Project engineer at the belgian railway infrastructure manager 'Infrabel'.Responsible for the implementation and follow up of the ETCS projects: European Train Control System.

In the second year of participation in the Formula Group T team, I was responsible for the motor drive and vehicle dynamics of the second car (Eve).Motor drive:• Motor choice by means of simulation data from Matlab Simulink and LMS AMESim software• Design of a custom motor drive: CAD design of the assembly and DC bus• Developing and testing of the motor drive (mainly solving heat and EMC issues)• Develop a custom motor control algorithm, in co-operation with Triphase NVVehicle dynamics:• Joining test days: adjusting control algorithms and validating different setups based on test data and race pilot comments• Programming of an electronic differential• Implementing launch and traction control

Paper title: Design of a Predictive Launch Control for an Electric Formula Student Car: Kalman Filter Tyre-Road Condition Estimation and Adaptive Slip ControlAbstract: This paper presents the development of a predictive launch control algorithm. This longitudinal traction control system assures a car to accelerate as fast as possible. The algorithm is designed for the newest electric Formula Student car of Formula Group T. We developed the launch control algorithm and applied it on the first electric car of Formula Group T. An experimentally validated drivetrain model and a wheel speed measurement system is used to estimate the tyre-road conditions. A slip-based method is used to estimate the maximum tyre-road friction during acceleration. The used tyre model is Pacejka Magic Formula, whose parameters are estimated by an extended Kalman filter. The objective, which is supported by simulations, is to reduce the acceleration time at the Formula Student events by more than 10%.

Formula Group T is a project run by Belgian masterstudents in engineering from GROUP T who design and build small electric vehicles and compete with other universities worldwide in the Formula Student competitions during the summer. In the position of 'head of energy' I was responsible for the planning, the budgets and the follow up of the people from the energy department. I was active in the management of the team and made decisions about project planning and the targets of the team.Coordinating role:• Managing the planning of the energy department (5 team members): setting up the planning and follow up the work• Organizing and leading meetings• Being part of the management: discuss the planning, budgets and goals of the team• Being a contact person for many important partnersTechnical responsibilities:• Maintaining an overview of the overall drivetrain design of our first car (Areion): accumulator, drivetrain, transmission and electronics• Design of the electric drivetrain: motor choice and determination of the gear ratio (done by simulations) and the electrical wye-delta switching system• Responsible for the realisation of the drivetrain parts during the assembly of the car• Setting up an FMEA for the whole electric drivetrain