Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Tutorial3:History/AdvancementofSensorlessControlinAutomotivesWednesday,June19th,20194:20PM–5:40PMVenue:Cornerstone2
Speaker:RajaRamakrishnan–HallaMechatronics
ShortBiography:RamakrishnanRaja(M’11)receivedB.Sc.degreefromAmritaInstituteoftechnology,Indiain2003andMaster’s
DegreeinelectricalengineeringfromNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology,in2005.HereceivedhisPh.D.degree
in automotive system engineering from University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI. From 2004-2013 he has been
working forDelphisteeringandNexteerautomotiveasSeniorElectricalEngineer.Currentlyhe isworkingat
HallamechatronicsasChiefScientist-Controls.Heisresponsibleformotordrivecontrolforvariousautomotive
applications.Hisresearchinterestincludeselectricalmachinesandvariablespeeddrivesincludingsensorless
motorcontroldrives.
Summary:This presentation goes over the History of various sensorless control techniques and shows how these
sensorless techniques are being introduced in automotive industry. Thematerial will cover new redundant
architectures used in safety critical components such as steering and brakes and show how sensorless
techniqueswillbene5itthesenewarchitectures.