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PSA Teams with Engineering School to Reduce Engine Development Time
PSA Group is launching a research partnership with French engineering school Ecole Centrale de Nantes to reduce the cost and time of developing next-generation powertrains.
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PSA Group is launching a research partnership with French engineering school Ecole Centrale de Nantes to reduce the cost and time of developing next-generation powertrains.
The partners will invest a combined €4 million ($4.7 million) in the program over the next five years. Alain Maiboom, a supervisor at the university’s hydrodynamics, energy and atmospheric environment research laboratory, will head a joint 10-person team, which will focus on digital modeling of combustion engines and developing new calibration methods for electrified powertrains.
Using digital models promises to significantly reduce development time compared with building and testing multiple prototype iterations. One of the goals of the program is to cut the number of prototypes used during testing and validation by more than 70% compared with conventional approaches.
The process is less expensive than prototyping, which can involve substantial tooling costs. Virtual modeling also can improve accuracy and allow for more testing parameters, the partners note.RELATED CONTENT
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