As a leading global developer of advanced combustion system technology for complex gasoline engines, FEV offers new technologies that address modern challenges.
FEV carefully assesses its technology programs with cost design, optimizing the trade-off between CO2 advantages and powertrain costs, and covering the entire process from the concept phase to Start of Production (SOP). The entire FEV design process relies on quality tools for achieving Six Sigma designs.
CO2 emissions from passenger car engines is one of today’s most urgent issues. To address this, FEV is working on the continuous optimization of existing gasoline engines as well as on a vast array of future gasoline engines and powertrains.
Advanced gasoline engine technologies are achieved through the continuous support of CAE and advanced simulation methodology. FEV’s innovative ²DP virtual development process integrates all of the CAE disciplines with thermodynamics, mechanics and acoustics into an integrated and cost-optimized development process. The ²DP process contributes to the delivery of innovative FEV solutions.
Drivetrain Optimization Tool (DOT) for conventional, hybrid and other vehicles.
Our internal R&D activities have generated a variety of unique solutions including downsizing technologies with 2-stage boosting systems, variable valvetrain systems and advanced technologies such as Variable Compression Ratio (VCR). Since turbocharging has become a key element of advanced powertrains, FEV has developed its own unique turbocharger test bench, contributing significantly to enlarged T/C maps to increase the performance and drivability of downsized engines.
FEV leads the industry in the establishment of a unique benchmarking process for newly developed powertrains. The benchmarking process has created the world’s largest database for passenger car gasoline engines.
FEV can also resort to its catalyst aging burner test benches. Vehicle calibration is supported by FEV’s TOPexpert software.
Another important component in particular due to the expansion of global markets is the world-wide testing by usage of FEV-own test benches and facilities in most of the relevant markets. Hereby, also an influence of market-specific conditions such as localized components or market-specific filling and operating media can be tested directly on-site at the test bench, or at the appropriate time in the vehicle.
The testing activities capture the entire circumference of engine components from the vehicle-specific engine integration components to complete basic engine development volume on component level as well as on full engine testing level.