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Exercises: 2.2.1 Longitudinal vehicle dynamics

For the following exercises you are to consider the longitudinal motion vehicle model.

The longitudinal motion vehicle model:

where is the force at the wheels, is the vehicle velocity, is the input signal, the
accelerator pedal position, and is the disturbance, the road slope.

The parameters for the model are:

Description Parameter Value [unit]

Vehicle mass 20000 [kg]

Engine torque gain factor 2000 [Nm/rad]

Gear ratio (for a speci c gear) 4 [-]

Engine time constant 0.8 [s]

Gravity 9.82 [m/s ]

Air density 1.2 [kg/m ]

Drag coe cient 0.5 [-]

Front area 4 [m ]

Wheel radius 0.5 [m]

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Rolling resistance coe cient 0.015 [-]

Longitudinal vehicle dynamics

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2.2.1.Ex.1 Consider the longitudinal motion vehicle model.

Ex.1a. Is the longitudinal vehicle dynamics model linear?

Select the alternative that applies.

Yes

No

Ex.1b. Is the longitudinal vehicle dynamics model time invariant?

Select the alternative that applies.

Yes

No

Ex.1c Model assumptions are important when modeling. What assumptions have been
made when the dynamic model above was derived?
Select all model assumptions that apply.

Driving on at roads only.

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Weather conditions are neglected.

Engine dynamics are neglected.

The transmission e ciency is 100%.

The vehicle velocity must be positive.

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Longitudinal vehicle dynamics

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2.2.1.Ex.2 A model can be used in several di erent ways. One way is to use it
"backwards" for component sizing. It could also be used for performance calculations,
for example: "Given a model with the following model parameters, determine the input
signal needed to ful ll this performance requirement". Use the model derived in a
previous lecture longitudinal vehicle dynamics, to answer the following questions:

Ex.2a. Determine the required engine torque (Nm) for a vehicle acceleration of 0.3 m/s2
on a at road at 60 km/h!
Enter your answer in the input eld below as an integer number.

Nm

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Consider the torque-speed diagram of the engine (maximum torque curve). The
maximum torque curve is given by:

where is the angular engine speed in .

(Note that engine speed diagrams mostly use a rpm scale.)

Ex.2b. Determine the maximum acceleration the vehicle can make on a at road at 60
km/h!
Enter your answer in the input eld below with two correct decimals.

m/s^2

Ex.2c. Gradeability is the vehicles capability of maintaining a forward motion on an

uphill road at a certain speci ed constant speed and at a certain friction level.
Determine the maximum slope (in degrees) the vehicle can climb at 40 km/h. For this
exercise use a gear ratio of 8, .
Enter your answer in the input eld below with one correct decimal.

degrees

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Slip
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2.2.1.Ex.3 Longitudinal slip is the relative motion between a tire and the road surface it
is moving on:

which means that the wheels are spinning if is positive and that the wheels are
skidding if is negative. The longitudinal vehicle dynamics model is developed
under the assumption that the relative motion between the tire and the road surface is
zero, i.e. is not included in the model.

Ex.3a. If we would like to include slip into our model, how many additional states are
needed in order to include longitudinal slip into the model?
Select the alternative that applies.

Ex.3b. When performing numerical simulations with the longitudinal vehicle dynamics

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model including the slip model, you might run into numerical problems. Why?
Select the alternative that applies.

Division by zero, due to zero velocity

Division by zero, due to zero wheel speed

Division by zero, due to zero engine torque

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