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Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Infrastructure, Javan Paul Luce Tanner

Industrial Technology Master's Projects

The progression away from internal combustion engines has been slowly gaining momentum over the last ten years. This project investigated the pathway forward regarding the charging of electric vehicles. As governments have begun enacting legislative initiatives in support of a greener and more sustainable future, we are now witnessing more rapid progress toward widespread adoption of fully electric and hybrid vehicles. This study focused directly on battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Some automotive manufacturers (each with their own timeframe) have committed to producing only these BEVs, and eliminating traditional combustion engine vehicles. This investigation was designed to examine the current state …

An Overview On Why Electric Cars Are The Future Of Transportation, Saqlain Ali

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The motor vehicle industry has been the leading consumer of fossil fuel worldwide resulting in adverse effects on the environment. This study used secondary sources of information from previous research in scholarly journals, Google scholar as well as eBooks, case studies, science direct, research gate, and google books to investigate. The findings show that some of the major milestones achieved in the electric car development include: the reduction of charging time for effectiveness in use, the introduction of supercapacitors that ensures increased charge storage, and with greater effective electromotive force. Additionally, some governments in developed countries do offer subsidies to …

Integration Of Blockchain Technology Into Automobiles To Prevent And Study The Causes Of Accidents, John Kim

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Automobile collisions occur daily. We now live in an information-driven world, one where technology is quickly evolving. Blockchain technology can change the automotive industry, the safety of the motoring public and its surrounding environment by incorporating this vast array of information. It can place safety and efficiency at the forefront to pedestrians, public establishments, and provide public agencies with pertinent information securely and efficiently. Other industries where Blockchain technology has been effective in are as follows: supply chain management, logistics, and banking. This paper reviews some statistical information regarding automobile collisions, Blockchain technology, Smart Contracts, Smart Cities; assesses the feasibility …

Coupled Thermal Mechanical Analysis Methodology For Thermal Performance Evaluation And Failure Mode Identification Of Thermal Barrier Coatings For Heavy Duty Diesel Engines, Sean Moser

All Dissertations

Consumer demand and government regulation, as well as the Department of Energy’s SuperTruck program has motivated extraordinary effort to maximize the heavy-duty diesel engine’s thermal efficiency. Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) provide an avenue for increasing the thermal efficiency of the mixing controlled combustion (MCC) process through the reduction of heat transfer losses. The myriad of previous studies presents conflicting conclusions, both in the merit of TBCs for cycle improvement, and also for coating durability and potential adverse effects from coating failure. While the most recent studies with thin thermal barrier coatings (~100-250 µm) have shown a majority of positive cycle …

Numerical Study Of The Impact Of Dme Blending On Emissions From A Compression Ignition Engine, Hongwei Lei

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Compression ignition (CI) engines and diesel fuel are commonly used for long-distance transportation, marine transportation, and construction equipment due to their high thermal efficiency and relatively low cost. Meanwhile, compression ignition (CI) engine emissions such as CO, NOx, and soot cause human health issues, climate change, and pollution problems. To reduce emissions, especially by restraining the formation of soot, some new energy resources are researched for replacing diesel fuel.

Dimethyl ether (DME) is one kind of new energy resource with four main advantages: high cetane number, low auto-ignition temperature, simple chemical structure, and high oxygen content. A wide range …

Significance Of The Vehicle Front Design And Gait Postures On Traumatic Brain Injuries Sustained By Different Pedestrian Populations During Car-To-Pedestrian Collisions (Cpcs) - A Computational Approach, Thava Kalishwara Kumar Gunasekaran

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

With the increasing prevalence of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in road traffic accidents (RTAs), it was identified that the shape of the vehicle's front end and pedestrian postures prior to impact significantly influence pedestrian head injuries. However, the effect of vehicle front shape parameters and gait postures on TBIs sustained in car-to-pedestrian collisions (CPCs) has yet to be quantified. This study used a computational approach to analyze the effect of vehicle shape parameters and pedestrian gait postures on pedestrian TBI risks across a diverse pedestrian population with varying body sizes. Our findings indicate that vehicle shape parameter such as BLEH …

Efficient Design Of Integrated Underbody And Battery Pack For Battery Electric Vehicles, Gabriele Rosso

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Climate change and the consequent more restrictive regulations are pushing the industry towards higher efficiency and lower emissions means of transport. The road transport sector is deeply affected, leading the main Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to start the transition to alternative powertrains, among which Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are the faster-growing.

The large, heavy, and safety-critical battery pack asks for a specific optimized solution for a lightweight and high-performance vehicle platform.

