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EARPAPartners Guide

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4 Introduction to the EARPA Partners Guide5 What is EARPA?6 User Guide6 Organisation & Task Forces8 Membership9 Members & Locations10-103 Member Pages104 Other useful links106 Any questions?

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Introduction to the EARPA Partners GuideSimon Edwards, EARPA Chairman

Dear reader,

The European transport industry, from its researchers, suppliers and manufacturers to its infrastructure and service providers, undertakes significant research and development (R&D) to help address the Grand Societal Challenges within the region. Defining and realising the future of road mobility will be a major contribution to achieving these goals: here EARPA has an important role to play.

With its independent position, between industry and government, the European Automotive Research Partners Association is able to advise the European Commission from a neutral standpoint and to recommend research that is most beneficial for society. Furthermore, EARPA works as part of the broad network: with the European Commission and with industry, for example through the European Green Vehicle Initiative (EGVI); with the Technology Platforms, such as the European Road Transport Advisory Council (ERTRAC); with colleagues from other associations and with other actors in the European research community.

This year we are now well into the Horizon 2020 R&D framework. EARPA members have been active in the first round of this programme – they are involved in multiple successful responses to this call. In addition, EARPA has and continues to input into the preparation for the second and further rounds of the framework.

Our forty-seven members work together in ten, strong Task Forces. Of these, seven are specifically technology oriented; two focus more on the application aspects of transport, these are logistics and urban mobility; one assists our members in all things related to European project management. In this guide we present each of the members of EARPA, we give a summary of their expertise and highlight their involvement in European projects. Each of the EARPA members has an active role to play: giving input to the creation of research programmes, creating proposals, helping perform successful and valuable projects, and in the widening of the network.

I trust you find this information helpful and would welcome the opportunity to meet you at one of our events!

Founded in 2002, EARPA is the association of automotive R&D organisations. It brings together the most prominent independent R&D providers in the automotive sector throughout Europe. Its membership is ranging from large and small commercial organisations to national institutes and universities.

EARPA, as the platform of automotive researchers, aims at actively contributing to the European Research Area and the future EU research programmes. In this task, EARPA seeks a close cooperation with the automotive industry, the automotive suppliers, the oil industry as well as the European Institutions and the EU Member States.

EARPA members are strongly committed to cooperate closely with industrial automotive partners, universities and other research organisations on future R&D. Such a cooperation may vary from an exchange of ideas and knowledge in joint meetings to setting up networks and carrying out joint projects. The EU research programmes are of particular interest to EARPA members by means to achieve such cooperation.

What is EARPA?

EARPA members are committed to contribute to a common vision on future transport and the creation and implementation of a strategic research agendas. In this, they support the actions of ERTRAC – the European Research Transport Advisory Council – as well as other European Technology Platforms.

EARPA and its members, being well integrated in both national and European research structures, are in a position and willing to support a closer link between and coordination of national and European research programmes. EARPA as an independent platform is prepared to participate at European level in strategic consulting related to public interest and social matters regarding mobility, environment, energy and safety in the automotive domain.

EARPA promotes the awareness and understanding of the specific role and contribution of its members in the automotive sector and reinforce the high-tech character of the automotive industry and its potential for future innovation and new opportunities.

Vehicle manufacturers

Member State governments and

their agencies

European Commission(various DGs)

Automotive suppliers

Automotive & road transportindustry associations (ACEA, EUCAR, CONCAWE, CLEPA)

Technology platforms & JTIs(ERTRAC, BIOFRAC, NEW,

ARTEMIS, ENIAC)

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This guide provides an overview of the EARPA members and can be used within the Association. It is based on the information provided by our members.

Per member, there is a fact sheet containing the type of organisation, location and a short summary of expertise and activities, including participation in EU projects and participation in Technology Platforms and other major European networks. At the end of this publication, you will find all necessary contact details. Per member, also the contact details are given.

EARPA is functioning thanks to its members’ annual contributions and is composed of four main bodies. First, the General Assembly, in which all members are participating, governs the Association. Second, the Executive Board, to which the management of the association is delegated, initiates activities and carries out the representative tasks. Mr. Edwards (Ricardo) is as EARPA Chairman chairing this group. Third, the EARPA Secretariat, which supports the overall activities, is present in Brussels. The EARPA Secretary General is Ms. Van Schijndel-de Nooij. And finally, EARPA experts are active within EARPA Task Forces which form the heart of EARPA’s operations.

Within those Task Forces, EARPA members are actively discussing research topics of theirinterest. The Task Forces are focussing on answering specific needs:• Identified by EARPA members (e.g. technical

discussions, EU projects creation, etc.);• Identified by the actual effort of EARPA in

terms of representation (e.g. discussion on EU RTD Policy).

The Task forces focus on technical discussions and project initiation efforts, as well as identifying future research needs to help solving the Grand Societal Challenges.

User Guide Organisation

N. Task Force Main Technology Areas Chair(wo)man Contact

1. Safety Crash structures, restraint systems, human-machine interaction, ICT based safety systems, (semi-)autonomous driving, test & evaluation methods for safety systems.

Peter Urban (IKA)

[email protected]

2. Materials, Design & Production

Application of light-weight materials in vehicle structures, material behaviour, intelligent materials etc.

Thilo Bein (Fraunhofer)

[email protected]

3. Noise, Vibration & Harshness

Noise and vibrations of vehicles, vehicle structures and components, noise reduction technologies etc.

Bert Pluymers (KU Leuven)

bert.pluymers@mech. kuleuven.be

4. Modelling & Simulation

Advanced modelling and simulation technologies for R&D of powertrains and other applications.

Benjamin Réveillé (IFPEN)

[email protected]

5. Advanced Combustion Engines & Fuels

Future engine concepts for sustainable transport and traffic, interaction of advanced combustion engines and alternative fuels. Function development for advanced engine concepts.

Gaetano de Paola (IFPEN)

[email protected]

6. Hybrid and Electric Systems & Components

Hybrid and full-electric driveline and components, including control strategies.

HelmutOberguggenberger (AIT)

[email protected]

7. Electronic & Communication Systems

Addresses specific electronic and communication issues in ITS.

Álvaro Arrúe (IDIADA)

[email protected]

8. Urban Mobility

Deals with non-technical issues related to the demand and implementation side of technology in Urban Mobility.

Martijn de Kievit (TNO)

[email protected]

9. Logistics Multimodal freight transport and innovative distribution concepts using new technological solutions.

Carlo van de Weijer[TU/e]

[email protected]

10. Project Management

Expert group for European RTD project management, rules for participation, legal and financial issues.

Alexander Holleis (AVL)

[email protected]

The Task Forces focus on technical discussions and project initiation efforts.

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EARPA today counts 47 members: have a look at the next pages for more information.

EARPA Membership is open to R&D providers, commercial and non-profit. Independence of the automotive industry and experience with EU projects is among the criteria for membership. Interested organisations may apply for membership.

Should you be interested to join EARPA, please do not hesitate to contact EARPA Secretariat.

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Members & Locations

Member Location Page

AIT Austria 10

Applus+ IDIADA Spain 12

APTL Greece 14

AVL Austria 16

CEA France 18

CEIT Spain 20

Chalmers Sweden 22

CIDAUT Spain 24

CIDETEC Spain 26

CMT Spain 28

Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic 30

Eindhoven University of Technology

The Netherlands 32

ESI Group France 34

FEV Germany 36

Fraunhofer LBF / EMI Germany 38

Graz University of Technology

Austria 40

Hexagon Studio Turkey 42

IDMEC Portugal 44

IFPEN France 46

IKA Germany 48

IRT Jules Verne France 50

ISIS - University of Bremen

Germany 52

KIT Germany 54

KU Leuven Belgium 56

LAT - Aristotle University Thessaloniki

Greece 58

LEITAT Spain 60

Loughborough University

United Kingdom 62

MIRA United Kingdom 64

MOBI - Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Belgium 66

OTAM Turkey 68

Poznan University of Technology

Poland 70

RICARDO United Kingdom 72

SAFER Sweden 74

Siemens Industry Software, former LMS

Belgium 76

SiEVA Slovenia 78

SIMLab Norway 80

SP Sweden 82

Tecnalia Spain 84

THI Germany 86

TNO The Netherlands 88

TRG - University of Southampton

United Kingdom 90

University of Brighton United Kingdom 92

University of Firenze Italy 94

University of Ljubljana Slovenia 96

University of Strasbourg

France 98

University of Warwick United Kingdom 100

Virtual Vehicle Austria 102

EARPA Partners Guide 2015

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AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Organisation type: R&D company

Contact person: Mr. Helmut Oberguggenberger

Phone number: +43 50550 6662

Email: [email protected]

Location head office: Vienna, Austria

Number of employees: 1150

Turnover before tax: ¤131,3 Million

Website: www.ait.ac.at

Short summary of expertise and activities

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The Austrian Institute of Technology takes a leading position in the Austrian innovation system and a key role in Europe as the RTO focusing on the key infrastructure topics of the future. AIT provides research and technological development to realise innovations for the next generation of infrastructure related technologies in the fields of energy, mobility, health & environment and safety & security, supplemented by foresight and policy development. As a national and international network node at the interface of science and industry, AIT enables innovation through its scientific-technological expertise, market experience, tight customer relationships and high quality research infrastructure. Mobility related research at AIT has the main target to provide the technological basis to realise efficient, green and safe mobility. E-mobility including a corresponding energy infrastructure and reliable autonomous and cooperative systems are the key issues covered in this context. Research is therefore performed to:• Investigate and improve the safety and

efficiency of transport infrastructure, vehicles and people.

• Improve the energy efficiency of modern vehicles and vehicle components by focusing on highly optimised, compact and efficient electric drive systems as well as on light weight design.

• Support e-mobility concepts by developing energy management concepts for smart grids and adapted electric power systems as well as by strengthening the utilization of renewable energy sources for energy generation.

• Provide technologies and process approaches to realise highly reliable software systems for implementing safe and dependable autonomous and cooperative systems.

• Cost reduction due to improved real-time planning and custom-made optimization services for urban logistics and fleet management.

Participation in EU projects

EUROLIION High Energy Density Li-ion Cells for Traction, GREENLION Advanced manufacturing processes for Low Cost Greener Li-Ion batteries, SMARTBATT Smart and Safe Integration of Batteries in Electric Vehicles, SYRNEMO Synchronous Reluctance Next Generation Efficient Motors for Electric Vehicles, EUNICE Eco-design and Validation of In-Wheel Concept for Electric Vehicles, EVADER Electric Vehicle Alert for Detection and Emergency Response, INROADS Intelligent Renewable Optical Advisory System, SMARTRAIL Sustainable Maintenance and Analysis of Rail Transport Infrastructure, TRANSFORMERS Configurable and Adaptable Trucks and Trailers for Optimal Transport Efficiency, ROSANNE Rolling resistance, Skid resistance, and Noise Emission Measurement Standards for Road Surfaces, CARBOTRAF A Decision Support System for Reducing CO2 and Black Carbon Emissions by Adaptive Traffic Management, 3D-LIGHTTRANS Large Scale Manufacturing Technology for High-Performance Lightweight 3D Multifunctional Composites, URBAN-EV Super Light Architectures for Safe and Affordable Urban Electric Vehicles, INTEGREEN Integration of Traffic and Environmental data for Improving, GREEN Policies in the City of Bolzano.


