The R&D team of the institute is composed of key teachers majoring in vehicle engineering in Weihai Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology, with nearly 20 R&D team members, and the doctor rate is over 70%.
At present, the main research directions of the institute include: automotive CAD/CAE technology, special vehicles and hybrid vehicles. In these research directions, it has been funded by scientific research projects including the National Science and Technology Support Plan, the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and the Weihai Science and Technology Key Project.
The Institute has established scientific research and technology development cooperation with Weihai Guang Tai Airport Equipment Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhongzhuo Times Fire Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., Yantai Shu Chi Bus Co., Ltd., Weihai Dahua Shipping Co., Ltd., Weihai Zheng Hao Machinery Co., Ltd. and Weihai Renhe Electromechanical Co., Ltd., and has carried out scientific and technological research in the fields of hydrostatic transmission technology, hydraulic hybrid technology, special vehicles and finite element simulation analysis of vehicles.