Andrew Best Ponders MTU's Future
‘Modeling’ is the word chosen to describe EcoCAR year 1. Modeling is, as Dr. John Beard puts it, the best way to “avoid ‘Monster Garaging’ the MTU Saturn Vue Hybrid in year 2″. Physical representations, component characteristics, and control strategies are the ‘models’ most important to successful simulations. Although the MTU team did not receive any calls from Vogue or Glamour magazines, it feels as though its models are attractive, nevertheless. The MTU team is geared up to present its Hardware-In-Loop (HIL) simulations for competition ’09.
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