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Contact person: Mr. José Manuel Barrios

Phone number: +34 977 166 000


Location head office: Tarragona, Spain


Turnover before tax: ¤116 Million

Website: www.applusidiada.com

Applus+ IDIADA

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Applus+ IDIADA, as a global partner to the automotive industry worldwide, supports clients in their product development activities by providing design, engineering, testing and homologation services to fit their needs.

Applus+ IDIADA provides an extensive range of engineering and testing services in the fields of passive and active safety, powertrain, comfort, reliability, electronics and materials and processes. Applus+ IDIADA undertakes complete vehicle development projects applying tailor-made project management solutions based on the requirements of each project. Applus+ IDIADA’s expertise in both physical and virtual testing results in maximum efficiency in cost and time. Its engineering solutions are driven by the ongoing pursuit of excellence and research in the best technology.

A large team of more than 1700 engineers and technical experts as well as an international network of subsidiaries and branch offices in 22 countries ensure clients will be given fast and customized services.


eMobility, EV safety and EV performance ID4EV (Intelligent Dynamics for Electric Vehicles), ELVA (Advanced Electric Vehicle Architectures), OPTIBODY (Optimized Structural components and add-ons to improve passive safety in the new electric light trucks and vans), eVADER (Electric Vehicle Alert for Detection and Emergency Response, coordinated by IDIADA), Smart CEM (Smart Connected Electro Mobility), HEMIS (Electrical powertrain HEalth

Monitoring for Increased Safety of FEVs), UNPLUGGED (Wireless charging for Electric Vehicles), CONVENIENT (Complete Vehicle Energy-saving Technologies for Heavy-Trucks), LNG Blue Corridors (Definition and Demonstration of European Liquefied Natural Gas Corridors), EV RACING BCN (demonstrating the performance of EV’s in a competition vehicle), IMPROVE and ZeEUS.

Integrated safety APSN, ROLLOVER, CHILD, APROSYS, eVALUE (active safety systems evaluation), SRRS (Smart Road Restraint Systems), CASPER (general children protection), EPOCh (development of the Q10-Q12 dummy), ASSESS (pre-crash systems assessment), FIMCAR (crash compatibility), ActiveTest (dissemination of performance testing methods for ICT-based safety functions in road vehicles) and AsPeCSS (pedestrian and cyclists safety, coordinated by IDIADA).

Cooperative Systems SARTRE, COMPANION, i-GAME, VRA, COMPASS4D.

Energy efficiency certificationRE-TYRE (Classification of REtreaded truck TYres in order to comply with future environmental performance and safety Requirements).

Funding policiesEAGAR (assessment of the automotive R+D status in the world).


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Organisation type: R&D institute

Contact person: Mr. Athanasios Konstandopoulos

Phone number: +30 2310 498192


Location head office: Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece



Website: www.apt.cperi.certh.gr

APTL - Aerosol & Particle Technology Laboratory

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The Aerosol & Particle Technology Laboratory (APTL) research work is related to the science of fine particles and their suspensions in various media. APTL core R&D activities concern the emission control area, where it has established itself as a laboratory of international calibre, by exploiting the benefits of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for the clean transport systems of the future. In parallel, it invests in scaling-up its activities on the synthesis of nanoparticles with tailored properties focusing on their integration into final market products through process innovations. Last but not least, APTL intensives its efforts in the exploitation of solar technologies for clean fuels production.

Research in the APTL is organized in the following areas:• Emission Control Technologies for

Mobile Sources• Sensor and Measurement Technologies• Computer Simulation of Aerosol &

Particulate Processes• Hydrogen and Clean Energy Technologies


Selected EU projects where APTL is involved are:

Emission Control Related projectsPost-treAtment for the next Generation Of Diesel Engines (PAGODE), Tailored On-board activated agents Production for EXhaust Aftertreatment PERformance enhancemenT (TOP-EXPERT), SYstem for future Diesel Combustion concepts (IPSY), Aerosol Technologies and Hierarchical Assembly/Manufacturing for Advanced Nano-structured

Porous Materials (ATLANTIS), Coated Sintered Metal Trap (COMET), Smart NOx abatement systems for next-generation Environmental Technologies (SMART), System Level Optimization and Control Tools for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment (SYLOC-DEXA) and Advanced Regeneration Technologies for Diesel Exhaust Particulate Aftertreatment (ART-DEXA).

Sensor and Measurement related projects Safe, Integrated & controlled production of high-tech multifunctional materials and their recycling (SAPHIR), Mobile Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Measurements and Emission Control Systems Evaluation (MOBILAB), Infrared Microsystem for Polluting Emission Control on Cars 2 (IMPECC2), Integrated Material and Information Technologies for Novel Emission Control Systems (IMITEC), Particulate Size and Composition Measurements for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment (PSICO-DEXA) and Multiwavelength Sensor for Sub-micron Particle Analysis (MULTISENS).

Computer Simulation related projectsFlow Simulations On-Demand Using Grid Computing (FLOWGRID), Simulation Tool for Dynamic Flow Analysis in Foam Filters (STYFF-DEXA) and Development of an Exhaust Aftertreatment Simulator for Diesel Powered Vehicles (GSRT, Greek-Italian Collaborative Program).

Hydrogen and Clean Energy related projectsSolar Hydrogen via Water Splitting in Advanced Monolithic Reactors for Future Solar Power Plants (HYDROSOL-II), Catalytic Monolith Reactor for Hydrogen Generation From Solar Water Splitting (HYDROSOL) and Advanced Solar Volumetric Air Receiver for Commercial Solar Tower Power Plants (SOLAIR).



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Contact person: Mr. Peter Prenninger

Phone number: +43 316 787 1484


Location head office: Graz, Austria


Turnover before tax: ¤1,05 Billion

Website: www.avl.com

AVL List GmbH


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AVL is the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing technology of powertrains (hybrid, combustion engines, transmission, electric drive, batteries and software) for passenger cars, trucks and large engines.

Development of powertrain systems AVL develops and improves all kinds of powertrain systems and is a competent partner to the engine and automotive industry. In addition, AVL develops and markets the simulation methods which are necessary for the development work.

Engine instrumentation and test systemsThe products of this business area comprise all the instruments and systems required for engine and vehicle testing.

Advanced simulation technologiesThe developed simulation software is focusing on design and optimization of powertrain systems and covers all phases of the development process.


At European level, AVL collaborates with several associations that support the European automotive research landscape. Next to EARPA, the most relevant are EUCAR (automotive manufacturers), CONCAWE (fuel industry) and CLEPA (automotive supply industry). Of particular importance is AVL’s participation in the European Technology Platforms ERTRAC (road transport), ARTEMIS-IA (embedded & cyber-physical

systems), EPOSS (Smart Systems Integration), FCH-JTI (fuel cell and hydrogen research) and EGVIA, the European Green Vehicle Initiative.On international level, AVL actively participates in ASAM, the Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems, AUTOSAR, the Automotive Open Systems Architecture and others.The national co-operations are often based on university collaborations and AVL’s memberships in organisations such as the Automotive Cluster Styria, A3PS - the Austrian Agency for Alternative Propulsion Systems, the SafeTRANS cluster about embedded systems in transportation, FVV - the German research association for internal combustion engines, FVA - the equivalent for powertrain research and in Sweden the FKG Vehicle Component Group.

Since 1997 AVL List has been active in about 150 EC-funded RTD projects such as:CRYSTAL Interoperability Specification (IOS) and a Reference Technology Platform (RTP) as a European standard for safety-critical systems, DEWI Wireless sensor networks, communication and applications, EMC2 Multi-core technology in embedded systems, FUEREX Feasibility of the range extender technology, OpEneR Driver assistance systems for electric vehicles, ASTERICS Modelling and testing tools needed for the development of future FEVs, SuperLIB Smart control system solutions for batteries, EAGAR Benchmarking of public automotive research activities at international level, InGAS Custom designed engine integrated with a specific aftertreatment system, POWERFUL Powertrain of future light-duty vehicles, DESTA Demonstration of the first European solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit for trucks.


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Contact person: Mr. Xavier Apolinarski

Phone number: +33 169082974


Location head office: Saclay, France


Turnover before tax: ¤3,3 Billion

Website: www.cea.fr

CEA


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The CEA, a French leading Research Centre, is active on four major R&D themes:• Defense and security• Energy• Health & information technologies• Fundamental research.

The Technological Research Division (DRT) has specific activities focused on Applied Research.DRT develops partnerships with industry to promote innovation and increase the competitiveness of our partners through new applications of advanced technologies.


Increase of environmental interest and increase of electronic in car (design and product), CEA DRT is well positioning to response to the EU automotive industry.

Recently CEA DRT has been involved in:ETP/JTI ARTEMIS specific group EICOSE for transportation application, JTI ENIAC, ETP EPOSS specific automotive group, ETP Hydrogen and JTI-FCH.

Next to this, CEA DRT is involved in the following European projects:IMPECC 2 Infrared Microsystems for polluting emissions control on cars, SAVE-U sensors and system architecture for vulnerable road users’ protection.


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Organisation type: RTO

Contact person: Ms. Sara Solozábal

Phone number: +34 943 212800


Location head office: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain



Website: www.ceit.es

Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Técnicas-CEIT-IK4


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CEIT-IK4 is a private multidisciplinary non-profit RTO. Its mission is to provide the industry with services through the development of technical research projects and to form young researchers and PhD students. CEIT-IK4 promotes excellence in applied research by publishing non confidential results and participating in scientific and technical forums. It also promotes high added value solutions through research projects and by training young researchers within a commercially productive framework. CEIT-IK4 consists of three departments (Materials, Applied Mechanics, and Electronics and Communications) and three R&D Units (Microelectronics and Microsystems, Environmental Engineering and Biomedical Engineering). IK4 Alliance sums the capacities of the nine RTO members, providing the alliance with the flexibility to adapt to the characteristics of any company. IK4 is a benchmark on the European scene and is among the continent’s main private, scientific and technological corporations. In the automotive industrial sector, our main capabilities are:• Power Electronics, Electromagnetics

Machines and Energy Storage and Management Systems

• Materials and Processes for Automotive Applications

• Automotive Embedded Systems• Automotive and Traffic Simulators• Software Tools for Automotive Applications

• Mechanical Design, Noise & Vibration, Vehicle Dynamics and Haptics

• Advanced MEMS for Automotive Industry


CEIT-IK4 has been involved in fifteen FP6 projects, having the role of coordinator in two of them: DELILA (FP6 STREP) and INTERFACE (FP6 STREP). Moreover, CEIT-IK4, has also participated in thirty-one FP7 projects, having the role of coordinator in ten of them: CONFIDENCE - Ubiquitous Care System to Support Independent Living, HESCAP –New Generation, High Energy and Power Density Supercapacitor Based Energy Storage System, TREND - Test of Rolling Stock Electromagnetic Compatibility for cross-Domain interoperability, HEMIS - Electrical powertrain Health Monitoring for Increased Safety of FEVs, E3NETWORK - Energy Efficient E-band transceiver for backhaul of the future networks, ECUC - Eddy-Current brake Compatibility, EATS - ETCS Advanced Testing and Smart Train Positioning System, WILDCRAFT - Wireless smart Distributed end system for aircraft, RORC - Rolled-Only IN718 Ring-shaped Components, NESMONIC – Net shape Hot Isostatic Pressing of IN718.

