INTERACTIVE

Innovative Concept Modelling Techniques for Multi-Attribute Optimization of Active Vehicles

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The development of sustainable products is a basic requirement for European industries to grow in highly competitive environments. Innovation is the key challenge and must be supported with the highest priority. Such considerations fully apply to automotive industries, which are forced to develop products of increasing quality in shorter and shorter timeframes to come up with competitive pressure and conflicting demands from customers and regulatory bodies. The challenge is made even more complex by the increasing integration of mechatronic content in the vehicles and can be achieved only when engineers are able to manage this complexity in any phase of the vehicle development process from the concept stage onwards. The aim of this IAPP project is to establish a transfer of knowledge and staff between the partners’ complementary academic and industrial expertise in the relevant domains of vehicle concept modelling. Promising upfront engineering methods for active and intelligent vehicles, which are green, safe and competitive, will be developed. A systematic approach will be followed for the research development of innovative concept modelling and simulation methods, starting from the level of critical subsystems (chassis and suspensions, tire, vehicle body) up to the system-level simulation and optimization of active vehicles. The network partners will strongly benefit from the mutual exchanges of knowledge. The targeted technology and methodology outcome is perfectly aligned with the quest of European industry and academia to again take the global lead in the field of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), one of the fastest growing applied ICT fields with world-wide impact. As such, the IAPP directly contributes to achieving the objectives of the European Commission towards developing safer, greener and more efficient mobility, and will help strengthening the competitive position of the European vehicle industry in the global vehicle development market.

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EU-funded scientists are investigating and further developing vehicle concept modelling and simulation methodologies, aligned with the industrial design process requirements and targets of next-generation vehicles.

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Vehicle design cycle becomes increasingly complex as automotive manufacturers are striving to increase their mechatronic vehicle performance to meet strict government regulations and customer expectations. As a result, well-established, stand-alone approaches for simulation are no longer sufficient to support product innovation at affordable costs.

Against this backdrop, concept design methodologies play a crucial role in promoting product innovation. They enable engineers to identify weak spots and evaluate countermeasures before detailed computer-aided design models are available. Furthermore, they balance multiple and conflicting performance attributes during the initial phase of the design process.

Scientists have initiated the EU-funded project 'Innovative concept modelling techniques for multi-attribute optimization of active vehicles' (http://www.fp7interactive.eu/ (INTERACTIVE)) to provide vehicle engineers with a solid design methodology base. This will serve as a platform for developing different (sub-)system representations that can be combined and used in any phase of the vehicle development process. Such methodologies and tools should shorten the industrial development process.

A systematic approach will be followed starting from the critical sub-system level (chassis and suspensions, tire, vehicle body) up to vehicle system-level simulation and optimisation.

To date, project members have analysed industrial requirements for vehicle systems engineering and reviewed state-of-the-art concept modelling techniques. The acquired knowledge should be the base either for developing innovative concept modelling methodologies, or extending current methods to manage vehicle system complexity. Furthermore, preliminary results on core sub-system concept design have been already achieved, and a common framework for sub-system multi-domain modelling and simulation has been established.

INTERACTIVE and research results are in line with the European Commission objectives for developing safer, greener and more efficient mobility. Project developments and research results should help increase the competitive position of the European vehicle industry on a global scale.