In this research, a first benchmarking analysis is presented to study the current state-of-the-art for BEV underbody and battery pack designs. Following this investigation, a classification scheme was designed …

Modelling And Control Of Non-Glare Zone Width Of Adaptive Driving Beam (Adb) In Different Driving Scenarios, Yihing Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Adaptive driving beam (ADB) is an advanced vehicle forward lighting system that automatically adapts its beam patterns to create a non-glare zone around vehicles, providing good long-range visibility for the driver without causing an uncomfortable glare for other road users. The performance of the ADB system is affected by the non-glare zone width. A narrow non-glare zone could create indirect glare in the side rear-view mirrors of preceding vehicles during sharp turns, while widening it results in poor road illumination. This research studies the trade-off relationship between glare and road illumination when altering the width of the non-glare zone in …

Mixed Reality Application For Inspection And Validation In Industrial Environments: Human Performance And Brain-Computer Interface Advantages Over Gestures, Silvio Da Col

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Shortening product development cycles demand increasingly efficient methods and tools for the planning of complex production systems. Recently, augmented reality (AR) technologies have been introduced in manufacturing planning functions. Working in augmented environments, users usually select virtual objects with hand gestures that are associated with arm fatigue.

In the first study, a mixed reality (MR) application for inspection and validation of a production line has been developed. The application allows to show the virtual environment in Augmented/Mixed Reality, and it allows to import three-dimensional (3D) CAD with information and structure in a specific position. The application makes the user interacting …

Quantification Of Velocity At The Sparkplug In A Lab Scale Combustion Chamber, Mayur Panduranga Kodikal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Lean burn has been considered an effective strategy to improve the thermal efficiency of spark-ignition engines. Under lean or diluted conditions, however, the combustion speed is reduced. Therefore, to speed up the combustion, in-cylinder turbulence is induced which may impede the spark initiation. This research aims to quantify the turbulence in a constant volume optical combustion chamber.

An Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) study was done to understand the turbulence characteristics of the flow in the optical chamber. Spark anemometry was used to obtain a relationship between the spark plasma evolution and freestream velocity. Finally, this technique has been …

Subjective Evaluation Of Vehicle Semi-Active Suspension For Improved Ride And Handling, Zachery Sinasac

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The number of passenger cars currently equipped with semi-active suspensions has been steadily increasing in recent decades. These suspension systems provide an improvement in ride and handling when compared to passive suspensions. Currently, the approach to evaluating and tuning semi-active suspensions has been limited to objective methods or time-consuming alterations made on physical components. To alleviate the time and costs and improve the fidelity of such methods, a novel solution to subjectively evaluating vehicle semi-active suspensions is presented. The subjective evaluation method herein involves the use of a state-of-the-art dynamic driving simulator with drivers to subjectively evaluate and tune virtual …

Research On Collision Avoidance And Safety Measures Of Drilling Platform Towing Group, Junpo Liu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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In The Context Of Unmanned Vessels : Obstacles To The Application Of Colregs And Suggestions For Its Amendments, Baochuan Sun

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Research On The Methods Of Ship's Autonomous Collision Avoidance In Complex Environment, Hongguang Lyu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Improved Ships Course-Keeping Robust Control Algorithm Based On Backstepping And Nonlinear Feedback, Sirui Wang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Data-Driven Based Automatic Routing Planning For Mass, Qingwu Wang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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The Impact Of High Voltage Electrode Diameter On Spark Discharge Process, Jiaming Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ever-growing demands to meet the exhaust emission regulations and fuel economy requirements, drive the development of modern spark ignition (SI) engines towards lean or diluted conditions at boosted intake pressure and with intensified charge motions. Boosted in-cylinder pressure conditions require additional energy to initiate the spark discharge, thereby challenging the ignition system. Additionally, the geometry of the spark plug has a profound influence on the spark discharge characteristics. The main objective of this research is to study the impact of high voltage electrode diameter on breakdown voltage and equivalent spark gap resistance at elevated background pressures (1-25 bar abs.). …

Correlation Between Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Press-Hardenable Steels For Various Quenching Rates, Radha Thakkar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Manufacturing structural automotive components by hot stamping advanced high strength steel sheets with tailored mechanical properties helps to reduce vehicle weight and improve crashworthiness. The purpose of this research work is to establish a relationship between the die temperature in hot stamping, the corresponding as-quenched microstructural features and mechanical properties. A series of experiments were carried out in which 1.4 mm 22MnB5 and 1.4 mm 37MnB4 steel sheet specimens were austenitized to 930°C and quenched between dies preheated to different temperatures. The mechanical properties were determined from tensile tests and hardness measurements and the corresponding microstructures were analyzed. It was …

Active Control Of Coherent Structures In An Axisymmetric Jet, Michael Marques Goncalves

