Md Ataur Rahman

Eastern Michigan University | EMU · GameAbove Engineering and Technology

Speed and smoothness are major shifting issues in electric vehicle (EV) multi-speed transmissions (MSTs). Intelligent systems provide an effective solution to autonomously take over the role of the transmission system operation. The purpose of this study is to introduce a fuzzy intelligent autonomous two-speed transmission for seamless operation of...

Environmental concerns and shortages of electricity and battery capacity limitations have prompted efforts aimed at the mass production of biodegradable materials. Renewable energy from solar trap heat is the optimal way to prevent climate change and decarbonization. The new technology of the EV body made with Al2O3 Epoxy Resin (ER) filler sandwich...

Flexible, economical, and low-toxic organic solar cells are becoming highly popular in photovoltaic research. Interestingly, its efficiency of energy conversion remains lower than that of silicon-based solar cells. As a result, it is unavoidable to focus on organic solar cell efficiency enhancement. This article presents a nano-composite thin-film...

Internal Combustion Engine in Hybrid powered transportation system is combating issues such as rising power costs, pollution, and global warming. The exhaust of internal combustion engines wastes a significant amount of fuel energy. Many academics are attempting to develop the waste energy harvesting- based power generator in order to reduce the ne...

An 100% battery-electric vehicle has a limited travel distance about 150–200 km and a battery life of about 5–6 years. A FC hybrid car has been demonstrated for the mileage about 500 km with a single full charge battery and 2 L of hydrogen. Currently available fuel cell materials (Platinum, Pt) appear to be adequate with a high-cost entry point, ea...

Innovations are required for electric vehicles (EVs) to be lighter and more energy efficient due to the range anxiety issue. This article introduces an intelligent control of an organic structure solar supercapacitor (OSSC) for EVs to meet electrical load demands with solar renewable energy. A carbon fibre-reinforced polymer, nano zinc oxide (ZnO),...

An electric vehicle control technique (EV) can be systematically determined using Bond Graph. It is useful to determine the performance of the electric motor, inverter and battery when charging/discharging an electric vehicle separately. A simulated bond graph model shows how energy is transferred from one component to another of the EV drive line....

Cryptocurrency is the latest adventure of currencies that works by using the new edge technology called the blockchain. It has gained the notable attention of the people for the last several years across the world. Cryptocurrency is also globally known as digital currency or virtual currency, and it is a form of payment that can be used online for...

Road traffic delay is imminent in big cities around the world including Kuala Lumpur, due to the increase in vehicle ownership, weather condition, road blocks by authorities and ongoing infrastructure projects at particular point of the road. Previous literature shows that the average time spent by drivers in driving under road traffic delay is abo...

The alternative energy generation sources have increased drastically from centralized systems to distributed systems which increases the stability of energy distribution management systems and reduces the distribution cost as well. On the other hand, it reduces the probability of major area electricity blackout chances and decreases the energy dist...

Blockchain is one of the modern new edge technologies which is capable of transforming the traditional financial system, especially in the financial industry. Cross-border money transfer is one of the big challenges in terms of security, cost, and other regulatory issues. Presently, the most popular international money transfer system is SWIFT in t...

Epicyclic transmission (ET), five-speed manual gearbox (5-SMT), automatic transmission (AT), and continuously variable transmission (CVT) are all possible transmission options for electric vehicles (EVs). The ET is so complex that motorists may be unaware that they are in gear. As the 5-SMT, AT, and CVT transistors are heavier, they consume more en...

Abstract—Blockchain already has gained popularity due to its highly secured network and same time enormous computational power consumption has become an undifferentiated debate among the users. A Blockchain network is reliable, secure, transparent, and immutable where the transactions cannot be reversed between sender and receiver. Blockchain techn...

Road fatality and injury are a worldwide issue in the transportation industry. Road traffic accidents are becoming increasingly significant due to higher mortality, injury, and disability across the world, particularly in developing and transitional economies. Eighty-five percent of the total road traffic fatalities occur in developing nations, wit...

