Modelling, Simulation and Validation of Hybrid Vehicle Fuel Consumption

Abstract

Controlling, influencing and managing the fuel/energy consumption and refill frequency of hybrid vehicles will be essential in the coming decades of increasing vehicle autonomy and not have depleted or low battery vehicles, along the roadways. The presented research aims to establish a fuel consumption model with the vehicles' fuel consumption influencing factors, to simulate and evaluate the consumption and refill rate. The aim is to collect the effect of fuel consumption in a comprehensive literature overview. We defined the most relevant work for modelling and simulation. Results were validated in proving ground tests at a high-speed handling track. Several tests were done to validate different parameters' effects on fuel consumption and refine the models. As a result, we built a model that enables the correct prediction of reality in a model environment. It is valuable while autonomous vehicle testing is increasingly becoming simulations. Based on our results, autonomous vehicles can be developed with real environmental effects and fuel consumption behavior.