Low Emission Road Transportation: Harnessing the Potential of Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies Through Online Optimisation

Model Predictive Control for Lithium-Ion Battery Optimal Charging

C Zou, C Manzie, D Nesic

2018-04-01

Charging time and lifetime are important performances for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, but are often competing objectives for c..

Multi-time-scale observer design for state-of-charge and state-of-health of a lithium-ion battery

C Zou, C Manzie, D Nešić, AG Kallapur

2016-12-15

The accurate online state estimation for some types of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems is challenging due to extensive comp..

Active Brake Judder Attenuation Using an Electromechanical Brake-by-Wire System

CF Lee, C Manzie

2016-12-01

Brake judder is an undesirable phenomenon in passenger vehicles whereby disk thickness variations lead to brake torque variations ..

A Framework for Simplification of PDE-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Models

C Zou, C Manzie, D Nesic

2016-01-01

Simplified models are commonly used in battery management and control, despite their (often implicit) limitations in capturing the..

Enhancing the performance of existing urban traffic light control through extremum-seeking

R Kutadinata, W Moase, C Manzie, L Zhang, T Garoni

2016-01-01

Urban traffic light controllers are responsible for maintaining good performance within the transport network. Most existing and p..

Simplification Techniques for PDE Based Li-Ion Battery Models

C MANZIE, C Zou, D Nesic

2015-12-14

Battery systems are becoming increasingly prevalent as a source of power for applications across domains from consumer electronics..

PDE Battery Model Simplification for Charging Strategy Evaluation

C Zou, C MANZIE, D Nesic

2015-01-01

A safe, fast charging strategy is desired in the utilisation of rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries. Traditionally, experimental me..

PDE Battery Model Simplification for SOC and SOH Estimator Design

C Zou, AG Kallapur, C MANZIE, D Nesic

2015-01-01

Accurate knowledge of the battery state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH) is critical for optimal and safe utilisation of ..

Extremum-Seeking for Adaptation of Urban Traffic Signal Control

R KUTADINATA, WH Moase, CG Manzie, L Zhang, T Garoni

2014-01-01

This paper investigates the application of an extremum-seeking scheme to fine-tune the parameters of a "local" urban traffic signa..

Optimal control of a parallel hybrid vehicle with a traffic preview

TS Kim, C Manzie, R Sharma

2014-01-01

In this work, a short preview of traffic provided by on-board sensors is used to minimize fuel consumption in a parallel hybrid ve..

Conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions. Part 2: Life cycle CO₂-e emissions

R Sharma, C Manzie, M Bessede, RH Crawford, MJ Brear

2013-01-01

This paper is the second of a two part study which quantifies the economic and greenhouse performance of conventional, hybrid and ..

Spark ignition engine control strategies for minimising cold start fuel consumption under cumulative tailpipe emissions constraints

DI Andrianovn, C Manzie, MJ Brear

2013-01-01

This paper proposes a methodology for minimising the fuel consumption of a gasoline fuelled vehicle during cold starting. It first..

Adaptive Brake Torque Variation Compensation for an Electromechanical Brake

CF Lee, C Manzie

2012-09-17

A novel method for attenuation of brake judder directly at the source is proposed, utilizing an electromechanical brake to activel..

High-Bandwidth Clamp Force Control for an Electromechanical Brake

CF Lee, C Manzie

2012-09-17

A controller that fully utilizes the available motor capacity of an electromechanical brake to achieve high closed-loop bandwidth ..

A physics-based integrated model of a spark ignition engine and a three-way catalyst

DI Andrianov, MJ Brear, C Manzie

2012-09-01

This article proposes an integrated model of a spark ignition engine, the exhaust system, and a three-way catalyst. The model can ..

Near-time-optimal tracking controller design for an automotive electromechanical brake

CF Lee, C Manzie

2012-04-01

A state-constrained, robust near-time-optimal clamp force tracking controller for an automotive electromechanical brake is present..

Conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions - Part 1: Technical and financial analysis

R Sharma, CG Manzie, M Bessede, MJ Brear, RH Crawford

2012-01-01

This paper is the first of a two part study which quantifies the economic and greenhouse performance of conventional, hybrid and f..

Optimal use of telemetry by parallel hybrid vehicles in urban driving

C Manzie, TS Kim, R Sharma

2012-01-01

The benefit of telemetry systems that can provide information about future traffic conditions has been previously established, wit..