Reader Ahu Ece Hartavi Karci

Dr Ahu Ece Hartavi Karci

Reader, Head of the Centre for Automotive Engineering
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Academic and research departments

School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences.

About

University roles and responsibilities

  • Reader, Head of the Centre for Automotive Engineering

    Previous roles

    2018
    Seniour Lecturer
    糖心Vlog
    2015 - 2018
    Lecturer
    糖心Vlog
    2014 - 2015
    Assistant Professor
    Istanbul Medeniyet University
    2011 - 2014
    Assistant Professor
    Yeni Yuzyil University 2011-2014
    2010 - 2011
    Assistant Professor
    Istanbul Arel University

    Affiliations and memberships

    Research-based Intellectual Property Group (ARTEV)
    Member

    News

    Docking pic

    24 MAR 2021

    Automation improves safety in critical driving situations

    Team SURTES racing at Silverstone

    26 JUL 2019

    糖心Vlog students storm Silverstone with their class-topping electric racing car

    In the media

    e-Formula Student 2019 Coordinator
    IMechE
    Speaker
    HADRIAN Project
    Principal Investigator
    https://shorturl.at/BFKQ2

    Research

    Research interests

    Research projects

    Teaching

    Sustainable development goals

    My research interests are related to the following:

    Gender Equality UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 logo
    Sustainable Cities and Communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 logo
    Climate Action UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 logo
    Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 logo

    Publications

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    Research and Scholarly Activity
    1) Bernardis M. D., Rini G., Bottiglione F., Hartavi A. E., Sorniotti A., On nonlinear model predictive direct yaw moment control for trailer sway mitigation, Vehicle System Dynamics, 61:2, 445-471, 2023.
    2) Rini G., Bernardis M., D., Francesco Bottiglione, Hartavi A., E, Sorniotti A, On The Compar谋son Of Central谋zed And Mult谋-Layer Arch谋tectures For Nonl谋near Model Pred谋ct谋ve Torque-Vector谋ng And Tract谋on Control, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 2023.
    3) Shao, L., Hartavi A.E., Tavernini D., Sorniotti A., Design and optimization of energy-efficient PM-assisted synchronous reluctance machines for electric vehicles. IET Electr. Power Appl. 1鈥 14, 2023.
    4) Armengaud, E., Brandst盲tter, B., Bi膷ek, M., Buh, J., Hartavi A.E. et al., Towards Brand-Independent Architectures, Components and Systems for Next Generation Electrified Vehicles Optimised for the Infrastructure, SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 4(5):1906-1922, 2022.
    5) Shah Alias Sangani, A., Harman, C., Kinav, E., G枚l, M. Hartavi A.E., "Commercial Viability Assessment and Planning of Safety-Critical Embedded SW of Electrified Road Vehicles," SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 4(1):86-97, 2022.
    6) K. M. So, P. Gruber, D. Tavernini, Hartavi A. E., A. Sorniotti and T. Motaln, On the Optimal Speed Profile for Electric Vehicles, in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 78504-78518, 2020.
    7) L. Shao, Hartavi A.E , D. Tavernini, A. Sorniotti and M. Cheng, Design Approaches and Control Strategies for Energy-Efficient Electric Machines for Electric Vehicles鈥擜 Review, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 116900-116913, 2020.
    8) Tavernini D., Vacca F., Metzler M., Savitsky D., Ivanov V., Hartavi A.E., Gruber P., Dhaens M., Sorniotti A.,An Explicit Nonlinear Model Predictive ABS Controller for Electro-Hydraulic Braking Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 3990-4001, May 2020.
    9) Asef P., Bargallo R., A.E. Hartavi, Niknejad P., M.R. Barzegaran, Lapthorn A.C., Correlation of Solar Power Prediction Considering The Nominal Operating Cell Temperature Under Partial Shading Effect, Measurement, Volume 147, 2019.
    10) Gao J., Tian G., Sorniotti A., Hartavi A.E., Di Palo R., Review of thermal management of catalytic converters to decrease engine emissions during cold start and warm up, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 147, pp 177-187, 2019.
    11) Vacca, F., De Pinto, S., Hartavi Karci, A.E., Gruber, P., Viotto, F., Cavallino, C., Rossi, J.; Sorniotti, A. On the Energy Efficiency of Dual Clutch Transmissions and Automated Manual Transmissions, Energies, 10, 1562, 2017.
    12) Ahu Ece Hartavi, 陌smail Meri莽 Can Uygan and Levent G眉ven莽, A Hybrid Electric Vehicle Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator as a Development Platform For Energy Management Algorithms, International Journal of Vehicle Design Vol. 71, No. 1-4, pp 410-429.2016.
    13) Kahraman K., Hartavi A. E., Guvenc L., et al. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Implementation of Team Mekar at the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol:13, 3, 2012.
    14) Uygan I. M.C, Hartavi A.E., Guvenc L., Sezer V., Acarman T, Propulsion System Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle, International Journal of Vehicle Design Vol. 52, No. 1-4, 2009.
    15) Uygan I. M. C, Hartavi A. E., Guvenc L., Sezer V., Acarman T., Propulsion System Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle, International Journal of Vehicle DesignVol. 52, No. 1-4, 2009.
    16) M. N. Sahinkaya and A. E. Hartavi, Variable Bias Current in Magnetic Bearings for Energy Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 1052-1060, March 2007.
    17) Hartavi, A.E., Tuncay N. R., Sahinkaya M.N., Burrows C.R., Rotor-AMY Sisteminin Bulan谋k Denetleyici ile Kontrol眉 ve Denge Ak谋m谋 En 陌yile艧tirilmesi, ITU, Vol 5, 3, 2006.
    18) Hartavi A.E., Sahinkaya M. N, Tun莽ay R. N., Burrows C.R., Fuzzy Supervisory Control and Bias Current Optimization of Rotor Active Magnetic Bearing System, Journal of ITU , 2006.
    19) Ozgurs Ustun, R. Nejat Tuncay, A. Kerem Dogueri, A. Ece Hartavi, An Integrated Approach for Linear Actuator Design, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, Volume 35, Issue 2, 2002, pp 37-42,2002.

