Mechatronic System Optimization based on Surrogate Models - Application to an Electric Vehicle

Moncef Hammadi, Jean-Yves Choley, Olivia Penas, Alain Riviere

2012

Abstract

Preliminary optimization of mechatronic systems is an extremely important step in the development process of multi-disciplinary products. However, long computing time in optimization based on multi-domain modelling tools need to be reduced. Surrogate model technique comes up as a solution for decreasing time computing in multi-disciplinary optimization. In this paper, an electric vehicle has been optimized by combining Modelica modelling language with surrogate model technique. Modelica has been used to model the electric vehicle and surrogate model technique has been used to optimize the electric motor and the transmission gear ratio. Results show that combining surrogate model technique with Modelica reduces significantly computing time without much decrease in accuracy.

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Hammadi M., Choley J., Penas O. and Riviere A. (2012). Mechatronic System Optimization based on Surrogate Models - Application to an Electric Vehicle . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-8565-20-4, pages 11-16. DOI: 10.5220/0004011900110016


in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech12,
author={Moncef Hammadi and Jean-Yves Choley and Olivia Penas and Alain Riviere},
title={Mechatronic System Optimization based on Surrogate Models - Application to an Electric Vehicle},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2012},
pages={11-16},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004011900110016},
isbn={978-989-8565-20-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Mechatronic System Optimization based on Surrogate Models - Application to an Electric Vehicle
SN - 978-989-8565-20-4
AU - Hammadi M.
AU - Choley J.
AU - Penas O.
AU - Riviere A.
PY - 2012
SP - 11
EP - 16
DO - 10.5220/0004011900110016