F O C U S 2 3 The AVL Team SUITE™ is a set of 15 instrumentation and test system software products that are compatible, flexible and can also be used individually. More specifically, it is a collection of tried and tested expert tools that are used in areas such as automation, calibration, simulation, control, certification, data management and data analysis, as well as test process management. The software can be customized to suit the specific needs. Its development was a response to the growing need for solutions that are able to handle the challenges not only resulting from the steadily increasing level of complexity in automotive systems, but also from the specific instrumentation and test systems. We talked to Michael Conrad, Director of Portfolio Management, Instrumentation and Test Systems: “All of the software applications featured in the AVL Team SUITE™ are tuned to one another and are perfectly in line with uniform operating philosophies. Based on a thorough analysis of different user behaviors, and by involving usability experts and key customers in the development of the Team SUITE™, we managed to considerably improve the efficiency in which each individual product is used.” For example, development engineers who have to check the results on the test bed and are required to deliver fast and accurate results to their customers will benefit from being able to accomplish this with a consistent tool, as this allows them to take full advantage of synergies in the evaluation, and also avoid any transfer-related errors – and consequently additional work and expenses. “This is also about system performance. If development tasks are very demanding, the expert tools have to be able to interact in the best way possible. This is why the Team SUITE™ has high-performing interfaces between each of the software products, enabling new development methods,” Michael Conrad added. SUCCESS BASED ON OPTIMAL INTERPLAY To make working with AVL Team SUITE™ software products stressfree and efficient, the experts at AVL came up with the idea of combining the individual software products into a suite. Michael Conrad: “The AVL Team SUITE™ stands for flexibility and a high level of customization. Depending on the development tasks at hand, the products can be combined to suit the purpose – which is very similar to a team of players in a sports competition. Exhaust emissions certification, for example, requires different abilities than calibration would, however there are some components in the two processes that are identical: for example, if, already during the calibration procedure, you want to analyze and understand how your calibration may affect emission behavior later on in the certification test,” the expert said. Accordingly, the term ‚team‘ refers to a high level of compatibility between individual, efficient software systems, which, combined with other platforms (e.g. test systems and equipment), unleash their full power during the entire verification & validation process. Although combining AVL Team SUITE™ products leads to maximum performance, it is also possible to integrate third-party products too. This is because the AVL Team SUITE™ supports all of the known standards, such as ASAM ODS or ASAM ACI, and plenty of open interfaces for integrating measuring and testing devices. CUSTOMER PROXIMITY AND AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT To offer our customers maximum combination flexibility, individual > Powertrain Development is a team sport.
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