Highlights A method to calculate the minimum-fuel driving control of a point-mass vehicle is calculated. This can take into account distance and time constraints. Gear shifting, clutch disengagement, and brake control are included with switching conditions. For a quadratic fuel consumption model, an explicit formula is yielded.

    Abstract This paper presents a methodology to calculate the minimum-fuel driving control for a point-mass vehicle on a road with constant slope. The main control is the engine torque. Gear shifting, clutch disengagement, and braking are taken into account with a switching condition. The methodology can take into account distance and time constraints. Only longitudinal vehicle dynamics are used in combination with a quasistatic polynomial fuel consumption model. Simulations are given to analyze the optimal driving control and assess the fuel savings for acceleration and deceleration.


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    Title :

    Calculation of the minimum-fuel driving control based on Pontryagin’s maximum principle


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    Publication date :

    2013-01-01


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English