Car Subsystem Simulation with Simulink and Simscape
Integrated Simulink and Simscape node-based coding to simulate all car subsystems: drivetrain, axles, wheels, and gearbox. The model accounts for tire friction, air resistance, linear inertia, and wheel polar inertia.
Key Contributions
- Modeled physical principles to create a model-based node simulation.
- Conducted dynamic simulation that accounts for all subsystems at an adequate level of detail.
- Performed stability and wheel slip analysis, accounting for failure modes in rapid instantaneous acceleration.
Responsibilities
- Developed a realistic model with accurate results, where the simulation time for 10 minutes was 3.7s and 3.5s experimentally.
- Calculated simulation inputs from Fusion 360, such as:
- Front-facing cross-sectional area,
- Wheel polar inertia,
- Mass of the car,
- Centre of mass.
Key Skills Developed
- Simulink and Simscape: Expertise in using software for model-based simulation and design.
- Node-based coding: Proficiency in using node blocks to model physical systems.
- Data Analysis: Comprehensively outputted simulation results for analysis.