To come in 2010

Goal of the Certi!cate

Today, more than ever, automotive engineering is one of the most tech-nologically interesting domains to face the sustainability challenges of automotive engineering of the 21st century. Experts in automo-tive engineering are poised to develop innovations that will change society and address a wide variety of global problems, deve-lop innovative solutions to shape new vehicles and transportation systems with smaller environmental impact.

The goal aims at providing engineers and scientists with a one-year program (60 credits) to enhance their skills to handle clean technologies required by modern automotive industry: e!cient and clean propulsion systems (ICE, HEV) and high perfor-mance cars with good dynamic properties. The program also involves a one semester internship to develop the students’ entrepreneurship ability to start innovative projects from idea to industrial reality. The interdisciplinary program combines lectures given by "eld experts from university and industry and high amount of practical works.

The certi"cate is co-organized by University of Liege and Campus Au-tomobile at Spa-Francorchamps, a Competence Center of FOREM. The training will take place at the Automotive Campus located on the boar-der of Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The lab works will take advan-tage of the modern equipments and facilities o"ered by the Automotive Campus and one of the most wonderful Formula 1 race track.

The students will be selected amongst masters in engineering and in industrial and manufacturing sciences, but also amongst masters in sciences (physics, chemistry) or graduate professionals who can show a high motivation and a long expertise and in the automotive "eld.

The sustainable automotive engineering degree is tailored to develop the skills required by working professionals from automotive industry

and race car teams. The program is made of two modules of lectures (vehicle dynamics and safety / clean propulsion systems) and one mo-dule in which students will develop an innovative project in industry via "ve-month internship program. The lectures will be given in English.

The pedagogical approach

The certi"cate is focussed on applications and “hands-on” work. Lecture sessions introduce the topics and provide the theoretical background to handle the laboratories and the projects.

Project and internship

The certi"cate includes a long term internship and project in industry. The project aims at developing the students’ ability to carry out innova-tive projects in clean propulsion and sustainable technologies in auto-motive. In order to stimulate the students’ entrepreneurship initiative, an intensive seminar on spin-o# and start-up companies is given by HEC-ULg Business School in the framework of the ID-Campus project.

Unique in Belgium and Euregio Meuse-Rhin

On Automotive Campus at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit

Contact

Prof. Pierre DUYSINXLTAS – Automotive Engineering University of LiegeChemin des Chevreuils, 1, Bât B52, 4000 Liege - BelgiumPhone +32 4 366 9194 - Fax +32 4 366 9159Email P.Duysinx@ulg.ac.be

Certi"cate in sustainable automotive engineering

Course ProgramMODULE 1: VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY (15 credits)English (Campus) - Knowledge of technical English 2 credits, 1 week

Vehicle dynamics P. Duysinx (ULg), P. Detré (Campus)

• Introduction to vehicle dynamics, Tire mechanics, Suspension mechanics• Data acquisition : instrumentation and measurement techniques Lab works: Race tracks and proving ground

3 credits, 1.5 week

Vehicle aerodynamicsG. Dimitriadis (ULg), R. Hilhorst

• Introduction to $uid dynamic principles• Experimental techniques in aerodynamics • Race car aerodynamics Lab works (wind tunnel)

3 credits, 1.5 week

Driveline and braking systemsJL Bozet, O. Bruls, P. Duysinx (ULg), M. Nélis, P. Detré (Campus)

• Gearboxes and clutches, and di#erentials, • Modelling of drive line and powertrain• Braking systems Lab Works

2 credits, 1 week

Introduction to vehicle safetyP. Duysinx, L. Noels (ULg)

• Crashworthiness principles and collision mechanics• Introduction to simulation of accidents• Accident severity indices on bodies

2 credit, 1 week

Materials for automotive applicationsJ. Lecomte-Beckers, A. Rassili (ULg)

Metallic materials• Review of automotive metallic materials• Fabrication and forming and processes• Selection principlesComposite materials• Review of composite and "bre reinforced plastics• Fabrication and manufacturing processesLab works

3 credits, 1.5 week

Total: 15 credits / 8 weeks / 240 hours of lectures and lab worksExam: After 8 weeks (mid term of semester 1)

MODULE 2: ENGINE AND ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS (15 credits)Vehicle performanceP. Duysinx (ULg), P. Detré (Campus)

• Introduction to vehicle performance• Fuel consumption et emissions Lab works on chassis dynamometer

2 credits, 1 week

Internal Combustion EnginesP. Ngendakumana, J.-L. Bozet (ULg), P. Detré, M. Nélis (Campus)

• Principles of IC engines• Modelling of IC Engine• Reducing engine frictions• Improving performances and downsizing• Alternative fuels• Race engines Lab works: Engine test bed techniques

5 credits, 3 weeks

Electric traction motorsJ. Ghyselink (ULB)

• Electric traction motors• Power electronic for motor control Lab works: Electric machine and battery test beds

3 credits, 1.5 week

Hybrid Electric VehiclesP. Duysinx (ULg)

• Batteries and other energy storages• Electric and hybrid electric vehicles• Fuel cells for automotive applications Lab works: Battery, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell test beds

3 credits, 1.5 week

Control systems of ICE, electric and hybrid systemsP. Duysinx (ULg), P. Detré (Campus)

• Programming control card for ICE• Hybrid control systems• Reliability and safety of HEV

2 credits, 1 week

Total: 15 credits / 8 weeks / 240 hours of lectures and lab worksExam: After 8 weeks (end of semester 1)

MODULE 3: PROJECT AND INTERNSHIP (30 credits)Creativity, design and entrepre-neurship

5 credits, 2 weeks

Internship 10 credits, 6 weeks

Project 15 credits, 7 weeks

Modules 1 and 2 of the certi!cate are accessible to regular students from master 2 in engineering at University of Liege or students from other Universities admitted through Erasmus Program (!nalité specialisée des masters en mécanique, en électricité ou en électromécanique). Module 3 is substituted by the regular Master thesis.

Applications !les can be sent to

Carole NGUYENUniversity of LiegeContinuing EducationPlace du 20-Août, 7 (Bât. A1)4000 LIEGE - BELGIUMPhone +32 (0) 4 366 58 34 Fax : +32 (0) 4 366 57 18Email carole.nguyen@ulg.ac.be

Admission & Applications

The courses require a solid background in scienti"c and engineering matters. Therefore the program is open to students who have a master degree in enginee-ring or a master in industrial and manufacturing science.

The certi"cate in Sustainable Automotive Engineering is also accessible to applicants with other masters (physics, chemistry) and bachelor graduates who want to improve and update their knowledges. Howe-ver these applications are subject to an assessment program to admission. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and credit transfer are ways to recognise appli-cants’ skills and knowledge gained through formal and informal education and training, work experience (typi-cally 5 to 10 years of professional experience in high tech enterprises or race teams), and/or life experience (inclu-ding volunteer work; committee responsibilities; family duties, hobbies). Assessment committee is shaped by the professors of the master.

Job opportunities

Graduates will be able to work e#ectively as auto-motive engineering specialists, leading technolo-gical innovation aiming at increasing the sustaina-bility of automotive products.