CEIT-IK4 also coordinates one CIP ECOINNOVATION project (ARTICA4nr) and has also participated in thirteen Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) projects having the role of coordinator in two of them: PACROLP-II and OPTIBOS.

Besides, at the moment CEIT-IK4 is involved in two H2020 projects (EUROFUSION - EURATOM Programme and ERSAT-EAV- ERTMS on SATELLITE – Enabling Application Validation).


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Organisation type: University

Contact person: Mr. Per Lövsund

Phone number: +46 31 772 36 42


Location head office: Göteborg, Sweden



Website: www.chalmers.se

Chalmers University of Technology


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Chalmers University of Technology has eight Areas of Advance, which brings together education, research and innovation. By coordinating our work in these Areas of Advance (AoA), with arenas where new ideas are born and initiatives are taken, we can make a difference. By focusing our strengths, we can take on larger challenges than before and reach further. Among Chalmers eight AoA the most relevant for EARPA are: Transport, Materials Science, Energy, and Information and Communication Technology.One of our goals is to become one of the world’s leading universities with regard to research and education on green, safe, efficient and effective transport systems. To achieve this, we build on a wide range of disciplines and a close connection between research and higher education as well as on intense cooperation with industry and societal actors.

We focus on three profile areas within the AoA Transport:Traffic safety with all aspects of safe road transport for all road users, including safe interconnection to other transport areas and modes. Several research groups are linked to this profile. In particular, from the Department of Applied Mechanics (Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Engineering & Autonomous Systems, Material & Computational Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics and Dynamics) all with a link to the competence centre Safer.

Transport efficiency and customer adapted logistics with all aspects of effective and efficient transport, supporting companies’ logistics and individuals’ mobility including both supply and demand aspects.

Several research groups are linked to this profile, in particular from the Department of Technology Management and Economics (Physical Distribution, Production Logistics and Industrial Marketing). All with a link to the competence centre Northern LEAD.

Sustainable vehicle technologies: Sustainable solutions for how to propel vehicles in the future, how to reduce propulsion resistance through vehicle design, and assess sustainability of the different technologies in a wider, long-term perspective. The main actor from the Department of Applied Mechanics is the Division of Combustion and the competence centre CERC.


The Chalmers University of Technology performed research in the following European projects:CORE, Hercules, FLUEREX, CleanER-D, GREEN, GAST, Super Light Car, IRDES, ASSESS, DACOTA, DriveC2X, FOTNet, FOTNet2, EuroFOT, FIMCAR, ADSEAT, CASPER, THORAX, ID4EV, INTERACTIVE, EBSF, Logistics4Life, bestLog, FastRCargo, BUSTRIP, LOGGIN, MATISSE, FUEREX.


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Contact person: Mr. Luis de Prada Martin

Phone number: +34 983 54 80 35


Location head office: Valladolid, Spain



Website: www.cidaut.es

CIDAUT


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Foundation CIDAUT (Research and Development Center in Transport & Energy), was created in 1993 and has as principal objective to nurture the competitiveness and the industrial development of the companies in the automotive sector, thus enabling them to develop new products and processes. In order to realize this objective, the Foundation promotes scientific investigation, technological development and innovation applicable to industry in general and to the transport and energy sectors in particular. CIDAUT is composed of four buildings and a laboratory test track for carrying out road barrier tests in Mojados (a short distance from the main installations in the Boecillo Science Park, Valladolid-Spain) with a constructed surface area of 14,500 m2 and an investment in equipment close to 26 million euros.

The wide range of technical skills and human resources available in CIDAUT permits the tackling of complete research projects, development and innovation that include the whole chain of values of a product from its conception and design to pre-industrialization, passing through material research, simulation of its behaviour, processing, design of prototypes and, finally, its validation. The main execution of these types of projects centers in the following areas of knowledge:

1 Transport Safety • Vehicle (Active and Passive Safety) • Safety of Road Infrastructure • Accident Analysis

2 Materials - Product - Process • Materials (Plastics, Composites, Light Alloys)• Product-Process• Acoustics and Vibrations

3 Energy and Environment • Hydrogen Tecnologies • Biomass • Sustainable Building • Predictive Maintenance and Diagnostic • Energetic System Development


At European level, CIDAUT has participated inmore than 40 EU projects, as:APROSYS, APSN, SAFESPOT, PREVENT, STORHY, AIDE, HELISAFE, TELEFOT, SAFERIDER.

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Contact person: Mr. Germán Cabañero

Phone number: +34 943 309 022


Location head office: San Sebastián, Spain



Website: www.cidetec.es

CIDETECEARPA Partners Guide 2015

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IK4-CIDETEC, a Technology Centre belonging to the IK4 Research Alliance, specializes in generating and transferring knowledge and technology in the following areas:

• MATERIALS (nanomaterials, biomaterials and sensors);

• SURFACE TREATMENTS (ceramic and metallic coatings, surface processing);

• ENERGY (batteries, fuel cells and materials for energy systems).

Our mission is to enhance business competitiveness and capacity for innovation through the development of new products and processes. IK4-CIDETEC employs a highly qualified staff of 120 people; 95% of them hold university degrees and 50%, a PhD.

In FP7 has been involved in thirty-four projects, six of them has been coordinated by IK4-CIDETEC (ORION, GREENLION, ECLIPSE, PneumoNP, MARS-EV, IN-LIGHT). In H2020, IK4-CIDETEC coordinates one project (NANOPILOT) and participates in six.


• ORION - ordered inorganic-organic hybrids using ionic liquids for emerging applications

• GREENLION - advanced manufacturing processes for low cost greener Li-ion batteries

• MARS-EV - materials for ageing resistant Li-ion high energy storage for the electric vehicle

• MAT4BAT - advanced materials for batteries

• SCAIL UP - scaling-up of the aluminium plating process from ionic liquids

• ARTEMIS - automotive range extender with high temperature improved PEMFC MEAs and stacks

• ADDNANO - the development and scale-up of innovative nanotechnology-based processes into the value chain of the lubricants market

• SPICY - silicon and polyanionic chemistries and architectures of Li-ion cell for high energy battery

• eCAIMAN - electrolyte, cathode and anode improvements for market-near next-generation Li-ion batteries



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Contact person: Mr. Francisco Payri

Phone number: +34 96 387 7650


Location head office: Valencia, Spain



Website: www.cmt.upv.es

CMT - Motores Térmicos


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CMT - Motores Térmicos was founded in 1979 as the chair of Thermal Engines of the Universitat Politècnica de València and has evolved since to become a very dynamic and internationally well-known research institute that collaborates closely with the international automotive industry.Its main research activities are centred on the theoretical-experimental study of all the thermo-fluid dynamic processes in reciprocating internal combustion engines, with the aim of responding to specific demands of the automotive industry. Main concerns are nowadays dictated by environmental issues such as the reduction of specific fuel consumption and pollutants, as well as by the need to improve engine efficiency and reliability. Work is carried out to explore following aspects:• Air management and turbocharging

in engines.• Injection-combustion processes and

pollutant formation, especially in direct injection engines.

• Control of the noise generated by these processes.

• Thermal management in the engine.

In addition, CMT also does research work for the maintenance of reciprocating internal combustion engines aimed at developing non- intrusive diagnosis techniques for predictive maintenance and at implementing integral maintenance systems for transport fleets.

CMT-Motores Térmicos has state-of-the-art experimental and computational equipment needed for these tasks, including 14 fully equipped engine test cells for single cylinder and real engines, a climatic chamber with capabilities to simulate below zero temperatures (-30° C) and altitude conditions (up to 2800 m, 700 mbar) with enough space for a car, 3 turbo-group test benches for heavy-duty and automotive engines for the full characterisation of turbochargers, including in pulsating flow conditions, an anechoic chamber for measuring combustion and engine exhaust noise.


CMT-Motores Térmicos has successfully led several European projects in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Framework programmes, and participated in various others, including 10 European projects of the 5th Framework programme. In the 6th Framework Programme, the institute was involved in 2 Integrated Projects (NICE, GREEN), in one STREP project (IPSY), and in a Network of Excellence (ECO-Engines). Also, between 2002 and 2006, it was recognised as a Marie Curie Training Site.

Within the 7th Framework Programme, the group was involved in the following projects:Powerful, Cleaner-D, Cometnano, VECOM (ITN) as coordinator. And, in H2020, so far in two additional projects: GasOn in GV-3-2014 call and REWARD in GV-3.1-2014, as well as ELECFILTER (Clean Sky initiative).


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Contact person: Mr. Jan Macek

Phone number: +420 224 352 504


Location head office: Prague, Czech Republic



Website: www.cvut.cz

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The Josef Bozek Research Centre of Engine and Automotive Technology has been established as a part of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CVUT). It links relevant research workers and postgraduate students of Faculties of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of CVUT; moreover it has employed researchers from other universities and companies. The Centre provides research and development of spark ignition and diesel engines in the field of thermodynamics, aerodynamics, turbocharging, emissions, motor management, engine dynamics and structural strength applied to the design optimisation.

The Centre was successful in some simulation and experimental tasks concerning engine combustion of alternative fuels at limited pollution (especially using natural gas). Another large domain is optimization of turbocharging for large-bore engines, heavy – duty engines and engines for downsized-cars. It includes the recent technologies of variable turbine geometry with predictive algorithms of control and the use of pressure-wave superchargers. The use of combined simulation by computational fluid dynamics (CFD), 3-D (Star CD, Fluent, Fire) and specific 1-D methods of engine modelling (GT Power, GT Suite) and finite element method (FEM – like ABAQUS, EngDyn) together with multibody dynamics (Simpack, Adams, Madymo, PAM Crash) for these tasks is supported by commercial and in-house developed codes and by experiments using laser optical diagnostics. Results were applied, e.g., in Skoda Auto, a.s., and at some West-European and American manufacturers of cars and tractors. The Centre is an official partner of Gamma Technologies, Inc., the leader in specialized engine simulation software.