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The primary objective of this work is to develop high-fidelity simulation model for jet noise control predictions and quantify the sound reduction when an external source frequency mode excitation is imposed on the jet flow. Whereas passive approaches using mixing devices, such as chevrons, have been shown to reduce low-frequency noise in jet engines, such approaches incur a performance penalty since they result in a reduced thrust. To avoid a performance penalty in reducing jet noise, the current work investigates a open-loop active noise control (ANC) system that utilizes a unsteady microjet actuator on the nozzle lip in the downstream …

Interfacial Heat Transfer In Squeeze Casting Of Cast Al Alloy A380 And Mg Alloy Az91 And Wrought Alloy Az31, Luyang Ren

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The weight reduction of vehicles and airplanes in the automotive and aerospace industries is urgently needed due to the government regulation and market demand. To satisfy engineering performance of lightweight auto and aero components, high strength light alloys such as aluminum (Al) or magnesium (Mg) alloys are usually adopted. This study was intended to explore a solution for casting high strength cast and wrought Al and Mg alloys. Before light alloys can be utilized for mass production, critical processing parameters need to be accurately determined. The interfacial heat transfer coefficient is one of the most important factors in casting processes. …

Move: Mobile Observers Variants And Extensions, Ryan Florin

Computer Science Theses & Dissertations

Traffic state estimation is a fundamental task of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Recent advances in sensor technology and emerging computer and vehicular communications paradigms have brought the task of estimating traffic state parameters in real-time within reach.

This has led to the main research question of this thesis: Can a vehicle accurately estimate traffic parameters using onboard resources shared through CV technology in a lightweight manner without utilizing centralized or roadside infrastructure?

In 1954 Wardrop and Charlesworth proposed the Moving Observer method to measure traffic parameters based on an observed number of vehicle passes. We start by proposing methods for detecting …

Simulation Of Transient Conditions In Vehicle-To-Grid Systems Fed From Plug-In Electric Vehicles, Olapade Oludolapo Olagbemi

Masters Theses

The increasing adoption of plug-in electric vehicles for commercial and consumer needs, coupled with government targets and incentives for use of renewable energy sources and reduction of greenhouse gases [1, pp. 44-45], has led to their consideration as power sources. Such vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems seek to take advantage of the aggregate energy available within fleets of electric vehicles connected to power grids through bi-directional charging stations, by using them as distributed power sources for load leveling and peak shaving on the power grids [2]. Unfortunately, V2G systems can introduce power quality issues, such as harmonics, with associated transients that pose …

A Deep Learning-Based Automatic Object Detection Method For Autonomous Driving Ships, Ojonoka Erika Atawodi

Master's Theses

An important feature of an Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) is its capability of automatic object detection to avoid collisions, obstacles and navigate on their own.

Deep learning has made some significant headway in solving fundamental challenges associated with object detection and computer vision. With tremendous demand and advancement in the technologies associated with ASVs, a growing interest in applying deep learning techniques in handling challenges pertaining to autonomous ship driving has substantially increased over the years.

In this thesis, we study, design, and implement an object recognition framework that detects and recognizes objects found in the sea. We first curated …

Hinging, Propping, And Latching Mechanisms For Sunseeker Solar Car, Zachary Ruppenthal

Honors Theses

In this project, designs for the hinging, propping, and latching mechanisms on the 2021 Sunseeker Solar Car were created. These designs allow for the car’s array of solar panels to be held at any desired angle to maximize collection of solar power and give the team access to the battery and driver compartment. Removable telescoping prop rods with pin attachments are used to set the array at a desired angle. The hinging mechanism allows for the array to be lifted vertically prior to rotation in order to avoid interference with the car’s roll cage. To accomplish this, two four-bar linkages …

Autonomous Vehicle Camera Mount Application, Yuan Sheng Sit

Honors Theses

Autonomous vehicles consist of many complex systems, an extensive set of hardware components, and various computing algorithms that constantly work in harmony to provide selfdriving capabilities to a vehicle. This project focuses on developing a universal mount for a ZED 2 stereo camera used in data collection for autonomous driving applications. The main purpose of the mount is to reduce dashboard, windshield, and lens glare that affect the quality of data collection for autonomous driving applications. Software such as Ansys and SOLIDWORKS are used to simulate stress, strain, and thermal distributions on the mount to better understand the strong and …

Automated Scenario Generation Using Halton Sequences For The Verification Of Autonomous Vehicle Behavior In Simulation, Andrew Ferree

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

As autonomous vehicles continue to develop, verifying their safety remains a large hurdle to mass adoption. One component of this is testing, however it has been shown that it is impractical to statistically prove an autonomous vehicle’s safety using real-world testing alone. Therefore, simulation tools and other virtual testing methods are being employed to assist with the verification process. Testing in simulation still faces some of the challenges of the real world, such as the difficulty in exhaustively testing the system in all scenarios it will encounter. Manual scenario creation is time consuming and does not guarantee scenario coverage. Pseudo-random …

