| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M34539/01 |
| Title: |
JREI AUTOMOTIVE-POWERTRAIN DYNAMOMETER:MODELLING OF ENGINE TRANSMISSION INTERACTION FOR FUELLING EMM CONT |
| Principal Investigator: |
Shenton, Dr AT |
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| Department: |
Electrical Engineering and Electronics |
| Organisation: |
University of Liverpool |
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JREI |
| Starts: |
01 June 1999 |
Ends: |
31 May 2002 |
Value (£): |
36,021
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Energy Efficiency |
Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
| Mech. & Fluid Power Transmiss. |
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| Manufacturing |
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The research proposed is to develop control models of the automotive engine-transmission interaction and associated loading envelopes for application to both rapid-transient and cold-start catalyst 'light-off' emissions and drivability problems. These models will be based on experimental identification and validation on the proposed automotive powertrain dynamometer. The outcome of the research should allow better fuelling control for minimisation of HC, NOX, CO and COZ emissions , improved fuel consumption and drivability.The outcome of the proposed research will be a validated methodology for producing parameterised phenomenological models of the engine drivetrain for control applications. It is proposed to use a variety of non-linear system identification techniques. Any associated uncertainty in the powertrain and load models will be quantified. The dynamometer instrumentation will allow the assembly and validation of the models on an assembly from sub-system basis.The proposed research will also investigate future control strategies employing the control models which are developed. In particular inverse-dynamic models will also be identified and developed to investigate non-linear compensation techniques for combination with robust control design based on the quantified uncertainty models of the powertrain and loads.Start date: June 1999Period: Insatallation four months. Initially a three year research project. Facility will be permanent fixture. It is anticipated that it will be in continuous future use
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