Lucas “Luc” Rajotte graduated from the Bachelor of Technology program at McMaster University, with a focus in Automation Engineering Technology in December of 2022. He started at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) in January 2022. Luc is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Ali Emadi. His research interests include automotive electrification and supervisory control and is working with the McMaster EcoCAR Team as the Propulsion Controls & Modeling Lead.
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Luc enrolled in the Automation Engineering Technology program at McMaster University’s W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, where he completed his undergraduate degree in 2022. In his 2nd year, he attended the McMaster EcoCAR information night on campus. He and his classmates applied to join the team, and he was accepted into the Propulsion Controls and Modelling (PCM) sub-team. The following year, Luc was promoted to the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) sub-lead for the PCM team, where he worked on developing a HIL plant model of the Chevrolet Blazer for testing of the team-developed controls. In his 4th year, he was promoted to the PCM lead position, which he has held since.
Apart from EcoCAR, Luc has worked as a Research Assistant co-op with the Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies (CMHT) at MARC, where he assisted in updating a graduate course in hybrid electric vehicle design, as well as a Research Assistant for CERC developing a gear shifting robot arm for dyno testing in the MARCDrive Lab. In January of 2021, Luc accepted a co-op position at Plan Group Inc. as a Project Coordinator where he supported various projects, including the Network and Distributed Antenna System design for Bayer’s Lake Community Outpatient Centre in Nova Scotia, as well as A/V system design for St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, B.C.
In January 2023, Luc joined the CERC research group at MARC under the supervision of Dr. Ali Emadi to pursue a M.ASc in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). In September 2023 he transferred into the PhD program to pursue a PhD in the ECE department. His work focuses on the modelling and control of an all-wheel-drive electric vehicle powertrain, with an emphasis on energy management strategies and supervisory control of select vehicle architectures.
