The Ohio State University

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is an interdisciplinary research center in the College of Engineering. CAR research focuses on:

• Advanced powertrain systems for reduced fuel consumption and emissions
• Intelligent transportation systems and autonomous vehicles
• Noise, vibrations and dynamics
• Vehicle chassis systems
• Vehicle and occupant safety

CAR is located in a 35,000 sq. ft. facility and offers advanced experimental facilities that include engine and vehicle dynamometers, vibration, noise and acoustics laboratories, intelligent and autonomous vehicle laboratories, engine fluid mechanics and combustion research facilities, and electric, hybrid-electric propulsion, fuel cell and electrochemical energy storage research facilities. In addition, CAR has access to the full-service proving grounds of the Transportation Research Center, Inc. (http://www.trcpg.com/), located 45 miles northwest of the OSU campus. CAR sees the participation of 22 faculty, 55 graduate students, 5 administrative staff, 22 research staff, 26 visiting scholars, and 33 student research assistants, and has annual research expenditures in excess of $5M. The Center also provides facilities and support for five automotive undergraduate student project teams

The team and fastest electric vehicle in the world, the Buckeye Bullet.

(Formula SAE, SAE Mini Baja , DOE/GM ChallengeX hybrid-electric vehicle, solar car and Buckeye Bullet electric land speed record vehicle) consisting of 350 mostly undergraduate students, and is involved in graduate education programs culminating in a Graduate Specialization in Automotive Systems Engineering for OSU students, and in a Certificate program for distance-learning students. Among the features that set OSU’s Center for Automotive Research apart from other notable university-based automotive research centers are:

• An interdisciplinary emphasis on Systems Engineering.
• Significant (in some cases unique) experimental facilities.
• The ability to work on advanced product development projects.
• A balance of government and privately sponsored research.

An extensive industry-based consortium that brings top researchers together to work on pre-competitive projects which often spawn proprietary programs.

Sponsors of CAR:

U.S. D.o.T, D.o.E., Army, NSF, National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Battelle, Bosch, Caterpillar, Chrysler,
Dana, Denso, Eaton, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation,
Honda R&D Americas, Hyundai, International Truck and Engine, Nissan
Motor Co., Oshkosh Truck Corporation, Owens Corning, PSD Tech, Inc.,
Siemens, SOFCo-EFS, Tenneco Automotive, TRC, Inc., TRW.