Vehicle Design Webinar Series

Vehicle Powertrain Modeling and Full Vehicle Simulation Using

MATLAB and Simulink

M V Krishna Teja, JK Tyres and Industries Ltd Sudhakar Kumar, MathWorks

Veer Alakshendra, MathWorks Pratyay Pande, MathWorks
Himanshu Jain, MathWorks

© 2021 The MathWorks, Inc.

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Vehicle Design Webinar Series

Link: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/vehicle-design-for-students-2021
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During the Webinar

▪ Use Q&A to ask technical

questions
– Send the questions to “All Panelists”

▪ Use Chat Box for all other queries

– Send the query to “All Panelists”

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Recap

▪ Racing Line Optimization

▪ Equation Based Vehicle Model

▪ Longitudinal and Lateral Vehicle

Dynamics and Controls

▪ Multibody Suspension System Model

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Agenda

▪ Modeling of Physical Systems Using Simscape

– Basic battery electric model with motor cooling
– Electric vehicle powered by BLDC motor

▪ Electric Vehicle Reference Application Using Powertrain

Blockset

▪ Integration of Simscape and Powertrain Blockset

▪ Full Vehicle Simulation

– Talk by M V Krishna Teja

▪ Resources

▪ Q&A
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Battery Equivalent Circuit

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Simscape
Overview

▪ Enables physical modeling (acausal)

of multidomain physical systems
– Assemble a schematic
– Equations derived automatically V+
– Leverage MATLAB and Simulink
V-
▪ With Simscape you can:
– Refine requirements for system
– Discover integration issues early
– Design control systems and logic
– Optimize system-level performance
– Test embedded software
without hardware prototypes
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Understanding Physical Variables

Sensor in
parallel
Energy flow = Across × Through

Sensor in Sensor in
parallel series

Power Power
[W] = Angular Velocity
[W] = Voltage [V][rad/s] × Torque
× Current [I] [Nm] Sensor in
series

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Across and Through Variables

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Battery Modeling
Equivalent Circuit

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Software Demonstration

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Resources
Battery Modeling

Link: Battery Modeling

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Software Demonstration

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 Software Demonstration
>> sscfluids_ev_thermal_management

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Resources
Battery Electric Model with Motor Cooling

Link: Battery Electric Model with Motor Cooling

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Simscape
Simscape Onramp

▪ Self-paced, interactive tutorial for

getting started with Simscape

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Resources
Simscape Vehicle Templates

Links: Simscape Vehicle Template

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Software Demonstration

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Powertrain Blockset

▪ Goals:
– Provide starting point for engineers to build good plant / controller models
– Provide open and documented models
– Provide very fast-running models that work with popular HIL systems

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Drivetrain Energy Storage Propulsion Transmission Vehicle Dynamics Vehicle Scenario Builder
and Auxiliary Drive

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Reference Applications
Full Vehicle
Models

Virtual Engine
Dynamometers

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 Software Demonstration
>> cd(setupExample('autoblks/EVReferenceApplicationExample'));helpersetupev

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Powertrain Blockset and Simscape
Tools have overlap in what they can do, but they have a different emphasis
Analysis

Powertrain
Blockset

Equation-based Data-driven

Simscape

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Custom Drivetrain or Transmission

▪ Replace portions of reference

application with custom models
assembled from Simscape libraries

▪ Use Variant Subsystems to

shift back and forth based on
current simulation task

Pre-Built Drivetrain Custom Drivetrain

Custom Transmission
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Powertrain Blockset / Simscape Integration

▪ Create detailed, multi-domain subsystem models with Simscape

▪ Incorporate them into system level vehicle models from Powertrain Blockset

▪ Validate subsystem performance with closed loop simulation

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Resources
Model and Simulate Automotive Systems Using Powertrain Blockset

Link: Model and Simulate Automotive Systems Using Powertrain Blockset

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Recap: Which Tools To Use?

Software Tool When To Choose

• System equations are already known or can be derived
MATLAB + Simulink
• “Need a calculator to solve my equations and process results”

• Combine pre-made, detailed, and customizable models for

Powertrain Blockset +
powertrain and vehicle dynamics components
Vehicle Dynamics Blockset
• Connect to Unreal Engine for virtual environments and sensing
• Model mechanisms (motors, shifter actuators, etc.)
Simscape • Model multidomain systems (mechatronic, fluid, thermal)
• Reduce visual complexity: model without deriving equations

• Model 3D rigid body systems (suspension, steering, etc.)

Simscape Multibody
• Import kinematic models from CAD and add dynamics

… and you can combine them all!

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 Tutorials

https://www.mathworks.com/ac
ademia/student-
competitions/tutorials-
videos.html

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https://www.mathworks.com/
academia/superstar-
students.html

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Student Competition Communities
Overview
Student Lounge blog
(for all competitions)
Video series - Facebook Group

Video series - Facebook Group

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Student Communities
Engagement

▪ 100+ videos for automotive

and robotics

▪ 19k+ members across

2 Facebook groups

▪ Dedicated e-mails:
– roboticsarena@mathworks.com
– racinglounge@mathworks.com

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Student Communities
MATLAB Central

▪ 50+ blog posts on

Student Lounge blog

▪ 50+ File Exchange entries

from MathWorks Student
Competitions Team

▪ MATLAB Answers tags

– roboticsarena
– racinglounge

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Racing Lounge Resources

▪ Contact us
racinglounge@mathworks.com
facebook.com/groups/RacingLounge

▪ Student Tutorials and Videos

https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/tutorials-videos/
▪ Software Offer
mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions
▪ Student Lounge Blog
https://blogs.mathworks.com/student-lounge/

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Next Webinar
Communicating with CAN Networks Using Vehicle Network Toolbox

▪ Highlights
– Reading and processing CAN logs in
MATLAB

– Connecting to physical Networks in

MATLAB and Simulink

Link: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/communicating-can-networks-vehicle-network-toolbox-
student-competitions-3606250.html

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MathWorks Survey

Link: https://forms.office.com/r/XAGdpkgDF7

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Q+A

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