NEWS d S P A C E 3/2007 * dSPACE GmbH * Technologiepark 25 * D-33100 Paderborn * Germany * info@dspace.de * www.dspace.de CUSTOMERS Control of a Power-Split Hybrid-Electric SUV Ohio State University students designed and built a power-split hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) for the Challenge-X vehicle development competition. They re-engineered a mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV), provided by General Motors Corporation ® . The Ohio State team used dSPACE’s MicroAutoBox as the primary vehicle control unit to perform fundamental hybrid powertrain operations. dSPACE Inc. also is one of the Silver Sponsors for this event. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) reduce dependency on nonrenewable fuels and significantly eliminate pollutant emissions, while maintaining similar consume

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