Fuel Minimization for a Vehicle Equipped with a Flywheel and Battery on a Three-Dimensional Track

Mehdi Imani Masouleh, David J.N. Limebeer

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Abstract

An optimal control based methodology is proposed for minimizing the combustible fuel consumption of a hybrid vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine, a high-speed flywheel, and a battery. The three dimensionality of the road is recognized by the optimal control calculations. Fuel efficiency is achieved by optimally exploiting the primary and secondary energy sources and controlling the vehicle so that the fuel consumption is minimized for a given but arbitrary three-dimensional route. A time-of-arrival constraint rather than a driving cycle is used. The benefits of using multiple auxiliary storage systems are demonstrated and a lower-bound estimate of the fuel consumption is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8003493
Pages (from-to)161-174
Number of pages14
JournalIEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Batteries
  • flywheels
  • mathematical programming
  • optimal control
  • road vehicles
  • vehicle driving

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Control and Optimization

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