Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Author "McPhee, John"
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An optimal gear-shifting strategy for heavy trucks with trade-off study between trip time and fuel economy
Zhao, Xinxin; Hu, Adam H.; Lashgarian Azad, Nasser; McPhee, John (Inderscience, 2015-11-27)We show how the fuel efficiency of heavy mining trucks can be improved by optimising the gear-shifting strategy. Using characteristic tests of the diesel engine, a high-fidelity model of a mining truck was built in MapleSim ... -
An optimal power management strategy for power split plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Taghavipour, Amir; Azad, Nasser L.; McPhee, John (Inderscience, 2012-10-22)Model Predictive Control (MPC) can be an interesting concept for designing a power management strategy for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) according to its capability of online optimisation by receiving current information ... -
Parameter estimation of an electrochemistry-based lithium-ion battery model
Masoudi, Ramin; Uchida, Thomas Kenji; McPhee, John (Elsevier, 2015-09-30)Parameters for an electrochemistry-based Lithium-ion battery model are estimated using the homotopy optimization approach. A high-fidelity model of the battery is presented based on chemical and electrical phenomena. ... -
Parameter identification in dynamic systems using the homotopy optimization approach
Uchida, Thomas Kenji; Vyasarayani, Chandrika Prakash; McPhee, John; Carvalho, Ashwin (Springer, 2011-12)Identifying the parameters in a mathematical model governed by a system of ordinary differential equations is considered in this work. It is assumed that only partial state measurement is available from experiments, and ... -
Parametric Importance Analysis and Design Optimization of a Torque Converter Model Using Sensitivity Information
Banerjee, Joydeep; Adibi asl, Hadi; Lashgarian Azad, Nasser; McPhee, John (SAE International, 2012-04-16)Torque converters are used as coupling devices in automobile powertrains involving automatic transmissions. Efficient modeling of torque converters capturing various modes of operation is important for powertrain design ... -
Physics-Based Models, Sensitivity Analysis, and Optimization of Automotive Batteries
Banerjee, Joydeep; McPhee, John; Goossens, Paul; Dao, Thanh-Son (SAE International, 2014-04-01)The analysis of nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery performance is very important for automotive researchers and manufacturers. The performance of a battery can be described as a direct consequence of various chemical and ... -
Predictive Simulation of Reaching Moving Targets Using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
Mehrabi, Naser; Sharif Razavian, Reza; Ghannadi, Borna; McPhee, John (Frontiers Media, 2017-01-13)This article investigates the application of optimal feedback control to trajectory planning in voluntary human arm movements. A nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) with a finite prediction horizon was used as the ... -
Real-time predictive control strategy for a plug-in hybrid electric powertrain
Taghavipour, Amir; Azad, Nasser L.; McPhee, John (Elsevier, 2015-08-01)Model predictive control is a promising approach to exploit the potentials of modern concepts and to fulfill the automotive requirements. Since, it is able to handle constrained multi-input multi-output optimal control ... -
Reduction of a Vehicle Multibody Dynamic Model Using Homotopy Optimization
Hall, Andrew; Uchida, Thomas; Loh, Francis; Schmitke, Chad; McPhee, John (De Gruyter, 2013-03-27)Despite the ever-increasing computational power of modern processors, the reduction of complex multibody dynamic models remains an important topic of investigation, particularly for design optimization, sensitivity analysis, ... -
Single-shooting homotopy method for parameter identification in dynamical systems
Vyasarayani, Chandrika Prakash; Uchida, Thomas; McPhee, John (American Physical Society, 2012-03-02)An algorithm for identifying parameters in dynamical systems is developed in this work using homotopy transformations and the single-shooting method. The equations governing the dynamics of the mathematical model are ... -
Steering disturbance rejection using a physics-based neuromusculoskeletal driver model
Mehrabi, Naser; Razavian, Reza Sharif; McPhee, John (Taylor and Francis+NEJM, 2015-06-17)The aim of this work is to develop a comprehensive yet practical driver model to be used in studying driver–vehicle interactions. Drivers interact with their vehicle and the road through the steering wheel. This interaction ... -
A study of volumetric contact modelling approaches in rigid tyre simulation for planetary rover application
Petersen, Willem; McPhee, John (Inderscience, 2014-01-01)For planetary rover applications, a volumetric contact modelling approach is used to capture the dynamics of the rigid tyre/soil interface. The volumetric contact model allows for determining closed-form expressions for ... -
A survey of mathematics-based equivalent-circuit and electrochemical battery models for hybrid and electric vehicle simulation
Seaman, Aden; Dao, Thanh-Son; McPhee, John (Elsevier, 2014-06)In this paper, we survey two kinds of mathematics-based battery models intended for use in hybrid and electric vehicle simulation. The first is circuit-based, which is founded upon the electrical behaviour of the battery, ... -
A three-dimensional forward dynamic model of the golf swing optimized for ball carry distance
Balzerson, Daniel; Banerjee, Joydeep; McPhee, John (Springer, 2016-12-01)A 3D predictive golfer model can be a valuable tool for investigating the golf swing and designing new clubs. A forward dynamic model, which includes a four degree of freedom golfer model, a flexible shaft based on Rayleigh ...