The Advanced Vehicle Concepts Team (AVCT) at the University of Idaho (UI) modified a 2002 Ford Explorer to meet the objectives of the 2002 FutureTruck competition. The challenge was to improve fuel economy, decrease emissions, perform work safely, provide a high quality education, increase public awareness, and project a positive image. AVCT used a business-oriented, multi-disciplinary approach to address the general objectives. For the performance objectives, the team used a combination of simulations, experiments, and modeling. The resulting configuration is a low voltage, mild parallel hybrid incorporating a 4.0-liter, V6 Ford engine and a direct current, electric motor. The first prototype resulted in a 22% increase in fuel economy and a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions except for hydrocarbons. An engine sensor malfunction was the suspected cause of increased hydrocarbon emissions.
Development of the University of Idaho Parallel Hybrid FutureTruck
Sae Technical Papers
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2003
2003-03-03
Conference paper
English
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