Powertrain - Transmission DevelopmentCustomer RequirementsA decreasing number of base engines are being used to a significant increasing number of vehicle variants. The transmission is playing a key role to satisfy the demand for higher vehicle efficiency, performance and better operators comfort. Challenging design targets of low losses, high reliability, low noise, comfortable ride and smooth gear shifting, require intelligent and creative concepts.
The increasing portion of electronic systems leads to greater intertwining of the engine and transmission, but also between powertrain and vehicle.
In a modern design, electronics are used for control and service purposes and increasingly gearboxes are integrated in the vehicle management system. At the same time the mechanical part is refined to provide increased efficiency.
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AVL Strengths- Long term experience in engine and powertrain engineering
- Fast and flexible response to clients' project needs
- Synergies to AVL´s engineering know-how in all areas of engine applications
- AVL- in-house developed simulation tools
- Integration in the customers development process
- Close to the customer with world-wide AVL Tech-Centres
- AVL data bases
- Specific software for gears, bearings and whole drivetrains
Customer Benefits- Individual customer solutions
- Improved component engineering
- Integration of external long term experience complementing in-house know-how
- Comprehensive driveline system engineering from one partner
- Flexible capacity extension of resources
- Close co-operation with client and selected suppliers during the project
- Comprehensive simulation support for all powertrain questions
- Cost cutting by reducing development loops
- Early knowledge of benefits and risks of the product
- Realistic prediction of lifetime and risks by precise modeling
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AVL Approach- Drive line concepts in view of application, load, high efficiency and cost
- Transmission concepts, using state of the art technology for torque transfer
- Development process with layout, detail design, detail analysis, production engineering, prototyping and test until SOP
- Modular model design for high parts commonality
- Digital mock up for early packaging investigation and weight estimation
- Shifting concepts for power and speed change for optimised efficiency
- Simulation of drive line concepts for performance and efficiency prediction
- Simulation to predict drive train noise
- Full life cycle cost simulation, considering all steps of product creation, product operation, until finalisation of application in the market
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Services- Transmission Concept
- Digital Mock Up
- Shifting Concepts
- Real Time Simulation of complete Drive Train
- Layout, Detail Design
- Predictive Analysis and Simulation
- Prototyping
- Optimization of Existing Transmissions
- Reliability Engineering
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