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Full-Vehicle Model Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle And Development of a Controls Testing Framework

Khanna, Arjun
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469102702

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2016, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
Increasingly stringent regulations on emissions require automobile manufacturers to find new ways to reduce the emissions produced by their vehicles. If current trends provide an indication of where the automotive industry is headed, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) will become prevalent in the market in coming years. These technologies are all relatively new and still need much development before they can hold a significant place in the automotive market. It is for this reason that companies are investing heavily in training the next generation of engineers to work on this problem. EcoCAR 3, a four year long Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), is one way companies are pursuing the training of future engineers. EcoCAR 3 challenges the engineering students to modify a stock Chevrolet Camaro, donated by GM, to reduce the vehicle’s energy consumption and tailpipe emissions, while maintaining standard vehicle performance. Currently, the competition just ended its second year and is beginning year 3. During year 1, the team focused on selecting the powertrain architecture for the Chevrolet Camaro and procuring components from different suppliers. The vehicle architecture that met the goals of both the competition and the team is a Post-transmission Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) configuration. During Year 2, the team’s major goals were to mechanically and electrically design the different subsystems, have the entire vehicle integrated and have the vehicle run on its electric propulsion system. Having the vehicle to run by the end of the year 2 required the team to develop controls in parallel to the mechanical and electrical integration of the vehicle. In order to successfully accomplish all the goals in a timely manner the team followed a Model-Based Design (MBD) approach. The work described in this project focuses on the development process that was followed during the development of a full-vehicle model: EcoSIM 3 in the MATLAB/Simulink environment. The mode assisted in 3 major tasks during year 2: 1. Estimate the vehicle’s fuel economy and performance 2. Mechanical and electrical design 3. Controls development (verification and validation) An industrial-grade framework to verify and validate the controllers developed by the team was also created. This framework utilizes multiple software programs; IBM DOORS, dSPACE software suite, and Motohawk in parallel with MATLAB and Simulink. Using multiple tools enabled the team to manage and trace the requirements, link these requirements to their respective test cases, and give the team the ability to perform automated and regression testing for the controls developed by the team.
Shawn Midlam-Mohler, Dr. (Advisor)
Giorgio Rizzoni, Dr. (Committee Member)
112 p.
Mechanical Engineering
Full-Vehicle Model Development, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Controls Testing Framework

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  • Khanna, A. (2016). Full-Vehicle Model Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle And Development of a Controls Testing Framework [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469102702

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Khanna, Arjun. Full-Vehicle Model Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle And Development of a Controls Testing Framework. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469102702.

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  • Khanna, Arjun. "Full-Vehicle Model Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle And Development of a Controls Testing Framework." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469102702

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