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Valet parking: the first commercially available automated driving function

June 29, 2018

Recently, the local government changed the circulation plan of my home town. From now on, you drive into the city for only 1 reason: park your car.

Earlier, the majority of cars were drivi…

By Els Verlinden

2 MIN READ

1.2M kilometers. Can you picture the distance?

June 22, 2018

It is already 7 years since I joined the virtual durability engineering team. ‘Virtual’, as we work from diverse geographic locations and all have different backgrounds: industry specialists, te…

By Els Verlinden

3 MIN READ

Inside powertrain: a harsh environment for shakers

June 8, 2018

High Frequency Shaker installed in bearing mounting location A question that often arises about the high frequency shakers is their immunity against Automatic Transmission Fluid(ATF)? During the ins…

By Tom Knechten

2 MIN READ

2018 Simcenter Conference: Why you NEED to attend.

June 6, 2018

Engineering can often be a lonely pursuit. For all the talk of “teamwork” and “collaboration,” most simulation engineers spend a significant amount of their working week alone in a cubicle staring (o…

By Stephen Ferguson

3 MIN READ

Deep dive in the magnificent world of VEM and VTM

April 20, 2018

Last week, I joined a 2 day master class on vehicle energy management (VEM) and vehicle thermal management (VTM) master class in Chassieu, Lyon, in France. Together with 50 customers and industry exp…

By Els Verlinden

2 MIN READ

Be the fittest for the electrification race

April 3, 2018

The global automotive and transportation industry is now embracing vehicle electrification. The latest announcement of Volkswagen to electrify all 12 brands by 2030 just confirmed this movement and s…

By JulieErcolaniP

3 MIN READ

The Psychology of NVH

March 16, 2018

Just over a fortnight ago, I was at the 88 th Geneva International Motor Show.
Upon entering hall 2, which is elevated so you have a nice view over halls 3, 4 and 5, I couldn’t help but notice the…

By KDeMeyer

3 MIN READ

Excellence is not an act, but a habit, as is the NVH of electric vehicles

January 23, 2018

More than 2300 years ago, Aristotle said: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” This being said, one must be thoughtful in selecting habits. When following est…

By Els Verlinden

2 MIN READ

Outstanding system and full vehicle NVH? It is all about integration!

January 11, 2018

Russian babushka dolls are designed to fit inside one another, revealing each time a smaller figure inside. Auto manufacturers and suppliers also design “objects-within-objects”. Like the matriarch d…

By Els Verlinden

2 MIN READ