Reliability Engineering Solution for Commercial Vehicles - Engineering Solutions for Tractors
Minimizing risk and failure
Reliability Engineering Solution for Commercial Vehicles
Support in reliability, risk management and safety topics in all phases of the product cycle
Reliability is a key characteristic, which significantly influences the economic success of a machine. The reliability of products is especially essential for success in the agricultural and commercial industry. To ensure the right product quality, a permanent risk management system is needed across the complete development process.
The Challenge
- How can we evaluate risks as detailed as necessary?
- How does an optimum design validation plan look like?
- How does the test program look like?
The AVL Solution
The AVL reliability team supports you in reliability, risk management and safety topics in all phases of the product cycle – from concept to development to volume production. AVL is focusing on failure free products in the field of agricultural and commercial vehicle engineering. AVL reliability engineering provides a wide portfolio of expertise, methods and tools for securing tractor reliability and durability.
The Added Value
- Most effective combination of scientific methods and best-practice approaches
- Validation optimization with AVL LOAD MATRIX
- Fleet health monitoring
- State-of-the-art statistical and optimization methods
- Efficient integration in your processes
- Highly integrated teamwork between customer, supplier and AVL
- International patents on reliability methodology
- Improvement of product reliability and reduction of warranty costs
- An unbiased view on a sensitive topic
- Absolute confidentiality
References
- Setup and elaboration of a safety program for hybrid powertrains
- Complete planning of the reliability test program for a new truck family
- Lifetime extension program for an agricultural tractor powertrain
- Validation optimization for an exhaust gas after-treatment systems
- Warranty reduction program for a heavy duty truck engine
- Elaboration of a series of system, design and software FMEAs for an off-road powertrain
- Warranty risk estimation for long term warranty parts
- Design of reliability program for a large engine for gen-set application
- Optimized reliability test planning for fuel cells
- Reliability consulting for innovative powertrain systems
Details
Reliability engineering:
- Design for reliability
- FMEAs
- Change and concern management
- Comprehensive customer profile definition
- Validation optimization with AVL LOAD MATRIX ®
- Fleet health monitoring
- Reliability growth (MTBF)
- Sophisticated statistical field data analysis
DVP (Design Validation Plan)
- Risk based assessment regarding design risks, application & load risks and economic risks
- Prioritization for DVP-definition
- Definition of test program
- Includes rig tests, test stand tests, vehicle tests
Load Spectra
- Calculation of gear usage distribution and load spectra including vehicle and transmission specification
- Experienced based assumptions by customer and AVL, measurement data & reference measurements
Durability Load Test
- Derive durability load test from load spectra
- Test cycle for test bench test
- Planned inspection and oil samples