Title :
A MATLAB-based tool for EV-design
Author_Institution :
Drayer Dept. of Electr. Eng., Lamar Univ. Beaumont, Beaumont, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a MATLAB-based software tool for modeling and simulation of electric vehicles. It is a software package developed using MATLAB 7.8 2009. Each EV element is specified by a set of dynamic equations. The constants associated with each of these sets are the input data to the simulation system. The dynamic equations used are context-sensitively displayed. It is a feed-backward simulator that estimates the vehicle element by element requirements and performance hierarchically starting from the tire to the battery-package. One of the primary advantages of using MATLAB is its advanced charting features. The simulator provides dual-outputs in the form of tables and in the form of charts. Lamar Electric Vehicle I, built in 2007, is used as a hardware-platform to relate and verify the simulation results.
Keywords :
automotive engineering; digital simulation; electric vehicles; software packages; software tools; EV-design; Lamar Electric Vehicle I; MATLAB 7.8 2009; MATLAB-based software tool; context-sensitive display; dynamic equations; electric vehicles; feed-backward simulator; software package; vehicle element estimation; Batteries; Drag; Dynamics; Mathematical model; Torque; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles; Electric Vehicle Design; MATLAB EV Simulation Tool; Modeling & Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Education and e-Learning Innovations (ICEELI), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2226-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEELI.2012.6360658