    Book Chapters
    1) Hillbrand, B. , Innerwinkler P., Stettinger G., Hartavi, A.E., Rodoplu K., Demir A., Buyukakin T.,Sozen E., Aydemir E., Clement P., Zaya J., Sahim盲ki S., Tarkiainen M.,TrustVehicle Verification Procedure, Enhanced Trustworthiness and End User Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in the Transition Period. Springer, 2021.
    2) Hartavi, A.E., Kabbani T., Sarhadi P., Sangani A.S.A.,Zaya J., Maroun S., Saleh M., Shanmugam S.,Krishna A., Ou J., Sozen E., Aydemir E, Ahiad S., Reliable Sense-Plan-Act Approaches for TrustVehicles, Enhanced Trustworthiness and End User Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in the Transition Period, Springer, 2021.
    3) Schicker, L.M., Watzenig, D., Hartavi, A.E., Troglia, M., How Should TrustVehicles Behave? Trustworthiness, User Acceptance and Expectations. Enhanced Trustworthiness and End User Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in the Transition Period. Springer, 2021.
    4) Clement, P., Danzinger, H., Quinz, P., Hillbrand, B., Hartavi, A.E., Kasikci, K.Z., Assessment Concept for TrustVehicles, Trustworthiness and End User Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in the Transition Period. Enhanced Trustworthiness and End User Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in the Transition Period, Springer, 2021.
    5) Innerwinkler P, Hartavi A.E.,Tarkiainen M.J., Troglia M., Kinav E., Ozan B., Aydemir E., Derse C., Stettinger G., Watzenig D., Sahim盲ki S., Druml N.,Nahler C., Metzner S., Gopi S., Clement P., Macher G., Zaya J.,Groppo R., Ahiad S., TrustVehicle 鈥 Improved Trustworthiness and Weather-Independence of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Scenarios: Smart Systems for Clean, Safe and Shared Road Vehicles, Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications 2018.
    6) Hartavi, A., Uygan I.M.C, Sezer, V., G眉ven莽, L., Acarman T.,Kilic V., Yildirim M., Electric Regenerative Power Assisted Brake Algorithm for a Front and Rear Wheel Drive Parallel Hybrid Electric Commercial Van, Advancements in Steering Systems, Braking Systems, and Advanced Chassis Control and Rollover Stability, Chapter 7, SAE International, ISBN: 978-0-7680-2092-2, October 2009.
    7) Sezer, V., Uygan, I.M.C., Acarman T., Kilic V., Yildirim M., Hartavi, A., G眉ven莽, L., Chapter 7: Maximizing Overall Efficiency Strategy (MOES) for Power Split Control of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Simulation of Commercial Vehicles, Chapter 7, SAE International, ISBN: 978-0-7680-2094-6, October 2008.

