International Journal of Automotive Technology

ARTICLE Motion Planning and Path Following for Autonomous Navigation and Reversing of a Full-Scale Mining Truck and Trailer System
Mining area operations involving heavy-duty trucks often require precise parking in loading and unloading areas and navigation between these locations. This paper presents a planning and control framework specifically designed for maneuvering full-scale truck and trailer combina...

ARTICLE MPC Energy Prediction Control Simulation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
The paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) energy prediction control function simulation environment using virtual controller technology. The MPC energy prediction function is a fuel economy improvement function applied to the hybrid control unit (HCU) of the Hyundai Sa...

ARTICLE Comprehensive Analysis of Battery Thermal Management and Energy Consumption in an Electric Vehicle: Impact of Driving Modes and Ambient Temperatures
This study provides an in-depth analysis of how battery thermal management and energy consumption in an electric vehicle are influenced by different driving modes and ambient temperatures. It highlights the important role of the battery thermal management system (BMS) in ensurin...

ARTICLE Impact of Temperature, HVAC Usage, and Driving Patterns on the Energy Consumption of ICEVs and BEVs
Vehicle energy consumption is affected by multiple factors, such as environmental conditions and operational characteristics. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the energy consumption of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs...

ARTICLE Sufficient Conditions for Speed Optimization Based on Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle in Battery Electric Vehicles
As an optimal control method, Pontryagin’s minimum principle (PMP) can be applied to optimize the speed of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to reduce energy consumption. However, the necessary conditions of PMP can only provide candidates for a globally optimal solution, and ca...

ARTICLE Research on Non-isothermal Numerical Simulation Algorithm for Tire Rubber Mixing Based on Multiphase Flow Decoupling Principle
Rubber mixing plays a very important role in the tire manufacturing process, and the rubber mixing effect affects the quality of the finished tire. Numerical simulation methods are often used to investigate the optimal rubber mixing parameters. To solve the problem of rubber mix...

ARTICLE Improving the Performance of Natural Gas Engine at High Altitude Based on Response Surface Method and NSGA-II Optimization
Natural gas is an emerging alternative fuel for internal combustion engines in the transportation sector. However, the performance of natural gas engines can be significantly affected by changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature at high altitudes. To address this issue and...

ARTICLE Enhancing Security in Automotive Unified Diagnostic Services: A Lightweight Certificate Validation Verification Approach
The surge in the frequency of automotive diagnostics, coupled with the exponential growth in data volume, underscores the pressing need for robust security measures. While unified diagnostic services (UDS) incorporate authentication services, we found that resource-constrained e...

ARTICLE Strength and Life Analysis of a Heavy Truck Axle Housing
This paper is focused on analyzing the stress and strength of a heavy truck drive axle housing. The analysis is conducted using mechanical principles, and four typical working conditions are taken into consideration. A three-dimensional model of the drive axle housing is created...

ARTICLE Study on Intelligent Vehicle Trajectory Planning and Tracking Control Based on Improved APF and MPC
Aiming at the problem of low accuracy and poor stability of trajectory planning and tracking control in the field of intelligent driving technology, this paper proposes an intelligent vehicle trajectory planning and tracking control method based on improved APF and MPC algorithm...

ARTICLE A Two-Stage Framework for CAV Platoon Formation Transformation
Connected automated vehicle (CAV) platooning transforms intelligent transportation systems but faces challenges in formation changes, including collision avoidance and external traffic interference. We propose a two-stage framework to address these issues. The offline stage empl...

ARTICLE Research on effectiveness of active braking strategy of autonomous vehicles for VRUs in mixed conditions
Pedestrians and two-wheeled cyclists are referred to as vulnerable road users (VRUs). The active braking system can prevent collisions between vehicles and VRUs. Currently, the research on the active braking strategy mainly focuses on the safety and comfort when VRUs laterally c...

ARTICLE Model-Based Two-Stage SCR Urea Injection Strategy for Diesel Engine to Meet Low NO_x Emission Regulation
Diesel engine emission regulations are becoming stringent regarding nitrogen oxide (NOx) limits. The challenge is to improve the NOx conversion efficiency of the after treatment system under low temperatures. Although the two-stage selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has become ...

ARTICLE Estimation of Sideslip Angle Based on the Combination of Dynamic and Kinematic Methods
The sideslip angle is an important parameter for vehicle stability control, but the acquisition of the sideslip angle requires expensive experimental equipment, which is not suitable for ordinary passenger vehicles. Therefore, the sideslip angle is usually estimated by the state...

