Driver/Occupant Comfort

• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system development
• Defrost/demist efficiency
• Ride and handling quality
• Noise reduction and sound quality

Stability & Manoeuvrability

• Whole vehicle and sub-system analysis
• Aerodynamic stability and drag
• Vehicle handling development
  (using wet and dry circuits)
• Braking performance and ABS systems
• Steering and suspension systems
• Chassis dynamics
• Benchmarking

Reliability

• Component level to whole vehicle
• Fatigue/shock/vibration testing
• Correlation of in-service/rig programmes
• Fatigue life prediction
• Environmental testing
• Strength assessment
• Vibration analysis
• Durability

Product Performance

• Thermal management
• Powertrain cooling
• Brake cooling
• Fuel economy
• Exhaust emissions
• Engine management
• Noise emissions
• Air induction systems
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Product refinement
• Materials technology

Occupant Safety

• Component and whole-vehicle tests
• Occupant restraint systems
• Interior trim and hardware design optimisation
• Structural integrity and crashworthiness

Electrical Systems

• Approved “competent body” for EMC
• Radio Frequency (RF) immunity
• Radio Frequency (RF) emissions
• Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
• Conducted transients (ISO 7637)
• Radio approvals (radar speed sensor)
• Precise control of electro-hydraulic valves
• Multiplex systems, CAN, J1939, TTCAN
• Electronic control unit (ECU) design
• Software design and MISRA
• On and off board diagnostics
• Data logging and remote monitoring
• On vehicle sensors and measurement

Design & CAE Capabilities

• Packaging and ergonomics
• Surfacing (A-surface)
• Body structures and closures
• Interior and exterior trim and hardware
• Suspension systems
• Heating, ventilation and cooling
• Powertrain installation
• Electrical systems
• Concept analysis
• Linear static and dynamic structural behaviour
• Non-linear structural and impact
• Occupant kinematics and pedestrian safety
• Mechanisms and rigid body kinematics
• Aerodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer
• Powertrain performance prediction
• Acoustic modelling
• RF and EM modelling
• Integrated durability