Automotive manufacturing and supply industries increasingly demand highly qualified development partners with a comprehensive range of expertise and knowledge extending beyond individual components to include the vehicle as a whole. The contract and development projects carried out at the Institute of Automotive Engineering focus on:
* virtual product development, i.e. simulation-based optimisation using computer-aided methods,
* experimental testing of individual components and entire vehicles.
The pillars of applied research are:
- design – methodology, analysis, concept development, proof of concept
- calculation and simulation – FEM analysis, CFD simulation, multibody system methods
- control systems and application – development, design, presentation and optimisation of mechatronic systems
- experiments and tests – experiments, signal acquisition and processing, analysis
In early 2000 the Institute established an accredited test facility according to the international standard EN 17025 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. The comprehensive quality management system ensures the consistent high quality of our testing services for partners and clients.