The Centre applies the results into turbocharger development in co-operation with the Czech manufacturers of turbochargers (PBS Turbo, Ltd., CZ Strakonice, a.s.) and turbo-compounded concepts of future engines (several projects of Czech Ministry of Trade and Industry).

Further it supplies the R&D results for vehicle transmission design and powertrain optimisation (mechanical, hydraulic, electrical ones), vehicle suspension design (including active Mechatronic Elements and their Control), body aerodynamics and passive safety issues. The Centre is active in engine/vehicle integrated control, especially for engine management (the project of Czech Ministry of Trade and Industry) and active/semiactive car or truck suspension (a German project) combined with ABS and other vehicle controls. The specialists of microelectronics are involved in rapid prototyping of control, hardware development, sensor development and CAN bus management/monitoring (Skoda Auto). The important part of research is an electric powertrain concept, useful for hybrid and fuel-cell powered vehicles.


The CVUT is participating in the following EU projects:NICE, GREEN Heavy Duty Engine, InGAS, Roads2HyCOM, VECOM, POWERFUL, LESSCCV.


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Contact person: Mr. Maarten Steinbuch

Phone number: +31 40 2475444


Location head office: Eindhoven, The Netherlands



Website: www.tue.nl

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Eindhoven University of Technology has been ranked as the top Technical University in Europe, providing higher education to approximately 7100 students, and publishing almost 3000 articles and 40 patents annually. The TU/e is a research driven university where its innovation in high tech systems is embedded in the strong industrial region of Brainport. More than six departments co-operate in high tech innovations in automotive systems, with strong research in the fields of vehicle dynamics, embedded automotive systems, hybrid and electrical power trains and components, combustion, automotive materials, human machine interaction, batteries and automotive control. Together, the departments offer a unique multi-disciplinary system-oriented 2-year Master of Science programme Automotive Technology.

Several research groups are active in automotive related research on:• powertrains• vehicle dynamics• combustion technology• high-tech automotive materials• energy management• battery storage• hydrogen storage• electrical components

The amount of activities is extensively growing, due to the start of the interdisciplinary master program Automotive Technology. Research groups within f.i. computer science are now fine-tuning their research (f.e. on software system design) to automotive applications.The department of Mechanical Engineering has excellent laboratorium facilities on combustion technology, power train research as well as dynamics and control.


Eindhoven University of Technology is involved in the following programs:High Tech Automotive Systems Innovation Program (HTAS). This program started in 2007 and is a 5-year-program with an R&D focus on Efficient Vehicle and Driving Guidance.Within in this program, TU/e is already involved in several EU projects and there are definitely more to follow: f.e. MILLS, Connected Car, EC Project Aprosys: The FP6 APROSYS project (Advanced protection systems) is developing and introducing critical technologies that improve passive safety for all European road users. The field of passive safety concerns in particular human injury biomechanics, vehicle crashworthiness and protection systems. Furthermore, APROSYS aims to increase the level of competitiveness of the European industry by developing new safety technologies.EC Project APSN: APSN (Advanced vehicle passive safety network) is working to further accelerate improvements in road safety, mobilising and integrating European scientific and technological expertise for the development of new protective technologies for all relevant accident conditions, NIMR: Cylinder head fatigue (NIMR renamed to M2I), EC Project GAST, Engine Efficiency, Fuelube.


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Organisation type: Software Editor & Engineering Service

Contact person: Mr. Fouad El Khaldi

Phone number: +33 1 41 73 58 00


Location head office: Rungis, France


Website: www.esi-group.com

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ESI was created in France in 1973 by Alain de Rouvray, current Chairman and President, with three other Berkeley Ph.D.s colleagues and partners (Jacques Dubois, Iraj Farhooman, Eberhard Haug). The company initially operated as a consulting company for European defense, aerospace and nuclear industries. ESI gradually developed sophisticated simulation techniques based on finite element analysis, and acquired a broad understanding of industrial processes and needs.

ESI is a world leading software editor for the numerical simulation of prototype and manufacturing process engineering in applied mechanics. The key to ESI’s success is the use of realistic material physics, providing “as good as real” virtual solutions, in order to replace the lengthy trial and error processes on real prototypes.

ESI has developed an extensive suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product’s behaviour during testing and real life use; to refine manufacturing processes for desired product performance, and to evaluate the effect of the environment in which the product is deployed.

ESI’s products represent a unique collaborative and open environment for End-to-End Virtual Prototyping, thus eliminating the need for physical prototypes during product development. This solution allows a productivity gain, innovation acceleration and significantly reduced costs.

ESI offers a scalable End-to-End Virtual Prototyping solution

ESI Group’ solutions simulate the Product Lifecycle: how a product is designed to function, how it is manufactured, and how it fails at the limits of performance. We deliver industry-specific solutions that accelerate our customers’ innovation and allow them to capture and automate their best practices.

ESI’s technologies are flexible and span disciplines. Our open, easily integrated software platforms allow for compute model management across multiple domains and processes.

In addition, wherever you are on the engineering spectrum, ESI Engineering Services are available to support you as you move along the path to End-to-End Virtual Prototyping.


MAPPIC Advanced Airbag Inflation, MAPPIC 3D Advanced Airbag Inflation, FLOWHEAD CFD-ACE, Exomag CFD.


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Contact person: Mr. Christoph Bollig

Phone number: +49 241 568 9324


Location head office: Aachen, Germany



Website: www.fev.com

FEV GmbH


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Founded in 1978, FEV is an internationally recognized leader in the design and development of internal combustion engines and supplier of advanced test and instrumentation systems. FEV offers a complete range of engineering services, providing global support to customers in the design, prototyping and development of advanced gasoline, diesel and alternative propulsion systems, e.g. fuel cells. In addition, FEV provides engine integration and vehicle calibration services.

The company supplies advanced engine testing systems, ranging from combustion analysis to fully automated test benches. FEV offers a single cylinder engine program for basic research, test and development work in a wide range of engineering areas. All engines are able to run on Gasoline and Diesel as well as on all kinds of alternative fuels and they characterized by a modular architecture and a very robust and flexible structure.

FEV enjoys a close working relationship with automotive, heavy-duty and industrial engine manufacturers, worldwide, as well as with their supply base. In addition, FEV supports the mineral oil industry, heating system manufacturers and conducts advanced research and development programs for governmental agencies.


FEV participated in the following EU Projects:ADVACO, Low aromatic threshold, VCR, Pro Fuel, FURORE, ECO Engine, Roads2Hycom, NICE, GREEN, InMar, NeDeNeF, NFCCPP, FUNIT, LOTUS, ILIPT, HI-CEPS, IPSY, ULYSSES.

FEV is also member of:Hydrogren & Fuel Cell Technology Platform, European Biofuels Technology Platform, ERTRAC.


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Contact person: Mr. Thilo Bein Mr. Benjamin Scharte

Phone number: +49 6151 705-463 +49 761 2714 538

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Location head office: Munich, Germany

Number of employees: 450 / 315

Turnover before tax: ¤28 Million / ¤23 Million

Website: www.lbf.fraunhofer.de www.emi.fraunhofer.de

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Fraunhofer LBF and EMI constitute competent and reliable research partners for complex questions of reliability and safety in the automotive sector.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF looks back on 75 years of experience in the field of structural durability and nowadays has expanded this core competence with the expertise in adaptronics, plastics and system reliability. With its overall competences in these fields, customised solutions for safety relevant products are being developed, evaluated and realised by the LBF considering the full added value chain, from the idea to the product, from the material to the system and over the full life-cycle. For the customized solutions, the LBF provides versatile test facilities on more than 17.000 m2 for structural durability, structural dynamics and acoustics including a newly open battery test center. Since 1 July 2012, the German Institute for Polymers (DKI) became a division of Fraunhofer LBF. Thus, the competences of the Fraunhofer LBF have been extended by synthesis, processing, analysis and testing of functional and engineering plastics.

The Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, analyses the physics of high-speed, transient processes in order to develop new approaches and cutting-edge solutions for applications in the business segments defence, security, space and transport. Fraunhofer EMI has long gathered great expertise in the area of mechanical characterization as well as numerical modelling and simulation of a wide spectrum of materials, components and structures under dynamic loadings. For this,

the Fraunhofer EMI Crash Center comes to good use, with full-vehicle and component crash test facilities, tomography lab and a battery test stand for destructive dynamic tests of electrical energy storage units. In addition, EMI scientists conduct safety and reliability analyses, applying lean methodology to determine requirements, system design and verification.

With their overall competences in these fields, Fraunhofer LBF and EMI develop, evaluate and realize smart and comprehensive solutions for safety relevant products in the automotive area, thereby addressing the full added value chain, from the first idea to the product, from material to system and throughout the entire life cycle.

The Fraunhofer LBF is member of the EPoSS-Technology Platform and EuMAT-Technology Platform. Furthermore, Fraunhofer LBF is member of ERTRAC SIG and EGVIA.


Co2ntrol - Noise and vibration abatement for city cars, MoDe - Maintenance on demand concepts for commercial vehicles, ALIVE - Multi-material design for electrified vehicles, ENLIGHT - Enhanced lightweight design for electrified vehicles, Urban-EV - Super light vehicle architectures for urban electric vehicles, EPSILON - Novel body lightweight architecture for small passenger vehicles, OPTEMUS - Holistic vehicle-occupant-centred approach for optimised energy management and use in electric vehicles, EU-LIVE - Efficient urban light vehicles.


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Contact person: Mr. Hermann Steffan

Phone number: +43 316 873 30301





Website: www.tugraz.at / www.vsi.tugraz.at

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Graz University of Technology offers with its Institute for vehicle safety (Vehicle Safety Institute -VSI) research, development and education in the field of safe road and air transportation of humans and goods. The core research areas are:

• Accident research• Biomechanics• Integrated safety• Testing and verification• Child safety• E-Mobility

The use of a comprehensive accident data case library and detailed accident reconstructions are the basic concepts in accident research. The VSI operates an own in-depth accident collection and uses the X-RATE tool for the stochastic evaluation of effectiveness of driver assistant systems.

Virtual methods (finite elements & multi body) are used as one of the essential tools for development of new safety systems. Therefore the VSI is equipped with a simulation department using well known FE and MB codes on an university wide high performance computation cluster.

The validations of simulation models as well as material parameter studies are performed in the crash laboratory.The crash laboratory is equipped with a full-scale-crash track and test rigs for component testing. Several dummies and test bodies can be calibrated in the own dummy lab. The dummy-pool offer dummies, data acquisition instruments and high-speed cameras for sharing. Students are

introduced in the basics of vehicle safety and biomechanics. Advanced courses are offered to students becoming a safety engineer.

Two postgraduate courses – the Master of Traffic Accident Research and the Master of Aviation Safety – are offered. Besides the theoretical education also the practical application in the laboratory and projects is trained. The Vehicle Safety Institute works also as an engineering partner in the development of testing equipment and vehicle safety systems. Different OEMs and T1 suppliers are research partners of the VSI.

