The Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute (AVMI) is a research and development (R&D) and technical services organization to advance methods in modeling and simulation, design and control, hybrid testing and experimentation of autonomous/unmanned and manned vehicles for maneuver, terrain mobility, energy efficiency, and active survivability in severe terrain and adversarial environments.
AVMI performs conceptual and engineering prototyping and design of vehicle systems, and academic and professional advancement courses at WPI, national, and international levels.
By conducting its R&D, AVMI assists the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (DECOM GVSC) in coordinating efforts between other government research agencies and NATO, universities, and industry.
AVMI extends its work to other systems, such as multi-drive wheel road and off-road automobiles and trucks, planet rovers, farm tractors, construction and mining equipment, and forestry machinery.
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PhD Dissertation Defense
Taras Borovets defended his PhD thesis titled “Synthesis and Analysis of Intelligent Observers of the State Vector Coordinates of Motion Control Systems of an Electric Vehicle” at Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine,
Taras was co-advised by Andriy Lozynskyy, ScD, PhD, Professor and Director of the Energetics and Control Systems Institute, Lviv Polytechnic National University, and Vladimir Vantsevich, ScD, PhD, Professor and co-Director of the Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Taras’ PhD work was supported by Project G5176 “Agile Tyre Mobility for Severe Terrain Environments” funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. Prof. Vantsevich served as the NATO Country Project Director. Dr. Lyubomyr Demkiv, Lviv Polytechnic National University served as the Partner Country Project Director.
AUVSI & ASME Launch Collaboration
Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich, JAVS editor-in-chief and AVMI co-director
Mary Grace Stefanchik, ASME senior director
ISTVS Terrabite with Vladimir V. Vantsevich and David J. Gorsich
Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich, AVMI co-Director
Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, US Army DEVCOM GVSC.
Autonomous Terrain Mobility Performance Optimization: Fundamentals for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
GVMSA Member
AVMI becomes the key member of new estabilished Ground Vehicle Modeling & Simulation Alliance created by US Army Ground Vehilce Systems Center
AVMI Launch in November 2022
Prof. Vantsevich and Prof. Moradi lanch Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute at WPI
Open Positions
Funded Research Position
A Master’s student or an Undergraduate student who graduates in May 2024 is currently in search as a candidate to apply for the DOD SMART Scholarship to support his/her PhD (combined MA and PhD). This position relates to the ongoing research work with the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center
Funded PhD Position
This Ph.D. student position is open in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and relates to the WPI Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute’s ongoing research work with the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center. A successful candidate will work in a team of researchers, both in the US and internationally, to contribute to UGV modeling, simulation, design, and control for maneuver, mobility, and energy efficiency.
Contact AVMI
Vladimir Vantsevich, Co-Director, vantsevi@uab.edu
Lee Moradi, Co-Director, lmoradi@wpi.edu
Physical Address Suite 303, 85 Prescott St, Worcester, MA
Mailing Address WPI Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA, 01609