The design methodology, the design decision rationale, the vehicle preliminary design summary, and the advanced technology developments are presented. The detailed vehicle design, the vehicle ride and handling and front structural crashworthiness analysis, the microcomputer control of the propulsion system, the design study of the battery switching circuit, the field chopper, and the battery charger, and the recent program refinements and computer results are presented.
Near-Term Hybrid Vehicle Program, Phase 1. Appendix C: Preliminary Design Data Package
1979
208 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Engine Studies, Energy Related , Automobile engines , Electric hybrid vehicles , Electric motor vehicles , Engine design , Internal combustion engines , Propulsion system configurations , Automobile accidents , Battery chargers , Computerized simulation , Electric batteries , Riding quality , Safety factors , Structural design criteria , Switching circuits