Vehicle System and Driveline Analysis

CRUISE is the industry's most mature tool for vehicle system simulation, offering ease of use and the flexibility to handle complex drivetrain structures in one package. This makes it the choice of a big and ever- increasing number of OEMs establishing CRUISE in the vehicle development process on a corporate level.

From concept studies to calibration

CRUISE offers all the flexibility needed to build up a system model, which can easily be adjusted to the requirements of a certain application in the drivetrain development. Starting with only a few input data in the early phases, the model maturity grows during the development process according to the continuously increasing simulation needs in drivetrain calibration. This model reuse helps engineers to save time and focus on their main task of optimizing the vehicle fuel economy, driving performance and driveability.

Changes with effortless ease

The increasing amount of electronics in modern vehicles considerably contributes to the complexity of system simulation models. The highly flexible structure of CRUISE makes it possible to change an existing drivetrain within minutes. Hybridization of a conventional vehicle can be carried out with a few mouse clicks. There is no need to dig into mathematical equations and re-program code, leaving more time to focus on the engineering and calibration tasks of the vehicle development.

Solution oriented in all tasks

CRUISE offers all the flexibility needed to build up even the most complex vehicle models. A streamlined workflow is realized for all kinds of parameter optimization, component matching and sub-system integration. The modular structure, easy-to-use interfaces and the database functionality are the key factors for CRUISE being established for component integration on a system level and as a communication tool about vehicle targets by many teams within OEMs or between OEMs and suppliers.
Together with ADVISOR™, which gives a better understanding about the effects and consequences of parameter changes for a wide range of implemented vehicle configurations, AVL’s vehicle system simulation software is the right choice for everyday tasks, finding the best compromise between fuel economy, driving performance and driveability with lowest efforts in system modelling.