Date: 07/10/2009

Dongfeng employs MathWorks tools to design hybrid-vehicle battery system

The Dongfeng Electric Vehicle (DFEV) has developed a battery management system in 18 months for Model-Based Design of hybrid Electric Vehicle System using MathWork tools. The new battery management system has been installed in Dongfeng's EQ6110 hybrid electric city bus that delivers 30 percent better fuel efficiency.

"With Model-Based Design, we have an integrated process for development, from idea through production code generation," said Dr. Xiaokang Liu, principal engineer at Dongfeng Electric Vehicle. "The MathWorks tools helped us develop key battery management technology using our own expertise, in an environment that facilitated early and continuous verification of our design, all without compromising our high focus on quality."

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