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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"vehicle platforms"”.
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Metrics and methods for complexity analysis: Identifying driving factors of structural complexity in modular vehicle platforms
… to quantify architectural complexity in modular vehicle platforms at Volvo Group TTI. By combining structural complexity theory with entropy-based assessment of module variant complexity, a quantitative methodology for architectural complexity assessment was developed. The proposed metric …
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Experimental Characterization of Dynamic Electrical Loading for Structural Battery Applications
… applications before implementation in full-sized vehicles, there is a need for representative electrical loading conditions, operating requirements, and testing methodologies suitable for prototype development and evaluation. In this thesis, commercial 1:10 scale RC vehicle platforms were used as …
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Managing the implementation of automotive emission control technologies using systems engineering principles
… manufacturer's ability to engineer and certify vehicle platforms, engines, and combustion after-treatment systems. This thesis analyzes the emission control technology development process in six chapters. The first chapter deals with setting the scope and defining the boundaries of the systems …
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A knowledge management framework to support the automotive systems engineering lifecycle
… the development of new product technologies and vehicle platforms. Furthermore, robust systems engineering design and high quality manufacturing are highly reliant on the valuable knowledge and experience embedded within company ICT systems, processes, documents and employees. However, current …
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Bio-inspired vision-based evasion control: collision avoidance without distance measurement
… decade, the appearance of multiple autonomous vehicle platforms - such as self-driving cars (SDC), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), delivery robots and precision agriculture drones - have emerged with an accelerated pace. Their development has been driven by enormous research at the …
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The Vehicle Platform Architecting Process: Will Model Based Systems Engineering help organizations with the architectural transition from ICE to battery power?
… on modified Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) platforms between the late 1990’s and early 2010’s. However, a long-term strategy to be competitive on range in the market demanded the development of BEV-dedicated platforms. Legacy OEMs (Toyota, VW, GM, and others), in theory, had deep process …
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Modelling and control of unmanned ground vehicles
The thesis focuses on issues of vehicle modelling incorporating wheel-terrain interaction and low-level control design taking into account uncertainties and input time delay. Addressing these issues is of significant importance in achieving persistent autonomy for outdoor UGVs, especially when …
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Flapping wings for dual aerial and aquatic propulsion
… such as harmful algal blooms, necessitates a vehicle capable of fast aerial travel interspersed with an aquatic means of acquiring in-situ measurements. Vehicle platforms with this capability have yet to be widely adopted by the oceanographic community. The primary difficulties in creating …