3 F O C U S .04 COVER STORY Interview with Gilles Le Borgne, Director of Research & Development, PSA Peugeot Citroën .10 POWERTRAIN ENGINEERING In collaboration with customers, AVL develops high performance turbo- charged gasoline engines with an electrically driven compressor. .14 INSTRUMENTATION AND TEST SYSTEMS Interview with Hannes Schmüser, who was appointed ITS Executive Vice President of Global Business Development, Sales and International Operations in early 2014 .22 ATTRIBUTE ENGINEERING AVL now provides the the balancing of vehicle CO2 emissions and driving attributes ensuring positive driving experience. MORE TOPICS: 18 _ T-Hybrid – innovative 48-Volt diesel-hybrid drive system 21 _ Saving cost and improving quality by using AVL FIRE® for quenching; Optimi- zation of fuel injection nozzles with AVL BOOST / FIRE® coupled simulations 24 _ The AVL e-axle-hybridization system 27_ AVL conferences: 27th International AVL Engine & Environment Conference; 8th . AVL International Commercial Powertrain Conference 28 _ AVL’s Test Lifecycle Management solution offers a consistent collaboration platform for the organization of testing processes and related knowledge 30 _ Products: AVL iGENERATION Series II – the smarter way of emission testing; AVL e-Power Measurement System; AVL FuelSystem PLU; CAMEO 2014 32 _ Customer Services – customers are our number one priority editorial Reduction of CO2 fleet emissions is currently one of the major challenges in the automotive industry. In light of this task, the role of the powertrain is crucial, yet it is also becoming increasingly important to include the vehicle’s overall system in the optimization efforts. To complement our core powertrain expertise, we are now implementing projects together with our customers, in which CO2 optimization measures are being extended to include the complete vehicle. AVL simulation tools and test environments are able to analyze the measures’ effectiveness for as many as ten different vehicle attributes and assess their impact on the overall system. The Global AVL Vehicle Benchmarking Program additionally allows a comparison to be made in relation to competitors. Moreover, AVL is working hard on connecting the powertrain or vehicle to its environment (“Connected Powertrain”), which can help to optimize the operating strategy and, as a result, fuel consumption, particularly in vehicles with electrified drive systems. By adopting this comprehensive approach to CO2 reduction, we can continue to develop attractive vehicles for our customers, distinguished both by high efficiency and maximum driving pleasure. Helmut List > Prof. Helmut List, Chairman and CEO AVL 18 Editor and media owner: AVL (TM, RM) List GmbH, Hans-List-Platz 1, A-8020 Graz, Tel.: +43 316 787-0, www.avl.com Publisher and producer: SCOOP & SPOON GmbH, Breite Gasse 4, A-1070 Wien, Tel.: +43 1 523 4088 150, www.scoopandspoon.com 21
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