The table below lists an excerpt of our publications regarding OPED. Feel free to contact us if you want to learn more!
| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Footprint Minimization of Electric Powertrains by Multi-Objective Design Optimization | 2024 | Highlights the minimization of the carbon footprint (production and in-use greenhouse gas emissions) of an electric axle drive along other design objectives. Selected optimal solution appears insensitive to the power grid’s electricity mix. |
| Product Family Design Optimization of Electric Axle Drives by Multi-Objective Cooperative Coevolution | 2024 | Extension of the OPED method to enable the optimization of product families. Considers quantity-dependent cost and cost uncertainties. |
| Inverter Design Optimization Method Focusing on Electric Powertrain Package Integration | 2023 | Describes an inverter model used by the OPED method. |
| Parking lock integration for electric axle drives by multi-objective design optimization | 2023 | Describes a modelling approach to optimize the integration of a parking lock and its implementation in OPED. Compares optimality of a system with and without a parking lock. |
| Multi-Objective System Optimization by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms for Electric Powertrain Development: Magna-OPED | 2022 | Gives an overview of the general methodology behind OPED. |
| Cost Reduction of Electric Powertrains by Platform-Based Design Optimization | 2020 | Describes a basic approach on how product families can be optimized with OPED. For latest update, see respective publication above. |
| Electric Propulsion Systems Design Supported by Multi-Objective Optimization Strategies | 2019 | Highlights the outline of an overall development process supported by OPED. |
| System Cost Reduction by Electric Powertrain Design Optimization | 2019 | Introduction of quantity-dependent cost models for the sophisitcated optimization of production cost. |
| Multi-objective gearbox design optimization for xEV-axle drives under consideration of package restrictions | 2018 | Introduces the first gearbox model used by OPED. Showcases a gearbox design optimization and compares the optimal solutions to a conventionally designed solution. |
| Multi-Objective System Design Synthesis for Electric Powertrain Development | 2018 | The beginning of OPED. Highlights the first concept and considerations regarding electric axle drive system design optimization. |