In this research, a virtual cab package model had been established in CATIA which was used for driving posture prediction in RAMSIS. 40 cab package schemes and the corresponding driving postures could be acquired by adjusting the parameters of the steering wheel, the clutch pedal and the seat. The quantitative analysis between cab package parameters and driving posture was researched using regression method. And the regression functions that clearly express the relationship between them were concluded, which could be used for directing the design and optimization of the cab package schemes.
When the automotive exhaust-based thermoelectric generator (TEG) is under the on-board environment, the thermal deformation of hot and cold ends of thermoelectric module (TEM) influences the contact surfaces. Therefore the heat conduction of the two ends is changed to influence the efficiency of TEM. With ANSYS, thermal deformation of TEM is analyzed under on-board environment. Comparison experiments are conducted to obtain TEM power and pressure variation curve with TEM which is covered at hot and cold ends by proteiform and heat-resisting graphite paper materials with high heat conductivity and TEM which is not covered by that materials. These experiments lay a foundation for further exploring the rule of influence of thermal deformation on TEM efficiency and improving the automotive exhaust-based thermoelectric generator.
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