Energy-efficient Straight-line Driving Torque Vectoring for Electric Vehicles with Multiple Motors and Disconnect Clutches

Supported by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, USA (2022-2023)

28.04.2024 - 28.04.2024 Completed projects

Research project supported through University Research Program (URP) of Ford Motor Company

Period: 2022-2023

Project team: Automotive Control Group of The University of Zagreb-FMENA

Project leader: Prof. Joško Deur, Ph.D.

Project scope:

Developing a vehicle model that incorporates clutch synchronization loss for straight-line driving analysis.
Conducting optimization of motor torque and clutch states to balance energy savings with component durability.
Developing and evaluating rule-based and model predictive control strategies against dynamic programming-optimized benchmarks for energy efficiency.