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The transition from coal-powered transportation to transportation via modern technologies. (Photo courtesy of Radu Gogoana. Used with permission.)
Prof. Sanjay Sarma
16.682
Spring 2011
Undergraduate
This course provides an introduction to the transportation industry's major technical challenges and considerations. For upper level undergraduates interested in learning about the transportation field in a broad but quantitative manner. Topics include road vehicle engineering, internal combustion engines, batteries and motors, electric and hybrid powertrains, urban and high speed rail transportation, water vessels, aircraft types and aerodynamics, radar, navigation, GPS, GIS. Students will complete a project on a subject of their choosing.
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