Colin Smith takes a guided tour with academics to discover how their research is helping to shape how cars will be made in the near future.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial has been at the forefront of research to develop the next generation of vehicles for more than 40 years. Colin Smith takes a guided tour with academics to discover how their research is helping to shape how cars will be made in the near future. Researchers in the Department are carrying out research to improve combustion engines, advance hybrid motors and progress the way that cars are put together in an effort to make the next generation of vehicles safer, more economical and more sustainable. For 30 years, Professors Yannis Hardalupas and Alex Taylor have been working behind the scenes on projects to improve the performance of combustion engine vehicles. They feel that ongoing refinements to the engine will enable it to maintain its dominance for many years to come. Currently, their research involves investigating the effectiveness of new types of fuels such as bio ethanol and synthetic alternatives for use in combustion engines. They are also looking at ways of modifying the diesel engine so that it can run on regular gasoline.
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