Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems
The development of vehicle drive systems targets different goals, which are partly contradictory. While the focus is often on increasing efficiency and—depending on the type of drive system—performance, the aim is to simultaneously reduce costs, weight, and volume as much as possible. This goal gene...
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| description | The development of vehicle drive systems targets different goals, which are partly contradictory. While the focus is often on increasing efficiency and—depending on the type of drive system—performance, the aim is to simultaneously reduce costs, weight, and volume as much as possible. This goal generally presents a conflict of objectives; for example, a gain in efficiency usually correlates with higher costs, or an increase in performance reduces the maximum achievable efficiency. Therefore, each drive system represents a compromise among these goals, and depending on the main focus, the development can be influenced. The methods presented in this work serve as a methodological framework for the evaluation of vehicle drive systems. The procedure involves evaluating different drive concepts based on defined criteria and comparing these evaluations with one another. These criteria can be selected freely and weighted differently, depending on the individual focus. In the sense of a holistic assessment, a system evaluation factor ultimately serves as an indicator, which is composed of the rating values of the individual criteria, taking into account their specific weightings. With the help of the novel method presented in this paper, the complexity of comparing differently designed powertrains is reduced, and a holistic assessment covering relevant viewpoints is possible. Such an all-encompassing view is helpful in the early development phase and is required as an evaluation basis for further, groundbreaking decisions in concept development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-316a0973fcd343b59752cd76bbb5b3972024-03-27T14:07:15ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212024-02-016140341410.3390/vehicles6010017Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive SystemsRaphael Mieth0Frank Gauterin1Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyThe development of vehicle drive systems targets different goals, which are partly contradictory. While the focus is often on increasing efficiency and—depending on the type of drive system—performance, the aim is to simultaneously reduce costs, weight, and volume as much as possible. This goal generally presents a conflict of objectives; for example, a gain in efficiency usually correlates with higher costs, or an increase in performance reduces the maximum achievable efficiency. Therefore, each drive system represents a compromise among these goals, and depending on the main focus, the development can be influenced. The methods presented in this work serve as a methodological framework for the evaluation of vehicle drive systems. The procedure involves evaluating different drive concepts based on defined criteria and comparing these evaluations with one another. These criteria can be selected freely and weighted differently, depending on the individual focus. In the sense of a holistic assessment, a system evaluation factor ultimately serves as an indicator, which is composed of the rating values of the individual criteria, taking into account their specific weightings. With the help of the novel method presented in this paper, the complexity of comparing differently designed powertrains is reduced, and a holistic assessment covering relevant viewpoints is possible. Such an all-encompassing view is helpful in the early development phase and is required as an evaluation basis for further, groundbreaking decisions in concept development.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/6/1/17holistic evaluation of drive systemstechnology-independent assessmentcost–benefit analysispairwise comparisonweighted sum model |
| spellingShingle | Raphael Mieth Frank Gauterin Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems Vehicles holistic evaluation of drive systems technology-independent assessment cost–benefit analysis pairwise comparison weighted sum model |
| title | Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems |
| title_full | Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems |
| title_short | Comparative Assessment for Holistic Evaluation of Drive Systems |
| title_sort | comparative assessment for holistic evaluation of drive systems |
| topic | holistic evaluation of drive systems technology-independent assessment cost–benefit analysis pairwise comparison weighted sum model |
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