The VSI is also accredited as dummy calibration laboratory as well as test laboratory for roadside barrier testing. Therefore an outdoor test area is used allowing crash analyses with heavy vehicles as well as high speeds with passenger cars.


Aprosys, APSN, Rollover, Riser, Prism, Whiplash, DontStop, Vites, Veronica, Ecbos, Aerosafe, ASSESS, ADSEAT, SAFE-EV, MATISSE, Epsilon.


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Contact person: Mrs. Nilay Yalçınkaya Yörük

Phone number: +90 262 673 21 00 / (342 ext.)


Location head office: Istanbul, Turkey



Website: www.hexagonstudio.com.tr

Hexagon Studio


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Hexagon Studio provides design, engineering and R&D services for the automotive industry. Being the largest independent engineering company in Turkey, Hexagon Studio has an experienced, flexible and dynamic team including over 200 R&D personnel.

Vehicle Engineering: • Conceptual feasibility, benchmarking,

setting/monitoring targets• Exterior and interior styling• Crash safety, pedestrian safety, roll-over• Structural durability, fatigue, shock • NVH, Stiffness, FRF points, VTF and NTF

analysis, SEA• Thermal management, thermal comfort,

HVAC, cooling, defrosting • Aerodynamics, drag prediction, water/dirt

management, aeroacoustics• Driving performance, fuel economy• Geometric integration, seating layout• Occupant accommodation and usage area

analysis, ergonomicsChassis/Vehicle Dynamics & Powertrain: • Multibody simulation, vehicle dynamics• Suspension, steering and brake system• Powertrain selection, fuel economy analysis• Thermal management• Mounting designBody Engineering & Design: • BIW and Closures • Internal & External Trim• Material selection• Weight optimisation• Manufacturability, assembly sequenceElectric & Electronic Systems: • EV architecture design• Power supply and electric distribution system• Network communication design• Multiplex system design

• Infotainment system design• Active safety & driver assistance systems

engineeringModel & Prototype: • 1:1, scaled and master model production• Functional Prototype productionTesting & Validation: • Test and development planning• Road data collection, data acquisition• Component/system level durability/fatique• Engine performance tests• Energy consumption measurements• Vehicle dynamic tests • Measurements (Temperature, Acceleration)• Vehicle benchmark testsSelected projects: • Highly accessible vehicle design and

development (Diesel/FEV)• Urban Minibus (Diesel/REEV)• Mid-size Urban & Intercity Bus Projects

(Diesel/HEV)• Solo and articulated bus projects (Diesel/

CNG/HEV)• Noise isolation pack development through

statistical energy analysis• Decomposition of vehicle exterior noise

sources and noise abatement • Development of FE model through

experimental modal analysis• Active grille vent development• Automated wheelchair ramp development• Virtual testing track and methodology for

durability analysis• Roll-forming manufacturing of vehicle

front-body parts


FP7 DIRECTSPARE - Strengthening the industries’ competitive position by the development of a logistical and technological system for “high added value spare parts” that is based on on-demand production. (Project Partner).


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Contact person Mr. Antonio Fernandes IDMEC-FEUP: Mr. Renato Natal Jorge

Contact person Mr. Jorge Ambrosio IDMEC-IST:

Phone number: +351 225 574 167 +351 218 417 680

Email: [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected]

Location head office: Lisbon, Portugal

Website: www.idmec.ist.utl.pt

IDMEC - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica


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Founded within the “Programma Ciencia”, IDMEC is a private non-profit association of science, technology and training whose funding members are Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) and Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP).

IDMEC is directly oriented towards five strategic objectives:• To promote R&D actions,• To promote technology transfer,• To develop advanced training programmes,• To evaluate and audit new entrepreneurial

processes,• To develop integrated management

programmes in energetic, logistic and technical areas.

Consolidated in a technical structure, IDMEC is focussed on specific and specialized actions within Mechanical Engineering. Organized in two poles (IDMEC/IST in Lisbon and IDMEC/FUEP in Oporto), IDMEC has been playing a relevant role in national R&D coordination in Mechanical Engineering, the majority of Portugese Researchers in this area are integrated in this Institute.

IDMEC/IST is the leader research institution of the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics (LAETA).


IDMEC is involved in the following EU projects:BRITE-EURAM, SMT, GROWTH, HCV Hybrid-Commercial Vehicle, VECOM Vehicle Concept Modelling.


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Contact person: Ms. Brigitte Martin

Phone number: +33 4 37 70 20 29


Location head office: Rueil-Malmaison, France



Website: www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN)


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IFP Energies nouvelles is a public-sector research, industrial innovation and training center active in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. Its mission is to provide public players and industry with efficient, economical, clean and sustainable technologies to take up the challenges facing society in terms of climate change, energy diversification and water resource management. It boasts world-class expertise.

To fulfil its mission, IFP Energies nouvelles has five complementary strategic priorities: Renewable energies, Eco-friendly production, Innovative transport, Eco-efficient processes, Sustainable resources.

In the field of transport, IFP Energies nouvelles develops technologies to reduce the emissions and fuel consumption associated with road and air transport. Its research work relates to the improvement of conventional powertrain performance, assessment and validation of alternative, low-carbon fuels and vehicle electrification, in particular. It also develops technologies and processes for the production of low-carbon electricity and heat.

The research programs center around:• low-carbon IC engines,• vehicle hybridization and electrification,• fuels and biofuels,• aircraft engines,• pollutant after-treatment technologies,• vehicle synthesis and integration,• low-carbon energy production for ground

installations.


IFP Energies nouvelles is involved in the following EU projects:ULYSSES, HERCULES, EAGAR, VECOM, OPTFUEL, INGAS, POWERFUL, LESSCCV, MODELISAR, EUROSYSLIB, SUPERLIB, WIDEMOB, SCELECTRA.

Next to this, IFP Energies nouvelles is involved in the following Technology Platforms:Biofuel, ERTRAC.


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Contact person: Mr. Lutz Eckstein

Phone number: +49 241 80 25600


Location head office: Aachen, Germany


Website: www.ika.rwth-aachen.de

IKA - Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge - RWTH Aachen University


The Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge (IKA) is an institute of RWTH Aachen University and is active in the field of applied automotive research. RWTH Aachen University is recognised as one of the leading universities world-wide in vehicle technology. The range of services offered by ika ranges from the idea up to the experimental testing of prototypes and production vehicles.

IKA’s activities are tailored to industrial demands. Public funding, industrial sponsoring as well as a great deal of personal effort on behalf of the institute’s staff are major factors to make the equipment available, which is required in research and advanced development projects for the vehicle industry:• powerful computer resources, e.g.

Linux-cluster with 224 CPUs• latest commercial simulation software for

- crash analyses- multibody simulation (chassis and

dummy kinematics)- aerodynamics simulations- multidisciplinary numerical optimization- traffic flow simulation- analyses of powertrain efficiency- etc.

• mechanical, electric/electronics, and automobile workshops

• numerous testing facilities:- test track for handling tests and certified

pavement for accelerated passage- driving simulator- crash-test facility and pedestrian

protection test bench- drop towers- servo-hydraulic test benches for

quasi-static loading and durability tests- semi-anechoic test chamber

- psycho-acoustic laboratory- tyre test benches- test bench for inertia parameter

identification- dynamic driveline test benches- cv-joints test rigs- various test vehicles for driver assistance

systems- etc.

Corresponding to its main areas of work, IKA comprises ten departments: chassis, body, drivetrain, acoustics, electrics/electronics, driver assistance, vehicle concepts, thermal management, driver experience & performance and strategy & consulting. This wide range of competencies enables analysing and optimising the vehicle as a whole paying attention to the complex interactions between its individual subsystems. IKA’s staff comprises 95 scientific employees, 53 non-scientific employees and about 200 student assistants.


IKA was or is involved in a large number of EU projects:AIDER, AdaptIVe, APOLLO, APROSYS, APSN, AsPeCSS, CHAMELEON, CONVENIENT, COVER, CityMobil, DELIVER, DESERVE, EAGAR, EASYBAT, ecoDriver, ecoMOVE, ELEDRIVE, ELMAS, ELVA, ENLIGHT, epsilon, euroFOT, eVALUE, ERANET, FLYTECH, FUERO, FUEVA, FURORE, Friction, GAST, GOAL, HI-CEPS, HySYS, HyTRAN, INMOVE, interactIVe, Intersafe-2, MID-MOD, Matador, PReVENT, Protector, ROTRANOMO, Roads2Hycom, ROTRANOMA, SafeEV, SAFIER, SARTRE, SUVA, SuperLightCar, TeleFOT, YEAR 2010.

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Contact person: Mr. Sébastien Leroy

Phone number: +33 2 28 44 36 11


Location head office: Bouguenais, France


Website: www.irt-jules-verne.fr

IRT Jules Verne


IRT Jules Verne is a technological research institute set up in 2012 to pool resources between industrial companies and academia on technological issues.

Advanced manufacturing technologies as a support for the design and the production of multi-materials parts and assemblies based on metal, composites and hybrid structures are its main focus.

IRT Jules Verne is dedicated to four industrial sectors: aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, and automotive. It has a cross-cutting approach and aims at cross-fertilizing ideas, actions and resources between the different activities with regard to Innovation, Research and Training.

Technological Challenges • Reduce the weight of complex structures

(ship, aerospace, automobile, energy…)• Design digital tools for the performance

simulation of structures• Master the design and manufacturing of

multi-material assemblies • Design, simulate and ensure an efficient

production of large scale structures• Drive down the manufacturing cycle times

and costs• Optimize the products longevity, durability

and safety • Develop a new generation of effective tools

and methods for the monitoring of robotic systems

• Develop the recycling and waste upgrading of composites as well as tools for green design and production

ResearchIRT Jules Verne runs its own technological research activity thanks to a shared roadmap and focuses on an integrated approach of the product lifecycle:

• Integrated product / process design: structure modelling and simulation, design and control of structure in severe environment, modelling and simulation of processes.

• Innovative processes: metallic and composite production processes, assembly processes, functionalized tools, process monitoring, recycling.

• Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems: advanced robotics for industrial processes, man/system interactions, virtual and augmented reality, production management.

Four technological research centers and one fabrication laboratory Technocampus Composites: a mutualized technological research platform dedicated to composite manufacturing.Technocampus Ocean: a unique technological research platform in France dedicated to marine structures and metallic materials.Technocampus Smart Factory: a mutualized equipment for the industry digitalization.Acoustic: vibration, non-destructive testing, monitoring.

The FABMAKE: a digital workshop that gathers engineers, researchers, technicians, operators, students, creators and business managers, around new collaborative methods of work from the world of start-up.

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Contact person: Mr. Dirk Lehmhus

Phone number: +49 421 2246 215


Location head office: Bremen, Germany



Website: www.isis.uni-bremen.de

ISIS Scientific Centre - University of Bremen


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Established in November 2008, the Integrated Solutions in Sensorial Structure Engineering (ISIS) Scientific Centre is dedicated to the topic of ensorization, i.e. to equipping technical structures with an analogue of a nervous system by providing a network of sensors, communication facilities linking these and specific hardware as well as computational methods to derive meaning from their combined signals.

