A hybrid electric vehicle simulation tool (HE-VESIM) has been developed at the Automotive
Research Center of the University of Michigan to study the fuel economy potential of hybrid …

Antilock braking system (ABS), traction control system, etc. are used in modern automobiles
for enhanced safety and reliability. Autonomous ABS system can take over the traction …

This paper describes a test cell setup for concurrent running of a real engine and a vehicle
system simulation, and its use for evaluating engine performance when integrated with a …

Variable geometry turbines (VGT) are of particular interest to advanced diesel powertrains
for future conventional trucks, since they can dramatically improve system transient …

Optimizing the vehicle system is essential for achieving higher fuel efficiency. This
dissertation addresses the need to better understand energy demand from a vehicle …

The main contributions of this paper are the development of a forward-looking hybrid vehicle
simulation tool, and its application to the design of a power management control algorithm …

This paper describes development of a test cell setup for concurrent running of a real engine
and a simulation of the vehicle system, and its use for investigating highly-dynamic engine …

Quality and performance are two important customer requirements in vehicle design.
Driveline clunk negatively affects the perceived quality and must be minimized. This can be …

The development and use of a simulation of an Integrated Starter Alternator (ISA) for a High
Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is presented here. While the primary …

This paper proposes a technique to quantitatively and systematically search for decoupling
among elements of a dynamic system model, and to partition models in which decoupling is …