Modelling and Control of Engines and Drivelines

Aim

To understand automotive control systems used for vehicle propulsion, and have the basics for developing future vehicular systems. The student should after the course:

• have knowledge about the systems and components that are important for the propulsion of a road vehicle.
• have knowledge about the operating principles of engines and powertrains.
• be able to explain and analyze the limiting factors for engine performance and control performance.
• be able to describe and implement the most important control loops for air, fuel injection and ignition in todays engine control systems for both gasoline and diesel engines.
• be able to define and explain the emissions from combustion engines and the factors they depend upon.
• be able to design and build control oriented models for an engine and its components as well as a driveline and its components.
• have experience of planning, executing and evaluating engine laboratory experiments.
• have experience of evaluating and assessing model quality based on both system properties and measurement data.
• have experience of planning and synthesizing control algorithms for automotive engines and powertrains.
• be able to define and describe concepts and basic functionality in an engines diagnosis and supervision system.

Content

• Introduction on engines and thermodynamics.
• Modeling of engines with a controls perspective.
• Engine control including air control, lambda control, ignition control, knock control and turbo control.
• Longitudial vehicle dynamics with air drag and rolling resistance.
• Driveline control including active damping and gear shift control.
• Diagnosis and supervision. Teaching and working methods The course is organized in lectures, problem solving and project tasks. The course runs over the entire autumn semester. Examination UPG3Project assignment1 creditsU, GUPG2Project assignment2 creditsU, GUPG1Project assignment3 creditsU, GTEN1Optional written examination for higher grades0 creditsU, 3, 4, 5Pass on the project assignments UPG1-UPG3 gives pass (and grade C). A higher grade (B and A) requires pass on a written exam. See also course information for further details on examination. Grades for examination modules are decided in accordance with the assessment criteria presented at the start of the course. Grades Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5 Other information Supplementary courses: Vehicle Propulsion Systems About teaching and examination languageThe teaching language is presented in the Overview tab for each course. The examination language relates to the teaching language as follows: If teaching language is “Swedish”, the course as a whole could be given in Swedish, or partly in English. Examination language is Swedish, but parts of the examination can be in English.If teaching language is “English”, the course as a whole is taught in English. Examination language is English.If teaching language is “Swedish/English”, the course as a whole will be taught in English if students without prior knowledge of the Swedish language participate. Examination language is Swedish or English depending on teaching language.OtherThe course is conducted in such a way that there are equal opportunities with regard to sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation and age.The planning and implementation of a course should correspond to the course syllabus. The course evaluation should therefore be conducted with the course syllabus as a starting point. The course is campus-based at the location specified for the course, unless otherwise stated under “Teaching and working methods”. Please note, in a campus-based course occasional remote sessions could be included. Department Institutionen för systemteknik Course literature BooksLars Eriksson, Lars Nielsen, Modeling and Control of Engines and DrivelinesCompendiaCompendia for excerisesProject PM