Using Model Based Design for designing an Electric Drivetrain

Overview

Electric Drivetrain architecture design requires trade-off studies and to size key components such as the battery pack and traction motor, before building prototype vehicles. Full vehicle simulation models are needed to assess attributes such as fuel economy and performance for each candidate. At times, this requires integrating models from different engineering teams into a single system level simulation.  Integrating these subsystems, including many controllers in model or code together in a closed-loop testing environment, can be challenging. In this session, you will learn how Model-Based Design can be used for powertrain selection studies.

About the Presenter

Prasanna Deshpande, Sr. Team Lead, Application Engineering Team

Prasanna Deshpande is a senior team lead with MathWorks India and specializes in the field of control design and automation. He closely interacts with customers in different domains to help them use MathWorks products for physical modeling and control design. Prasanna brings more than 14 years of experience with various clients from the automotive industry. Prior to joining MathWorks, Prasanna was working as technical leader in the automotive group of KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd., where he gained expertise in rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop simulation technologies for various automotive customers. He has also worked as an assistant manager at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Prasanna holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and a master’s degree in instrumentation from University of Pune.