The limitations of the electric vehicles are weight, size, range, charging time and high price tag. Thus, development of a renewable energy-boosting system for EVs is significant. This paper proposes the materials and control system for development of the automotive body panels which are capable to generate electrical energy from solar energy and s...

Cryptocurrency is the latest adventure of currencies that works by using the new edge technology called the blockchain. It has gained the notable attention of the people for the last several years across the world. Cryptocurrency is also globally known as digital currency or virtual currency, and it is a form of payment that can be used online for...

Blockchain is one of the emerging technology in recent years in the field of information technology. Blockchain is a decentralized, traceable, temper proof, and trustworthy distributed database system operated by multiple nodes. Blockchain is used not only in cryptocurrency or electronic cash, but also in other applications such as financial transa...

Polymer inorganic nanocomposites are attracting a considerable amount of interest due to their enhanced electrical and optical properties. The inclusion of inorganic nanoparticles into the polymer matrix results in a significant change in the nanocomposite's properties. With this in mind, we have developed a nanocomposite film based on zinc oxide (...

Organic solar cells are gaining popularity in the field of photovoltaics due to their solution processability, flexibility, low temperature fabrication, ease of integration, and environmental friendliness. Despite these characteristics, its energy conversion efficiency is still lower than other solar cells. It is therefore inevitable that the focus...

The development of rapid charging mechanism for LiFePo4 batteries is one of the key concerns for electric vehicles. The main drawbacks of LiFePo4 battery charging are overcharge, overcurrent, and high temperature which affects longevity, efficiency, and battery life cycle. The effect of the battery's internal temperature on the rapid charging proce...

The Global Automotive Policy (GAP) objective is the development of advanced automotive technologies related to Mobility-as-a-Service, Next Generation Vehicle (NxGV) and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0. NxGVs can be electric vehicles (EV) and electrical conditional automation vehicles (EAV). Technologies prototyping for NxGV with increasing levels of...

The importance of the parking braking system is to ensure the vehicle braking at parking in any road to minimize the hu-man effort and increase the safety of the vehicle. The automatic parking braking system (APBS) has been developed in such a way that it activates automatically as long as vehicle ignition-switch turn off and door open. APBS offerS...

Abstract— A continuously variable transmission (CVT) provides an infinite number of gear ratios depending on road conditions and vehicle speed, hence transferring power from the engine to the wheels more efficiently than traditional transmissions. The CVT is actuated by an electromagnetic actuator (EMA). The result of an EMA-CVT simulation based on...

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) is moreeffective in transferring power from the engine to the wheels than gear-based transmission as it able to provide an unlimited number of gear ratios to suit different drivingenvironments. Conventional CVT system that operatesbased on hydraulic actuation mechanism experienced slow acceleration when move...

The drawbacks of the electric vehicle are: battery pack increased weight, limited range and required additional electricity generation source to charge the batteries. The contribution of the coal plant to the production of electricity is 57% and emissions 1.4 kg / kWh, while gasoline 35% and 1.2 kg / kWh respectively. Thus, the development of an en...

PREFACE The Green Transportation means any kind of transportation vehicle that is eco-friendly and does not have any negative impact on the social, environmental and climate impacts and the ability to, in the global scope, supply the source energy indefinitely. The current transportation systems come along with a wide range of problems including gl...

A parking brake is an important tool of any automotive system. Conventional parking brake systems require the driver to manually pull the lever if the brakes are to be applied. To some extent, the vehicle is left without applying the parking brake due to the insensibility, which could make the vehicle in danger if there any gradient of the road and...

The integration of thin film solar paint in the field of photovoltaics has received much attention because of its potential to replace the conventional solar cells. The solar paint has shown enormous potential due to its tunable size characteristics, flexibility and cost-effective way of manufacturing. However, there is still a need for the improve...

