Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering

Program Description:
Lawrence Technical Institute offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with six concentrations: alternative energy, automotive manufacturing, nanotechnology, solid mechanics, and thermal fluids, and is built around a core curriculum in thermal science, manufacturing, and mechanical systems. 

Course Description:
This three-credit Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering was developed with seed funding from the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT), and discusses the fundamentals of hybrid electric, hybrid hydraulic and and electric vehicle engineering. The course focuses on hybrid electric and electric vehicle (HEV/EV) mechatronics and components, power flow and management, power storage and design, engineering problems faced when engineering HEV drivetrain systems, and applications for commercial, industrial, and military use.

Course Contents:
This course is composed of 11 modules. These modules include 1) Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV): History Overview and Modern Applications, 2) Power Flow and Power Management Strategies in HEV, 3) Vehicle Dynamics Fundamentals for HEV Modeling and Computer Simulation (MATLAB/Simulink), 4) Vehicle Testing Laboratory Works, 5) Mechanical Drivetrain Engineering, 6) Electric Drives, 7) Wheel-Electric Drive, Suspension System Design, 8) Batteries and Energy Storages, 9) Power Electronics in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 10) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and 11) Electric Unmanned Ground Vehicle: Computer Modeling and Physical Tests. Included educational materials for this course are a syllabus, PowerPoint presentation slides, along with their associated references in an additional document, homework, and documents and files associated with labs and workshops. The labs and workshops provide students with hands-on experience using 4x4 dynamometers, hydraulically-controlled systems, and simulation software, which is required to open some of the files. 

The three-page syllabus includes a description of the course and a course content outline. For orientation purposes, users should begin with the Syllabus.pdf document.

Below is a list of files contained within the zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering (47 files, 32.2MB)

• Course Syllabus (Syllabus.docx 20KB)
• Course Slides
  • Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering (HEV slides 1 - v6 - History and Applications.pptx 7.7MB)
  • Power Flow and Power Management Strategies in HEV (HEV slides 2 - v7 - Power Flow and Management in HEV.pptx 2.1MB)
  • Vehicle Dynamics Fundamentals for HEV Modeling and Computer Simulation (HEV slides 3 - v6 - Vehicle Dynamics.pptx 2.3MB)
  • Mechanical Drivetrain Engineering (HEV slides 5 - v7 - Mechanical Drivetrain Engineering.pptx 2.3MB)
  • Electric Drives  DC Motors (HEV slides 6_Sec 6.1 - v3 - DC Motors.pptx 1.7MB)
  • Electric Drives  Thermal Analysis (HEV slides 6_Sec 6.2 - Thermal analysis.pptx 332KB)
  • Wheel Electric Drive (HEV slides 7 Sections 7.1 - 7.3- v5 -WheelElectricDrive.pptx 1.1MB)
  • Wheel Electric Drive  Wheel Terrain Dynamics (HEV slides 7 Sections 7.4-7.6-v3-Wheel-Terrain Dynamics.pptx 610KB)
  • Battery Characterization, Math Modeling and Designs (HEV slides 8 Sec 8.1 - 8.4 - v7 - Batteries.pptx 1.1MB) 
  • Fuel Cells (HEV slides 8 Sec 8.5-8.9-v7-Fuel Cells Energy Storages.pptx 2.4MB)
  • Power Electronics in HEV (HEV slides 9 - v5 - Power Electronics.pptx 752KB)
  • Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV slides 10 - v4 - Plug-in Hybrids.pptx 1.1MB)
  • Obstacle Avoidance (HEV slides 11 - v3 -Obstacle Avoidance(-65 to +65 degrees).pptx)
  • Unit 1 Slide References (slides_references_1.docx 20KB) 
  • Unit 2 Slide References (slides_references_2.docx 19KB)
  • Unit 3 Slide References (slides_references_3.docx 18KB)
  • Unit 5 Slide References (slides_references_5.docx 19KB)
  • Unit 6 Slide References (slides_references_6.docx 20KB)
  • Unit 7 Slide References (slides_references_7.docx 21KB)
  • Unit 8 Slide References (slides_references_8.docx 22KB)
  • Unit 9 Slide References (slides_references_9.docx 18KB)
  • Unit 10 Slide References (slides_references_10.docx 18KB)
  • Unit 11 Slide References (slides_references_11.docx 17KB)
• ​​HEV Homework Problems 
  • Homework 1: Questions (HEV homework problems - 01.docx 19KB)
  • Homework 2: Questions (HEV homework problems - 02.docx 18KB)
  • Homework 3: Questions (HEV homework problems - 03.docx 16KB)
  • Homework 5: Questions (HEV homework problems - 05.docx 145KB)
  • Homework 6: Questions (HEV homework problems - 06.docx 18KB)
  • Homework 7: Questions (HEV homework problems - 07.docx 74KB)
  • Homework 8: Questions (HEV homework problems - 08.docx 85KB)
  • Homework 9: Questions (HEV homework problems - 09.docx 32KB)
  • Homework 10: Questions (HEV homework problems - 10.docx 122KB)
• Labs and Workshops
  • Course 7.7 Computer Workshop
    • Section 7.7 Wheel Control (Section 7.7_Wheel Control.vi 156 KB)
  • Course 7.7 Computer Workshop on Inverse Dynamics
    • Section 7.7 Inverse Dynamics Wheel Control (Section 7.7_Inverse Dynamics Wheel Control.vi 156KB)
  • Course 3.5 Computer Workshop
    • Start with this hybrid model series 10 (01_Start with this_hybridmodel_series_10.m 10KB) Use this for generating graphs for HE model series 10 charts.m (03_Use this for generating graphs for_HE_model_series_10_charts.m 3KB)
    • Hybrid model series 10 (hybridmodel_series_10_s.mdl 182KB)
    • Strategy #1 for ICE/Battery Power Split (hybridmodel_series_charts_3_strategy_1.docx 145KB)
    • Strategy #2 for ICE/Battery Power Split (hybridmodel_series_charts_3_strategy_2.docx 217KB)
    • Series Hybrid Model Report (hybridmodel_series_report_3.docx 422KB)
  • Course Two Labs, 4x4 Chassis 
    • MDSP 7000 Series Dynamometer Tests Lab (Sections 4.1 & 4.2_MDSP 7000 Series Dynamometer Tests V3.docx 2.4MB)
  • Course Two Labs, FESTO Hydraulics
    • FESTO Hydraulically-Controlled Systems Lab Exercise 9(Section_2.5_HydraulicLabFesto_09.docx 622KB)
    • FESTO Hydraulically-Controlled Systems Lab Exercise 11 (Section_8.10_HydraulicLabFesto_11.docx 694KB)
  • Course UGV Modeling and Tests
    • Electric-drive Vehicle Lab (Obstacle Avoidance Vehicle - v3.docx 1.3MB)
    • Obstacle Avoidance VFH_(-65 to +65 degrees) (ObstacleAvoidanceVFH_(-65 to +65 degrees).vi 130KB
    • Obstacle AvoidanceVFH (360 degrees) (ObstacleAvoidanceVFH_(360 degrees).vi 126KB)