Elektromobilität in Österreich 2012 PDF, 19 MB - IT-Cluster Wien

Lean development for the vehicle
of tomorrow.
The VIRTUAL VEHICLE works as a leading
research and development centre for ve-
hicle concepts of the future. Some 200 ex-
perts provide in-depth know-how in virtual
vehicle development, cross-domain-simulation
and in validation of new concepts
and methods for vehicle development. As
a highly competent, application-oriented
development partner for the international
automotive and rail industries, the global
network currently comprises 80 industrial
partners (including Audi, AVL, BMW and
Daimler, Doppelmayr, Liebherr, Magna
Steyr, MAN, Porsche, Renault, Siemens,
Volkswagen) and 29 university partners
(including TU Munich, KIT Karlsruhe, KTH
Stockholm, MIT, Universidad Politécnica
de Valencia, SPU St. Petersburg, University
of Sheffield, Centre de Recherche
Informatique de Montreal). A major target
is to achieve the most cost-effective and
time-efficient vehicle development by
avoiding full-vehicle hardware prototypes.
The use of simulation brings a significant
cost and time advantage, and in virtual
development the VIRTUAL VEHICLE can
play a leading role through comprehensive
understanding and intelligent linking
of different simulation processes. Expertise,
an international network of partners
and long-term research programs provide
a unique development platform for future
mobility concepts.
New, affordable vehicle concepts
The vehicles of the future must meet individual
needs for mobility and be secure,
environmentally friendly and affordable
for people, industry and environment.
The VIRTUAL VEHICLE Research Center
conducts research in various theme
areas around e-mobility, for example, in
improvement of cost, safety, and aging
predictions of battery systems in electric
vehicles, to optimisation of weight and
durability. Together with the Graz University
of Technology, the VIRTUAL VEHI-
CLE explores such areas as the design
of battery systems to comply with ISO
26262 and provide functional safety in the
vehicle.
Improved vehicle safety, comfort
and driving pleasure
VIRTUAL VEHICLE demonstrates its
expertise in how to make electric vehicles
safer and more comfortable, and to increase
driving fun, e.g. in the EU project
“E-VECTOORC”. The development aim is
an optimised method that will allow, for
the first time in a vehicle, the direct connection
of the “energy management” and
“vehicle dynamics control” systems.
The development of new vehicle concepts
in the VIRTUAL VEHICLE Research
Center goes hand in hand with the improvement
of active (accident-avoiding)
and passive (accidental consequence
mitigation) measures. Known as “integrated
security”, this holistic view incorporates
key trends, such as lightweight
construction, to reduce vehicle weight
and thus consumption, while especially
ensuring safety in combination with comfort
and cost.
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