Optimal exergy-based control of internal combustion engines

M Razmara, M Bidarvatan, M Shahbakhti… - Applied energy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Exergy or availability is defined as the maximum useful work during a process. This metric
has been used to analyze and understand loss mechanisms of Internal Combustion Engines …

Efficiency and emissions map** of a light duty diesel-natural gas engine operating in conventional diesel and RCCI modes

E Ansari, K Poorghasemi, BK Irdmousa, M Shahbakhti… - 2016‏ - sae.org
Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) is a promising dual-fuel Low
Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode with significant potential for reducing NOx and …

Next generation automotive architecture modeling and exploration for autonomous driving

B Zheng, H Liang, Q Zhu, H Yu… - 2016 IEEE computer …, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To support emerging applications in autonomous and semi-autonomous driving, next-
generation automotive systems will be equipped with an increasing number of …

Empirical testing of automotive cyber-physical systems with credible software-in-the-loop environments

I Raghupatruni, T Goeppel, M Atak… - … Vehicles and Expo …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automotive cyber-physical systems are constantly increasing in complexity, especially due
to innovations like sophisticated advanced driver assistance features. The increase in …

Bridging the gap between designed and implemented controllers via adaptive robust discrete sliding mode control

MR Amini, M Shahbakhti, S Pan, JK Hedrick - Control Engineering Practice, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Bridging the gap between designed and implemented model-based controllers is a major
challenge in the design cycle of industrial controllers. This gap is created due to (i) digital …

Adaptive discrete second-order sliding mode control with application to nonlinear automotive systems

MR Amini, M Shahbakhti, S Pan - Journal of …, 2018‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Sliding mode control (SMC) is a robust and computationally efficient model-based controller
design technique for highly nonlinear systems, in the presence of model and external …

Discrete adaptive second order sliding mode controller design with application to automotive control systems with model uncertainties

MR Amini, M Shahbakhti, S Pan… - 2017 American Control …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sliding mode control (SMC) is a robust and computationally efficient solution for tracking
control problems of highly nonlinear systems with a great deal of uncertainty. High frequency …

Engine and aftertreatment co-optimization of connected HEVs via multi-range vehicle speed planning and prediction

Q Hu, MR Amini, Y Feng, Z Yang, H Wang… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020‏ - arxiv.org
Connected vehicles (CVs) have situational awareness that can be exploited for control and
optimization of the powertrain system. While extensive studies have been carried out for …

Thermal responses of connected HEVs engine and aftertreatment systems to eco-driving

MR Amini, Y Feng, H Wang… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) have been recognized as providing
unprecedented opportunities for substantial fuel economy improvement through CAV-based …

Sliding mode controller design for wood drying process

Z Zhou, K Wang - Wood Science and Technology, 2018‏ - Springer
This paper deals with the design of sliding mode controllers for the wood drying process.
Prediction models based on a nonlinear autoregressive model with exogenous inputs of dry …