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Citations
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World Ranking
985
National Ranking
405

Overview

Gopichandra Surnilla is affiliated with Ford Motor Company in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering with significant focus on subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems
  • Real-time simulation and control systems
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques

Their recent papers emphasize connected vehicle applications, pedestrian safety, and traffic management systems. Notable publications include:

  • "Mobile Safety Application for Pedestrians Utilizing P2V Communication over Bluetooth," published in 2022 in SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • "Hardware-in-the-Loop and Road Testing of RLVW and GLOSA Connected Vehicle Applications," published in 2020 in SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • "Mobile Safety Application for Pedestrians," published in 2023 in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA) with Traffic Preview," published in 2022 in SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series

Frequent coauthors of Gopichandra Surnilla include:

  • Mustafa Ridvan Cantas
  • Şükrü Yaren Gelbal
  • Bilin Aksun Güvenç
  • Levent Güvenç
  • Hao Zhang

The primary venues for their publications are:

  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Their work addresses the integration of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian communication technologies, aiming to enhance road safety through wireless systems and real-time traffic information. This includes research related to hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulation of connected vehicle technologies as well as advisory systems aimed at optimizing vehicle speed based on traffic signal data.

Best Publications

  • Methods and systems for assisted direct start control

    Ross Dykstra Pursifull;Gopichandra Surnilla;Donald Lewis;Joseph Norman Ulrey

  • Methods and Systems for Emission System Control

    Jeffrey Scott Hepburn;William Charles Ruona;Brien Lloyd Fulton;Gopichandra Surnilla

  • Differential Torque Operation for Internal Combustion Engine

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Al Henry Berger;Wan Joe Chen;Christopher House

  • Method to improve fuel economy in lean burn engines with variable-displacement-like characteristics

    Gopichandra Surnilla;John Ottavio Michelini;John M. Roth

  • System and method for controlling valve timing of an engine with cylinder deactivation

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Christian T. Goralski;Stephen B. Smith

  • System and method for reducing knock and preignition in an internal combustion engine

    Gopichandra Surnilla

  • Fuel system for a multi-fuel engine

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Joseph Basmaji;Ross Dykstra Pursifull

  • Engine system and method with cylinder deactivation

    Gopichandra Surnilla;David Bidner;Shane Elwart;Jeff Doering

  • Method and apparatus for improving engine fuel economy

    Michael John Cullen;David George Farmer;Gopichandra Surnilla;Susan Nicole Cok

  • Fuel vapor purging diagnostics

    Ross Dykstra Pursifull;Allan J. Lippa;John D. Russell;Gopichandra Surnilla

  • Method and system for controlling fuel usage

    Gopichandra Surnilla;John Nelson;Thomas G. Leone

  • Emission control device

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Christian T. Goralski;Stephen B. Smith;James P. O'Neill

  • Overall scheduling of a lean burn engine system

    Gopichandra Surnilla;John M. Roth

  • Method for rapid catalyst heating

    Gopichandra Surnilla

  • Fuel alcohol content detection via an exhaust gas sensor

    Richard E. Soltis;Gopichandra Surnilla;Carolyn Parks Hubbard;Kenneth John Behr

  • Engine fueling control for catalyst desulfurization

    Gopichandra Surnilla

  • System for controlling valve timing of an engine with cylinder deactivation

    David Karl Bidner;Gopichandra Surnilla;Jeff Allen Doering

  • Method and system for vehicle refueling

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Thomas G. Leone;Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad;Apoorv Agarwal

  • Vehicle Emergency Broadcast

    Daniel A. Makled;Michael McQuillen;Gopichandra Surnilla

  • Method to control transitions between modes of operation of an engine

    Gopichandra Surnilla;Michael J. Cullen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross Dykstra Pursifull
Ross Dykstra Pursifull Ford Motor Company (United States)
Thomas G. Leone
Thomas G. Leone Ford Motor Company (United States)
Mrdjan J. Jankovic
Mrdjan J. Jankovic Ford Motor Company (United States)
Donald J. Lewis
Donald J. Lewis Ford Motor Company (United States)
Jing Sun
Jing Sun University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ilya Kolmanovsky
Ilya Kolmanovsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anna G. Stefanopoulou
Anna G. Stefanopoulou University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Venkataramanan Balakrishnan
Venkataramanan Balakrishnan Purdue University West Lafayette
Karolos M. Grigoriadis
Karolos M. Grigoriadis University of Houston
Davor Hrovat
Davor Hrovat Ford Motor Company (United States)

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