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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"EcoCAR"”.
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An Approach to Automotive Electrification and Testing
<p>In order to compete in the EcoCAR 2 competition, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has redesigned the Powertrain of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. This endeavor was made possible by the EcoCAR 2 competition sponsored by the Department of Energy, General …
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Development and Implementation of a Fault Mitigating Control System for a Biodiesel Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge Competition
… a hybrid vehicle as part of a competition called EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge.</p>
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DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR EFFECTIVE TRAVERSAL OF CONNECTED CORRIDORS
… vehicle development work done in Year 4 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge to enable the testing of one such scheme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech is one of 11 teams participating in the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, a 4-year competition that is a part of the Advanced …
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Model and Control System Development for a Plug-In Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle
… (HEVT) of Virginia Tech is participating in the EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition series organized by Argonne National Labs (ANL), and sponsored by General Motors (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). EcoCAR 3 is a 4-year collegiate competition that challenges student with …
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Drive Quality Improvement and Calibration of a Post-Transmission Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle
… is one of 16 university teams participating in EcoCAR 3, the latest competition in the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) organized by Argonne National Labs. EcoCAR 3 tasks teams with converting a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid electric vehicle with 5 main goals: reducing …
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On the Control of Vehicle Dynamics for Partial Automation for Consumer Vehicles
… Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) in the 1970s. The EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge (EVC) tasks teams to develop longitudinal and lateral control systems. These control systems enable SAE Level 2 CAV features, including Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (Eco-CACC), Eco-Approach and Departure …
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Development and Testing of a Hybrid Vehicle Energy Management Strategy
… hybrid Chevrolet Blazer is developed for the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. The objective of the energy management strategy is to reduce energy consumption while maintaining the drive quality targets of a conventional vehicle. A comprehensive model of the hybrid powertrain and vehicle physics is …
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Development of a Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Test Laboratory
… and testing. We can currently test the EcoCAR vehicle and a number of other front-wheel-drive vehicles at our university campus using the eddy current chassis dynamometer.</p>
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Run-Time HEV Engine-Generator Power-Speed Optimization for Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction
… simulations using data from the Embry-Riddle EcoCAR 2 vehicle platform. Compared to the existing static Genset speed controller, the run-time controller resulted in a 40% reduction in fuel consumption and a 45% reduction in NOx production.</p>
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Development of a Series Parallel Energy Management Strategy for Charge Sustaining PHEV Operation
… Tech (HEVT) is participating in the 2012-2014 EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition series organized by Argonne National Lab (ANL), and sponsored by General Motors Corporation (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The goals of the competition are to …
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Second law analysis of a liquid cooled battery thermal management system for hybrid and electric vehicles
… The design is modeled as part of the UOIT EcoCAR. The predominant focus of this indirect liquid cooled system is the entropy generation in each of the components within the system, as well as a total system analysis. Four main components of the system are the battery module, heat exchanger, …
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Advanced Powertrain Design Using Model-Based Design
… next Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition. EcoCAR 3 is a new four year competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors with the intention of promoting sustainable energy in the automotive sector. The goal of the competition is to guide students from universities in North …
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Electrical Optimization of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
… how Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s EcoCAR team electrified and optimized the vehicle. The objective of the thesis is to optimize the electric portion of the vehicle, particularly the low voltage circuitry. Prior work is discussed in detail on the vehicle communication bus, building …
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Energy Storage and Electric Motor Systems Projects for Hands-on Student Learning
… HEVT participated in a four-year AVTC called EcoCAR 3. At the beginning of the competition, HEVT introduced an ultra-rapid onboarding process, the Independent Study (IS) program, to involve non-seniors with the team. Although the IS program provides an incredible experience to non-seniors, it …
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A Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Loss Model to Compare Well-to-Wheel Energy Use from Multiple Sources
… paper is to define a PHEV model for use in the EcoCAR competition series. E85, gaseous hydrogen, and grid electricity are considered. The powertrain architecture selected is a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (SPHEV). The energy for charge sustaining operation is converted from fuel in an …
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Development of a powertrain control algorithm for a compound-split diesel hybrid-electric vehicle
… with the university's participation in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, an inter-collegiate advanced vehicle engineering competition focused on developing alternatively powered vehicles in the interest of providing improved fuel efficiency and reduced tailpipe emissions while maintaining …
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VTool: A Method for Predicting and Understanding the Energy Flow and Losses in Advanced Vehicle Powertrains
… cycles using on-road test results from the 2011 EcoCAR competition. By extension, the method could easily be extended for use in other cycles. The end result is a tool that can predict fuel consumption to a reasonable degree of accuracy for a variety of powertrains, calculate J1711 Utility Factor …
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Model-Based Design of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Strategy
… Virginia Tech is participating in the 2011-2014 EcoCAR 2 competition in which the team is tasked with re-engineering the powertrain of a GM donated vehicle. The primary goals of the competition are to reduce well to wheels (WTW) petroleum energy use (PEU) and reduce WTW greenhouse gas (GHG) and …
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Model Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control with Consideration of Comfort and Energy Savings
… of Virginia Tech is partaking in the 4-Year EcoCar Mobility Challenge organized by Argonne National Labs. The objective of this competition is to modify a stock 2019 traditional internal combustion engine Chevrolet Blazer and to transform the vehicle into a P4 hybrid. Due to the P4 Hybrid …
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