Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) are driven by two energy convertors, i.e., an Internal Combustion (IC) engine and an electric machine. To make powertrain of HEV as efficient as possible, proper management of the energy elements is essential. This task is completed by HEV controller, which splits power between the IC engine and Electric Motor (EM). In this paper, a Genetic-Fuzzy control strategy...

In an EV (Electric Vehicle), the more tractive force produced by electric powertrain in fact requires current from battery. The question is how efficiently stored energy used, as for modern EVs, ability to move over a greater distance represents important issue. Of course, it can be best confirmed physical measurements on vehicle, but before, analytic calculations and simulations are certify ch...

Powertrain electrification in the agricultural vehicles is still initial stages. This article analyzes energy behavior of a Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell Agricultural Mobile Robot (PV/FCAMR) as preliminary step before development. concept incorporates three storage sources for powertrain: battery pack, Fuel (FC) system, and Photovoltaic (PV) system. paper proposes an approach based on Grey Wolf Optimi...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are commonly operated with high-voltage (HV) components due to their higher power availability compared 48 V-systems. On the contrary, HV-powertrain more expensive and require additional safety measures. Additionally, HV system can only be repaired maintained special equipment protective gear, which is not available in all workshops. PHEVs based on a V-s...

This paper discusses the basic considerations and development of a prototype demo system for the wireless charging of supercapacitor electric vehicles, which uses magnetic resonance coupling. Considering future ubiquitous wireless vehicle stationary and dynamic charging facilities, supercapacitor could be an ideal device to store a reasonable amount of electrical energy for a relatively short p...

This article deals with the optimal design of ground vehicles and their subsystems, with particular reference to ‘active’ safety and comfort. A review of state-of-the-art optimization methods for solving vehicle system design problems, including the integration of electronic controls, is given, thus further encouraging the use of such methods as standard tools for automotive engineers. Particul...

Manufacturing automotive powertrain components and systems has evolved into a complex system. In fact, more than one industry leader has stated that the automotive industry is always on the bleeding edge of integrated manufacturing solutions. The increased complexity of CNC systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC) and manufacturing execution systems (MES), as well as more advanced supervis...

The article deals with the optimal design of ground vehicles and their subsystems, with particular reference to ‘active’ safety and comfort. A review of state-of-the-art optimization methods for solving vehicle system design problems, including the integration of electronic controls, is given, thus further encouraging the use of such methods as standard tools for automotive engineers. Particula...

[Abstract] The paper deals with the optimal design of road vehicles and their subsystems. The highly competitive nature of the automotive industry demands constant product innovation and reduction in product development both in time and cost while satisfying performance and legal requirements. Optimization procedures provide a scientific approach to automatically determine the most efficient de...

This paper investigates development of power management strategies tailored specifically to a medium truck with parallel hydraulic hybrid powertrain. The hydraulic hybrid vehicle (HHV) system is modeled in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. As the starting point, this study considers rule-based power management strategy adopted from the previous HEV study. Dynamic Programming (DP) algorithm is used t...