报告时间：2019年7月17日9:30-11:30
地点：校本部计算机楼313
报告题目：Transportation Electrification-Land and Air: Enabler for Future of Mobility.
报告摘要：
The aerospace industry is facing challenges similar to those of automotive industry in terms of improving emissions, fuel economy, and cost. Another similarity is the move towards replacing mechanical and pneumatic systems with electrical systems, thus transitioning toward “more electric” architectures and hybrid propulsion systems. To meet these challenges in the automotive industry, significant work has been done in the areas of electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles. In the case of airplanes, more electric architecture and hybrid propulsion strategies are the emerging trends. Recently, there is also an increasing interest in flying cars, and vertical take-off and landing vehicles (VTOL) to be used as Air taxis. The electrification, in addition to reducing emissions, is also enabling expedient operation for connected vehicles. This presentation examines the synergies between the electrical systems for electric/hybrid vehicles, electric and hybrid aircrafts, and flying cars/VTOL vehicles. In addition, this presentation also discusses how the electrification is enabling the advancement of connected cars, Air Taxis, and changing the future of mobility.
报告人简介：
Kaushik Rajashekara在印度科学院获得电气工程博士学位。1989年，他加入美国通用汽车公司，担任了各种领先技术的研究员和首席科学家，主要负责研究与开发电动、混合动力和燃料电池汽车的电动机及其控制系统。2006年，劳斯莱斯公司聘请Rajashekara博士作为首席技术专家，组织研发航空、海洋和能源应用领域的电力电子拓扑架构与控制技术。2012年8月，他成为德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校特聘教授。2016年9月至今，Rajashekara担任休斯敦大学工程系特聘教授。
Rajashekara博士凭借在交通运输电力电子与控制系统的卓越贡献，于2012年被选为美国国家工程学院院士，并在2015年被选为美国国家发明家学会院士，曾获IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann奖、IEEE Industry Applications Society杰出成就奖、IEEE IAS Gerald Kliman奖、IEEE PELS车辆和运输系统成就奖，以表彰他在运输领域对电力系统和电力转换技术的进步所做出的贡献。
同时，Rajashekara博士也是IEEE Fellow，SAE国际研究员。他在电力电子、智能交通机电一体化、可再生能源系统和微电网系统等研究领域的国际期刊和会议上发表了近200篇论文，拥有35项美国专利和10项外国专利。