ARTICLE Effect of Carburized Layer Depth on the Wear Reliability of Cams
The carburizing process is the key technology to improve the wear properties of cams; however, the influence mechanisms of the carburized depth on the wear reliability of cams are still unclear. In this work, the multi-body dynamic simulation with the AVL_EXCITE TD software and ...

ARTICLE A Coupling Optimisation Strategy for Improving Flow Stability and Aerodynamic Performances of Turbocharger Centrifugal Compressors
Improving flow stability is one of the key tasks for turbocharger centrifugal compressors design, ported shroud casing treatment (PS-CT) is usually employed to enhance the flow stability, but it normally causes penalties to compressors’ aerodynamic performances. The traditional...

ARTICLE Application of Hybrid Engine Modeling Method Based on Neural Network Group and PSO with Adaptive Inertia Factor in Engine Calibration
The traditional hybrid engine calibration method has low efficiency and high cost of manpower and material resources, which can not meet the calibration requirements of complex engine electronic control system. The calibration method based on a mathematical model can greatly red...

ARTICLE Privacy-Preserving Consensus Control for Heterogeneous Vehicular Platoon Systems Under Deception Attacks
This paper investigates the privacy-preserving cooperative control problem for heterogeneous vehicle platoon systems (VPSs) subject to deception attacks. First, based on the predictive spacing strategy, the vehicle platoon problem is transformed into a leader–follower consensus...

ARTICLE Investigation on Mechanical and Temperature Characteristics of Self-Supporting Run-Flat Tire During Pressure Relief
Mechanical characteristics of self-supporting run-flat tires (SSRFT), the most widely used type, are important factors affecting the vehicle's stability, safety, and zero-pressure driving ability. This paper takes 225/50RF17 98W SSRFT as the research object, establishes a large ...

ARTICLE Human–Machine Cooperative Vehicle Control Based on Driving Intention and Risk Avoidance
This study explores human–machine collaborative planning and tracking control methods for autonomous vehicles. The proposed approach is based on an improved Fastformer GAN (FGAN) algorithm and a risk assessment mechanism for driver behavior. Initially, a novel trajectory predic...

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Articles

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Vehicle Dynamics and Control

595

Motion Planning and Path Following for Autonomous Navigation and Reversing of a Full-Scale Mining Truck and Trailer System

Eren Aydemir, Mustafa Unel

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):595-606. Published online 2024 Nov 7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00174-9

Electric, Fuel Cell, and Hybrid Vehicle, Transmission and Driveline

607

MPC Energy Prediction Control Simulation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Jinkyeom Cho, Hyeongcheol Lee

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):607-619. Published online 2024 Nov 27 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00184-7

Electric, Fuel Cell, and Hybrid Vehicle, Fuels and Lubricants, Heat Transfer, Fluid and Thermal Engineering, Vision and Sensors

621

Comprehensive Analysis of Battery Thermal Management and Energy Consumption in an Electric Vehicle: Impact of Driving Modes and Ambient Temperatures

Inji Park, Charyung Kim, Hyunwoo Lee, Cha-Lee Myung, Kyoungdoug Min

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):621-636. Published online 2024 Dec 31 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00202-8

Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants

637

Impact of Temperature, HVAC Usage, and Driving Patterns on the Energy Consumption of ICEVs and BEVs

Jigu Seo, Junseo Jo, Donghyun Lim, Cha-Lee Myung, Kyoungdoug Min, Inji Park, Hyunwoo Lee, Mun Soo Chon, Junepyo Cha

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):637-648. Published online 2025 Jan 22 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00204-6

Chassis, Electrical and Electronics, Vehicle Dynamics and Control

649

Sufficient Conditions for Speed Optimization Based on Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle in Battery Electric Vehicles

Shaowen Lyu, Dohyun Park, Liyue Yang, Tacksu Kim, Shengxiang Fu, Namwook Kim

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):649-657. Published online 2025 Jan 27 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00195-4

Materials and Recycling

659

Research on Non-isothermal Numerical Simulation Algorithm for Tire Rubber Mixing Based on Multiphase Flow Decoupling Principle

Guolin Wang, Jingshixiong Wang, Haichao Zhou, Chen Liang

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):659-670. Published online 2024 Apr 6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00061-3

Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants

671

Improving the Performance of Natural Gas Engine at High Altitude Based on Response Surface Method and NSGA-II Optimization

Zhiqiang Yu, Zongyu Yue, Shouzhen Zhang, Dezhong Ning, Yufeng Qin, Li Sheng, Zunqing Zheng, Mingfa Yao

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):671-685. Published online 2024 Sep 10 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00150-3

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Electrical and Electronics

687

Enhancing Security in Automotive Unified Diagnostic Services: A Lightweight Certificate Validation Verification Approach

Feng Luo, Zhihao Li, JiaJia Wang, Yifan Jiang, Cheng Luo

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):687-706. Published online 2024 Sep 24 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00159-8

Body and Safety, Manufacturing, Materials and Recycling

707

Strength and Life Analysis of a Heavy Truck Axle Housing

Jianyu Song, Haodan pan, Wentao An, Jinyu Sun

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):707-713. Published online 2024 Dec 9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00165-w

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS

715

Study on Intelligent Vehicle Trajectory Planning and Tracking Control Based on Improved APF and MPC

Qiping Chen, Binghao Yu, Shilong Min, Lu Gan, Chagen Luo, Dequan Zeng, Yiming Hu, Qin Liu

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):715-728. Published online 2024 Nov 25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00169-6

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS

729

A Two-Stage Framework for CAV Platoon Formation Transformation

Wei Shan Yang, Yue Peng Chen, Yi Xin Su

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):729-751. Published online 2024 Nov 18 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00170-z

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Vehicle Dynamics and Control

753

Research on effectiveness of active braking strategy of autonomous vehicles for VRUs in mixed conditions

Liang Hong, Zhihao Chen, Liang Li

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):753-770. Published online 2024 Nov 14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00173-w

Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants

771

Model-Based Two-Stage SCR Urea Injection Strategy for Diesel Engine to Meet Low NO_x Emission Regulation

Jincheng Li, Haibo Sun, Gang Li, Zunqing Zheng, Mingfa Yao

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):771-784. Published online 2024 Nov 13 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00175-8

Chassis, Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Electrical and Electronics, Vehicle Dynamics and Control

785

Estimation of Sideslip Angle Based on the Combination of Dynamic and Kinematic Methods

Yuan Jie Ma, Xing Lin Zhou, Mao Ping Ran

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):785-798. Published online 2024 Nov 29 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00181-w

Body and Safety, Manufacturing, Materials and Recycling

799

Effect of Carburized Layer Depth on the Wear Reliability of Cams

Jie Tang, Jianzhi Chen, Fanmin Shang, Xuwen Jing, Honggen Zhou, Guochao Li

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):799-812. Published online 2024 Nov 3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00182-9

Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants

813

A Coupling Optimisation Strategy for Improving Flow Stability and Aerodynamic Performances of Turbocharger Centrifugal Compressors

Zhengxian Liu, Xingao Xie, Xiaojian Li

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):813-827. Published online 2025 Nov 4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00185-6

Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants, Heat Transfer, Fluid and Thermal Engineering

829

Application of Hybrid Engine Modeling Method Based on Neural Network Group and PSO with Adaptive Inertia Factor in Engine Calibration

Xiuyong Shi, Jiande Wei, Haoyu Wang, Hua Liu, Degang Jiang

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):829-846. Published online 2024 Nov 7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00186-5

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Vehicle Dynamics and Control

847

Privacy-Preserving Consensus Control for Heterogeneous Vehicular Platoon Systems Under Deception Attacks

Yang Li, Yangzhou Chen, Shanglin Li

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):847-856. Published online 2025 Jan 10 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00193-6

Body and Safety, Chassis, Manufacturing, Materials and Recycling

857

Investigation on Mechanical and Temperature Characteristics of Self-Supporting Run-Flat Tire During Pressure Relief

Liguo Zang, Tian Lv, Cheng Xue, Fengqi Wei, Weiqiang Zhao, Fei Teng

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):857-876. Published online 2024 Dec 25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00194-5

Connected Automated Vehicles and ITS, Vision and Sensors

877

Human–Machine Cooperative Vehicle Control Based on Driving Intention and Risk Avoidance

Yong Guan, Ning Li, Pengzhan Chen, Yongchao Zhang

Int J Automot Technol. 2025;26(3):877-894. Published online 2025 Jan 3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00200-w