F O C U S 2 7 At the moment, electrified drive systems are being used in the Formula 1 and in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), but electrification is sure to be introduced to other racing series, too. “As a result, more and more teams will be interested in acquiring and operating this kind of complete-vehicle testing system. We offer this solution as a complete system, but it is also available in several configuration levels: from a two- machine powertrain testbed to a four-wheel drive integration test bed, like the one AVL can provide. If you already have a powerful test system, you might be interested in our special upgrade packages,” Matthias Dank points out. EFFICIENT TESTING UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS Summing up the advantages of the new AVL RACING “hardware & human in the loop” method, Matthias Dank says: “With our integration test bed and the driving simulator, we test the ‘complete race car system’ under laboratory conditions, which are as close as possible to reality. And in doing so we have the huge advantage of not only being able to influence many variable conditions, such as tire grip, track temperature or wind speed, in whichever way they are needed, but also to maintain them at a constant level. This makes the tests highly reproducible, and they can also be repeated very quickly too.” AVL Racing Powertrain expert Gerhard Schagerl adds: “The teams come to AVL because they know that they’ll be getting meaningful results within a short period of time. Our engineers support our customers with their expertise, covering everything from the test preparations and their execution to specific suggestions on how one could optimize the vehicle’s energy management or drivability, etc. This means that our customers benefit not only from our highly advanced tool chain, but also from AVL’s extensive racing expertise.” < > The integration testbed allows you to optimize the race car’s entire energy management – both with regard to basic design and the specific racing track.
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