Research Activities
To illustrate significant contributions of hybrid system techniques to the
improvement of the design flow for embedded systems and, in particular, in the
automotive applications domain, intensive and fruitful activities, ranging from
engine modeling to vehicle dynamic and exhaust after-treatment system modeling
have been carried out in the first year of WP4c. The importance of hybrid
modeling techniques is proven by the following list of topics (divided in
groups) treated using these interesting and promising approaches.
Hybrid models for automotive control
(documents M4c.1.1
, M4c.1.2)
- A cycle-accurate nonlinear hybrid model of a SI engine for idle speed
control
- Vehicle control by using preview information
- Exhaust after-treatment supervisory control
- Powertrain modeling for control
- Actual Gear Identification: a Hybrid Observer Approach
- Dynamic modeling and handling control of F1 race cars
- A Study on MPC for Vehicle Dynamic Control
- Modeling for automobile roll-over protection
- Hybrid MPC application towards optimal semi-active suspension
- Hybrid MPC for automotive applications: ACC design
- Non-smooth complementarity Lagrangian systems: analysis and control
Modeling of complex systems
- Explicit hybrid optimal control of GDI engines
- Modeling of automobile engines
- Hybrid modeling of homogenous, low temperature combustion
- Coping with variability in hybrid models
Engine and vehicle control
(documents M4c.2.1,
M4c.2.2)
- Control of automobile engines
- Idle speed control for SI engines
- Time-varying multirate control for engine control
- Hybrid power trains and hybrid energy management
- Hybrid MPC for automotive applications: ACC design
- Control for automobile roll-over protection
- Controller validation for automotive applications
- Hybrid control of truck-trains
- Actual Gear Identification: a Hybrid Observer Approach
- Hybrid analysis of anti-lock brake systems strategies
Analysis of the major effects of the implementation on closed-loop
performances
(documents M4c.3.1,
M4c.3.2)
- Randomized algorithms and hybrid system techniques in platform–based
design
- Hybrid modeling of homogenous, low temperature combustion
Disseminating Activities
In the optic of promoting the introduction of hybrid system techniques
in the automotive industry the "HYCON Workshop on Automotive Applications of
Hybrid Methodologies" was held in PARADES on 26-27th May, 2005. It focused on
industrial relevant challenging problems where hybrid system approaches have
been fruitfully introduced. Representing researchers from cutting-edge
automotive industries participated to the workshop not only as observers but
even as presenters. Vivacious discussions at the end of each session proved the
interest of participants on presented topics.