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Proposal for Using Sine with Dwell for the Evaluation of ESC for Medium Commercial Vehicles (중형 상용차량 ESC 평가를 위한 Sine with Dwell Test 제안)

  • Kwon, Baeksoon;Yi, Kyongsu
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2015
  • A sine with dwell test is well known as a test scenario for evaluation of performance of electronic stability control(ESC) on passenger vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles. However, when it comes to ESC for medium commercial vehicles, the test scenario has not been established yet. In this paper, the sine with dwell test was modified considering characteristics of medium commercial vehicles. The three main modifications of the original test scenario are the steering angle level, steering frequency, and loading condition of the vehicle. These modifications are derived from simulation study for different medium commercial vehicles. From simulation study, it was shown that the ESC system for medium commercial vehicle is objectively evaluated by the proposed test scenario. A clear improvement on vehicle stability was seen in the results when ESC system was used.

A study on recognition system of preceding vehicle by image processing

  • Shimeno, Yasumasa;Ishijima, Shintaro;Kojima, Aira
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10a
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    • pp.141-144
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    • 1996
  • This study deals with the problem of the recognition of the preceding vehicles by image processing. The purpose of this study is the development of the equipment to prevent a collision with preceding vehicles during driving the vehicle. In order to decrease the processing time and increase reliability, at first, the traffic lane is extracted. It is determined by detecting road edges and calculating their tangent. After the traffic lane is gotten, the position of the vehicle is searched inside the lane. The features used to detect the vehicles in the algorithm are shadow of the vehicle, vertical edges, horizontal edges, and symmetrical segment. The preceding vehicles are extracted successfully by this method.

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STEADY-STATE OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  • Wang, F.;Zhang, T.;Yang, L.;Zhuo, B.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.361-373
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    • 2007
  • In previous work, an approach based on maximizing the efficiency of an internal combustion engine while ignoring the power conversion efficiency of other powertrain components, such as the electric motor and power battery or ultracapacitor, was implemented in the steady-state optimization of an internal combustion engine for hybrid electric vehicles. In this paper, a novel control algorithm was developed and successfully justified as the basis for maximal power conversion efficiency of overall powertrain components. Results indicated that fuel economy improvement by 3.9% compared with the conventional control algorithm under China urban transient-state driving-cycle conditions. In addition, using the view of the novel control algorithm, maximal power generation of the electric motor can be chosen.

The Influence of Electric Noise for Decrepit Vehicle (전기 노이즈가 노후 차량에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Nyeonsik
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.382-389
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    • 2017
  • The development of electronic technology has been rapidly achieved in the automotive industry. A trend that attaches electric equipment, including ECUs at vehicles, is observed. However, decrepit vehicles have several electrical noises and errors. The effect of electric noise on vehicles that are focused on smoke was investigated. Many researchers have argued that one of the reasons of the occurrence of smoke in vehicles is the inexact time of the occurrence of ignition. Moreover, various physical, chemical, and thermodynamic solutions were attempted to approach and many improvements were accomplished. However, in this study, the reduction of electrical and electronic noise is confirmed to improve the accuracy of the injection time on decrepit vehicles with electrical and electric technologies. Previous studies suggest that the distance between the pilot and main ignitions affect the occurrence of smoke and control the variance value of the distance between pilot and main ignitions with electric filter. Thus, the effect of reducing smoke occurred.

Promoting the Consumption of Electric Vehicles: an Empirical Study in Vietnam

  • Cuong NGUYEN;Thao TRAN;Khanh HA;Han PHAN
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: Electronic vehicles (EV) consumption become more prevalent among Vietnamese consumers. This paper aims to empirically assess the determinants of EV purchase intention among Vietnamese consumers. The research findings are expected to promote the consumption of electric vehicles in Vietnam. Research design, data and methodology: The quantitative research approach employed the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The sample size includes 301 respodents. Research design unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and UTAUT2. The data collection process employ the non-probability sampling. Questionaire survey consists of 24 questions given to respondents via Google Form link. Data is processed by SPSS version 20 software. Results: The results proposed 04 determinants of the intention to buy electric vehicles: Government Support, Environmental Concern, Price Value, and Performance. Conclusions: Theorectical implications and managerial implications are also discussed to promote the consumption of electronic vehicles in Vietnam. Besides, the findings show that Price value, Environmental Concern and Performance positively affect the purchase intention of EV among Vietnamese consumers. Remarkably, Government Support is proven to be an insignificant factor in EV purchase intention. The call for further research rely on the role of government support in order to promote EV consumption in Vietnam and other emerging markets worldwide.

