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The document outlines the responsibilities of a systems engineer in an automotive company focused on electric vehicles, detailing calculations for duty cycle, total cost of ownership, scale factor of an inertial measurement unit, and electrostatic charge. It provides specific formulas and step-by-step solutions for each parameter, concluding with the results for duty cycle (50%), total cost of ownership (Rs. 905.13/month), scale factor (1.5%), and electrostatic charge (0.32 x 10^-25 electrons). This comprehensive analysis is essential for optimizing EV performance.

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The document outlines the responsibilities of a systems engineer in an automotive company focused on electric vehicles, detailing calculations for duty cycle, total cost of ownership, scale factor of an inertial measurement unit, and electrostatic charge. It provides specific formulas and step-by-step solutions for each parameter, concluding with the results for duty cycle (50%), total cost of ownership (Rs. 905.13/month), scale factor (1.5%), and electrostatic charge (0.32 x 10^-25 electrons). This comprehensive analysis is essential for optimizing EV performance.

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• Problem Statement: You are a systems engineer working for a leading automotive

company specializing in electric vehicles (EVs). Your team is responsible for evaluating
and optimizing various aspects of EV performance, including duty cycle analysis,
telematics, sensor calibration, and electrical system design. As part of your
responsibilities, you need to calculate and analyze several key parameters related to EV
operation and performance.

• Objective: Consider a newly developed electric vehicle equipped with


advanced telematics, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and electrical systems. Using
the provided formulas, calculate the following parameters for this electric vehicle

Tasks to be Performed:

1. Duty Cycle: Given: - Output voltage (Vout) = 12 V - Input voltage (Vin) = 24 V

Duty Cycle: Formula: D = Vout/Vin

• Where, D is the duty cycle

• Vin is the input voltage

• Vout is the output voltage

• Solution: Given, Vout = 12 V Vin = 24 V

• Now let's calculate the duty cycle of the buck converter using the formula, D =
Vout / Vin

• D = Vout / Vin

• D = 12 / 24

• D = 0.5

Therefore, the duty cycle (D) of the buck converter is 0.5, or 50%.

2. Total Cost of Ownership: Given: - Fixed Vehicle Costs (FVC): Lease Payments = Rs.
550 per month Insurance = Rs. 120/month Licenses = Rs. 29/month Permits = Rs.
17.50/month Registration = Rs. 19.67/month Fule =Rs. 0.18 per kWh Tolls = Rs. 80 per
month Maintenance = Rs. 88.78/month

Telematics: Formula: Total Cost Of Ownership = Fixed Vehicle Costs + Variable Vehicle
Costs

• Where, Fixed Vehicle Costs: Constant expenses like lease payments, insurance
premiums, licenses, permits, and registration fees.
• Variable Vehicle Costs: Variable based on vehicle usage, driving patterns, and
maintenance needs like fuel/energy consumption, toll fees, maintenance, repair costs,
and other operational expenses.

• Solution: Given,

• Fixed Vehicle Costs (FVC):

• Lease payments = Rs. 550 per month

• Insurance = Rs. 120/month

• Licenses = Rs. 29/month

• Permits = Rs.17.50/month

• Registration = Rs.19.67/month

• Variable Vehicle Costs (VVC):

• Fuel = Rs. 0.18 per kWh

• Tolls = Rs. 80 per month

• Maintenance = Rs.88.78/month

• Now, let's calculate TCO using the formula: Total Cost of Ownership = Fixed
Vehicle Costs + Variable Vehicle Costs

• Calculate Fixed Vehicle Costs (FVC): FVC = Lease payments + Insurance +


Licenses + Permits + Registration

• FVC = 550 + 120 + 29 + 17.50 + 19.67

• FVC = 736.17

• Calculate Variable Vehicle Costs (VVC):

• VVC = Fuel + Tolls + Maintenance

• VVC = 0.18+ 80 + 88.78

• VVC = 168.96

• TCO = FVC + VVC

• TCO = 736.17 + 168.96

• TCO = 905.13/month

Therefore, the Total Cost of Ownership for the electric car is Rs. 905.13 per month.
3. Scale factor of the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU): Given: - Output voltage change of
the IMU: From 1.5 volts to 3.0 volts - Corresponding acceleration change: From 3 m/s^2
to 6 m/s^2

The scale factor of the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU):

• Formula: S.F = change in output / change in input

• Solution: Given,

• Output change: The output voltage of the accelerometer changes from 1.5 volts
to 3.0 volts.

• Input change: The acceleration applied to the accelerometer changes from 3


m/s2 to 6 m/s2

• Now let's calculate the scale factor using the formula, S.F = change in output /
change in input

• S.F = change in output / change in input

• S.F = (3.0- 1.5) / (5 - 4)

• S.F = 1.5 / 1

• S.F = 1.5 %

Therefore, the scale factor (SF) of the accelerometer is 1.5 %

4. Electrostatic Charge: Given: - Charge of electron (e) = 1.6 x 10^-19 C - Number of


electrons (n) = 5 x 10^6 Calculate each parameter using the formulas and provide the
results.

Electrostatic Charge: Formula : Q = ne

• where Q is charge,

• n is number of electrons

• e is the charge on one electron

• Solution: Given,

• We know that the charge on 1 electron is 1.6 * 10 -19 C So, e = 1.6 * 10 -19 C

• Now let's calculate the number of electrons using the formula, Q = ne

• Q = ne

• n=Q/e
• 5*10^6 = Q / 1.6 * 10 -19

• Q = 0.32 * 1.0^-25 electrons

• Therefore, the Charge of electrons that must be transferred to produce this


charge is 0.32* 1.0^-25 electrons.

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