Determination of Power Losses in Robotic Utility Vehicle Powertrain

Abstract

This paper describes a method for determining the power losses occurring in the powertrain of a battery-powered robotic utility vehicle. In the first part, the paper defines the observed robotic vehicle, whose powertrain was virtualized using special simulation software to simulate the vehicle's energy consumption. The experimental part focuses on measuring the power loss in the powertrain using a special device on specific driving cycles, according to the parameters obtained from the virtual powertrain model.