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Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines
An International Journal
Volume 42, 2014 - Issue 4
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Geometrical Optimization of Parallel Infinitely Variable Transmission to Decrease Vehicle Fuel Consumption

Mojtaba Delkhosh School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Mahmoud Saadat Foumani School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehrdad Boroushaki Department of Energy Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Pages 483-501 | Received 03 Aug 2013, Accepted 23 Jan 2014, Published online: 23 May 2014
 
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Abstract

One solution to reduce fuel consumption (FC) of vehicles is to use infinitely variable transmission (IVT) as the power train. However, inappropriate design of IVT leads to an inadequate decrease in the vehicle FC. Therefore, in order to reach a maximum fuel economy, an optimization on the power train proves to be necessary. The present article aims to optimize IVT to decrease the vehicle FC in a driving cycle. The results have revealed that the FC of the vehicle equipped with the optimized IVT is approximately 7% and 4.7% compared to the cases of using the optimized six-speed and nine-speed manual transmissions, respectively.

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#Communicated by Dieter Bestle.

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