A Powertrain Simulation for Engine Control System Development

962171

10/01/1996

Event
1996 SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
A dynamic simulation of a school bus powertrain has been constructed for the purpose of assisting in the development of engine control strategies. With some extensions, this model can also be used as a first approximation to support the development of transmission shift control strategies, predict vehicle performance and drivability as well as estimate transient loads on the powertrain components. The simulation was constructed using the Matlab* computing environment along with the Simulink* toolbox, a package for the graphical development of dynamic simulation models.
The vehicle model was validated against test data measured in the target vehicle powered by a natural gas engine to ensure that the simulation model yielded sensible predictions of the dynamic powertrain behavior. Equipped with a validated model, the control engineer can now use the simulation tool to assist in algorithm development. Sample applications are illustrated.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/962171
Pages
10
Citation
Anderson, S., Ciesla, C., Carey, D., and Raja, S., "A Powertrain Simulation for Engine Control System Development," SAE Technical Paper 962171, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/962171.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 1, 1996
Product Code
962171
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English