ARC – Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering PhD student Ted Sender configures the physical MRZR vehicle platform, interfaced with a synthetic off-road environment in the Digital Engineering (DE) lab of the Automotive Research Center. A wraparound screen creates an immersive experience. This DE setup supports integrated autonomy and mobility testing in mission-relevant scenarios. Photo: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering

Off-road autonomy and digital twins: a Q&A with Bogdan Epureanu
05/08/2025

Going beyond driving or tele-operating single vehicles, an up-to-date digital environment is needed to help humans operate fleets of autonomous vehicles.

Automotive Research Center at U-M marks 30th anniversary, looks to the future
07/12/2024

Digital engineering for autonomous vehicles will be the main focus of the center’s next five years.

U-M’s Automotive Research Center gets $100 million through 2028
01/25/2024

The U.S. Army has has reached a new five-year agreement of up to $100 million with U-M’s Automotive Research Center to boost work on autonomous vehicle technologies.

Six College of Engineering Awards Accepted by ME Faculty
01/22/2020

ARC Team, Shanna Daly, Karl Grosh, Wai Lu, Chinedum Okwudire, Michael Umbriac, all have accepted College of Engineering Awards.