    White Papers
    8) Hartavi A.E., Sangani A.S.A., Trustvehicle Catalogue of Critical Scenarios, Trustvehicle, Grant agreement ID: 723324, 2020.
    9) Hartavi A.E., Alkan E., Sangani A.S.A., Catalogue of Assessment Criteria for Level 3 Autonomous Vehicles, Trustvehicle, Grant agreement ID: 723324, 2020.

    Conference Papers
    10) Gol M., Camci M.,Serbes D., Santuci E., M枚rtl P., Ozan B., Hartavi A. E., Empowering SAE Level 4 Autonomous Trucks: The Decision-Making System, International Congress on Transportat谋on Research, ICTR, Heraklion, Crete, 2023.
    11) Kim. S, D.Serbes, T.Kabbani, Hartavi A.E. R. Egmond, Designing sounds to support visual Human Machine Interface for automated vehicles: A study for truck drivers, The Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference-Europe, Torino, Italy, 2022.
    12) Mohamed Y., Gol M., Kabbani T., Ghazali M., Demir A., Sangani, Rodoplu K., Derse C., Hartavi A. E., Real-Time Implementable Intelligent Trajectory Controller Design for a Light Commercial Vehicle, Transport Research Arena Conference Lisbon, Portugal, 2022.
    13) Kabbani T., Sarhadi P., Ghazali M., Gamagea C., Serbes D, Sozen E., Ozan B., Hartavi A. E., Model Validation of Articulated Heavy-Duty Vehicle via IPG for Tracking Controller Design, Transport Research Arena. Lisbon 2022.
    14) Ghazali M., Gupta I., Ben Abdallah M., Clarke J., Hartavi A. E., Performance Comparison of Three Rival AI-Powered Intelligent Trajectory Tracking Controllers for an Autonomous Delivery Van, Accepted for Transport Research Arena. Lisbon 2022.
    15) Ghazali M., Chaghazardi Z., Daryabari S, Harman C., Vukotic M, Miljavec D, Hartavi A,E., Quantitative Analysis of the Effect of Operating Temperature on Energy Performance of an Electric Heavy Commercial Vehicle, Transport Research Arena. Lisbon 2022.
    17) A. Kanak, S. Erg眉n, A. Serdar Atalay, S. Persi and A. E. Hartavi, A Review and Strategic Approach for the Transition towards Third-Wave Trustworthy and Explainable AI in Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility, 27th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of, 2022.
    18) Kim, S., Kabbani, T., Serbes, D., Happee, R., Hartavi, A.E, & van Egmond, R., A new approach to sound design in automated vehicles. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe, pp. 149-159, 2022.
    19) 陌nal T. T., Yal莽谋n B., 脟etin G., Abdallah M. B., Ghazali M., Cansever G., Hartavi A.E., Energy Benefit Analysis of Independent Torque Variation in Fully Electric Off-Road Tracked Vehicles, 10th International Automotive Technologies Congress, OTEKON 2020.
    20) Hartavi, A.E., Gol M., Electrified Auxiliary System Demand Control Of A Hybrid Electric Refuse Truck, 10th International Automotive Technologies Congress, OTEKON, 2020.
    21) Kabbani T, Sarhadi P., Sozen E., Ozan B, Kinav E., Hartavi A.E., Fully Automated Reverse-Parking System for a Level 3 Autonomous Heavy-Duty Vehicle, Virtual ITS European Congress, 9-10 November 2020.
    22) Ka艧谋kc谋 K., Hartavi A. E.,Sorniotti A., Evaluat谋on Of Automat谋on In谋t谋ated Dr谋v谋ng Control Author谋ty Trans谋t谋on T谋me In Level 3 Automated Veh谋cles, OTEKON鈥18, 2018.
    23) Giannakou P., Hartavi A. E., Energy Harvesting Estimation of a Piezoelectric-Charging Structural Supercapacitor, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Congress, 2017.
    24) Hartavi A.E, Akyuz B., Gol M., A Comparative Study of Different Electric Drive Systems and Their Effects on Drive Cycle Performance of an Electric City Bus, EVS鈥28, 2015.
    25) Gol M., Inal T., Hartavi, A.E., An Effective Tool for Evaluating the Impact of E-Powertrain on Energy Consumption and Performance, OTEKON鈥14, 2014.
    26) Uygan I. M. C, Hartavi A. E., Yildirim M., Guvenc L.,Development and Use of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Hardware-in-The-Loop Simulator for Power Management Controller Design and Testing, OTEKON鈥14, 2014.