ISIS is organised as a virtual Institute at the University of Bremen and as such links the three faculties of production engineering, physics/ electrical engineering and mathematics/ computer sciences. This interdisciplinary approach allows addressing all aspects of sensorization, including materials science, manufacturing technology, simulation of smart and sensorial materials and structures, communication, information processing and energy management.

Work at ISIS is focussed on fundamental and applied research in the above-mentioned fields. The transport industry and specifically the automotive sector are seen as major markets for the technologies ISIS represents.


Via its members and associated institutions, ISIS is already cooperating with a number of industrial partners from this area. Furthermore, the contributing organisations have been or are involved in several European scale research activities, among them:

KMM Knowledge-based Multifunctional Materials NoE, EVPSN I & II European Vehicle Passive Safety Network I & II, APSN Advanced Passive Safety Network, APROSYS Advanced Protection Systems, LISA Lightweight Structural Applications based on metallic and organic foams, FUTURA Multi-Functional Materials and related Production Technologies Integrated in the Automotive Industry of the Future, Multipro Design, Development and Application of Multifunctional Optoelectronic Materials.


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Contact person: Mr. Werner Rothengatter

Phone number: +49 175 2634535


Location head office: Karlsruhe, Germany



Website: www.kit.edu

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)


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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was founded in 2009 by the merger of the Karlsruhe Research Centre (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, FZK) and the University of Karlsruhe (TH). It is a public corporation according to the legislation of the state of Baden-Württemberg and fulfils the two missions a) of a university and b) of a national research center within the Helmholtz Association. With 9.400 employees (including nearly 6.000 employees working in the science and education sector), 370 professors, 3.200 doctoral researchers, and an annual budget of about 790 million euro (2012), KIT is one of the biggest research and education institutions in Europe.

According to the Helmholtz mission, the main features of KIT’s research programs are their complexity, long-term objectives, and the necessity of multidisciplinary co-operation. Research & development activities at KIT cover fundamental research, process and product development as well as pre-competitive co-operation with industry. Besides, KIT installs and operates large experimental facilities and devices, such as, and provides open access to these installations for external research groups. It is not only for that reason that partners from science and industry are quite often very closely involved in KIT’s research efforts.

Research at KIT is currently focusing on seven major topics: “Energy”, “Climate and Environment”, “Materials-Structures-Functions”, “Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics”, “Mobility Systems”, “Information-Systems-Technologies”, “Humans and Technology”. Institutes and programs, i.e. competences and research tasks, form a

matrix within KIT. The institutes offer their scientific competence by working in the programs, while, in turn, each program usually involves several participating institutes.

KIT participates in a wide range of international programs and large-scale experiments, such as ITER, ANKA, KATRIN, and the Pierre Auger Observatory, and is fully integrated in the internationalization strategy of the Helmholtz Association through its offices in Brussels, Moscow, and Beijing. About 4000 students and 800 scientists from abroad come to study or work at KIT every year – another evidence of the high attractiveness of this institution. The strategic implementation takes place in the knowledge triangle Research – Higher Education – Innovation.


At KIT, several institutes are involved in EU projects. The following list gives a selection of the more important projects:ARTIC Antenna Research and Technology for the Intelligent Car, PRE-DRIVE C2X PREparation for DRIVing Implementation and Evaluation of C2X communication technology, AUTOSUPERCAP Development of high energy/high power supercapacitors for automotive applications, DRIVE C2X PREparation for DRIVing Implementation and Evaluation of C2X communication technology, JobVehElec Job Opportunities in Vehicle Electrification, DBCAR Decisions and Behaviors for Cognitive Automobiles Research.


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Contact person: Mr. Wim Desmet Mr. Bert Pluymers

Phone number: + 32 16 322 527 + 32 16 322 480


Location head office: Leuven, Belgium


Website: www.kuleuven.be

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The KU Leuven (University of Leuven) was founded in 1425 and is one of the oldest universities in Europe and the largest one in Belgium. It has 40257 students and a staff of 9848, with 14 faculties covering all disciplines all disciplines in humanities, life sciences, physical sciences & engineering. The mission of the university is threefold: education, research and service to community and industry. It is the explicit policy to transfer knowledge and experience gained in research to students in different levels of education.

The PMA division of the department of Mechanical Engineering performs research in production engineering, machine design and automation and has a staff of about 150 co-workers. The Noise and Vibration Research Group, which is part of PMA, is one of the world-leading research groups in noise and vibration engineering. This group counts 8 permanent staff members, 8 post-doctoral senior researchers and 59 pre-doctoral junior researchers.

The activities of the research group are clustered around 5 major research lines: (i) large bandwidth dynamics of lightweight systems, (ii) multibody dynamics, (iii) optimal parameter and state estimation/experimental identification, (iv) smart system dynamics and (v) robust optimal control. The group combines expert knowledge of dynamics and mechatronics into a renewed context of emerging themes, such as techniques that can be used in-situ and on-line and through the entire lifetime of (connected) mechatronic systems. The group holds two applications roadmaps: (i) the development of lightweight,

compact acoustic resonant metamaterials with enhanced vibroacoustic behaviour and (ii) research on coupled state/parameter/input estimators with application in virtual sensing applications such as a mechanical stress camera.


Throughout the years, the Noise and Vibration Research Group has been actively involved in many national and international research projects and thematic networks, relevant to vehicle engineering.

These include European research projects (past FP4, FP5, FP6 and on-going FP7 and H2020) such as ALIVE, ASANCA, ASANCA II, ANRAVA, BRAIN, CANTOR, DAFNOR, ECOSYSTEMS, ENLIGHT, ENOVNET, EMBOCON, ESTOMAD, FATYNAMICS, IDEAL-VENT, INMAR, MID-MOD, NOISELESS, PIANO, SALOMO, SEANET, SMARTACUS, SOQCRATES, TECABS and VAMP.

Next to these, KU Leuven is involved in Marie Curie training projects such as AETHER, EDSVS I and II, MADUSE, SIM-VIA2, VECOM, IMESCON, ANADE, FLOWAIRS, INTERACTIVE, SUPERPANELS, GRESIMO, MAREWINT, Smart Structures CAE, EXPLICA, MID-FREQUENCY, TIRE-DYN, PAM, EMVeM, ANTARES and eLiQuiD, coordinating the latter eight projects.


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Contact person: Mr. Zissis Samaras

Phone number: +30 23 10 996014


Location head office: Thessaloniki, Greece

Number of employees: > 4000

Website: lat.eng.auth.gr

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The activities of LAT mainly focus on basic and applied research in the area of emissions from internal combustion engines and the corresponding emission control technologies. Another research area concerns the study and development of systems for the utilization of renewable energy sources.

LAT’s research activities target the following areas:• Energy efficiency evaluation of internal

combustion engines and vehicles, with focus on combustion, fuels and additives, hybrid vehicles, study and development of racing vehicles.

• Exhaust aftertreatment technology, with emphasis on development, assessment and simulation of aftertreatment devices, measurement technology, on-board diagnostics and applied catalysis.

• Renewable energy sources, with focus on biofuels, fuel cells and biomass gasification.

• Emission inventories and projections related with road transport emissions, fleet evolution models, and policy assessment.


LAT has been involved in the following EU projects:ARTEMIS Assessment and reliability of Transport Emission Models and Inventory Systems (5FP), PARTICULATES Characterisation of Exhaust Particulate Emissions from Road Vehicles (5FP), NEDENEF New Diesel Engine and New Diesel Fuels (4FP). Determination of an aromatic content threshold in diesel fuels concerning the soot/particulate and gaseous pollutant emissions (4FP), MEET Methodologies for estimating air pollutant emissions from transport (4FP), HICEPS Highly integrated combustion electric powertrain system (6FP), EPONIMOS Exhaust Particle Number and Mass Measurement and Sampling System - Industry - Academia Partnerships and Pathways (Marie Curie 7FP), LESSCCV Large-Eddy and System Simulation to predict Cyclic Combustion Variability in gasoline engines (7FP), VECOM Vehicle Concept Modelling, Initial Training Network (Marie Curie 7FP), TRANSPHORM Transport related Air Pollution and Health Impacts - Integrated Methodologies for Assessing Particulate Matter (7FP). Prof. Samaras is vice chairman of ERTRAC, the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, Working Group Environment and Energy.


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Contact person: Mr. Ahmad Bilal

Phone number: +34 93 788 23 00


Location head office: Terrassa, Spain



Website: www.leitat.org

LEITAT Technological Center


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LEITAT Technological Center is a private non-profit research center and aims to collaborate with companies and institutions by adding technological value both to products and processes, and focuses its activity on research, development and industrial innovation (R+D+2i). Since its foundation in 1906, LEITAT has prioritized its vocation of proximity by strengthening the principles of professionalism and respect to people and environment at the same time. The Center develops Research and Development and Innovation (R&D&I) activities in fourteen areas; namely new production processes, smart systems, nanomaterials, nanohealth and safety, renewable energies, advanced polymers, environment, surface treatments, analytical chemistry, textile technologies, fast moving consumer goods, industrial biotechnology, biomedicine and bioinvitro. In addition, the Center is well involved in project management activities. LEITAT takes part each year in many projects financed by the regional and national government, participates in projects co-funded by the European Commission, and develops private R&D projects funded by industrial partners. All out, LEITAT is focused in providing sustainable growth through the promotion of R&D&I and technology transfer, in the context of creating long lasting value for companies satisfying the constantly changing global market demands.


3D LightTrans: Large scale manufacturing technology for high-performance lightweight 3D multifunctional composites.

STABLE: Stable high-capacity lithium-Air Batteries with Long cycle life for Electric cars. This project involves innovation on anode, cathode and battery electrolyte technology. Modelling, cells configuration and life cycle assessment of the batteries obtained will also be developed.

GREEN-UP: Improvement of the recycling polyester and leather tanning processes for products focused on the accomplishment of automotive recyclable upholstery. European project: Eco-innovation 2010.

NANOTEG: Nanostructured Thermoelectric Systems for Green Transport & Energy Efficient Applications. 2010 ENIAC Joint Undertaking.

ELVISUSTECH (End Life Vehicles: Innovative and Sustainable Technology for Achieving European Directive Targets). European Project: LIFE+ 2009.

NEXTEC Project: Thermoelectric energy converters based on nanotechnology, the NexTec project is concerned with the application of modern nanotechnology principles to the design and creation of novel material architectures with enhanced TE properties, with close feedback of theoretical studies.

C-LIEGE is the showcase for good practices and a helpful hand for all European cities striving for cleaner and sustainable urban transportation. On the basis of good practices the project will define an integrated framework for energy efficient Urban Freight Transport management and planning.

