Advanced Multi-Mode Control Strategy for a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Driving Pattern Recognition

The adaptive multi-mode control strategy (AMMCS) is defined as the control strategy that switches control parameters for the purpose of adjusting vehicles to diverse traffic conditions and driver’s habits. This strategy is composed of off-line and on-line procedures. In the off-line procedure, several sets of control parameters are optimized under representative driving patterns (RDP). In the on-line procedure, the control parameter switching or interpolation is periodically activated based on the driving pattern recognition (DPR) algorithm, assuming that the driving pattern during the future control horizon doesn’t change significantly compared to the past pattern. The AMMCS is conceptually similar to one of predictive control theories, namely the receding horizon control which is also known as model predictive control. The AMMCS is expected to be applied well to hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system which is very sensitive to driving patterns. Furthermore, the AMMCS can be combined with the two conventional control strategies using global and local optimization techniques to improve performances further. The design goal of the AMMCS is to minimize fuel consumption and NOx for a pre-transmission single shaft parallel HEV.Copyright © 2003 by ASME