Thesis Work - Park lock development tool Background

AVL is the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, and in other sectors. As a global technology leader, AVL provides concepts, solutions and methodologies in the fields of e-mobility, ADAS and autonomous driving, vehicle integration, digitalization, virtualization, Big Data, and much more.

Thesis Work - Park lock development tool Background

What 
The purpose of the thesis is to 
•    Extend the method with dynamic simulation in AMESim. 
•    Extend the generated output by implementing basic calculations in e.g. MATLAB, based on the available input data.
•    Continue the alignment and utilization of input and output data between different tools – one data source, tools sharing parametrization and system description. 
•    Adding systems of different topology to the tool.

With these features in place it is possible to perform comparative analyses of different system, assessing key characteristics, and to perform parameter sensitivity studies providing a deeper understanding of the system. Extending the tools enables comparison of results. Depending on the availability of hardware and existing test data it is also desired to perform validation of the method. 

How 
•    Understand the park lock system and requirements put upon it.
•    Understand the development process and the flow of information. 
•    Understand the description of the system, critical information and design decisions.
•    Implementing parametrized calculations and CAD designs.

* You are a M.Sc. student within mechanical engineering, vehicle engineering, or engineering with a good understanding of modeling, and an interest in powertrain development.