As urbanization grows, more and more cities face increasing congestion, air pollution, and parking shortages, leading them to ban vehicles and introduce tolls. Thus,...
Shared mobility is currently regarded as one of the most important topics in the automobile industry. Like all future urban mobility concepts, it requires...
Modern vehicles are complex systems dominated by continuously evolving software functions and highly cross-linked architectures. With shorter development cycles and increasing cost pressure, new...
For the functional safety of series production road vehicles, the standard ISO26262 specifies a comprehensive development process from concept to production. For prototype and...
FEV recently expanded its expertise significantly in several areas at once. With its acquisition of B&W Vehicle Development, the corporate group is widening its...
General Motors has a storied history with V8 architecture engines that are renowned for their performance, durability and refinement. Furthering GMs expertise in V8s,...
FEV Italy was founded fourteen years ago in order to position FEV closer to local customers to provide optimal support. Since then, close partnerships...
The introduction of gasoline particulate filters (GPF) leads to new challenges in terms of calibration. FEV addresses these challenges with new development methods. The...
Increasingly rigorous legal requirements are having an unprecedented effect on trends in the development of future powertrains. In particular, the rules on significantly lower...
As the technical complexity of modern electrified powertrains is increasing significantly, the effort for systems engineering, function development, system calibration, and system validation will...
Using Power-to-x, synthetic fuels can be produced from hydrogen and carbon. Ideally, the hydrogen is produced by means of electrolysis using renewable electricity. CO2...
The transportation of goods, a key element of economic development, enables trade between producers, wholesalers, retailers and customers. However, for instance because of its...
Several trends in the automotive industry, driven by social and political changes, as well as new technology possibilities, will cause fundamental changes for future...
The transformation of passenger car propulsion systems from combustion engines towards electrified and all electric powertrains is gaining traction. For the three main automotive...
Improving air quality while simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions requires a significant modification to drive systems. In 2021, newly approved vehicles will need to reach...
The FEV Group and automotive parts supplier Hilite International are partnering to develop and manufacture a two-stage, variable compression ratio (VCR) connecting rod. The...
As the global population continues to grow, the need for increased logistics, infrastructure and agricultural production do also. As a result, improving commercial diesel...
The automotive industry is undergoing what is likely to be its greatest transformation. Not only is the concept of mobility evolving due to increasing...
Since its creation, FEV has continuously faced the challenges of the time and developed solutions that made powertrains more efficient and mobility safer and...
...with the founder of FEV, Professor Franz Pischinger, and the chairman of the board and managing partner of FEV Group, Professor Stefan Pischinger.
FEV –...
The success story of FEV began four decades ago, as an extension of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) in Aachen, Germany. Since 1970, Professor...
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a major role in achieving future vehicle fleet targets for emissions such as CO2, NOx, and particulate matter....
FEV continues to maintain a global leadership position in benchmarking of transmissions. In the early years FEV’s transmission benchmarking was focused on 5-6 speed...
The European Union's Horizon 2020 research project will develop, validate and publish a recommendation for standardisation of model interfaces for common e-drive components, and...
The issue of lightweight construction is becoming more important in all areas of the automobile industry. In future car body construction, aluminum materials are...
Terrestrial vehicles—and passenger cars, in particular—are among the most complex products to be developed, validated, certified, and serviced. This combination of different factors makes...
From hands-off to driver-off, from LIDAR sensor to camera system – the interdisciplinary issues surrounding development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are reflected...
The coming years will see arguably the most radical changes in motorized, individual mobility: the acronym CASE – Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric – includes...
The environmental benefits of electric cars have been constantly criticized, whether it’s talk of notional charging using CO2-intensive brown-coal power or battery manufacturing...
Today’s state-of-the-art, automated gear set synthesis for planetary structures showed solutions with which big leaps forward in terms of effort vs. degree of...
Further potential for reducing real-world consumption can also be found in heavily electrified or even all-electric vehicles. High levels of automation have proven...
The areas of mobility and transportation are undergoing a heavily accelerated process of change. Traditional global mega-trends encompass widely differentiated user-specific and customer-specific...
Electromobility is constantly increasing in importance, and is currently a significant part of daily challenges. Hybrid and electric vehicles continue to represent a...
FEV has developed a system engineering approach focused on benchmarking. In this approach, the synergetic combination of testing, simulation and design assessment provides...
