ADVANCEMENTS IN POWERTRAIN TEST ENVIRONMENT
Transcript of ADVANCEMENTS IN POWERTRAIN TEST ENVIRONMENT
ADVANCEMENTS IN POWERTRAIN TEST ENVIRONMENTDELIVERING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH STRATEGIC CHOICE OF TEST
ENVIRONMENT
Dr. Philip Lawson
30 Nov 2017 – AVL Product Development in Motion
ADVANCEMENTS IN POWERTRAIN TEST ENVIRONMENT
Outline
• Motivations
• Brief history of Powertrain Testing at JLRWhy?
• Increasing Productivity throughShift & Expand
What?
• Key enablers to deliver Shift & Expandstrategies
How?
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Background & Motivation
Jaguar Land Rover Retail Sales Volumes by FY
Jaguar E-Pace Jaguar F-Pace
Land Rover Discovery Range Rover Velar
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Background & Motivation
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Since 2011:
• Doubled internal Engine Test activity
• Tripled internal Chassis-Dyno Test activity
• 15x increase in outsourced test activity
Internal capacity increase largely due to
Testfield Efficiency Projects
“Holistic Powertrain Development & Test Productivity Optimisation at Jaguar
Land Rover” J. Houldcroft et. al. 5th International Symposium on
Development Methodology, 2013
Testing Effectiveness Four Levers
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Testing Effectiveness Four Levers
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Background & Motivation
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Key Enablers
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Test Field Effectiveness
People
ProcessFacility
Adoption of Shift & Expand test
methodologies requires significant
investment in…
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Process Investment - Operational Readiness
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“Customer” Relationship Management
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Process Investment – Customer Relationship Management
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AVL Tech Centre Coventry
AVL Graz
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People Investment – Importance of Training
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Team Growth & Development
Team Size
Ramp
Skill
Ramp
Productive
Facility
Training Cell in GrazTCC in
Coventry
Project Timeline
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Summary & Conclusions
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People
Level 4 Apprenticeship &
development of Technician
population
Established Technical Training
Team
Specialist training in the test
field environment
Up-skilling existing population
Process
Project process and
common goal of operational
status
Customer relationship
management
Process oriented culture
with “swim lane” processes
developed in advance of
training and ramp-up
Facility
JLR is investing significant capital to ensure that
our facility meets the needs of our business
Continued upgrade and advancement of
existing facility
Enabled global connectivity
Invested in Research capability, joint AVL – JLR
Technical Centre, New Propulsion Development
Centre.
Making use of new rapidly deployed modular
cells to ensure capability and capacity
availability for JLRWhile Technology changes can be “bought in”, it
is essential to develop People and Teams
Jaguar Land RoverW/1/26 Abbey Road, WhitleyCoventry CV3 4LF, UK
jaguarlandrover.com
THANK YOU Dr. Philip LawsonSenior Manager Emissions Testing
M +44(0)7469 405229
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4WD
Dyno
Raw
Meas.
Raw
Meas.
Raw
Meas.
Particle NumberParticle Mass
Dilution Tunnel
Dilu
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Air
Dilute Gas
Cooling Fan
Plant & HVAC
Data
Acquisition
CAT 1 CAT 2
CAT 3
Mixing
Tee
Chassis-Dyno Test Cell
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4WD Wheel
Hub Dyno
Raw
Meas.
Raw
Meas.
Raw
Meas.
Cooling Fan
Data
Acquisition
CAT 1 CAT 2
CAT 3
Exhaust
Flow
Meas.
Powertrain (Vehicle-in-Loop) Test Cell
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Dyno
Cat 1 Cat 2
Raw Gas Analysis
Vehicle Simulation
Road Speed Trace
Exhaust Flow
MeasurementEngine
Engine-in-Loop Test Cell