Reliability Engineering Solution for Commercial Vehicles - Construction Equipment
Minimizing risk and failure
Reliability Engineering Solution for Commercial Vehicles
Support in reliability, risk management and safety topics in all phases of the product cycle
Reliability is a key characteristic, which significantly influences the economic success of a machine. The reliability of products is especially essential for success in the agricultural and commercial industry. To ensure the right product quality, a permanent risk management system is needed across the complete development process.
The Challenge
- How can we evaluate risks as detailed as necessary?
- How does an optimum design validation plan look like?
- How does the test program look like?
The AVL Solution
The AVL reliability team supports you in reliability, risk management and safety topics in all phases of the product cycle – from concept to development to volume production. AVL is focusing on failure free products in the field of agricultural and commercial vehicle engineering. AVL reliability engineering provides a wide portfolio of expertise, methods and tools for securing tractor reliability and durability.
The Added Value
- Most effective combination of scientific methods and best-practice approaches
- Validation optimization with AVL LOAD MATRIX
- Fleet health monitoring
- State-of-the-art statistical and optimization methods
- Efficient integration in your processes
- Highly integrated teamwork between customer, supplier and AVL
- International patents on reliability methodology
- Improvement of product reliability and reduction of warranty costs
- An unbiased view on a sensitive topic
- Absolute confidentiality
References
- Setup and elaboration of a safety program for hybrid powertrains
- Complete planning of the reliability test program for a new truck family
- Lifetime extension program for an agricultural tractor powertrain
- Validation optimization for an exhaust gas after-treatment systems
- Warranty reduction program for a heavy duty truck engine
- Elaboration of a series of system, design and software FMEAs for an off-road powertrain
- Warranty risk estimation for long term warranty parts
- Design of reliability program for a large engine for gen-set application
- Optimized reliability test planning for fuel cells
- Reliability consulting for innovative powertrain systems
Details
Reliability engineering:
- Design for reliability
- FMEAs
- Change and concern management
- Comprehensive customer profile definition
- Validation optimization with AVL LOAD MATRIX ®
- Fleet health monitoring
- Reliability growth (MTBF)
- Sophisticated statistical field data analysis
DVP (Design Validation Plan)
- Risk based assessment regarding design risks, application & load risks and economic risks
- Prioritization for DVP-definition
- Definition of test program
- Includes rig tests, test stand tests, vehicle tests
Load Spectra
- Calculation of gear usage distribution and load spectra including vehicle and transmission specification
- Experienced based assumptions by customer and AVL, measurement data & reference measurements
Durability Load Test
- Derive durability load test from load spectra
- Test cycle for test bench test
- Planned inspection and oil samples