Week 7 Challenge

Main Project – Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) General Overview: Adaptive Cruise Control Feature for passenger cars allows the host vehicle to adapt to the speed in line with the flow of traffic. Driving in heavy traffic or keeping a safe distance to the preceding vehicle calls for a high level of concentration. The…

Mini Project - Vehicle Direction Determination   General Overview: Identifying the direction of the vehicle is one of the important & diverse features in Autonomous driving & Advanced Driver Assistance Features. This particular sub-feature of identifying the direction of vehicle is basically identifying the…

Design an interleaving DC/DC converter system for a data centre application with the following specifications: Input voltage: 45 – 60 v • Output voltage: 3 V • Output current: 100A • Efficiency > 85% (extra credit for efficiency higher than 90% on a spice-based software simulation tool) Simulate…

In this project 3 converters are been designed as per given in the project table they are as follows :- Project No:- Converter Type Input Voltage Output voltage Power level 1 Buck CCM 400-500V 300V 5Kw 2 Cuk Converter 30-60V -45V 300w 3 Boost CCM 20-30V 40V 600w Project 1.1:- Schematic of DC-DC Buck Converter :- First…

Complete the energy management strategy model with battery, UC and fuel cell for the positive power and distribute the power demand among these components. Set simulation stop time to 598 sec. The output of the model should be the power request from UC, fuel cell and battery.   The above Flow Chart shows the flow…

We have modelled different types of power suppling devices like battery , fuel cell and from that one the Ultracapacitor model is been developed in this challenge. An ultracapacitor, also known as a supercapacitor, or electrochemical capacitor, is a device for storing electrical energy which is growing rapidly in popularity.…

Create a stateflow or Simulink model for the following flowchart. Load the .mat file into the workspace. The input to the model would be the power demand. The output should be: Fuel cell power Battery power FC Operating state (running, standby) Create plot of these outputs against time.   As shown in the above flowchart…

In  this Simulink model we need to develop a model of vehicle which is able to calculate all the tracctive forces acting on the vehicle and the power required to overcome this all the resistive forces acting on it and propel the vehicle as per the reference speed given. We know that there are three major resistive…

Question 1: Consider a scenario where an aggressive driver is accelerating very rapidly and braking harshly in a city driving. Is battery better a choice to supply power than UC in this scenario? True False Why?   For decades, batteries have been the preferred storage device for portable electronics, mainly because…

Question 1: Compare four different types of fuel cells and state their applications. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell :- The proton exchange membrane fuel cell is unusual in that its electrolyte consists of a layer of solid polymer which allows protons to be transmitted from one face to the other. It basically requires…

The cell which is been selected for the construction of battery pack is  ANR26650M1-B , this cell is based on Lithium-iron Phosphate Chemistry  (LiFePO4) . Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is new generation Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The abbreviations of this batteries are Li-Fe/ LiFePO4 battery. The first…

1.Simulate the 3 test cases from harness dashboard and write a detailed report on the results. For simulating the three test harness dashboard of different driving conditions the BMS closed loop harness dashboard is been opened.  The model is as shown below :- For simulating all three test click on the test sequence…

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   Lithium ion batteries are batteries that function based on the transfer of lithium ions between a cathode and an anode.…

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. Prepare a report…

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…

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:  System level configurations Model parameters Results Conclusion The MATLAB model is been created for the simulation of  an electric…

Part A: Search and list out the total weight of various types of aircrafts.    The top aircraft which are popular today have been listed here and a study regarding them is been made :- Aeroplane Name / Family   Max take off Weight A350 1,95,000kg A220 57,600 kg BOEING 787 DREAMLINER   1,61,000 kg…

1)For a defined driving cycle, calculate the energy required for braking. Here the driving cycle is been created in excel file. The  data when plotted is as shown in below graph:-   The blue line indicates the velocity of vehicle and the orange line indicate the energy required for braking. The parameters taken…

  Run MATLAB demo ‘Speed control of a DC motor using BJT H-bridge’. Modify the model such that armature current doesn’t shoot up when motor changes direction from forward to reverse.    What is BJT A Bipolar Junction Transistor, or BJT, is a solid-state device in which the current…

1.Which types of power converter circuits are employed in electric and hybrid electric vehicle?    Ans :- There are 4 main types of power converters used in Electric and Hybrid electric vehicles they are as follows ;- AC-DC Converter DC-AC Converter DC-DC Converter AC-AC Converter AC-DC Converter:- AC to…

What is the difference between mapped and dynamic model of engine, motor and generator? How can you change model type?  Ans :- In mapped model we have the parameters related to the block in the form of look up tables ( list or tables ) In mapped models the values related to block is been taken from the observations…

Use ADVISOR tool and simulate the following     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.  ANS:- The EV default model is been taken as per all default values / parameters only…

Carry out a system-level simulation of an all-terrain vehicle.  Download the model from the given link:  https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/70576-baja-all-terrain-vehicle-atv-model Prepare a technical report explaining the model properties & comments on the results. Ans- CVT model_ using…

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. Then rinsing…

Challenge 2.1-DoorbellAim- Make a Simulink model of Doorbell using solenoid block with the following details: when the switch is closed the electromagnet receives electrical power from the battery and pulls the metal arm to hit the bell producing sound. Create a situation where the switch is closed for 2 seconds and then…