การพัฒนาระบบสนับสนุนการตัดสินใจสำหรับการป้องกันการลุกลามไฟป่าในพื้นที่อยู่อาศัย, จิรภาส บุญทับ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้พัฒนาระบบสนับสนุนการตัดสินใจสำหรับการป้องกันไฟป่าสำหรับประเทศไทย (ThaiWDSS) เพื่อช่วยเจ้าหน้าที่ในการวางแผนป้องกันการลุกลามของไฟป่า เมื่อเจ้าหน้าที่เผชิญกับภัยจากไฟป่า ความท้าทายหลักได้แก่ การทำนายแนวโน้มการลุกลามของไฟป่า การประเมินความเสียหาย และการวางแผนการป้องกันพื้นที่ชุมชน ระบบช่วยรับมือกับปัญหาเหล่านี้โดยการจำลองการลุกลามของไฟป่า และระบุพื้นที่ชุมชน เพื่อการประเมินผลกระทบ โดยผู้ใช้งานสามารถจำลองการวางแผนการสร้างแนวป้องกันไฟที่สามารถควบคุมพื้นที่ที่ถูกเผาไหม้ได้ โดยผู้ใช้งานสามารถประเมินพื้นที่ที่จะได้รับผลกระทบ ร่วมกับสิ่งปลูกสร้าง โดยการจำลองแนวป้องกันไฟในการวางแผน ระบบได้รับการทดสอบการใช้งาน และแบบจำลองการลุกลามของไฟป่าได้รับการประเมินประสิทธิภาพการทำงาน ด้วยกรณีศึกษาในประเทศไทยที่เคยเกิดไฟป่าขึ้นจริงสองแห่ง จากผลการวิจัยพบว่าระบบสามารถสนับสนุนการจำลองการสร้างแนวป้องกันไฟรูปแบบต่าง ๆ โดยการจำลองพื้นที่เผาไหม้ที่จะเกิดขึ้น ซึ่งจะช่วยในการตัดสินใจระหว่างการวางแผนเผชิญเหตุ เนื่องจากข้อจำกัดของข้อมูล การระบุพื้นที่ชุมชน และการจำลองการลุกลามของไฟ มีความถูกต้อง 80% โดยประมาณ ในการระบุพื้นที่ชุมชน และการทำนายพื้นที่เผาไหม้ แบบจำลองสามารถพัฒนาได้อีกมากถ้าหากมีข้อมูลที่มากขึ้น เจ้าหน้าที่สามารถบริหารทรัพยากร และดำเนินมาตรการป้องกันสาธารณภัยได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพมากขึ้น

Investigating The Efficiency Of Energy Transfer In Vehicular Motion, Joshua M. Etukudo

Senior Projects Spring 2021

One of my principal interests in life is transportation which involves building and working with vehicles, and that is why I chose to pursue this project. This write-up, in addition to being a small-scale study of the various properties of automobiles, is to serve as a guide for others who wish to pursue such an endeavor in the years to come. To do this, I first take a look at three of the many key structures which enable vehicular movement: The engine, the wheels and the steering system. After this, I give a detailed recount of how I built the …

Experimental Evaluation And Simulation Of Torque Transmissibility Frequency Response Functions Of Vibration Isolators And Absorbers For Drivetrain Applications, Luke Jurmu

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Four studies involving torsional vibration isolation performance of automotive drivetrain components, make up this dissertation. One study features a prototype planetary torsional vibration absorber, a unique device that targets low frequency torsion modes in automotive drivetrains. Two studies feature experiments on several torque converters, clutch locked and open, to validate models of the hardware. The last study details experiments on a centrifugal pendulum absorber in a torque converter, to characterize the viscous friction while submerged in automatic transmission fluid (ATF). The enclosed studies improve the state of the art of drivetrain vibration absorbers and isolators, by introducing a new vibration …

The Effects Of Molybdenum, Chromium, And Niobium On Gray Iron For Brake Rotor Applications, Matthew Hasbrouck

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Brake rotor composition and microstructure must be optimized for thermal and mechanical performance to avoid thermal-mechanical cracking, excessive wear, and to reduce noise. Niobium is an element that increases the strength and wear resistance of gray iron; however, the interaction of niobium with other common alloying elements (chromium and molybdenum) is not well understood. Thirteen gray cast iron alloys were produced with varying levels of carbon equivalent (CE), Cr, Mo, and Nb. Bars with four different diameters (8, 14, 22, and 30 mm) were cast from each alloy and microstructural and physical properties such as graphite flake morphology, pearlite spacing, …