AVEC exists to provide first-class teaching and research opportunities to postgraduate and doctoral students looking to develop their skills in the increasingly exciting world of on-vehicle automotive systems.
In parallel with teaching, AVEC offers a comprehensive package of commercial, collaborative, and research opportunities and innovative ways for commercial clients to access Cranfield’s capabilities.
Areas of particular expertise and capability in AVEC can be applied to:
- Motorsport
- Electric and hybrid vehicles
- Battery systems and controls
- Fuel-cells, hydrogen and sustainable transport fuels
- Vehicle engineering, dynamics and off-road
- Autonomous vehicles and intelligent mobility
- Materials and structures
Some of these capabilities also connect into complementary expertise in other schools or centres at Cranfield. With AVEC as your primary contact point, we will make the connections with any other relevant Cranfield groups to deliver a complete and holistic service to you – be you a student, a researcher, or a commercial organisation.
