Calin Iclodean

Validation Procedure for Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Cycle via Hardware in the Loop - Real Time Testing

This paper studies the behavior of a vehicle’s power-train model developed using IPG CarMaker software applications and connected to the testbed with IC Engine by Hardware in the Loop (HiL) real time testing methodology, for the homologation (due date 2017) driving cycle Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP).

Numerical Investigation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle’s Performance

This paper presents a comparative study about the performance of a classic, hybrid and electric bus by computer simulation using AVL Cruise software. The simulation tasks include main energetic, functional and dynamic parameters, over the usual city bus drive cycle. Based on the simulation results, a comparative analysis was performed for the three models of buses used for urban passenger transport. Hybrid and electric vehicles have been developed with the aim of saving energy, reducing local pollutant emissions and can be considered to offer the best short term to mid-term promise. The impact on the fuel economy generally improves by more than 50 % in urban passenger’s traffic using hybrid buses.

Development and Implementation of the Hybrid and Electric Systems Architecture Through Methods of Numerical Analysis

The theory that is presented in Chapter 3 represents the mathematical models developed by AVL CRUISE team and points out the characteristic of each vehicle component used in the models created in the following chapters.

Study Case: Comparative Analysis Regarding the Buses Used for Urban Public Transportation for People Within Cluj-Napoca Municipality

The present situation within the Public Transportation Company (CTP—Compania de Transport Public) is as follows.

Comparative Evaluation for Using Hybrid and Electric Drive Systems in Urban Transportation with Buses

The identification of some optimal routes following the determinations made locally, in the current context, of reaching and applying the strategy objectives of Cluj-Napoca municipality authorities of promoting a common transport sustainable from the point of view of minimizing the pollutant emissions into the atmosphere by adopting some optimal solutions of partially replacing the existing bus fleet, needs creating an initial analysis of direct emissions of pollutants as compared to the EURO 0–EURO 6 pollution norms. The norms are regulated through the EC Regulation no. 595/2009.

Energetic Efficiency of Vehicles Equipped with Hybrid and Electric Drive Systems

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) are equipped with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, thus using two different sources of energy. Each of these engines can transmit the torque to the wheels through a parallel and/or mixed series system.

Virtual Infrastructure Design of the Routes Used in Computer Simulations

AVL Road Importer is an AVL CONCERTO™ option. The purpose of this option is to convert any GPS data or x, y data of a real road into a format readable by AVL CONCERTO™.

Design of Hybrid and Electric Drive Systems in the IPG TruckMaker Software Application

A virtual vehicle is a model created based on a mathematical system of a real vehicle, the model having the technical-functional characteristics identical to the model from the real world. The virtual model is build based on the parameterized data which reflect the constructive properties of the studied vehicle.

Loop Powertrain Simulation

This chapter unites all information from previous chapters’ simulations in IPG CarMaker simulation environment. Is starting with the virtual vehicle environment import, the main GUI, vehicle configuration, body configuration, suspensions, steering gear ratio, brakes, tires, and powertrain. A special attention is dedicated to the importance of how to configure the maneuvers, road and driver, and simulated environment. Also, how to create a CRUISE—CarMaker co-simulation is presented, with all interfaces, and possible results can be obtained for an electric model.

Hybrid Powertrain Configuration Model and Simulation

This chapter presents the modelling and simulation of a hybrid vehicle with CVT model in AVL CRUISE, starting from the configuration of the basic model: from IC Engine, E-Machine, and battery to the final drive and wheels. Detailed explications are given about how to run a simulation, to use result manager and how to export all simulation results, together with examples of graphs that can be obtained from such a simulation.