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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2014, Vol. 15 Issue (4): 291-301    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1300356
Mechanical Engineering     
Drivability improvements for a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle using robust controls
Hu Zhang, Cun-lei Wang, Yong Zhang, Jun-yi Liang, Cheng-liang Yin
National Engineering Laboratory for Automotive Electronic Control Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Abstract  For a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle, during mode transitions (especially the transition from electric drive mode to engine/parallel drive mode, which requires the clutch engagement), the drivability of the vehicle will be significantly affected by a clutch torque induced disturbance, driveline oscillations and jerks which can occur without adequate controls. To improve vehicle drivability during mode transitions for a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle, two controllers are proposed. The first controller is the engine-side controller for engine cranking/starting and speed synchronization. The second controller is the motor-side controller for achieving a smooth mode transition with reduced driveline oscillations and jerks under the clutch torque induced disturbance and system uncertainties. The controllers are all composed of a feed-forward control and a robust feedback control. The robust controllers are designed by using the mu synthesis method. In the design process, control- oriented system models that take account of various parameter uncertainties and un-modeled dynamics are used. The results of the simulation demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithms.

Key wordsHybrid electric vehicle      Drivability      Mode transition      Robust control      Mu synthesis     
Received: 23 November 2013      Published: 03 April 2014
CLC:  U469.72  
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Hu Zhang, Cun-lei Wang, Yong Zhang, Jun-yi Liang, Cheng-liang Yin. Drivability improvements for a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle using robust controls. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2014, 15(4): 291-301.

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