0.0 Audi Longitudinal Kinematics


0.0.1 Specifications

  • We want to simulate accleration 0 - 60 kph (16.67 m/s)
    • plot a graph of speed vs time and see if the time is actually 6.7s
    • we use the data from the data sheet

0.0.2 Assumptions

  1. No incline
  2. Equilibrium at maximum speed
  3. Full electric vehicle → torque is constant
  4. Rolling resistance is constant and take maximum value for worst case scenario
  5. Tyre Class C1 w/ Fuel Efficiency class A [2]
  6. Negligble tyre deformation thoughout acceleration
  7. Road is dry
  8. Assume gear ratio is the same (not true but still)

0.0.3 Parameters

  • Mass: $m = 2145 kg$ [1]
  • Maximum torque $\mathcal{T}= 545 Nm$ [1] *3
  • Maximum speed 112 mph $\dot{x}^{max}= 50.0685 m/s$ [1]
  • Drag Factor $k_d=0.8233\frac{kg}{m}$
  • Initial speed $\dot{x}_0=0 m/s$
  • Tire diameter: $d=0.4953 m$ [2] *6
  • $C_{rr}=0.0065$ [3], *4 *5
  • Gear box ratio: $i=0.1$ [4] *8

0.1.0 Equations

\(\ddot{x}=\frac{2\mathcal{T}}{d\cdot m\cdot i}-C_{rr}\cdot g-\frac{k_d \cdot\dot{x}^2}{m} \quad (1)\)

0.1.1 Simulation Model

0.2.0 Results

  • We get around 40 m/s at 6.7s

0.3.0 Issues

  • We failed to account for the driving slip which would have lowered the acceleration
  • Gear box ratio could also hv degradation

0.4.0 Rework

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Using the friction model of 1.0, we derived a new set of ODEs and formed the simulation as shown.

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The results were much closer.

Sources

  1. Audi, Sport Q4 45 e-tron Datasheet

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  2. Audi, Sport Q4 45 e-tron Website

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  3. EU, Annex 1, Part A. Category C1 tyres (passenger car) of Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters

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  4. Wikipedia * Needs to be vetted