UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: NEW AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1564-1545 TITLE: ''INTEGRATED POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES (IPTM-CAV) THROUGH REAL-TIME ADAPTATION AND OPTIMIZATION'' THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, WORKING WITH PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY AND SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, WILL DEVELOP INTEGRATED POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES (CAV), WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING GREATER THAN 20% OVERALL FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT FOR LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES. THE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY THIS TEAM WILL FEATURE ADVANCED TRAFFIC ANALYTICS AND REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE COORDINATED POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITH PREDICTIVE FUNCTIONS THAT CAN CAPITALIZE THE POTENTIALS OF VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS IN ENERGY SAVING AND EMISSION REDUCTION. ----------