Vehicle Powertrain Systems: Integration and Optimization David Crolla, Behrooz Mashhadi
Publisher: Wiley

May 29, 2013 - The aim of the cooperation is to improve the efficiency of electric powertrains by improving the integration of electric motors and transmissions. Since the electric The company's RT-LAB EDS is an integrated hardware and software tool, an electric drive simulator (EDS), for electric and hybrid vehicle development. In cruise mode, the optimized powertrain runs at a lower rpm than a conventional unit. Mar 1, 2007 - Hybrids require optimizing the performance of the combined internal combustion engine and electric motor drive to meet the vehicle's fuel economy and emissions goals. Oct 17, 2011 - Today's cars can stream music, get traffic and inclement weather updates to their nav systems and even read you your SMS messages—all through a wireless connection. But tomorrow's vehicles, according to Ford envisions linking a car's power train via secured radio connections to computing platforms in the cloud, which could be used to optimize a vehicle's performance in ways the limited on-board computers in today's cars cannot. Vector's approach simplifies the design in powertrain and other automotive systems by targeting software file formats. Nov 1, 2011 - What's new is how Volvo is using electronics to link these components together, allowing them to communicate with each other effectively and deliver optimized vehicle performance to meet any set of road conditions or geographic terrain. €�Electric drive is a field where integrated system-level optimization is the only way to offer significantly improved customer benefits,” said Ralf Schmid, head of r&d at Continental's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Business Unit in Berlin. Each system knows what demands are being placed on each component.