Fractional order modeling may reduce electric car drivers' battery charge anxiety
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 08:31
in Mathematics & Economics
With rapidly diminishing fossil fuels, it's not impossible to imagine a future of battery-powered cars. But to get there, scientists and engineers will have to solve a very important problem that affects drivers' peace of mind as well as their safety: Knowing just how much charge is left on their battery while driving. A branch of mathematics known as fractional order calculus may hold the answer. By suppressing the errors normally observed in methods for estimating charge, fractional order models could ultimately spell the difference between getting home safely and being stranded on the road.