Hybrid Electric Vehicle Modeling and Analysis in Generic Modeling Environment

This paper introduces a new modeling methodology based on generic modeling environment (GME), a software suitable for modeling and analysis of physical systems. Once a metamodel is configured in GME using unified modeling language (UML) and object constraint language (OCL) for a specific engineering domain, application level system model can be constructed and analyzed. UML and OCL can facilitate domain experts´ knowledge to be represented and enforced during design process. These concepts are illustrated through a domain-specific modeling environment for electric and hybrid electric vehicles. In particular, this environment is used to evaluate the dynamic performance of a battery electric vehicle design, as shown by some preliminary simulation results