Battery electric vehicleA battery electric vehicle (BEV), pure electric vehicle, only-electric vehicle, fully electric vehicle or all-electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that exclusively uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (a hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.). BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of internal combustion engines (ICEs) for propulsion. They derive all power from battery packs and thus have no internal combustion engine, fuel cell, or fuel tank.
AutomatiqueL’automatique est une science qui traite de la modélisation, de l’analyse, de l’identification et de la commande des systèmes dynamiques. Elle inclut la cybernétique au sens étymologique du terme, et a pour fondements théoriques les mathématiques, la théorie du signal et l’informatique théorique. L’automatique permet de commander un système en respectant un cahier des charges (rapidité, précision, stabilité...). Les professionnels en automatique se nomment automaticiens.
Sliding mode controlIn control systems, sliding mode control (SMC) is a nonlinear control method that alters the dynamics of a nonlinear system by applying a discontinuous control signal (or more rigorously, a set-valued control signal) that forces the system to "slide" along a cross-section of the system's normal behavior. The state-feedback control law is not a continuous function of time. Instead, it can switch from one continuous structure to another based on the current position in the state space.
Perceptual control theoryPerceptual control theory (PCT) is a model of behavior based on the properties of negative feedback control loops. A control loop maintains a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of its outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment. In engineering control theory, reference values are set by a user outside the system. An example is a thermostat. In a living organism, reference values for controlled perceptual variables are endogenously maintained.
Traction motorA traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric or hydrogen vehicles, or electric multiple unit trains. Traction motors are used in electrically powered railway vehicles (electric multiple units) and other electric vehicles including electric milk floats, trolleybuses, elevators, roller coasters, and conveyors, as well as vehicles with electrical transmission systems (diesel-electric locomotives, electric hybrid vehicles), and battery electric vehicles.
Traction (automobile)Dans le monde automobile une transmission de type traction désigne une transmission secondaire de véhicule par laquelle la puissance moteur est transmise uniquement aux roues avant, qui tirent le véhicule, contrairement à ceux à propulsion tels les autobus, camions, motos et quads dont seules les roues arrière sont motrices. En France, même si l'on pourrait considérer que le fardier de Cugnot est un « véhicule à traction » des années 1770, le plus fameux véhicule de ce type est la « Citroën Traction Avant » sortie peu de temps avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et largement utilisée durant celle-ci aussi bien par la police que par les FFI.
Transmission intégraleSur un véhicule automobile, une transmission intégrale désigne un type de transmission par laquelle toutes les roues sont motrices. Ce couplage peut être permanent, automatique ou sur commande et s'effectue généralement via une couplée à un arbre supplémentaire. Ce type de transmission est aussi appelé « » (prononcé « quatre quatre » ou « quatre par quatre »), « 4WD » (en anglais, pour Four Wheel Drive), « AWD » (All Wheel Drive), ou tout simplement « 4 roues motrices », dans le cas d'un véhicule à quatre roues.
Pontryagin's maximum principlePontryagin's maximum principle is used in optimal control theory to find the best possible control for taking a dynamical system from one state to another, especially in the presence of constraints for the state or input controls. It states that it is necessary for any optimal control along with the optimal state trajectory to solve the so-called Hamiltonian system, which is a two-point boundary value problem, plus a maximum condition of the control Hamiltonian.
Quattro (four-wheel-drive system)Quattro (meaning four in Italian and stylized in lower case) is the trademark used by the automotive brand Audi to indicate that all-wheel drive (AWD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of its automobiles. The word "quattro" is a registered trademark of Audi AG, a subsidiary of the German automotive concern, Volkswagen Group. Quattro was first introduced in 1980 on the permanent four-wheel drive Audi Quattro model, often referred to as the Ur-Quattro (meaning "original" or "first").
Atmospheric modelIn atmospheric science, an atmospheric model is a mathematical model constructed around the full set of primitive, dynamical equations which govern atmospheric motions. It can supplement these equations with parameterizations for turbulent diffusion, radiation, moist processes (clouds and precipitation), heat exchange, soil, vegetation, surface water, the kinematic effects of terrain, and convection. Most atmospheric models are numerical, i.e. they discretize equations of motion.
