Final Project: Design of an Electric Vehicle

Question 1:Compare four different types of fuel cells and state their applications.   Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells—also called proton exchange membrane fuel cells—deliver high power density and offer the advantages of low weight and volume compared with other…

THEORY: Highway Assistant – Lane Changing Assistant Introduction to the Feature: The Highway Assistant supports the driver and takes over the longitudinal and lateral guidance of the vehicle in monotonous driving situations on highways. The partially automated function can automatically start, accelerate, brake as…

THEORY: Introduction to the Feature: Traffic Jam Assistant is one of the most common feature in Advanced Driver Assistance System. Traffic Jam Assistant helps the driver arrive more relaxed at their destination, even in dense traffic or in traffic jams. As a partially automated comfort function, the system takes over the…

 Vehicle Direction Detection Objective : Development of MATLAB Simulink model as per requirement. Tag the requirements to the simulink model; tagging requirement 1 & requirement 2 to their corresponding subsystems is fine. MBD compliant changes, Data Dictionary creation & code generation is added advantage,…

AIM: For a 10 cell series lithium ion battery model, to simulate the thermal effects and compare life cycle performance at various temperatures, charge & discharge rates using MATLAB.   THEORY: A lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is an advanced battery technology that uses lithium ions as a key component of its electrochemistry.…

AIM: To design a battery pack for an electric vehicle.   THEORY: A123’s high-performance Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery technology delivers high power and energy density combined with excellent safety performance and extensive life cycling in a lighter weight, more compact package. Our…

AIM:  1.Simulate the 3 test cases from harness dashboard and write a detailed report on the results 2.What is coulomb counting? Refer to the above model and explain how BMS implements coulomb counting for SOC estimation ?    1) MODEL:   A) click on test sequence varient block then select test case as…

AIM: 1.To Prepare a table which includes materials & chemical reactions occurring at the anode and cathode of LCO, LMO, NCA, NMC, LFP and LTO type of lithium ion cells.Give your detailed explanation on it 2.To Compare the differences between each type of Li+ion batteries based on their characteristics   THEORY:…

AIM: Create a MATLAB model of electric car which uses lithium ion battery and suitable motor. Choose suitable blocks from Simscape or Powertrain block set. Implement the vehicle speed control using PI controller and generate brake and accelerator commands. Avoid using readymade driver block for speed control.   THEORY:…

AIM: Create a detailed MATLAB model of an electric rickshaw (three wheel passenger vehicle) as per details below:  Rear wheels driven by PM brushed type motor Assume efficiency points of motor controller and motor Make an excel sheet of all input and assumed data  Results: For any three standard driving cycles show energy…

AIM: Create a MATLAB model of electric car which uses a battery and a DC motor. Choose suitable blocks from Powertrain block set. Prepare a report about your model including following: Objectives:         1. System level configurations        2. Model parameters    …

 AIM: Part A: 1. Search and list out the total weight of various types of aircrafts.  2. Is there any difference between ground speed and air speed? 3. Why is it not recommended to use aircraft engine power to move it on the ground at Airport?  4. How an aircraft is pushed to runway when its ready to take…

AIM: For a defined driving cycle, calculate the energy required for braking. Why electric motor can’t develop braking torque at high speed similar to starting? How electric and mechanical brakes are coordinated?  Make a MATLAB program which plots contour of given motor speed, torque and efficiency values. Attach the code…

AIM: What is the difference between mapped and dynamic model of engine, motor and generator? How can you change model type?  How does the model calculate miles per gallon? Which factors are considered to model fuel flow?  Run the HEV ReferenceApplication with WOT drive cycle. Change the grade and wind velocity…

  AIM: 1. A. Explain a MATLAB demo model named ‘Speed control of a DC motor using BJT H-bridge’.     B. Comment on the armature current shoot-up from the scope results.     C. Refer to the help section of ‘The Four-Quadrant Chopper DC Drive (DC7) block’. Compare it with…

AIM: 1) To study various types of power converter circuits  employed in electric and hybrid electric vehicle 2) An Electric Vehicle's powertrain with 72V battery pack in shown in the diagram below. The duty ratio for acceleration operation is 'd1' and for the braking operation the duty ratio is 'd2'.   The…

AIM: Use ADVISOR tool and simulate the following  1.   For EV_defaults_in file, if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions, can the vehicle travel for 45 km with FTP drive cycle? Conclude your observations.  2.   In the above case, try changing the battery capacity and repeat…

AIM: to study and to analyse the BAJA all terrain vehicle ATV model . OBJECTIVES: to study the various results obtained from the model and to prepare a detail report based on results obtained. the models that we have to study are 1)BAJA ATV MODEL WITHOUT A DASHBOARD: 2)BAJA ATV MODEL WITH DASHBOARD 3)BAJA ATV model using…

AIM: 1)Implement control logic of a “washing machine” using Stateflow as per given sequence:  If the power supply is available, the system gets activated  If the Water supply is not available, stop the process & indicate through LED Soaking time should be 200s followed by Washing time of 100s.…

AIM:1) To create a simulink model of doorbell using solenoid block         2)To create a simulink model using a thermistor to sense the temperature of a heater & turn on or turn off the fan.   OBJECTIVES:1) In simulink model of doorbell, we have to create a situation in which the…