Leyland Consulting
full range of engineering support for new truck and bus development
Design Validation of a truck and bus for the Asian market
- Role:
- Providing test and development support for a major UK design house working with a Global vehicle manufacturer.
- Activities:
- Planning and delivery of a detailed validation plan to ensure the vehicles were suitable for their intended market. Activities included confirmation of durability, performance, cooling, brakes, noise and general drivability.
- Achievements:
- Effective and efficient validation of two new vehicles for the Asian market.
Cab Mount Development
- Role:
- Develop the cab mount system to improve on current performance and deliver ride comfort consistent with a new cab that was at the early stages of development.
- Activities:
- This project was delivered using a combination of ADAMS modelling and practical, physical testing. An existing vehicle was modified to replicate the expected characteristics of the new cab and used to provide baseline data. The customer provided a basic ADAMS model which was refined and correlated with test data. This model was used to develop new cab mount characteristics, including bump-stops to deal with off-road activities. The proposed modifications were implemented on the test vehicle and benefits validated by subjective and objective evaluation.
- Achievements:
- Off-line development of the cab mount system to deliver the required ride performance, allowing modifications to current production and providing a proven specification for the new cab.
Refinement engineering of a new range of 7.5 T to 16 T trucks
- Role:
- Take responsibility for defining and delivering all work required to achieve refinement levels defined by Marketing as equal to current best in class.
- Activities:
- A small team of 2 engineers were embedded within the customer’s product development team from early concept design through to sign-off for production. These engineers worked with the customers designers and CAE team to develop designs that would meet refinement targets.
A small test team completed detailed benchmarking test to establish engineering targets before moving onto development testing of a mule vehicle. This was used to confirm many assumptions prior to prototype vehicle build.
Once prototypes became available the team completed validation tests to ensure consistency across the range and compliance with pass-by noise legislation.
- Achievements:
- Prototype vehicles met all expectation for refinement with no need for further development.
