Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies – Faculty of Engineering
Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies

Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies

World-class research & development

The Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies (CMHT) focuses on advanced automotive technology.

CMHT utilizes a state-of-the-art research facility exploring autonomous driving, connected vehicles, electrification and shared mobility (ACES) solutions in the automotive world. 

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Research areas

  • Fault detection, diagnosis and prognosis
  • Hybrid/electric powertrain development
  • Electric battery testing, modeling and characterization
  • Autonomous driving: tracking & control
  • Estimation and cognitive control
  • Signal processing and filtering
  • Fluid power and hydraulics
  • Internal combustion engine modelling
  • Electric motor testing and characterization
  • Optimization and trade-off analysis
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HEV course

Learn key aspects of the design and development of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).

Funding support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program is gratefully acknowledged.

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Mailing address

Centre for Mechatronics & Hybrid Technologies
McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)
200 Longwood Road South, Unit 224,
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8P 0A6

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Phone: 1-289-674-0250

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