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) is more efficient in transmitting power from the engine to the wheels than traditional gearboxes as it able to provide an infinite number of gear ratios as per road conditions and car speeds. Current CVT system that utilizes hydraulic actuation mechanism experienced slow acceleration when moving from a stand...

The adaption of electric vehicle in worldwide is increasing in acceleration fashion while in Malaysia has been a slow hike, especially with the lack of infrastructure development. There are few conventional charging stations of EV are set up in shopping malls and hotels are not enough to initiate the EVs in the country. However, the charging awaiti...

The automotive industry is one of the main producers of industrial wastes affecting the natural environment. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important barriers to the Malaysian automotive industry. The data were collected by researching 145 companies in Malaysia's automotive supply chain industry. The data were examined using Prob...

Electric drive vehicle uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for a propulsion. A multispeed electric vehicle (EV) transmission adds weight, complicacy, and friction reduce the vehicle traction efficiency. Among epicyclic transmission (ET) with a single motor gear shifter or manual transmission or automatic transmission (AT) and contin...

A parking brake is an important tool of any automotive system. Conventional parking brake systems requires the driver to manually pull the lever if the brakes are to be applied. To some extent, the vehicle is left without applying the parking brake due to the insensibility, which could make the vehicle in danger if there any gradient of the road an...

A small amount of hydrogen made by on-board reformer is added to the normal intake air and gasoline mixture in the vehicle's engine could improves overall combustion quality by allowing nearly twice as much air for a given amount of fuel introduced into the combustion chamber. This can be justified based on the calorific value of Hydrogen (H2) 141....

Sustainability is the capacity to endure and ensure that the advanced technology for electric vehicles (EVs) remain diverse and productive over time. The power optimisation of the battery pack has been maintained by enhancing the lifespan of the battery with keeping the battery temperature 35–40°C and cell’s state-of-charge (SOC) balance with the v...

Sustainability is the capacity to endure and ensure that the advanced technology for electric vehicles (EVs) remain diverse and productive over time. The power optimisation of the battery pack has been maintained by enhancing the lifespan of the battery with keeping the battery temperature 35-40°C and cell's state-of-charge (SOC) balance with the v...

The development of commercialized electric vehicles (EVs) has yet to be accelerated due to the lack of electrification. Electric vehicles charged with low-emission electricity are one of the key options to reduce emissions in passenger road transport. The introduction of electric vehicles will inevitably lead to a greater interaction between the mo...

The adoption of lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles/hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) has recently received attention worldwide. The price of cobalt (Co) and lithium (Li) has increased due to the production of EV/HEV. A used lithium battery is a valuable source of active metals (Co, Li, and Al) and the optimal way of extracting the...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are being developed and considered as the future transportation to reduce emission of toxic gas, cost and weight. The battery pack is one of the main crucial parts of the electric vehicle. The power optimization of the battery pack has been maintained by developing a two phase evaporative thermal management system which oper...

Electric vehicle’s motor draws power from battery to meet its power demand in different road profiles. Battery high discharged currents are causes of warming battery’s cells. The temperature of 40 ºC and above reduces battery life span. The rationale of fuzzy controlled evaporative battery thermal management system (EC-BThMS) development from this...

n the sustainability of water resources. Not only has that but also affected plants and living organisms, the health of the population and the economy. This study reviews the state of river water quality and sources of river water pollution in Malaysia. The Department of Environment program continued monitoring of the quality of river water in 2014...

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) system transmits the engine /battery power to the car driving wheel smoothly and efficiently. Cars with CVT produces some noise and slow acceleration to meet the car power demand on initial start-ups and slow speed. The car noise is produced as a result of CVT adjustment the engine speed with the hydraulic p...

Lithium-ion batteries are more suitable for the application of electric vehicle due to high energy and power density compared to other rechargeable batteries. However, the battery pack temperature has a great impact on the overall performance, cycle life, normal charging-discharging behaviour and even safety. During rapid charge transferring proces...

