Vehicle Development
Our Value Add
Comprehensive, fully certified on-site facilities for vehicle emissions testing and driveability optimization.
Our Tools, Facilities and Services in Northampton, UK:
- New Vehicle Development Centre for comprehensive testing of all vehicle types
- 4WD chassis dyno with climatic and altitude capability (up to 5000m)
- 2 fully equipped 4WD chassis dynos for climatic and ambient testing
- Hydrogen sensing and rapid extraction systems
- Solar array to Federal SC03 specifications
- Full size dilution tunnel
- Particulate mass and count measurement
- Horiba analysers for gaseous, Pn/Pm
- VCA certified to EURO 6c
- Capable of testing to proposed 2024 standards
- Cold environment vehicle testing
- ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for vehicle emissions testing to latest Euro 6 standards
- -40 °C to +60 °C climatic control for cold start and drive away development
- Dynamometers rated to 6000 Nm
- Max tractive effort 8000 N with up to 250 km/h wind velocity
- Vehicles up to 3000 kg accommodated (max weight 2000 kg per axle)
- Full range of standard and alternative fuels available
- FTIR analyser for unregulated gaseous emission analysis and speciation
- Dedicated soak area for up to 15 vehicles
Vehicle Development Centre [PDF; 24 MB]
New 4WD powertrain dynamometer for vehicle and drivetrain development
Our Tools, Facilities and Services in Plymouth, Michigan, USA:
New 4WD Powertrain Dyno
- 4-dyno set up with road speed fan (LTG - 84MPH)
- 623 kW battery simulator
- Raw gas emissions sampling (dual stream)
- Vehicle simulation software (IPG Carmaker & Truckmaker)
- Operating strategy optimisation for BEV, hybrid & ICE powertrains
- Component integration & release testing without a full vehicle
- Driveability evaluation & development
- Highly repeatable drive schedules
- ADAS development & integration
CARB Accredited Vehicle Emissions Lab (40 CFR Part 1066)
- Four Wheel Drive Chassis Dynamometer
- Froude Chassis Dyno 4WD
- 150 kW / roll
- Adjustable wheel base
- 200 kph
- Automation System
- AVL IGEM Engine Suite
- Canister Purge Station
- Automated canister loading
- Ambient Air Temperature Control
- 10 - 50 deg C
- Emissions Measurement
- 1066 Compliant
- AVL i60 CVS Bag
- AVL i60 Dual Stream Raw Gas
- Vehicle Cooling Fan
- Fixed speed 5,300 CFM fan
- Variable speed 25,000 CFM fan (84 mph)
- Driver's Aid
- Full catalog of US and EU drive cycles
- Programmable cycles for RDE simulation
- Add-On Devices Available
- Particle count - AVL Smart sampler
- Particle mass - AVL Particle counter
- Modal soot - AVL Micro soot sensor
- GHG - AVL I-60 FTIR
- HEV – AVL battery simulator and Hioki power analyzer
- Adjoining engine cell for OBD work
- QCL for N2O measurement
AVL i60 Constant Volume Exhaust Sampling
- 350 mm Dilution tunnel shared between chassis & engine dynamometer test cells meeting regulatory requirements as specified in CFR Parts 1065 & 1066
- Flow capacities to handle up to 330 kW on the engine dynamometer and 220 kW on the chassis dynamometer