powertrain engineering
Measurement of real
driving emissions
These measurements result in our Global Vehicle Benchmarking program
offering something unique and quite profound – the objective measurement
of subjective factors. That is, those things that trigger an emotional
response in the driver. We have consolidated years of detailed analysis
to objectify the subjective and quantify the ways different vehicle attributes
make drivers feel.
This extensive and constantly evolving database provides the basis for the
AVL-DRIVE™ tool. This unique application combines more than 800
single criteria and key parameters to allow OEMs to measure and model
subjective driving experience.
“We use AVL-DRIVE to make driving emotions measurable and assessible.
Not only for driveability, but for aspects such as handling and dynamic feel,
ride comfort, and ADAS quality,” explains Manfred Kogler, Lead Engineer
for Vehicle Benchmarking at AVL. “It’s all about what a driver would
feel during driving, and AVL-DRIVE is continually updated to take care
of user expectations, which change over time just as technology changes.
This is especially important for ADAS features and electrification, which
are fields that are evolving rapidly.”
These benchmarking practices, which measure both the technology and the
emotional aspects of the vehicle, enable OEMs to engineer different attributes
into their products, show their strengths, weaknesses and development
potentials. They can see where they might need to make trade-offs
and how those will impact market position, performing root-cause analysis
to define further development targets and ultimately find the right balance
between different vehicle attributes to achieve their goals.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT WHAT A DRIVER
WOULD FEEL DURING DRIVING, AND
AVL-DRIVE IS CONTINUALLY UPDATED
TO TAKE CARE OF USER EXPECTATIONS.
MANFRED KOGLER,
Lead Engineer for Vehicle Benchmarking at AVL