Convex Performance Envelope for Minimum Lap Time Energy Management of Race Cars

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 71; no. 8; pp. 8280 - 8295
• Main Authors: Duhr, Pol, Sandeep, Ashwin, Cerofolini, Alberto, Onder, Christopher H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Acceleration; Automobiles; Circuits; Computational efficiency; Computational modeling; Computing time; Constraint modelling; Downforce; Energy management; Formula 1; hybrid electric; Integrated circuit modeling; motor racing; optimal control; Optimization; Race cars; Tires; Vehicle dynamics; Velocity distribution
• ISSN: 0018-9545; 1939-9359
• DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3172473

The optimization of the energy management of modern hybrid-electric or fully electric race cars for minimum lap time requires a description of the vehicle dynamics performance envelope, that is, of the tires' grip limit in corners, braking zones and during acceleration. In this paper, we presen...