    27) Gol M., Hartavi, A.E., Akyuz B., Impact Assessment of Electric City Bus Parameters on Driving Range over Various Drive Cycles, International Conference on Automotive Technologies, ICAT, 2014.
    28) Karabast谋k E., Akg眉n E., Savtur M., Hartavi A. E., Geli艧en Teknoloji ve Karayolu G眉venli臒i, 4. Karayolu Trafik G眉venli臒i Sempozyumu ve Sergisi, Ankara, Turkey, May 8-10, 2013.
    29) Gol M., Abdal S., Ceylan H., Hartavi A. E., Asfalttaki Zek芒, 4. Karayolu Trafik G眉venli臒i Sempozyumu ve Sergisi, May 8-10, 2013, Ankara, Turkey, 2013.
    30) Demir M., Gezer I., Tar谋 O., Hartavi A. E., Karayolu G眉venli臒i Politikalar谋 ve Stratejileri: T眉rkiye ve AB Kar艧谋la艧t谋rmas谋, 4. Karayolu Trafik G眉venli臒i Sempozyumu, May 8-10, Ankara, Turkey, 2013.
    31) Bolt眉rk S. T., Y谋ld谋r谋m G. 脰., Balata A., Hartavi A. E., 陌leri S眉r眉c眉 Destek Sistemleri, 4. Karayolu Trafik G眉venli臒i Sempozyumu ve Sergisi, May 8-10, Ankara, Turkey, 2013
    32) Hartavi A.E., Uygan I.M.C., Turan M. C., Karaahmeto臒lu R., Senturk M., Tas O. S., Kahraman K., G眉venc L, Guvenc B.A, Ozguner U., Altug E., Efendioglu B., Design and Control Basics of a Cooperative Vehicle, Otomotiv Teknolojileri Kongresi (OTEKON鈥12), June 4-5, Bursa, Turkey, 2012.
    33) Turan M. C., Hartavi A.E., Altug E., Development of Rule Based Upper Level Control Algorithm for an Intelligent Vehicle in Automated Highway System, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES鈥12), Istanbul, Turkey. July 24-27, 2012,
    34) Hartavi A.E., Turan M. C., Gol M., Tar谋 O., Pre-Competition Determination of Performance Effective Parameters for a Fuel Cell Electric Race Vehicle, International Workshop on Challanges and Opportunities for Green and Smart Vehicles, July 24, 2012.
    35) M. C. Turan, A. E. Hartavi and E. Altu臒, Development of a Rule Based Upper Level Control Algorithm For a Co-Operative Vehicle in Automated Highway System, IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety, ICVES, 2012.
    36) Hartavi A.E., Uygan I.M.C., G眉venc L, Bypass Based Rapid Control Prototyping of Hybrid Brake Control System, Otomotiv Teknolojileri Kongresi (OTEKON鈥10), June 7-8, Bursa, Turkey, 2010.
    37) Alt谋ndemir E., Hartavi A.E., G眉venc L, G枚ktan A., Y谋ld谋r谋m M., Development of an Auxiliary Pressurized Hybrid Brake System for a Parallel Hybrid Electric Commercial Van, SAE ,Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition (SAE COMVEC 2009), Rosemont, Illinois, USA, 2009.
    38) Sezer V., Biliro臒lu A., Demirci M., U莽arol H., Kural E., 脰zsu E., Kilic V., Ko莽kan I., Yildirim M., Hartavi A.E., Uyagn I.M.C., Acarman T., Guvenc L., Design and Implementation of a Series-Parallel Light Commercial Hybrid Electric Vehicle,EVS24, 2009.
    39) Uygan I.M.C., Hartavi A.E., G眉venc L, Powertrain Design for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 4. Otomotiv Teknolojileri Kongresi (OTEKON鈥08), Bursa, Turkey, June 1-4, 2008.
    40) Hartavi, A., Uygan I.M.C, Sezer, V., G眉ven莽, L., Acarman T.,Kilic V., Yildirim M., Electric Regenerative Power Assisted Brake Algorithm for a Front and Rear Wheel Drive Parallel Hybrid Electric Commercial Van, SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2606, 2008.
    41) Sezer, V., Uygan, I.M.C.,Acarman T.,Kilic V.,Yildirim M., Hartavi, A., G眉ven莽, L., Maximizing Overall Efficiency Strategy (MOES) for Power Split Control of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2682, 2008.
    42) Hartavi A.E., Uygan I.M.C., Sezer V., Acarman T. , G眉venc L, Goktan A.G., Development of an Electric Power Assisted Brake Algorithm for Electrically Driven Land Vehicles, 9th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, (AVEC鈥08), October 6-9, Japan, 2008.
