A powertrain control design includes an engine, its internal components such as the energy storage system, the transmission, as well as the drive shaft. Energy efficiency and sustainability needs and expectations are dramatically impacting the design and testing of powertrain components including:
battery packs, fuel tanks and fuel cells
electric and combustion motors
automatic transmissions
onboard chargers
power electronics such as DC-AC and DC-DC converters
Real-time simulation of novel powertrain control and supervisory concepts and automated testing using digital twins accelerates the development of complex designs and assures that functional, safety and certification requirements are met:
Rapidly prototype and test new controls and supervisory strategies designed with Simulink on Speedgoat target computers, without being constrained by old controller hardware
Leverage Speedgoat target computers for calibration and bypassing applications
Real-time execute digital twins of physical hardware for automated testing of controllers using Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation
“Speedgoat systems offer state of the art performance with application-level support included, enabling detailed modeling of the tractor environment for ECU testing and development." Jürgen Weinbuch, AGCO Fendt
“Speedgoat systems offer state of the art performance with application-level support included, enabling detailed modeling of the tractor environment for ECU testing and development."
Jürgen Weinbuch, AGCO Fendt
Electric Motors and Drives
Iterate and validate high-fidelity control strategies for electric motors and drives using techniques like field-oriented control (FOC), direct torque control (DTC) or model predictive control (MPC).
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Frequently Used I/O Interfaces
Simulink Application Resources
Automatic Transmissions
Iterate and validate shifting strategies for your transmission control unit (TCU) to optimize fuel-consumption and driver comfort. Receive input from the various required sensors. Get feedback from the traction control system (TCS) in-case unfavorable road-conditions are detected. Request torque reduction from the engine controller during shifting. Share information regarding the health of the transmission to raise trouble codes.
Hybrid Vehicle Controls
Design and test supervisory strategies for hybrid powertrains. Communicate with powertrain controllers (e.g. for the engine, electric drive, battery management system, transmission, and recuperative braking system) to control the switching between the engine and electric drive, energy recuperation and more.
Battery Management Systems (BMS)
Design and test supervisory controls for battery packs that monitors cell voltages and temperatures, estimates state-of-charge (SoC) and state-of-health (SoH), limits power in- and output and control, controls the cooling, changes charging profiles and balances the SoC of individual cells.
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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
Design controls for complete fuel cell stacks. Manage the hydration within fuel cells by controlling needed factors such as the coolant temperature or the airflow. Directly interface with complete fuel cell stacks, including coolant pumps and air compressors, to manage the power output. Validate the performance of your fuel cell controls under different ambient temperatures or humidity levels by simulating the fuel cell themselves in real-time.
Internal Combustion Engines
Develop strategies for new or existing controllers to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. Design and test ignition or injection strategies requiring fast closed-loop controls.
Success Stories
HIL-Testing for Proterra’s battery electric bus - Success Story
Relevant Resources
Rapid Control Prototyping for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) Control - Webinar
Develop hybrid and electric vehicles using MATLAB and Simulink - Video Series
Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Battery Management Systems - Webinar
Electrifying Commercial Vehicles with Hydrogen Fuel Cells -Technical Article
Implement generic hydrogen fuel cell stack model -Example
See how it works, learn more about Rapid Control Prototyping and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation,to design control designs and test controller hardware.
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