University of Brescia, Italy. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Automotive Group

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1 University of Brescia, Italy Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Automotive Group Gruppo Autoveicoli 1

2 Brescia, Italy & Brescia is the start of the famous 1000 Miglia race, now a vintage car event. The town is situated near the lake Garda, mid way between Milan and Verona. Gruppo Autoveicoli 2

3 The Faculty of Engineering Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI) Automotive Group Rodolfo FAGLIA DIMI Director Marco GADOLA Stefano UBERTI Daniel CHINDAMO Matteo ROMANO Michele CIMA Gruppo Autoveicoli 3

4 2nd level degree in Mechanical Engineering Automotive Eng. course: 2 years ~30% of 2nd level Mechanical Engineering Students Automotive specific courses: Internal combustion engines Hybrid and electric vehicles Vehicle dynamics and suspension design Vehicle testing and simulation Industrial vehicles, motorbikes Vehicle structures Other Mechanical Engineering curricula: Production engineering Construction and design Industrial Automation Engineering materials Gruppo Autoveicoli 4

5 Employment opportunities for students and many others Gruppo Autoveicoli 5

6 Research facilities: Vehicle Testing Lab Instrumentation: On-board data acquisition systems (Marelli, Motec) Typical automotive sensors Slip angle sensor (DATRON) Kalman-based lean angle sensor (motorbikes) Professional GPS system Dynamic shaker for component testing Software tools: CarSim TruckSim VI-CarRealTime (under evaluation) Simulink AeroLap MLK (multi-link kinematics) Wintax Motec i2pro Solidworks, ProE Gruppo Autoveicoli 6

7 Research facilities: four-poster rig Servotest hydraulic road simulator, 4 d.o.f. applications: NVH, durability, suspension tuning etc Gruppo Autoveicoli 7

8 Automotive Group R&D experience & partners >>>>>> Gruppo Autoveicoli 8

9 Bridgestone Outdoor testing station for industrial vehicle tyres (Moog, Bridgestone Europe) Vehicle Dynamics Simulations (TruckSim + Simulink) Design Gruppo Autoveicoli 9

10 TRW Automotive Italy Research programme on power steering systems and components Friction NVH Fatigue testing Gruppo Autoveicoli 10

11 Lamborghini Body vibration testing Component testing Gruppo Autoveicoli 11

12 Hybrid and Electric vehicles Design Powertrain and battery pack simulations Prototype testing Gruppo Autoveicoli 12

13 CR&S Motorcycles - 1 Design and solid modeling Gruppo Autoveicoli 13

14 CR&S Motorcycles - 2 Indoor/outdoor testing Gruppo Autoveicoli 14

15 Roadcar testing Steering feeling/feedback Active rear differential tuning Gruppo Autoveicoli 15

16 Among other projects Rubber-metal component testing: engine supports, suspension bushings Motorbike aftermarket accessories vibration & durability testing Scooter vibration testing Gruppo Autoveicoli 16

17 Engineering in motorsport - 1 Technical management Manufacturer relationships Trackside & race engineering Data acquisition and development Rapax Team, GP2 (2009 to date) BMS Scuderia Italia ( ) Gruppo Autoveicoli 17

18 Engineering in motorsport - 2 Driver training on dynamic simulators Virtual racecar development Software tools for trackside engineering Strategy management for Endurance Racing Gruppo Autoveicoli 18

19 Pirelli Motorsport Partners of Pirelli R&D for GT and Endurance racing Support to racing tyre development Dedicated data acquisition and analysis FRENATA 4 5 Generazione delle forze in inserimento 2 1 Alfa1 ( ) 2 0 Steer Real ( ) 0 Sovrasterzo di potenza in uscita (power oversteer) Ay (G) Brake F Press (bar) 50 0 ACCELERAZIONE Time: +00: min:sec Brake F Press (bar) Min: -1.5 Max: 48.1 Mean: 8.3 Rate: 100 Hz Throttle Pos (%) DR: [ ] (m) Alfa2 ( ) Ft2 (kgf) Gruppo Autoveicoli 19

20 About us Gruppo Autoveicoli 20

21 Marco Gadola - personal references Gianpaolo Dallara - Dallara Automobili Peter Tutzer Lotus Cars - former Porsche and Bugatti engineer George Howard-Chappell former Technical Director, Aston Martin Racing/Prodrive Loris Bicocchi test driver for Bugatti, Lamborghini etc Frank-Steffen Walliser Porsche Ag Hartmut Kristen Porsche Motorsport Norbert Singer former Technical Director, Porsche Motorsport Gruppo Autoveicoli 21

22 Automotive Group - Contacts Dr. Marco Gadola Head of Automotive Group, R&D, Motorsport marco.gadola@ing.unibs.it Dr. Stefano Uberti Special vehicles, motorbikes stefano.uberti@ing.unibs.it Ing. Daniel Chindamo Testing indoor/outdoor, data acquisition, EV/HEV vehicles daniel.chindamo@ing.unibs.it Ing. Matteo Romano Modeling and simulation, data fusion matteo.romano@ing.unibs.it Automotive Group University of Brescia Faculty of Engineering DIMI - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Dept. Via Branze 38 I Brescia, Italy Ing. Michele Cima Chassis design, data analysis michele.cima@ing.unibs.it Gruppo Autoveicoli 22