Research Article
Fuel Efficiency by Coasting in the Vehicle
Table 1
Values of the parameters used in the equations.
| Parameter | Description | Numerical value |
| | Vehicle mass | 2270 [kg] | | Wheel radius | 0.326 [m] | | Gear ratio | 3, 2.34, 1.85, 1.45, 1.00, 0.68 | | Final driver ratio | 3.28 | | Moment of inertia of engine and torque converter | 0.224 [kgm2] | | Moment of inertia of engine, torque converter and transmission | 0.226 [kgm2] | | Moment of inertia of the wheel | 1.7 [kgm2] | | Aerodynamic force coefficient | 1.2 [kg/m] | | Rolling resistance coefficient | 0.015 | | Engine stroke | 4 | | Engine displacement volume | 0.005 [m3] | | Gravitational acceleration | 9.8 [m/s2] | | Lumped lag-servo valve and the hydraulic system | 0.2 | | Pressure gain | 1 | | Lumped gain for entire brake system | 20 [Nm/bar] | | Number of the wheels | 4 |
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