Abstract: Recycling of used lithium batteries has primarily focused on extracting active metal cobalt (Co) and lithium (Li). The price of cobalt is higher than the price of others metals. The price of Co and Li has increased due to production of electric and hybrid car. The used Li battery is the source of Li and Co and the optimal way of extract t...

This paper presents an investigation of aluminium heat sink designs with thermoelectric generator. Basically, for thermoelectric generator (Peltier module), the thermal conversion uses Peltier effect. Two heat sinks with different design, with thermoelectric module of Bismuth Telluride, Bi 2Te 3 were used in this investigation. The simulation and e...

This study describes a fuzzy controlled hybrid engine powered car. The car is powered by the lithium ion battery capacity of 1000 Wh is charged by the 50 cc hybrid engine and power regenerative mode. The engine is operated with lean mixture at 3000 rpm to charge the battery. The regenerative mode that connects with the engine generates electrical p...

Thermoelectric generators are all solid-state devices that convert heat energy into electrical energy. The total energy (fuel) supplied to the engine, approximately 30 to 40% is converted into useful mechanical work; whereas the remaining is expelled to the environment as heat through exhaust gases and cooling systems, resulting in serious green ho...

Climate Change is recognized as one of the greatest environmental problem facing the World today and it has long been appreciated by governments that reducing the impact of the internal combustion (IC) engine powered motor vehicle has an important part to play in addressing this threat. In Malaysia, IC engine powered motor vehicle accounts almost 9...

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) system transmits the engine /battery power to the car driving wheel smoothly and efficiently. Cars with CVT produces some noise and slow acceleration to meet the car power demand on initial start-ups and slow speed. The car noise is produced as a result of CVT adjustment the engine speed with the hydraulic p...

The need to reduce the emission emitted from IC engine powered vehicle is paramount, as Malaysia has pledged to reduce 40% of CO2 intensity by 2020 from 2005 level by 25% improvement in average fuel consumption. The introduction of Electromagnetic Engine (EE) is one of the initiatives, however the electromagnetic engine could face several weaknesse...

The focus of this study is to analyze the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward plastic waste and to distinguish the key drivers that encourage the households in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to participate in "No plastic campaign," This study used the logistic regression model to explain the factors that may affect the willingness to partic...

ABSTRACT−Electric vehicle’s motor draws power from battery to meet its power demand in different road profiles. Battery high discharged currents are causes of warming battery’s cells. The temperature of 40 oC and above reduces battery life span. The rationale of fuzzy controlled evaporative battery thermal management system (EC-BThMS) development f...

Recycling of used lithium batteries has primarily focused on extracting active metal cobalt (Co) and lithium (Li). The price of cobalt is higher than the price of others metals. The price of Co and Li has increased due to production of electric and hybrid car. The used Li battery is the source of Li and Co and the optimal way of extract these metal...

Cell voltage equalization is essential in a battery pack to guarantee high performance, safety and extend the lifetime by eliminating the charge unbalancing problem. Many conventional charge balancing systems have been designed and developed to solve this problem. Besides this, there are some problems still exist: switching power loss and longer ch...

CO 2 reduction is a fundamental driver for lightweight in automotive. Reducing weight of automobile helps improve energy consumption and reduction of CO 2 emission. It is estimated that if the weight of automobile can reduced by 100 kg, it saves approximately 8.5 g of CO 2 per 100 km travelling.The introduction of EVs is one of the initiatives for...

This paper provides a brief investigation on suitability of Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as the source of power for transportation purposes. Hydrogen is an attractive alternative transportation fuel. It is the least polluting fuel that can be used in an internal combustion engine (ICE) and it is widely available. If hydrogen is used...

Global trends toward CO2 reduction and resource efficiency have significantly increased the importance of lightweight materials for automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEM). CO2 reduction is a fundamental driver for a more lightweight automobile. The introduction of Electrical Vehicles (EVs) is one initiative towards this end. However EVs...