Significantly increased requirements regarding the environmental compatibility of combustion engines require more specific measures for reductions in consumption and emissions. Every modification to the...
Vehicle apps, smartphone connections, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, 4G/LTE, and soon 5G are just a few of connectivity features a modern car has: Connected Vehicle...
Digitalization and high innovative demand drive future key technologies in the automotive industry. Increasing software complexity is met by rigorous quality and safety...
In the automotive domain, the complexity of software functions and the demanded quality standards, e.g. CMMI, ISO 26262, are still growing, while in...
To ensure a reasonable development time of future complex hybrid powertrains, while maximizing their efficiency, and improving the early prediction of the vehicle...
Planners and operators of testing facilities, but also manufacturers of advanced testing equipment solutions, do not have an enviable job these days. The...
FEV’s model-based, collaborative development and validation framework meets the needs of development, test and calibration engineers facing the challenges of the new WLTP...
The automotive industry is under pressure. We are experiencing major – even disruptive – changes. The public perception of the automobile is changing...
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Recent market studies performed by FEV...
Vehicles equipped with a 48V mild hybridization offer a potential to save fuel compared to conventional vehicles. This advantage is leveraged by introducing...
As part of its search for an optimized drive configuration for medium-heavy duty transport vehicles, FEV investigated the potential of serial hybrid systems...
With the increasing application of lithium-ion battery technology in the automotive industry, lifetime battery-aging behavior is an important topic for today’s xEV vehicle...
Today, the development of drive systems for vehicles, mobile and stationary machines, and applications is characterized by an extremely wide range of requirement...
At the start of this millennium, world famous futurologist and author John Naisbitt said, “We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge.”...
Powertrain systems are becoming increasingly complex and, at the same time, efficiency and the demands for testing accuracy are also increasing. This can...
With the acquisition of the French company D2T in 2015, FEV significantly expanded its expertise and global team of experts for advanced development...
The automotive industry is facing stricter carbon regulations and emission standards. Modern combustion processes place increasing demands on charge motion in the cylinder....
The FEV test benches in Aachen have undergone extensive modernization. The purpose of these technical updates is to renew the electrical/electronic and measurement...
Over the past few decades, FEV has been involved in numerous large engine developments, ranging from high-speed and medium-speed to low-speed (2-stroke) engines....
FEV has developed a family of single cylinder engines (SCE) for combustion research, functional testing, and continuing development of engine components. Six research...
In the near future, exhaust emissions legislation will become much stricter while at the same time traffic-related CO2 emissions have to be reduced....
Gasoline engine powertrain development for 2025 and beyond is focused on finding optimal cost solutions by balancing electrification and combustion engine efficiency measures....
The lithium-ion battery system, as a state-of-the-art electrical energy storage system, is the key component for hybridization. However, the performance of lithium-ion batteries...
OEMs face many challenges with connected vehicle components and systems in both current and next generation programs. A significant takeaway for FEV has...
The internet industry has showcased impressive development speeds and execution skills, which resulted in a diverse service and product offering in the digital...
In addition to traditional, human-centered vehicles, highly automated and connected vehicle concepts will hit the market in the next 10-15 years. In the...
The analysis of competitor vehicles is part of the new vehicle development process for all vehicle manufacturers; it provides valuable data to classify...
Emissions legislation, CO2 thresholds for the reduction of fuel consumption, reduced operating costs, and modular engine families for different markets and applications –...
On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) is tasked with detecting and reporting increased pollutant emissions caused by defective parts in the interest of a clean environment....
Automotive manufacturers are faced with increasingly strict CO2 emission goals, which will challenge them until 2025 and beyond. The manufacturers must manage to...
Modern control software is both extensive and complex. Additionally, despite shorter development cycles, the market demands a high degree of quality. This challenge...
Automotive innovations are increasingly derived from advances in control software. As quality requirements remain constant within a growing software environment, more encompassing test...
Software is the key innovative solution for the automotive industry. But successful development of embedded software can only be achieved through a clear...
The biggest challenge in software safety analysis is the high level of complexity in today’s software architectures.This complexity is due to the presence...
Vehicle electrification is an essential element in meeting future legislation regarding gasoline and Diesel engine pollutant and CO2 emissions. In this context, 48...
Increasing development efforts are anticipated to meet legislation targets, especially concerning the Euro 6d-TEMP particle number (PN) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission limits...
