An Intelligent Control System for an Electrically Power Assisted Cycle (EPAC)
- 1 University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Abstract
This paper is focused on proposing an enhanced controller for a hybrid drive mechanism in an Electrically Power Assisted Cycle (EPAC) to improve the battery energy utilization while maintaining the rider’s physical comfort. A real time data acquisition system was set up on a conventional bicycle using sensors and interfacing modules to verify the operating parameters. A fuzzy logic based novel control algorithm was developed upon the acquired data, to overcome the limitations in proportional assist control aided EPACs. The fuzzy controller was implemented using a novel ‘iControl’ algorithm. The developed control algorithm was installed on the newly developed EPAC and practically implemented. The developed algorithm showed the capability to improve range via better energy utilization and maintain rider comfort at the same time.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.986.995
Copyright: © 2018 Venura Subuddhika Chandraprabha Dissanayake, Risira Erantha Kannangara, Muthukudaarachchige Uvindu Bigumjith Dias, Asitha Lakruwan Kulasekera and Nirosh Jayaweera. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Cycle
- Hybrid Drive
- Intelligent Control
- Physical Comfort
- Power Assist