Vehicle dynamics

The Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory works on innovative technologies to ensure safe and sustainable mobility. The laboratory has the resources to design and test powertrains in simulation and hardware. Matlab, CarMaker, Converge CFD and OpenFOAM are some of the software used. Operating strategies and emissions of conventional and hybrid vehicles can be developed on the laboratory's chassis dynamometer.

Current research and development topics in the laboratory include

• alternative fuels, in particular hydrogen and natural gas on a
• regenerative basis
• hybrid vehicles
• fuel cells
• combustion process development
• exhaust gas aftertreatment

LaSiSe (like vehicle drives)

Vehicle chassis dynamometer

• Development test bench for road tests
• Stationary and dynamic driving cycles incl. RDE possible
• Automation and measurement data acquisition systems
• Exhaust gas measurement technology
  Gas PEMS (NOx, HC, CO, O2, CO2)
  Exhaust gas measurement system (NOx, CO, HC, O2 and CO2)
  Particle measurement (Pegasor PPS, Cambustion DMS500, AVL 415S, AVL 439, Microtol 6)
  NH3 measurement
• Flow measurement technology
• Temperature measurement
• Pressure measurement
• Air-conditioned tests at 23°C around the year

simulation

• Converge CFD
• Matlab
• OpenFOAM
• Carmaker
• LabView
• Ansys

Consulting

• Creation of technology roadmaps for vehicles
• Deep dives for the evaluation of vehicle technologies
• Project consulting

simulation

• Combustion process development
• Exhaust gas aftertreatment design
• Function development for powertrain and vehicle
• Design and optimization of hybrid powertrains

Testing

• Performance measurement
• xCU data acquisition
• RDE emulation on the vehicle chassis dynamometer
• Road tests on the LaSiSe test track
• RDE road tests
• Endurance tests

We develop individual, specialized and application-oriented technology solutions in the field of vehicle simulation and testing for research and industry. The range of services extends from concept evaluation and simulative design to testing on the test bench, test track and road. The services are provided in a time-, target- and cost-oriented manner.