Car Driving Simulation Assesment Report

Car Driving Simulation
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Contents
Introduction 3
Simulation Input 3
Objective 4
Methodology 4
Simulation Algorithm 6
Simulation Results 8
References 10
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Introduction
The fuel consumption during a car drive is influenced by various factors like weather conditions,
road conditions, car condition, car specifications etc. In this report, we have studied and
simulated a car driving simulation to evaluate the various parameters during the car drive under
the given conditions.
Simulation inputs
The details of the cars used in the simulation are the following:
Manufa
cturer
Model Cylinder
displace
ment(l)
Rated
HP
No. of
Cylinders
Tested
Transmission
type
No.
of
Gears
Drive
System
Mileage
(MPG)
Mileage
(kmpl)
BMW
430i
Gran
Coupe
2.000 248 4 Semi-
Automatic 8
2-Wheel
Drive,
Rear
30.0 12.75
GM TRAX
FWD 1.400 138 4 Semi-
Automatic 6
2-Wheel
Drive,
Front
30.0 12.75
Toyota PRIUS
AWD 1.798 96 4 Continuously
Variable 1
2-Wheel
Drive,
Front
70.5 29.9
Table 1. Car details ("Data on Cars used for Testing Fuel Economy | US EPA", 2020)
The locations covered in the simulation are:
1. California, USA
2. Texas, USA
3. Nevada, USA
The various factors used which influence the car mileage are given below:
1. Type of weather conditions – 4 options are given i) Hot ii) Cold iii)Windy iv) Rainy
2. Level of driver skills – 4 options are given i) Beginner ii) Intermediate iii) Expert
3. Tyre condition – 4 options are given i) New ii) Slightly wornout iii) Highly wornout iv)
Bald
4. Road type -3 options are given i) Flat ii) Muddy iii) Bumpy
5. No. of Cylinders – min. 3 and max. 10
6. No. of years the car has been used – max. 15 yrs
7. No. of passengers travelling – max. 6
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