This paper presents the traction motor sizing for optimal urban fuel economy in two mild and three strong hybridization propulsion on front-wheel-drive vehicles. The traction motor sizes, by means of motor rated torque and speed, are optimized for maximum urban fuel economy. The two mild hybrids are Belt-Integrated-Starter-Generator (BISG) and Crankshaft-Integrated-Starter-Generator (C-ISG) sys...

The objective of this work is to design and implement a closed loop system for induction motor starting at rated current. Thyristorized AC voltage regulator is used as the starting equipment and motor current regulation is carried out using an optimally tuned Proportional-Integral (PI) controller. Since, AC voltage controller fed starting of induction motor is a non-linear process, identificati...

In this paper a fast analytical algorithm for design a surface-mounted PM Brushless DC motor (SMPM-BLDC) for variable-speed application based on electromagnetic field analysis and RSM optimization algorithm is discussed. To achieve the desired performance, the physical dimensions of the proposed SMPM-BLDC motor subject to minimal ripple torque utilizing RSM optimization algorithm were optimized...

This paper presents an optimal design of poly-phase induction motor using Quadratic Interpolation based Particle Swarm Optimization (QI-PSO). The optimization algorithm considers the efficiency, starting torque and temperature rise as objective function (which are considered separately) and ten performance related items including harmonic current as constraints. The QI-PSO algorithm was impleme...

The problem of optimal sensor locations in nonparametric identification of viscoelastic materials is considered. Different criteria of the covariance matrix, connected to Aand D-optimal experiment design, are considered and evaluated. The results of the paper can be used to design experiments with improved accuracy of the estimates. Copyright c 2005 IFAC.

This paper presents a systematic approach to dealing with withinpair order effects in paired comparison experiments, which have historically received substantial attention in many application areas, including psychology, transportation, marketing and medicine. It describes how optimal designs can be constructed for paired comparison experiments involving several attributes. It extends earlier w...

The target of this paper is to provide a compact review of the Optimal Experimental Design, the continuous case. Therefore we are referring to the general nonlinear problem in comparison to the linear one.

In this work the optimization-based, integrated concurrent design method is applied to the modelling, analysis, and design of a transportation fuel cell system. A general optimal design model considering both functional performance and production costs is first introduced. Using the Ballard Mark V Transit Bus fuel cell system as an example, the study explores the intrinsic relations among vario...

Experimental economics represents a strong growth industry. In the past several decades the method has expanded beyond intellectual curiosity, now meriting consideration alongside the other more traditional empirical approaches used in economics. Accompanying this growth is an influx of new experimenters who are in need of straightforward direction to make their designs more powerful. This stud...

For j = 4 and j = 5 and all d j, the maximum value of detXX , where X runs through all j d (0,1)-matrices, is determined along with a matrix X0 for which the maximum determinant is attained. In the theory of statistical designs, X0 is called a D-optimal design matrix. Design matrices that were previously thought to be D-optimal, are shown here to be D-optimal.