Advanced Modelling & Powertrain Webinars for F-SAE Teams Australia

Unlock your team’s competitive edge with this two-part webinar series designed for Formula-SAE student teams in Australia. Dive into the essentials of vehicle and electric powertrain modelling, design and optimisation. Learn how to accelerate your team’s development process with real-world engineering workflows using industry-standard tools.

Highlights

• Hands-on vehicle modelling: Learn to build and simulate Formula Student vehicles using Simscape and Vehicle Dynamics Blockset.
• Electric powertrain mastery: Discover advanced techniques for sizing, simulating, and optimizing electric vehicle powertrains.
• Component selection and trade-offs: Use simulation tools for motor selection, battery design, and cooling system sizing.
• Performance testing: Generate and analyse custom test courses, including skidpad dynamics, for data-driven vehicle optimization.
• Control and hardware-in-the-loop: Explore methods for control parameter optimization and HIL testing with Powertrain Blockset.

About the Presenters

Vanisha Balachandran is a Senior Application Engineer at MathWorks. She has over 12 years of experience in the automotive sector across India and Australia. She is specialised in creating and evaluating software for the automotive industry, with a particular emphasis on Battery Control Modules for Electric Vehicles, Battery Management Systems, and Powertrain Control Modules

Dr. Emmanuel Blanchard is a Senior Education Customer Success Engineer at MathWorks. He joined the company as a training engineer in 2014. He later served as an Application Engineer from 2018 to 2024, with a primary focus on data analytics. He has taught various MATLAB courses and specialized topics, including machine learning, statistics, optimization, image processing, and parallel computing. Before joining MathWorks, he was a Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Wollongong. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and has experience as a Systems/Controls Engineer at Cummins Engine Company, as well as a research assistant in several research institutions in California and Virginia, including at the Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Lab at Virginia Tech.