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Contact person: Mr. Pete Thomas

Phone number: +44 1509 226931


Location head office: Loughborough, United Kingdom


Website: www.lboro.ac.uk

Loughborough UniversityEARPA Partners Guide 2015


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Transport and mobility, including automotive and aeronautical engineering, is a major area of research across the Loughborough University. The main focus of relevant research takes place in three main subject areas, road and vehicle safety, automotive and aeronautical engineering and intelligent mobility.

Road and Vehicle SafetyWith the philosophy to focus on the questions of real-world safety, teams within the University have conducted in-depth crash investigations virtually continuously since 1982. Initially these investigations concentrated on the passive safety of cars and the in-depth data was used to support many EU vehicle safety developments including the EU Front (96/79/EC) and Side Impact (96/27/EC) Directives and the crash testing programme of EuroNCAP. More recently crash investigations have been extended to include the causes of accidents involving all types of vehicles (On-The-Spot Study, 1999 - 2010, Road Accident In-depth Study, 2012 - 2015). The in-depth accident data has been used to support many of the vehicle development programmes of individual car manufacturers. The crash injury data and the procedures developed to support safety policy-making have been utilised in many Framework funded research projects.

Aeronautical and Automotive EngineeringLoughborough University is rare in that it combines both road vehicle and aircraft engineering in the Department Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering. With 35 Academics the Department is structured across the five areas of aerodynamics, control systems, engines and fuel cells, lightweight

structures and vehicle refinement. The Department has a strategic co-operation with several large industrial groups including Rolls-Royce, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Caterpillar, JCB, Lotus, Bentley amongst others.

Intelligent MobilityLoughborough University has established a new cross-university activity that brings together the wide range of research conducted into intelligent mobility. The research falls into two main areas. The monitoring and evaluation cluster combines in-depth evaluation methods including Human-Machine-Interface evaluations and naturalistic driving behaviour analysis together with a large scale systems evaluation capability to measure the impact on mobility, congestion and the environment. The research within the Systems Engineering domain supports the development of integrated transport system architectures within a system of systems approach.


CASPER - Child Advanced Safety Project for European Roads, PISA - Powered Two Wheeler Integrated Safety, SaferBrain - Road safety in Brazil and India, DaCoTA - Data Collection, Analysis and Transfer, SafetyNet, VRUITS - Improving the safety of vulnerable road users through ITS applications, COPA-GT - Coupled Parallel Simulation of Gas Turbines, Libralto - one stroke rotary engine, FIRST - Fuel Injector Research for Sustainable Transport, TeleFOT- Field operational tests of after-market and nomadic devices in vehicles, Udrive - European naturalistic driving study, DANSE - Designing for Adaptability and evolutioN in System of systems Engineering.


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Contact person: Mr. Chris Reeves

Phone number: +44 7584 515275


Location head office: Nuneaton, United Kingdom



Website: www.mira.co.uk

MIRA Ltd


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MIRA is recognised as a leading independent automotive research, product engineering, testing, consultancy and certification organisation. Staffed with leading technical experts and programme managers and operating as a not for profit research organisation, innovation and creativity is at the very heart of MIRA’s operation and culture. MIRA also owns and operates over 30 major test facilities covering the following vehicle attribute areas:• Aerodynamics• Thermal Management• Electrical & EMC• Environmental• Materials• NVH• Powertrain & Emissions• HEV Battery Testing• Proving Ground• Ride & Handling• Safety & Structures• Intelligent Transport Systems (A major ITS

proving ground, innovITS ADVANCE, is owned by innovITS and located at MIRA)

Our primary research interests cover the following technology areas:

Low carbon Vehicle EngineeringEmphasis on novel concepts and whole vehicle engineering challenges in developing Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.

Intelligent Transport SystemsEmphasis on safety related systems engineering, vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications aspects of vehicle ITS systems.

Autonomous EngineeringEmphasis on sensor integration and autonomous vehicle control engineering. Whilst focussed mainly on defence applications we see opportunities for technology transfer to the automotive sector arising from this research.


MIRA’s involvement within EU research stems back to FP4. Below is a summary of just some of the research projects we have contributed to:Advanced Telematics for enhancing the safety and comfort of motorcycle riders (SAFERIDER), Train Interior Passive Safety for Europe (SAFEINTERIORS), Vehicle-to-vulnerable road user cooperative communication and sensing technologies to improve transport safety (WATCHOVER), Co-operative systems for road safety “Smart vehicles on smart roads (SAFESPOT), Electronic architecture and systems engineering for integrated safety systems (EASIS), Guidelines for electromagnetic compatibility modelling for automotive requirements (GEMCAR), Road and Air Safety Engineering (RAISE), Sensors and system Architecture for Vulnerable road Users protection (SAVE-U), Improvement of Rollover Safety for Passenger Vehicles (ROLLOVER), Pooling Knowledge to Promote Rail Safety (TRAINSAFE), Proposed Reduction of car crash Injuries through improved SMart restraint development technologies (PRISM), Side Impact Dummy Biomechanics and Experimental Research (SIBER), Passive safety for Tramways for Europe (SAFETRAM).


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Contact person: Mr. Joeri Van Mierlo

Phone number: +32 2 629 28 04


Location head office: Brussel, Belgium

Website: www.vub.ac.be/mobi

MOBI (Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre) Vrije Universiteit Brussel


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The Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre (MOBI) is nested at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and is a leader in electromobility and socio-economic evaluations for sustainable mobility and logistics.The multidisciplinary team of 60 specialists addresses the challenges that the transport value chain faces, by integrating engineering, economic, social and environmental sciences and policy issues. The strength of MOBI resides in proposing a unique combination of socio-economical, environmental & technical competencies, together with tools specifically developed for the sustainable transport sector.From a technological perspective, the centre has a leading position in electromobility, thanks to its experience of over 40 years in electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles R&D. The centre possesses state-of-the-art infrastructure and models for the testing, development and design of components - batteries, supercapacitors, power converters -, vehicle power trains, and inductive and conductive charging infrastructure. Simulation techniques have been developed to define energy-efficient and low-emission power control strategies in hybrid propulsion systems. It offers a unique LCA methodology for the entire automotive sector to analyse the environmental, economic and societal impacts caused by the development and implementation of new vehicle technologies, components, materials and policy measures. MOBI has an international reputation in the field of electric vehicles standardization. A large database with real-life measurements has been created over the years for technical,

economic and environmental assessments.The research group develops also socio-economic evaluations methods. The MAMCA© decision-making model enables the simultaneous evaluation of alternatives while explicitly including different stakeholders’ opinions at an early stage. The External Cost Calculator translates the externalities of transport imposed on society into monetary terms. MOBI also studies the transport users behaviors and recommends how to overcome the barriers to adoption by the citizens of new sustainable solutions and technologies.MOBI has an extended network of international academic, industrial and local authority contacts. MOBI works closely together with different international scientific associations, including AVERE (www.avere.org), CITELEC (www.citelec.org) and EPE (www.epe-association.org).


ELCIDIS, EVD-Post, SAGITTAIRE, FLEETS- Energy, EVIAC, PRAZE, E-TOUR, ELEDRIVE, SUBAT, HARMONY, INTELLICON, HyHEELS, NEPH, COST542 HPSMT, ADVISORS, IMPROVER, IN-SAFETY, TRALOTRA, INTERACT, SafeDrive, SuperLIB, OPERA4FEV, ELVIRE, STRAIGHTSOL, SMART EV-VC, UNPLUGGED, RESKILLS, GO4SEM, SyrNEMO, BATTERIES2020, EERA JP on Energy Storage, TWIN-HUB, EEO, EV-CONNECT, NISTO, CITYLAB, FIVEVB, and ELIPTIC.

The group possesses considerable expertise in the scientific and operational management of multi-partner research projects, and is currently a scientific partner in twelve European projects. It has a unique position to address the EU roadmapping activities.


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Contact person: Mr. Volkan Bayraktar

Phone number: +90 212 276 16 12


Location head office: Istanbul, Turkey



Website: www.otam.com.tr

OTAM


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OTAM was established as a research and development center in September 2004 and providing product tests – analysis (part, system and vehicle level), engineering solutions, project management and strategic consulting to the automotive industry and its suppliers in cooperation with the Istanbul Technical University.

OTAM Automotive Laboratory contains equipment that can undertake research and measurements related with the improvement of vehicle performance, minimization of exhaust emission and fuel consumption, as well as noise and chassis-body deformation-tension analyses, system and vehicle level durability analysing and testing.

R&D and Testing Equipment in ITU – OTAM Laboratories

Acoustics Laboratory: The acoustics laboratory was designed to perform the noise measurement of light commercial and passenger vehicles. The system includes semi-anechoic chamber and a chassis dynamometer which simulates all kind of road conditions.

Vehicle Exhaust Emission Test Room: In the Vehicle Exhaust Emission Chamber, the exhaust emission tests for automobiles and light commercial vehicles can be performed in environments of -7 degrees Celsius temperature as per Euro V Standards.

Engine Test Room: Engine Testing Stand is compatible with related European Regulations and Directives on Exhaust Emissions;

Exhaust Gases, particulates, fume etc. Heavy Duty Diesel Engines can be tested.

Hydropulse: Hydropulse System (Schenck) is programmable vehicle/system fatigue test and road simulating equipment that all kind of forces and vibrations could be applied.

Shed Test Cell: Shed is the hydrocarbon evaporative emission test cell. This cell aims to perform the test procedures in EURO I-II-III and Carb standards and to carry out the related R&D studies.


OTAM has carried out research and development activities and completed more than 90 R&D projects with its industrial partner’s in a very small period of time. Some projects:Drive Safe Project: The comprehensive and interdisciplinary studies for the purpose of Signal Processing and Advanced Technologies for Improving Driver/Driving Prudence and Accident Reduction, Hybrid Project: Improve fuel economy and lower emissions, in comparison with conventional vehicles Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) gained advantages.

OTAM has capabilities in following topics:Electrification of the vehicles, Energy Management on vehicles (battery management, electronic control), Driving cycle And Models, Driving Assistance systems, Downsizing of ICEs, NVH, Durability testing, Integrated Safety, Hybrid PWT, Communication systems (Veh-Veh, Veh-Inf).


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Contact person: Mr. Jerzy Merkisz

Phone number: +48 61 665 2207


Location head office: Poznan, Poland


Website: www.put.poznan.pl

Poznan University of Technology


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Poznan University of Technology is a state, ninefaculty university, educating almost twenty thousand students at twenty four majors. The university scientific personnel are composed of over a 1200 scientists and lecturers. Since 1995, as the only Polish university of technology, it has been member of Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESER). Moreover, it runs postgraduate studies within different faculties. The University is an international and well known educational, scientific and research partner that provides the state of art technical knowledge at various topics. The main Institute’s activities focus on improvement of environmental properties of internal combustion engines and vehicles. These activities include:• Assessment and optimisation of the

combustion process in internal combustion engines (also by optical methods);

• Development and testing of environment friendly fuels: alternative, reformulated, oxygeneated and bio-fuels;

• Evaluation and optimisation of exhaust aftertreatment systems;

• Research and testing of On-Board Diagnostics: OBD-II/EOBD systems;

• Development and testing of devices for fuel consumption/carbon dioxide emission reduction;

• Testing and selection of devices reducing harmful exhaust emissions.