Robust Nonlinear Control of AC Brushless Motor for Electric Vehicles Application

  • Langarica-Cordoba, Diego;Guerrero-Ramirez, Gerardo V.;Claudio-Sanchez, Abraham;Duran-Fonseca, Miguel A.;Adam-Medina, Manuel;Astorga-Zaragoza, Carlos-Manuel
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.430-438
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    • 2011
  • This article proposes a robust nonlinear control based on Lyapunov's redesign, whose purpose is to deal with parametric uncertainty in the resistance of the motor windings. The robust controller design is based on the passivity properties of the motor, as well as energy shaping and damping injection. The application of this control technique is focused on electric vehicles mainly formed by a battery bank, a power inverter, an AC brushless motor and the mechanical transmission. The sine PWM technique is used to trigger the switching devices of inverter. The results were obtained from simulation, where is shown that robust control makes a proper tracking of electromagnetic torque.

Detection and Recognition of Illegally Parked Vehicles Based on an Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Model and a Seed Fill Algorithm

  • Sarker, Md. Mostafa Kamal;Weihua, Cai;Song, Moon Kyou
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.197-204
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we present an algorithm for the detection of illegally parked vehicles based on a combination of some image processing algorithms. A digital camera is fixed in the illegal parking region to capture the video frames. An adaptive Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is used for background subtraction in a complex environment to identify the regions of moving objects in our test video. Stationary objects are detected by using the pixel-level features in time sequences. A stationary vehicle is detected by using the local features of the object, and thus, information about illegally parked vehicles is successfully obtained. An automatic alarm system can be utilized according to the different regulations of different illegal parking regions. The results of this study obtained using a test video sequence of a real-time traffic scene show that the proposed method is effective.

A 3 kW Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicles

  • Ansari, Arsalan;Cheng, Puyang;Kim, Hee-Jun
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.860-868
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    • 2016
  • A bidirectional DC-DC converter (BDC) is an indispensable electrical unit for the electric vehicles (EVs). High efficiency, high power density, isolation, light weight and reliability are all essential requirements for BDC. In this paper, a 3 kW BDC for the battery charger of EVs is proposed. The proposed converter consists of a half-bridge structure on the primary side and an isolation transformer and a synchronous rectifier structure on the secondary side. With this topology, minimum number of switching devices are required for bidirectional power flow between the two dc buses of EVs. The easy implementation of the synchronous rectification gives advantages in terms of efficiency, cost and flexibility. The proposed BDC achieves high efficiency when operating in both modes (step-up and step-down). A 3 kW prototype is implemented to verify theoretical analysis and the performance of the proposed converter.

A Study on Electromagnetic Standards Changes of Vehicles (자동차 전자파 시험규격 변천사)

  • Woo, Hyungu
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2021
  • Recently, the amount of electrical and electronic systems is increasing rapidly with the development of advanced vehicles such as ADAS, smart cars, connected cars, automated driving systems. It is necessary to examine the electromagnetic compatibility of vehicles equipped with those systems. The standards and regulations for examination of electromagnetic compatibility have been established and revised according to newly introduced electrical and electronic systems. They are administered in some different international standard associations such as ISO, CISPR, UN/ECE and are somewhat complex and bulky. In the study, the improvements and changes in them are tracked and analyzed chronologically. Research of the history of them will be helpful for understanding progress and forecasting the direction of development.

EXPLORING THE FUEL ECONOMY POTENTIAL OF ISG HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES THROUGH DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

  • Ao, G.Q.;Qiang, J.X.;Zhong, H.;Yang, L.;Zhuo, B.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.781-790
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    • 2007
  • Hybrid electric vehicles(HEV) combined with more than one power sources have great potential to improve fuel economy and reduce pollutant emissions. The Integrated Starter Generator(ISG) HEV researched in this paper is a two energy sources vehicle, with a conventional internal combustion engine(ICE) and an energy storage system(batteries). In order to investigate the potential of diesel engine hybrid electric vehicles in fuel economy improvement and emissions reduction, a Dynamic Programming(DP) based supervisory controller is developed to allocate the power requirement between ICE and batteries with the objective of minimizing a weighted cost function over given drive cycles. A fuel-economy-only case and a fuel & emissions case can be achieved by changing specific weighting factors. The simulation results of the fuel-economy-only case show that there is a 45.1% fuel saving potential for this ISG HEV compared to a conventional transit bus. The test results present a 39.6% improvement in fuel economy which validates the simulation results. Compared to the fuel-economy-only case, the fuel & emissions case further reduces the pollutant emissions at a cost of 3.2% and 4.5% of fuel consumption with respect to the simulation and test result respectively.