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Markets : Commercial Vehicles

With increasing fuel prices it is becoming ever more important for commercial vehicle manufacturers to reduce the operating costs of their vehicles. Improved aerodynamic performance and reduced vehicle weight are just two factors which can have a dramatic effect on these costs. In both of these critical areas MIRA has a huge amount of expertise to offer but our skills don't stop there... We can also integrate other performance benefits such as better vehicle stability, safety and reliability. So whether it's a complete turnkey vehicle design solution that you need or just system-level performance optimisation, MIRA will help you to create durable, high-quality products that meet the needs of your market.

Reliability

  • Component level to whole vehicle
  • Fatigue/shock/vibration testing
  • Correlation of in-service/rig programmes
  • Fatigue life prediction
  • Environmental testing
  • Strength assessment
  • Vibration analysis
  • Durability

Stability & Manoeuvrability

  • Whole vehicle and sub-system analysis
  • Aerodynamic stability and drag
  • Vehicle handling development
    (using wet and dry circuits)
  • Braking performance and ABS systems
  • Steering and suspension systems
  • Chassis dynamics
  • Benchmarking
 

Electrical & Safety Systems

  • Component and whole-vehicle tests
  • Occupant restraint systems
  • Interior trim and hardware design optimisation
  • Structural integrity and crashworthiness
  • Approved “competent body” for EMC
  • Radio Frequency (RF) immunity
  • Radio Frequency (RF) emissions
  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
  • Conducted transients (ISO 7637)
  • Radio approvals (radar speed sensor)
  • Precise control of electro-hydraulic valves
  • Multiplex systems, CAN, J1939, TTCAN
  • Electronic control unit (ECU) design
  • Software design and MISRA
  • On and off board diagnostics
  • Data logging and remote monitoring
  • On vehicle sensors and measurement

Design & CAE Capabilities

  • Packaging and ergonomics
  • Surfacing (A-surface)
  • Body structures and closures
  • Interior and exterior trim and hardware
  • Suspension systems
  • Heating, ventilation and cooling
  • Powertrain installation
  • Electrical systems
  • Concept analysis
  • Linear static and dynamic structural behaviour
  • Non-linear structural and impact
  • Occupant kinematics and pedestrian safety
  • Mechanisms and rigid body kinematics
  • Aerodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer
  • Powertrain performance prediction
  • Acoustic modelling
  • RF and EM modelling
  • Integrated durability

Product Performance

  • Thermal management
  • Powertrain cooling
  • Brake cooling
  • Fuel economy
  • Exhaust emissions
  • Engine management
  • Noise emissions
  • Air induction systems
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Product refinement
  • Materials technology

Driver/Occupant Comfort

  • Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system development
  • Defrost/demist efficiency
  • Ride and handling quality
  • Noise reduction and sound quality

 

Markets

AUTOMOTIVE

-Passenger Cars

-Commercial Vehicles

-PSVs

-Off-Highway

-Motorcycles

-Motorsport

DEFENCE

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Events...

 

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2008

NEC,
Birmingham, UK

15-17 April 2008

 

Aerospace 08

Stand G195

Munich, Germany

15 - 18 April 2008

 

More Events...

 

 

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