Areas of Research
- Connected and Automated Vehicle Applications
- Fuel Sprays and High-Speed Camera Diagnostics
- Real-Time Engine Control and Optimization
Dr. Joshua Bittle’s on-going research activities include:
- High-speed spatially resolved two-color pyrometry, rainbow schlieren deflectometry, and chemiluminescence imaging both individually and simultaneously to study high pressure diesel-like fuel spray mixing, ignition, and combustion for diesel and automotive applications.
- Experimental and computational analysis of fuel-air mixing under supercritical conditions
- Advanced real-time control-based emissions mitigation of heavy-duty diesel engines
- Impact of connected vehicles and infrastructure on network wide fuel economy and emissions generation
Research Areas:
- Optical studies of Fuel Spray Mixing and Combustion
- Real-time Control and Optimization of Diesel Engines
- Connected and Automated Vehicle Applications
Research
- Optical Chambers to study mixing and reacting fuel sprays
- Heavy-duty Transient Engine Test Cell and Operating Points
- Connected Infrastructure on US82 test corridor and Probe Vehicles
