Modelling and Brake Blending Control for Multi-Drive Mode Electric Two-Wheelers

In electric two-wheelers, high riding performance in terms of energy consumption, ride comfort and rapid acceleration is known as a key enable for the sustainable development. The key performance indicators are dependent upon factors like length of the trip, state of charge of the battery, current traffic conditions and rider behaviors. This leads to the need to develop a highly efficient and convenient motorcycle with multiple drive modes, to enhance customer satisfaction. It is therefore critical to design a brake blending control strategy capable of working effectively with different drive modes to maximize the braking energy recoverability without impacting ride comfort. In order to address this challenge, a simple but efficient brake blending strategy based on serial braking concept, has been developed in this paper, for a two-wheeler electric vehicle with multiple drive modes.