TAEHYUN SHIM

Dr. Taehyun Shim is a professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. Since September 2001, he has been with the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a director of the MSE program in automotive systems engineering.

Professor Shim’s research interests include mathematical modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, active vehicle safety, vehicle dynamics, control of vehicle stability, vehicle rollover, and modeling and control of hybrid electric vehicles. He has worked with Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics Land Systems, TRW Automotive, and Hyundai/Kia Motor on projects related to active vehicle safety, hybrid electric vehicles, and advanced driver assistance systems. He has authored over 70 publications in active vehicle safety areas, including active steering, wheel torque control, vehicle rollover, and integrated chassis control, and his work has been published in leading vehicle research journals: Vehicle System Dynamics, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and Journal of Automobile Engineering–Part D. He also has been awarded 6 patents.