PhD in Future Transport and Cities (Transport Safety and Simulation)

Coventry University

Research within this theme focuses on:Understanding in the first instance the computation and causes of human injuries, considering age, gender and anthropometry, with the ultimate the purpose of developing safer vehicles, assess the safety of occupants in forthcoming autonomous vehicles, assist the National Health Service, the Justice system, the Coronial process, and Forensics experts (RoaD). This includes fundamental trauma computation, accident reconstruction, crashworthiness computation, structural optimisation techniques, analysis and development of accident databases, occupant and pedestrian safety in future autonomous vehicles, and the development of new legislative safety frameworks.Developing innovative approaches that seek to align emerging technology capability to societal expectations. Examples include the development of assessment approaches for connected and automated vehicle technology (TIC-IT), identification of deployment pathways for innovative technology in support of a transition to electric mobility (DynaCoV), opportunities for improvement of air quality through deployment of innovative sociotechnical systems approaches (Transitions). The research has an international focus, with research partnerships in South America, South East Asia, the EU and UK.Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.