    43) Uygan I.M.C., Hartavi A.E., G眉venc L., Acarman T., K谋l谋莽 V., 脰zelgin 陌., Yildirim M., Sezer V., FOHEV II - The Ford Otosan Hybrid Electric Research Prototype Vehicle, International Conference on Automotive Technologies, (ICAT鈥08) , November 13-14, 2008, Turkey.
    44) Uygan I. M. C, Sezer V., Guvenc L, Goktan A.,Acarman T., Hartavi A. E., K谋l谋莽 V., Yildirim M., Electronic and Safety Structural Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Electronic and Safety Structural Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle, ICVES08, Columbus, USA, 2008.
    45) Uygan I. M. C, Hartavi A. E., Sezer V., Guvenc L, Goktan A., Energy Recuperation in Electrically Driven Road Vehicles through Regenerative Braking, AVEC08, Kobe, Japan, 2008.
    46) Uygan I. M. C, Hartavi A. E., Sezer V., Guvenc L, Acarman T., Kili莽 V, Yildirim M., Regenerative Braking Algorithm for Energy Efficiency Enhancement of a Front and Rear Wheel Drive Parallel Hybrid Electric Commercial Van, COMVEC08, 2008.
    47) Hartavi A.E. Uygan I.M.C., Sezer V., Acarman T. , G眉venc L., Kili莽 V, Yildirim M., Signal interfacing for hybrid electric vehicular electronics and an implementation study, IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety, Columbus, OH, USA, pp. 151-156, 2008.
    48) Hartavi A.E., Uygan I.M.C., Sezer V., Acarman T. , G眉venc L., Development of Hybrid Braking Algorithm for Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles, The 3rd AUTOCOM International Workshop on Hybrid Electric Vehicle Modeling and Control, June 12, 2007.
    49) Hartavi A.E. , Sahinkaya M. N, Tun莽ay R. N., Variable Current Control of A Five Axis Magnetically Levitated Turbomolecular Pump, International Conference on Electric Machines and Drives, (ICEM'06 ), Chania, Greece, September 2-5, 2006.
    50) Hartavi A.E., R. N. Tuncay and M. N. Sahinkaya, The Effect of Current Control Strategies on Power Consumption of a Magnetically Levitated Turbomolecular Pump, CES/IEEE 5th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Shanghai, China, pp. 1-5, 2006.
    51) Hartavi A.E., R. N. Tuncay and M. N. Sahinkaya, Burrow C. R., Bias Current Optimisation and Fuzzy Controllers for Magnetic Bearings in Turbo Molecular Pumps, Ninth International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings, August 3-6, 2004, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 2004.
    52) Hartavi A.E., O. Ustun and R. N. Tuncay, A comparative approach on PD and fuzzy control of AMB using RCP, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC'03., Madison, WI, USA, 2003, pp. 1507-1510 vol.3, 2003.
    53) 脺st眉n 脰,. Tun莽ay R.N. , Dogueri A.K. , Hartavi A.E., An Integrated Approach To Design of Linear Actuators, Mechatronics 2002 Conference, 9-11, Berkeley, USA, December 2002.
    54) Hartavi A.E., O. Ustun, R. N. Tuncay and F. Gurleyen, The design, simulation and experimental study of active magnetic bearing, IEMDC 2001. IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 492-495, 2001.
    55) Hartavi A.E., 脺st眉n 脰., Tun莽ay R.N., Modelling and Control Aspects of Active Magnetic Bearing, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE鈥01), Graz, Austria, 27-29 August 2001.
    56) Hartavi A.E., 脺st眉n 脰., Tun莽ay R.N., Dynamic Simulation of Attractive Type Suspension Systems, International Aegean Conference of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics (ACEMP鈥01), Ku艧adas谋, Turkey, 26-29 June 2001.
    57) Hartavi A.E., 脺st眉n 脰., Tun莽ay R.N., G眉rleyen F., The Design Simulation and Experimental Study of an Active Magnetic Bearing, International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC'01), Cambridge, USA, 2001.
    58) Hartavi A.E., 脰. 脺st眉n, R.N.Tun莽ay, Design and Simulation of DC type Active Magnetic Bearing System, Elektrik, Elektronik ve Bilgisayar M眉hendisli臒i Sempozyumu (ELECO 2000), Bursa, Turkey ( in Turkish), 2000.