SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN LAND TRANSPORT. PAPERS READ AT THE CONFERENCE HELD AT I MECH E HEADQUARTERS ON 24 SEPTEMBER 1980
The papers read at the conference are as follows: A Systems Engineering Approach to the Design and Testing of Battery Vehicle Drives (Edwards, JB and Pacey, K); Systems Engineering for Personal Land Transport (Scarrott, GG); An Optimal Control Approach to Energy Minimisation in Electric Vehicles (Edwards, JB and Pacey, K); Systems Engineering in Land Transport--a Computationally Efficient Approach to the Optimisation of Traction Drive Control (Boland, FM and Mousavi, SA); A Preliminary Assessment of Controlled Cylinder Disablement as a Potential Means of Fuel Conservation in Automobile Engines (Hughes, MTG and Gill, GS); Derivation of Economy Strategies for a Stepped Ratio Automatic Transmission (Richardson, RM); Design and Performance of the Ratcliffe/Hobbs Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission (Lucas, GG and Cropley, CE); A Design Analysis and Experimental Evaluation of a Hybrid Transmission System for Electric Vehicles (Burrows, CR, Price, G and Perry, FG); Efficiency Improvement for Engine Driven Hydrostatic Transmisions (Edge, KA and Vaughan, ND). (TRRL)
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Authors:
- EDWARDS, J B
- Pacey, K
- Scarrott, G G
- Boland, F M
- Mousavi, S A
- Hughes, MTG
- Gill, G S
- Richardson, R M
- LUCAS, G G
- Cropley, C E
- BURROWS, C R
- Price, G
- Perry, F G
- Edge, K A
- VAUGHAN, N D
- Publication Date: 1980
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 67 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Automobiles; Conferences; Continuously variable transmissions; Control; Control devices; Design; Digital computers; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Hydrostatics; Minimization; Motors; Propulsion; Systems engineering; Tests; Traction; Transmissions; Vehicle power plants
- Uncontrolled Terms: Minimum
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
- ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1315: Battery; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 1282: Electric vehicle; 213: Energy; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 5403: Hydrostatic; 9046: Minimum; 1334: Motor; 3873: Propulsion; 6255: Test; 1333: Transmission (veh); 8119: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00345687
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0 85298 457X
- Report/Paper Numbers: No. 1980-6 Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM