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Bo Chen, Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Michigan Technological University 815 R.L. Smith Building 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931 Phone: (906)487-3537 Fax: (906)487-2822 E-mail: bochen@mtu.edu

Research Areas

• Intelligent mechatronics and embedded systems
• IC engine management systems
• Modeling, control, and energy management of hybrid electric vehicles
• Integrated vehicle and structural health monitoring
• Cyber-physical systems

Grants and Research Projects

• Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
• U.S. - China Workshop and Planning Visit on Sustainable Fuels and Clean Vehicles (PI), Project value: $52,196.
• REU Site: Research in Advanced Propulsion and Fuel Technology for Sustainable Transportation (PI), Project value: $458,375.
• EAGER: Multi-Agent Network Control for Adaptive Sensing and Monitoring in Wireless Sensor Networks (PI), Project value: $112,986.
• Funding Agency: Department of Energy/Ford Motor Company
• Advanced Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection Engine Development (Co-PI), Project value: $1,394,204.
• Funding Agency: Department of Energy
• An Interdisciplinary Program for Education and Outreach in Transportation Electrification (Co-PI), Project value: $3,791,029.
• Funding Agency: Nostrum Energy
• Engine Study Phase VIII (PI), Project value: $50,296.
• Engine Study Phase VII (Co-PI), Project value: $48,070.
• Engine Study Phase VI (PI), Project value: $42,754.
• Engine Study Phase V (Co-PI), Project value: $42,088.
• Engine Study Phase IV (PI), Project value: $27,957.
• Engine Study Phase III (PI), Project value: $26,444.
• Engine Study Phase II (Co-PI), Project value: $39,969.
• Funding Agency: Michigan Space Grant Consortium
• Initial Analysis for a Semi-Active Vibration Damping System for Spacecraft in Launch Vehicles (PI), Project value: $15,600.
• Funding Agency: Michigan Tech Research Excellence Fund
• Immune-Inspired Design Methodology for Building Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring Systems (PI), Project value: $9,500.
• Mentoring Grant (PI), Project value: $10,000.
• Funding Agency: PACE/HP (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education / Hewlett Packard)
• Hardware Grant for "Hardware-in-the-loop simulator for hybrid electric vehicles," (PI), 2012
• Hardware Grant for "Distributed Embedded Control Systems" Teaching Laboratory," (PI), 2010.