The basic vehicle dynamics parameters calculations, like wheel torque or wheel speed, are …
In this article we are going to go through the most common powertrain …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – control functions
In this article we are going to use Scilab to perform logic operations …
Logic gates and bitwise operations with Scilab
Logic operations also known as Boolean functions, part of Boolean algebra, are widely used in computer science, …
Logical operations and boolean functions
Thermal engines use fuel and oxygen (from air) to produce energy through combustion. …
Air-fuel ratio, lambda and engine performance
In this article (tutorial) we are going to discuss about the electrical architecture …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – electrical architecture
For a thermal engine, the combustion process depends on the air-fuel ratio inside …
How to calculate the volumetric efficiency of an internal combustion engine
In control applications, embedded software and electronics, timers are widely used for events …
Xcos tutorial – Modeling and simulation of a counter/timer
The vast majority of vehicles in use nowdays are OBD compliant, which means …
On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) – introduction to the Modes of Operation (Diagnostic Services)
Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is a parameter that reflects the efficiency of …
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC)
In this article we are going to explain the electrical and mechanical parameters …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – components (Continental)
In this article we are going to understand how the engine torque is …
Power vs. Torque
Signal edge detection is a technique widely used in embedded software, model based …
Xcos tutorial – signal edge detection
In this article we are going to go through different system architectures for …
Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) – architectures
In this tutorial we are going to create a Scilab function (algorithm) which …
Scilab, Xcos and Fibonacci
This is the first tutorial in a series, explaining some of the Xcos …
Xcos tutorial – Simple demo
Before starting to convert hexadecimal numbers in decimal number, go through the following …
Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion
Before going through the methodology of converting a decimal number into a hexadecimal …