehicle [2]

The ZEM vehicle project is an ongoing senior design project. The last student group working on the ZEM vehicle project in 2017 left with the installment of a proper battery management system (BMS) involvingTESLA battery packs unfinished in their prototype vehicle. The proposed project requires using this prototype for the student’s BMS project.

This project involves the study of BMS specifically for mobile devices and machines such as: industrial Robots, EVs including automated guide vehicles (AGV) for automated manufacturing and warehouse operations, and large drones. This particular research area has become important aspects of the design of these mobile machines.

The proposed research project will begin with literature review of currently available technologiesfor the topical applications, to be followed by specific BMS for practical application to the threeaforementioned devices. This project will end with the specific application of connecting the existing TESLA battery pack to the ZEM prototype vehicle in the lab (see the illustration below), and also with a review of prospect of future battery management system with possible AI and expanded applications such as deep-sea unmanned submarines.Limited funds are available for this project.

Existing TESLABattery Module

Electric MotorControl (EMC)

EVTV Motor/Controller Unit [3]

Adjusted FittingDriving System

An Adaptive Battery Management system for the ZEM Vehicle

[2] Hsu, T.R., “Performance and Required E-Power Estimate for High Performance ZEM Vehicle,” Internal document, 2016 [3] “EVTV Motor/controller for TGESLA Model S Battery Modules, June 2017


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