Chassis development – safety, comfort and energy input

Many new developments in the automotive sector are shifting the focus increasingly towards the chassis. Its influence on dynamic handling plays a key role in the characteristics of a vehicle. The increasing use of electronic control and driver assistance systems requires a strong integration of electronics development into the development process. Not least, energy efficiency and the minimisation of power losses in the chassis have a significant influence on the CO₂ reduction potentials in the vehicle. For this purpose, Bertrandt uses its comprehensive expertise to solve complex problems, demonstrating its proficiency as a "networked service provider".

Partner in the development process

When it comes to development a chassis, our customers can rely on us to provide support in many of steps required. From the development of mechanical and mechatronic components and assemblies through to the design and testing of vehicle dynamics, we are a reliable partner for our customers. In order to design a vehicle’s handling behaviour in very early development stages and then to further develop it efficiently, we use advanced technologies for complete vehicle simulation and visualisation as well as state-of-the-art design tools. The special expertise of our employees and precise knowledge of the customer's requirements ensure that we can develop technical solutions to complex problems.

Application of virtualisation

In addition to the use of the very latest hardware, including suspension and axle kinematics test stands for vehicles with an overall weight of up to 2200 kg, we also work with complete vehicle virtualisation. Together with specialised partners, we offer our customers the possibility to reduce the number of physical variants by carrying out measurements of vehicle dynamics in open-loop and closed-loop scenarios, thus reducing development costs.

Matthias Rühl

Head of the Powertrain/Chassis Competence Centre

suspension@bertrandt.com

The ‘References’ section lists a selection of our reference projects.

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