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Li, Guoqiang (author), Gorges, Daniel (author), Wang, M. (author)In this paper a learning-based optimization method for online gear shift and velocity control is presented to reduce the fuel consumption and improve the driving comfort in a car-following process. The continuous traction force and the discrete gear shift are optimized jointly to improve both the powertrain operation and the longitudinal...journal article 2022
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Junge, Kai (author), Obayashi, Nana (author), Stella, F. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Hughes, Josie (author)Biology provides many examples of how body adaption can be used to achieve a change in functionality. The feather star, an underwater crinoid that uses feather arms to locomote and feed, is one such system; it releases its arms to distract prey and vary its maneuverability to help escape predators. Using this crinoid as inspiration, we develop a...journal article 2022