Eco-Mechatronics book chapter on the simulation of mechatronic systems for the sustainable future.
Issues of the environment, climate change and sustainability are all issues of current concern which impact on just about every aspect of life from agriculture and food production to energy production, transport, buildings, communications and consumer goods, and including areas of technology such as space exploration.
As an interdisciplinary field of engineering science centred on the synergy, at the design level, of multidimensional and multifaceted knowledge in all domains, facilitated by tools and methodologies that support the implementation of smart and sustainable systems and manufacturing processes of any scale, Mechatronics has an important role to play in promoting cleaner futures that reduce ecological impact while improving sustainability and quality of life in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
This implies adapting and adopting the functionality of mechatronics technologies with respect to the aim of realizing a sustainable global society, such approach is what is here termed as Eco-Mechatronics and forms the focus of the book.
Spreadsheet example of a drive cycle and the therewith associated required power and torque for driving the electric vehicle.
Download and change parameters in your favourite spreadsheet program.
Result from the spreadsheet
Download the spreadsheet
Run the javascript simulation of driving the electric vehicle, download the javescript and experiment with different parameters.
Run the HTML page with the javascript in your web browser and edit with any editor like Notepad.
Interior Permanent Magnet machine 
Current Controller 
Mechanical backlash of the gearbox 
Electric vehicle mechanical load characteristic 
Electric vehicle Li-Ion battery 
Embedded C code export from control 
Solar panel 
Storage of solar power in Lead Acid battery 
Charging the Li-Ion battery in the Electric vehicle 
Losses and heat transfer 
