Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Terramechanics of heavy-duty construction vehicle and interactions between track and blades with soil
  • 2.1 Grounding pressure of track and its evaluation index
  • 2.2 Tracked bulldozer external driving resistance
  • 2.2.1 Compaction resistance
  • 2.2.2 Bulldozing resistance
  • 2.2.3 Operating resistance
  • 2.2.4 Other resistances
  • 2.3 Tracked bulldozer tangent traction force
  • 2.3.1 Traction and slip ratio
  • 2.3.2 Case study
  • 2.4 Distribution of grounding pressure in a tracked bulldozer
  • 2.4.1 External load analysis of the tracked bulldozer-soil system
  • 3. Architecture and modeling of electrified heavy-duty construction vehicles
  • 3.1 Modeling of series hybrid bulldozer
  • 3.1.1 Engine-generator model
  • 3.1.2 Drive motor model
  • 3.1.3 Ultracapacitor model
  • 3.1.4 Vehicle dynamic model
  • 3.1.5 Model verification of the series HETB
  • 4. Energy management systems for electrified heavy-duty vehicles
  • 4.1 Review of energy management systems (EMSs) for hybrid electric vehicles
  • 4.1.1 Heuristic strategies
  • 4.1.2 Optimization approach
  • 4.2 Energy management for electrified heavy-duty construction vehicle
  • 4.2.1 Rule-based energy management
  • 4.2.2 Dynamic programming energy management
  • 4.2.3 Model predictive control (MPC)
  • 4.2.4 Case study
  • 4.3 Hybrid energy storage system application
  • 4.3.1 Modeling of off-road vehicle with HESS
  • 4.3.2 Energy management for hybrid off-road vehicle with HESS
  • References
  • Authors' biographies.