Laboratory for engine and vehicle technology (C025)

The laboratory has two engine test benches, a roller test bench and a component test bench for auxiliary units.

Technical data engine test benches:      

Motor test bench 1: Asynchronous machine 330 kW, 1400 Nm, 8000 rpm, AVL Puma      
Engine test bench 2: Asynchronous machine 250 kW, 718 Nm, 10,000 rpm, AVL Puma      
Roller test bench: double roller all-wheel drive, max. 2,000 hp, 16 kN tractive force      
Component test bench: 2*30 kW, 6000 1/min, air conditioning hood up to max. 100°C

Test vehicles:

Audi A4 2.0 TDI, BMW 840d, Tesla Model 3 (on loan)

Software used (for teaching and research purposes):

GT-Suite and AVL Cruise M: 0D/1D simulation 
AVL Fire: 3D CFD
AVL Cameo: Design of Experiments (DoE)
AVL Puma: Automation software for test benches
AVL Concerto: Data analysis and preparation
Vector CANape: Measurement data acquisition and evaluation
IPG CarMaker: Virtual Testing, HiL, MiL, SiL
IBM Rhapsody: Model Based Systems Engineering with SysML
Matlab/Simulink and NI LabVIEW: Control and regulation (partly real-time systems)

Practical courses accompanying the lectures:

Vehicle engines
Vehicle drives
Innovative drive systems     
Fundamentals of vehicle technology      
Vehicle dynamics      
Vehicle acoustics      

Use in the degree programs:      

Automotive Engineering (B. Eng.)      
Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)
Engineering Sciences (B. Eng.)
Industrial Engineering (B. Eng.)
Automotive Engineering (M. Eng.)
Technical Development (M. Eng.)
Hydrogen Technology and Economics (M. Eng.)
Applied Research in Engineering Sciences (M. Sc.)

Current research projects:

Development of an innovative biogas micro-cogeneration unit based on a free-piston engine 
Range extender using a methanol-reformed high-temperature PEM fuel cell