Traction and Launch Control for a Rear-Wheel-Drive Parallel-Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

<p>Hybrid vehicles are becoming the future of automobiles leading into the all-electric generation of vehicles. Electric vehicles come with a great increase in torque at lower RPM resulting in the issue of transferring this torque to the ground effectively. In this thesis, a method is presented for limiting wheel slip and targeting the ideal slip ratio for dry asphalt and low friction surfaces at every given time step. A launch control system is developed to further reduce wheel slip on initial acceleration from standstill furthering acceleration rates to sixty miles per hour. A MATLAB Simulink model was built of the powertrain as well as a six degree of freedom vehicle model that has been validated with real testing data from the car. This model was utilized to provide a reliable platform for optimizing control strategies without having to have access to the physical vehicle, thus reducing physical testing. A nine percent increase has been achieved by utilizing traction control and launch control for initial vehicle movement to sixty miles per hour.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Szechy, Adam Michael

• traction
• launch control
• rear-wheel-drive
• plug-in
• hybrid electric vehicles
• Automotive Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Navigation, Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/315

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1314