Electronic ServicesCustomer RequirementsVehicle, machinery and engine manufacturers are constantly challenged to extend and improve the overall performance of their products. In addition to meet the emissions, noise and health and safety regulations, to fulfil high end user expectations with regard to operating efficiency, reliability, comfort and ergonomics is increasingly difficult.
At the same time, the production costs must be minimised and development effort should be reduced as much as possible.
Today the commercial vehicle, machinery and tractor are compared to the passenger car in view of comfort and has become a very complex system too.
Utilising the benefits of electronic control systems the vehicle performance can be much better adopted to the operating conditions and to the implements fixed to the vehicle.
For the driver the handling the vehicle or machinery becomes more simple and the various implements and tools can operate at their best efficiency. The overall goal is to achieve a higher comfort, better handling and driveability at a higher efficiency level.
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AVL Strengths- Wide collective experience from engine and vehicle development projects
- Optimised integration of drive train systems and components
- Fast and flexible response to clients' project needs
Customer Benefits- Simulation support by experienced staff for all power train decisions
- Low risk and cheap power train evaluation in an early development stage
- Excellent basis for determination of specifications and dimensions
- High quality of results from most modern simulation tools
- Customer specific simulation solutions
- Quick trend and sensitivity studies
- Simulation know-how transfer to customer
- Quick solutions by an ideal synergy of simulation tools, test facilities and engineering experience
- Better matching to development targets
- Cuts costs by reducing development loops
- Custom tailored software and hardware
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AVL ApproachAVL can provide the full spectrum of support in the development of electronic engine and vehicle systems.
Starting from simulation of various operating conditions, engine and vehicle control strategies can be developed in cooperation with the manufacturer.
Based on rapid prototyping methods such as hardware in the loop (HIL-) systems control algorithms can be designed for engine, emissions control devices, transmissions including Continuous Variable Transmissions and appliance control like ground speed regulators, cutter height regulation, dosage control for fertiliser or pesticides, and plough height/depth control etc.
These algorithms will be compatible with the standardised vehicle bus systems like CAN based communication networks. |
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Services- Research and pre-development support
- Development of customised engine and vehicle electronic management control systems
- Specialised algorithms and embedded software from prototype up to start of production
- Customised electronic modules and complete embedded control systems
- Adaptation of existing “off the shelf” control systems for customer specific applications
- System integration and vehicle/appliance application development
- On site support with experienced electronic engineers
- Prototype and small volume module supply, support for production launch
- Sensor selection and development
- Calibration and data set management
- Support in demonstrator development for R&D projects
Tools, Methods & Technologies- Vehicle simulations by the tools AVL CRUISE, MATLAB/Simulink and Dymola
- Real time HIL simulation test set ups based on dSpace or Bosch ETAS systems
- Simulation model library dedicated to tractor application
- Hardware development facilities:
- Substrate technologies like thick/thin film hybrides, bare.die attach, flip-chip
- Thermal and vibration simulation techniques
- Advanced circuit and system simulation for rapid prototyping
- Software development possibilities
- Comprehensive development platforms and tools
- Experienced C++ software engineers
- FMEA
Facilities & Resources- Test bed for operation in harsh environments (Temperature, humidity, vibration, contaminant risk etc)
- Validation of Electro Magnetic Compatibility
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