Gear shifting multi-objective optimization to improve vehicle performance, fuel consumption, and engine emissions

Eckert, Jony Javorski; Santiciolli, Fabio Mazzariol; Bertoti, Elvis; Costa, Eduardo dos Santos; Corrêa, Fernanda Cristina; Silva, Ludmila C. A.; Dedini, Franco Giuseppe

doi:10.1080/15397734.2017.1330156

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“…In this condition, the total engine output torque is transmitted to the gearbox. On the other hand, during the gear shifting process, the clutch disconnects the ICE from the gearbox (CPD = 0 to CPD = 100 mm) in 0.3 s. After the clutch fully opened (CPD = 100 mm), the gear ratio is changed in 0.2 s; then, the ICE is reconnected to the gearbox (CPD = 100 to CPD = 0 mm) in 0.5 s [32]. Therefore, the gearbox input torque T gb (Nm) is defined according to the rules presented in Equation (9) and the available traction torque at the vehicle frontal wheels T a f (Nm) is then defined by Equation (10).…”

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“…These values correspond to the engine operation point, and are input to the ADVISOR TM fuel converter block, which defines the ICE fuel consumption F C (l) and the tailpipe emissions HC (g/km) NOx (g/km) and CO (g/km) according to the ICE maps shown in Figure 5. ADVISOR TM [47] is a free vehicular simulation tool that considers the ICE transient regimes, simulating the combustion heat and its influence in the catalyst efficiency that significantly changes the generated tailpipe emissions [32].…”

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“…Finally, the simulation parameters related to the applied gear shifting strategy have to be defined; they significantly influence the energy management [60], the vehicle performance, the fuel consumption and the emissions [32,33]. The use of an adequate gear shifting strategy improves the gains reached by the vehicle hybridization, once the electric motors decrease the ICE torque demand, allowing for the anticipation of the upshifts, moving the engine to a lower fuel consumption/better efficiency operation point [34].…”

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“…The hybridization kit was developed to be adapted to a conventional vehicle a manual gearbox; the most adequate gear will be shown to the driver by means of a user interface adapted to the vehicle. As in previous works [32,34,45], the gear shifting strategy is based on speed limits; in other words, when the vehicle reaches one of these limits, the gear will be changed to the next (upshift) or previous gear (downshift). In the simulation the shifting process is controlled by the vector V shift (Equation (27)) that contains the upshift speeds V u(i) (km/h) and the speed interval V D (km/h) used to define the downshift speeds 28).…”

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“…The increase in the ICE warm-up period is amplified by the addition of the extra electric traction system, which supplies a parcel of the power demand and therefore decreases the ICE torque that can increase the generated emissions if the power split between ICE and EMs is not properly defined [31]. Modifications in the standard driving behavior, e.g., changing the gear shifting strategy, can decrease the ICE fuel consumption and emissions [32,33].…”

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Gear shifting multi-objective optimization to improve vehicle performance, fuel consumption, and engine emissions

Cited by 30 publications

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Design of an Aftermarket Hybridization Kit: Reducing Costs and Emissions Considering a Local Driving Cycle

Design of an Aftermarket Hybridization Kit: Reducing Costs and Emissions Considering a Local Driving Cycle

An Optimization Approach for Improving Comprehensive Performance of PHET Based on Evolutionary Many‐Objective Optimization

Powertrain Optimization to Improve Vehicle Performance and Fuel Consumption

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