Open Access

Modeling and Optimal Design of All-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Light Trucks

Journal Article
08-08-01-0003
ISSN: 2167-4191, e-ISSN: 2167-4205
Published June 06, 2019 by SAE International in United States
Modeling and Optimal Design of All-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Light
                    Trucks
Sector:
Citation: Pan, Z., Zhang, X., Peng, H., and Ravi, N., "Modeling and Optimal Design of All-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Light Trucks," SAE Int. J. Alt. Power. 8(1):41-59, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/08-08-01-0003.
Language: English

Abstract:

Fuel economy and performance are both important in the design of hybrid pickup trucks. All-wheel drive is essential to ensure superior performance compared to two-wheel-drive designs. In this article, as a comprehensive extension work to the article published in ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference [1] on all-wheel-drive (AWD) hybrid truck, we investigate the modeling, design, and control problem of AWD hybrid vehicles and develop a methodology to identify optimal designs. This methodology 1) formulates an automated modeling process, 2) searches exhaustively through all possible AWD designs, and 3) employs a near-optimal energy management strategy, to obtain a family of designs with superior performance and fuel economy. A design case study for a hybrid Ford F-150 is conducted, to showcase this design process.