AN AUTOMOTIVE DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE SIMULATOR FOR VEHICULAR POWERTRAIN SYSTEM DESIGN

A personal computer-based general simulation package has been developed, aiming at optimal design of the vehicular powertrain system. The powertrain system design in this paper includes the design of the engine and drivetrain system. The package is capable of dynamic simulation of automotive performance under various road- driving conditions, such as standstill acceleration (e.g. 0- greater than 100 kph), standard driving patterns (e.g. FTP75), and etc. The theoretical work is based on the cyclic analysis of thermo-fluid- combustion phenomena inside the engine, plus models derived from the engine dynamics, driveline dynamics and vehicle dynamics. Conditions of starting acceleration from standstill of an example passenger car equipped with a manual transmission, or an automatic gearbox, or even a continuously variable transmission, are simulated to demonstrate the versatility of this package. Finally, a proportional-integral throttle control model, simulating the behaviour of the driver, is also devised aiming to follow the prescribed transient driving schedule in the driving pattern simulation. (A)

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  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

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• Authors:
  • HONG, C-W
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 264-81
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 2/3
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Digital computers; Dynamics; Optimization; Simulation; Transmissions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 8673: Digital computer; 5473: Dynamics; 9103: Simulation; 1333: Transmission (veh)
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00681132
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 20 1995 12:00AM