Cutting back on greenhouse gases and energy consumption in an eco-friendly way remains one of the biggest challenges in the automobile and transportation...
Many of today’s powertrain improvements target to improve the vehicle’s operation strategy in terms of drivability, fuel consumption, emissions and NVH. These strategies...
In addition to other mega-trends such as climate change, globalization, urbanization, and demographic change, the transition to a digital society will not just impact...
Passenger car powertrain mounts must meet many requirements and, therefore, always represent a compromise between various objectives such as durability, drivability, package, weight,...
The continuously increasing mechanical and thermal load of modern engines calls for design optimizations over a wide range of aspects. The development process...
The success or failure of technological innovations largely depends on the development processes behind them and how they are integrated into and implemented...
Embedded software development is highly challenged by system complexity as well as variant diversity. Intelligent system and software architectures are required to provide timely and...
To meet the strong competition in the worldwide vehicle markets, the complexity of modern engines and their respective engine control units has increased drastically...
The continuous tightening in the regulations and the resulting CO2 emission targets represent a particular challenge for automobile manufacturers in the 2025 timeframe...
FEV has demonstrated competence in the development of alternative drive concepts for almost twenty years. Most recently, yet another plug-in hybrid vehicle from...
Downsizing is an effective measure to reduce fuel consumption in passenger car engines. However, this trend cannot be readily transferred from passenger cars...
Diesel engines are facing various challenges related to further improvements in fuel efficiency and reduction of NOX emissions in the same time. FEV...
An automatic transmission is particularly useful in A-segment city cars, especially with a view toward future functions. The automatic transmission adjusts to the...
The complexity of modern control units along with the increasing diversity of powertrain applications and the demand for shorter development cycles requires novel...
Efficient test information management has become an important pillar in shortening development cycles. In addition to the important question of how to more...
The increasingly stringent emission legislation and requirements related to fuel consumption reduction not only influence the powertrain but also their testing processes and...
Simulation, automation and controls
With the automation systems FEV TCM and D2T Morphee, FEV’s TOM controller, and the FEVALYS post processor D2T and FEV...
The FEV BlowByRate device makes easy determination of the condition of valve guides, piston rings, pistons and cylinder walls possible without engine...
Hybridization of Powertrains
In almost all vehicle segments, electrification of the powertrain is necessary to reach the fleet consumption thresholds. At the same time, due to...
Engine developers and OEMs have mastered the small engine - less displacement, fewer cylinders, yet maintaining driving pleasure. Today, 4-cylinder engines are even...
Emission testing shall reflect real driving conditions more precisely: This is the European commission’s aim in discussing the RDE (Real Driving Emissions)...
Development of a light commercial vehicle that is operated purely with renewable energy is the goal of the collaborative project called "Green Rex". Experts...
Adding functionality through apps, optimizing workshop services, and creating range forecasts for electric vehicles: Use of a vehicle as a mobile sensor...
Compliance with the ever-increasing demands to protect our environment requires increasingly complex measures to improve fuel consumption and emissions in internal combustion engines....
Highly charged and downsized engines can offer high engine performance, combined with lower fuel consumption and emissions, but such charging concepts require charge air...
A worldwide tightening of exhaust gas standards and continuously shorter powertrain development cycles pose the biggest challenges for test field operations. On the...
Increasing efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions are main objectives in the development of modern internal combustion engines. The reduction of the engine’s mechanical...
The automotive powertrain has become steadily more complex over the past decades. Demanding emission and CO2 legislation calls for more advanced control strategies while...
The key functional elements of exhaust aftertreatment systems for combustion engines that will meet future exhaust emission standards include catalysts or particulate filters...
The development of new propulsion systems for future vehicle generations is, among other aspects, characterized by: stringent legislative requirements, increasing system complexity and variety,
further...
Powertrain electrification is a key element in strategies to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions and, therefore, a major driver of new technologies...
For the next decade the Gasoline engine will remain the primary propulsion source for passenger cars. It has achieved significant improvements in terms of energy efficiency...
Research and development on car-to-car (C2C) and car-to-x (C2X) communication has tremendously increased during the past years. Starting with preliminary studies more than 10 years ago,...
California’s LEV III is the current OEM target for future motor vehicle emission regulations for Diesel vehicles. The formidable challenge represented by these...
FEV has expanded its range of large bore engine development products: At our test facility on the Neuenhofstrasse in Aachen, Germany, a single-cylinder...
