Week 7 Challenge

TFT Cluster Speedometer: Cluster Instrument receives the signals from other ECU via CAN bus interface. It also receives commands from the driver via steering wheel buttons. The signals are then processed by the Cluster ECU, after which the Cluster ECU may send the vehicle information to the LCD or light the LEDs and so…

1) If the density of the rain is low, then wiper rotates with low speed & the output signal should be 100rpm If the density of the rain is medium, then wiper rotates with medium speed & the output signal should be 200rpm If the density of the rain is high, then wiper rotates with high speed & the output signal…

Aim: To run and simulate the full vehicle model and measure the current and hydrogen consumption and also to verify that desired velocity ~= Actual velocity Blocks Used: Constant Drive Cycle Source Goto/ From Scope Sum Gain Switch Derivative Integrator Saturation Display Absolute Max/Min input/Output Ports Saturation Dynamic…

Aim: To connect 10 cells in series and estimate the thermal effects and life cycle performance at various temperatures, charge & discharge rates. Blocks Used: Constant Integrator Battery(Table-based) Current sensor Controlled current source Temperature Sensor Temperature Source Convective heat Transfer Signal Builder…

Aim: To design Adaptive Cruise Control feature for passenger car which allows to adapt speed to the vehicle according to the traffic which is fed by “Camera Input and Radar input”. Blocks Used: Input/Output Ports Constant Add Signal Converter From and Goto Chart Now we will go into the subsystems. The…

Aim: To identify the direction of vehicle which is a feature in Autonomous Driving by taking the "Camera Input & YawDegree Input". Blocks Used: Input/Output Ports Constant Compare to Constant Switch Relational Operator And logic Signal Converter Mux Now we will go into the subsystems. The entire unit is fed with two…

Aim: To design an E - Auto Rickshaw Model by using the MATLAB Simulink. ABSTRACT: In this project, we going to build the MATLAB model of the ELECTRIC RICKHAEW by using a PM brushed type DC motor and a suitable Lithium-Ion battery for the motor. Before that, we will know about what is Electric RICKHAEW, how it's works and…

Here we designed an Electric car model with the help of a power train block set where a self-defined drive cycle is given, pre-defined driver block is connected. The sequence of the modeling of the car followed here is : Drive Cycle --> Longitudinal Driver --> Charge controller (Main system) --> Electrical Motor…

Energy Management Strategy Model: In other words, operational efficiency should always be optimized before asset replacement/upgrades. The basic premise of the Energy Management Strategy is that energy costs are variable operational costs that can and should be proactively managed. Strategies for Energy Management:…

Procedure: Signal builder block is used as a power demand source. In the Ultracapacitor subsystem,current and voltage calculation subsystem and SOC calculation subsystem is In the charge and voltage calculation subsystem,the current,voltage,open circuit voltage and charge calculation subsystem is formed. Input to the current…

Traction Force: Forces act on vehicle while it's going against the slope. Fa = Aerodynamic Drag Fr = Rolling Resistance Fg = Grade Resistance Forces act on vehicle while it's going along the slope. Here we have designed a simulink model where traction force and total resistances are calculated. We know that, F=m*a a =…

We have designed a model to replicate this flowchart by using necessary blocks. Blocks Used: Constant Interval Test Add/Sum Switch Input/Output Ports Scope Signal Builder Here we have connected all the blocks and implemented them in a logic which will deliver us the required outputs. Inside Power_Demand As per the above…

1) False, the explanation can be seen below. As mentioned in the query, we are considering the situation where a driver is rapidly accelerating and braking on city roads. Usually, an EV vehicle consists of a Cell and an Ultra Capacitor(UC) to meet the drive cycle. In order to answer we need to know the working and load…

1) Fuel Cell: A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or other fuels to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. If hydrogen is the fuel, the only products are electricity, water, and heat. Fuel cells are unique in terms of the variety of their potential applications; they can use a wide range of fuels and…

This is a high-performance Nanophosphate, Lithium Iron Phosphate(LiFePO4) battery that delivers high power and energy density combined with excellent safety performance and extensive life cycling in a lighter and compact pack. These cells have low capacity loss and impedance growth over time as well as high usable energy…

1) Test Harness: In software development, a test harness is a collection of software and test data used by developers to unit test software models during development. A test harness will specifically refer to test drivers and stubs, which are programs that interact with the software being tested. Once a test harness is…

1) Lithium-ion cells, in their most common form, consist of a graphite anode, a lithium metal oxide cathode, and an electrolyte of a lithium salt and an organic solvent. Lithium is a good choice for an electrochemical cell due to its large standard electrode potential (-3.04 V) resulting in a high operating voltage (which…

Li-ion with all its variants is the most used battery type today. It has a commanding 40% share among different battery types and this number is expected to grow even more because of increased use in EVs and consumer electronics. One of the most actively discussed topics in the energy storage industry today is the solid-state…

                                                                          PART-A 1. Manufacturer's Empty Weight(MEW): It is the weight…

1.  Values  given for the model are:  kerb weight(kg) = 656  payload(kg) = 136 Now Braking power(kW) = (m*V^2)/(2*t) [where m = 656+136]        Braking energy(kJ) = (m*V^2)/(2)         Required Braking energy(0-20sec) = 2334.514J    Required Braking…

1.  Usually, a DC motor direction can be changed either by reversing the battery polarity or by changing the armature winding polarity. Here in this model, we observed the output where we can see the reverse direction of the motor in armature current and torque parameters.  The above figure is the output at 75%…

1. Usually converters are used in an electric appliance or in an electric circuit to regulate the power flow from a lower level to a higher level and vise versa.                                       Typical HEV system block…

1. Mapped Model: It basically contains the lookup tables rather than the actual components which makes us simulate easily. Advantage: Mapped Models use data for the operation and simulation which are entered in form of a Look-up table which will be configured with the operational parts and the analysis would be obtained.…

1. Here we initialized the EV_defaults_in file, from the advisor tool where we have so many parameters to vary which in result makes us observe the changes that happened in a drive cycle, power consumption, forces acting on, acceleration, etc., The above figure represents the EV car with many parameter variations and we…

                                                     BAJAJ ATV VEHICLE Aim: To determine and analyze the ATV(autonomous vehicle) powered by the bajaj through MATLAB Simulink. Components: Signal Builder, Generic engine, Gear, Engine sensor, CVT, Vehicle body, and related references.                     CVT block contains…

1. Here we created a chart  logic for the washingmachine operation, we used state flow blocks, LED's, constant blocks to implement the above operation.       (a) We took 8 blocks and connected them with necessary input conditions, from start block to power block we have 2 paths to turn on/off the machine…

1. In this model we used "SOLENOID","SWITCH","BATTERY","TRANSLATIONAL SENSOR"    Here i connected the solenoid to the translational sensor in order to observe the movement of the system, and i connected a pulse generator with parameters required to hold the switch for 2sec. The main thing to note is we should…