The parallel hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) with a single pre-transmission electric motor (the P2 configuration) has a challenging drivability issue during engine-starts because the motor must simultaneously provide the propulsion torque demand and start the engine. The goal of this study is to present a design process to achieve optimal balance between these two conflicting goals. We first develop a control-oriented HEV powertrain model to accurately predict the engine, clutch, and vehicle dynamics. Assuming that the clutch torque can be accurately estimated and perfectly cancelled, an optimal engine-start control problem is formulated to minimize engine-start time while accurately supplying the driver torque demand simultaneously. This nonlinear constrained optimal control problem is solved numerically using Dynamic Programming (DP). DP results show that a proper constant clutch pressure level, which leads to constant torque disturbance that is easy to cancel out using the motor, can achieve near-optimal performance. Furthermore, the DP control policy is found to be time-invariant, and thus can be directly implemented in the form of a full state feedback controller.
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ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control
October 31–November 2, 2011
Arlington, Virginia, USA
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978-0-7918-5476-1
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Optimal Control of Engine-Starts for Drivability of Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Dongsuk Kum,
Dongsuk Kum
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Huei Peng,
Huei Peng
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Norman Bucknor
Norman Bucknor
General Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI
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Dongsuk Kum
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Huei Peng
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Norman Bucknor
General Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI
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DSCC2011-6183, pp. 287-294; 8 pages
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May 5, 2012
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Kum, D, Peng, H, & Bucknor, N. "Optimal Control of Engine-Starts for Drivability of Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control. ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, Volume 2. Arlington, Virginia, USA. October 31–November 2, 2011. pp. 287-294. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2011-6183
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