The Institute’s laboratories among other things offer measurements and research on:Light and heavy-duty engines exhaust emissions and fuel consumption, Cold-start and warm-up emissions, Exhaust particulate composition and size distribution, Exhaust unregulated emissions, Fuel effect on emissions, Efficiency of exhaust emissions control devices, Visualisation of engine’s work process.


Participation in EU Projects or International Activities are:Copernicus, INTEGRAL-NET (A Network of Excellence on Integrated Systems for Intelligent Road Traffic Management), INTRANSNET (European Transport Research Project), Socrates/Erasmus (Staff Mobility Program), TEMPUS (Central European Management Teachers Development Program), TRANSFORM (Practical teaching of the logistics teachers), CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies), COST 530 ‘Sustainable Materials Technology: Life Cycle Inventories for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Processes’, Life Cycle Costing, working in the range of the SETAC (Brussels), FP6 projects attendance ‘Towards a European Research Area’, Polish Regional Section of EHEDG (European Hygienic Equipment Design Group) being realized in the HYFOMA FP5 European Union project, TAURUS (Technology Development for Aeroelastic Simulations on Unstructured Grids), ERCOFTAC (European Research Community of Flow Turbulence and Combustion), SETAC.


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Contact person: Mr. Simon Edwards

Phone number: +49 1761 9821 960


Location head office: Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

Number of employees: 2000+


Website: www.ricardo.com

Ricardo


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Ricardo is a global strategic, technical and environmental consultancy. It is also a specialist niche manufacturer of high performance products. The company employs over 2.000 professional engineers, consultants and scientists who are committed to delivering outstanding projects focused on class-leading innovation in our core product areas of engine, transmission, vehicle, hybrid and electrical systems, environmental forecasting and impact analysis.

Our activities cover a range of market sectors including passenger car, commercial vehicle, rail, defence, motorsport, motorcycle, off-highway, marine, clean energy and power generation and government. Our client list includes the world’s major transportation original equipment manufacturers, supply chain organisations, energy companies, financial institutions and government agencies.

Ricardo has offices around the world. The head office and Engine engineering technical centre is in Shoreham-by-Sea in southern England. Driveline and Transmissions plus Vehicle engineering expertise resides in the middle of England. Hybrids and Electronic Systems and our Environmental consulting are based in Cambridge and near to Oxford, respectively. Other facilities are based around Stuttgart in Germany, the USA and China, for example.


Ricardo has been and is involved in many EU projects, for example:Roads2HyCom – studying aspects of the role of fuel cells and hydrogen in a sustainable energy economy.HiCEPS – reasearching into lower cost diesel-hybrid technologies.EAGAR – mapping the competitiveness of European automotive research against international benchmarks.CO2RE – developing low fuel consumption truck engines.SARTRE – demonstrating mixed fleet vehicle platooning.LESCCV – simulating engine combustion.SALVE – looking at hybrid vehicle safety.SmartBATT – investigating new energy storage systems.FOSTER – communicating future research requirements.

Ricardo is also active in projects supported by the UK and German governments.


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Organisation type: R&D center

Contact person: Ms. Ingrid Skogsmo

Phone number: +46 772 24 59


Location head office: Göteborg, Sweden



Website: www.chalmers.se/safer

SAFER - Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers


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SAFER – Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers is a competence centre with 25 partners and located in Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, Sweden. SAFER provides excellent multi-disciplinary research and collaboration to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries, making Swedish society, academy and industry a world leader in vehicle and traffic safety.

The seven focus topics are: Incidents and accidents; Driver state/action/reaction; Prediction for accident prevention; Methods for evaluation of vehicle and traffic safety; Safety for novel vehicles and vehicle combinations; Human body models and biomechanics; Care and Rescue.

SAFER is comprised of its 25 partners: AB Volvo, Acreo Swedish ICT, Autoliv, Chalmers University of Technology, City of Gothenburg, Folksam, Halmstad University, If, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lindholmen Science Park, Lund University, Region Västra Götaland, Scandinavian Automotive Suppliers, Scania, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweco, Swedish Transport Administration, Swerea IVF, Swerea SICOMP, TØI Institute of Transport Economics, University of Gothenburg, Viktoria Swedish ICT, Volvo Car Corporation, VTI Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, ÅF. Main funder is VINNOVA.


The following are either SAFER JRU EU projects or associated EU projects:FOT-Net2, FOT-Net Data, UDRIVE, DRIVE C2X, ASSESS, SAFEMOVE, ADAPTATION, KARYON, iGAME, ENLIGHT, MATISSE, SafeEV, ALIVE.


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Contact person: Mr. Herman Van Der Auweraer

Phone number: +32 16 384200

Email: herman.vanderauweraer@ siemens.com

Location head office: Leuven, Belgium


Website: www.plm.automation.siemens.com

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Siemens Industry Software originated as LMS International, one of the first spin-offs of KU Leuven. Starting 2013, LMS has become part of Siemens where it constitutes the Simulation and Test Solutions segment of Siemens PLM Software.

LMS Virtual.Lab offers an integrated software suite to simulate and optimize mechanical systems in terms of structural integrity, noise and vibration, durability, system dynamics, ride and handling as well as other attributes. Using LMS Virtual.Lab, engineering teams can quickly and effectively analyse a multitude of design options, and drive major design choices from the perspective of key performance attributes.

LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim simplifies multi-domain integration thanks to its easy-to-use simulation platform for predicting multi-disciplinary system performance. Thanks to application-specific simulation libraries, engineers can assess a variety of subsystems in multiple physical domains. This way design and engineering teams can carefully balance product performance according to various brand-critical attributes to achieve the best possible design way before committing to expensive and time-consuming prototype testing.

LMS Test.Lab is a complete solution for test-based engineering combining high-speed multichannel data acquisition with a suite of integrated testing, analysis, and report generation tools. LMS Test.Lab is designed to make testing more efficient and more convenient for the users.

LMS Engineering has been supporting leading companies in deploying new technologies for optimizing their development processes and engineering of innovative products for over 25 years. LMS Engineering services offers a unique combination of engineering skills, development experience, and process know-how that spans the complete product development cycle.


FP7 eVADER: Warning sound and system design for electric vehicle safety, FP7 ASTERICS: Advanced energy simulation & testing for innovative electric vehicle systems, FP7 ARMEVA: Advanced reluctance motors for electric vehicle application, FP7 IDEALVENT: Optimal design of ventilation systems, FP7 IMPROVE: Integration & Management of Performance and Road Efficiency of Electric Vehicle Electronics, FP7 TOICA: Aircraft Thermal Design, FP7 CRESCENDO: Collaborative aircraft engineering using simulation, enabling next design optimisation, JTI Clean Sky GRC: Green RotorCraft, EHWAZ (thermal analysis avionic harnesses), FP7 IST Projects: EMBOCON (Model predictive control), ESTOMAD (Energy optimization software platform), Marie Curie projects: MOTORIST, DemoTest_EV, DEMETRA, ANTARES, EMVem, GRESIMO, MARE-WINT, ITEA2 Project MODRIO (Model based system design), ARTEMIS Project DEWI (Wireless sensing)

There is a strong portfolio of regional and national level projects and collaborative programs for Transport, Aerospace and ICT related research (IWT Vlaanderen, Flanders DRIVE, Mov’eo, PREDIT, RNTL....).


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Contact person: Mr. Milos Sturm

Phone number: + 386 5 375 6617


Location head office: Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia


Website: www.sieva.si

SiEVA


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SiEVA d.o.o. is a research company whose name is an abbreviation in Slovene that stands for “Synergetic ecologic safe vehicle”. The research centre has been founded by nine Slovenian companies with an aim of providing research and development service in strategic fields of vehicle electrification and vehicle safety.

Fields of research of the SiEVA d.o.o. include:• Energy and environment –

Internal combustion engine,• Energy and environment –

Vehicle electrification• Safety and comfort• Tools and technology.

SiEVA d.o.o. research centre competences:• Competences in the field of products,

including: modification and surface treating of non-ferrous metals, modification of sheet metal, surface steel product protection, sprinkling and stamping of thermosets and thermoplasts with inserts, remodelling of thermoplasts, metal and non-metal material bonding, different welding techniques (resistance welding, ultrasonic welding and laser welding), electro controller units, precise die casting technologies, etc.

• Competences in the field of development technologies, including: virtual development, virtual assessment systems, process simulation, product and tool construction and modelling, prototype testing in real condition simulation, materials characterization, metrology, structural analysis, process optimization, and process automation, possible error and consequence analysis – FMEA, etc.

European UnionEuropean Regional Development Fund

European UnionEuropean Regional Development Fund

*This operation is partly financed by the European Union from

the European Regional Development Fund. The Operation is

being implemented as a part of the Operative programme for

strengthening regional development potentials in the 2007-2013

period under the 1st development priority: Enterprise

competitiveness and research excellence 1.1: Improvement of

competitive advantages in companies and research excellence.


EARPA Task Forces that are the most in line with research priorities of the SiEVA d.o.o. research centre are The Hybrid and Electric Systems & Components Task Force and Advanced Combustion Engines & Fuels Task Force.

SiEVA’s founder companies have been recently involved in many R&D projects from the 7th OP, funded from different EU funds. These projects include among others active participation in ROMEO project, consortium CAPIRE and EUCAR and EUREKA project associations.

SiEVA is a partner in two Horizon 2020 projects: Facts4workers - Worker-Centric Workplaces in Smart Factories and Combilaser - COMbination of non-contact, high speed monitoring and non-destructive techniques applicable to LASER Based Manufacturing through a self-learning system.

SiEVA’s founder companies have been recently involved in many R&D projects from the 7th FP funded from different EU funds. These projects, include among others active participation in ROMEO project, consortium CAPIRE and EUCAR and EUREKA project associations.


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Contact person: Mr. Magnus Langseth

Phone number: +47 73 59 47 82


Location head office: Trondheim, Norway



Website: www.ntnu.no/simlab

SIMLab - Norwegian University of Science and Technology


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The Norwegian Research Council has defined SIMLab at the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in cooperation with the Department of Materials Technology, NTNU and SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, as a Centre for Research-based Innovation (CRI) for the period 2007-2014. The objective of the CRI scheme is to strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from industry and public enterprises in order to support long-term research that promotes innovation and value creation.

Main objectivesThe main objective of the Centre is to develop a technology platform for safe and cost effective structures in aluminium, high-strength steels and polymers through advances in the research areas materials, solution techniques and structures. These research areas are coupled with a Demonstrator activity in order to ensure the transfer of technology into innovation. The ability of lightweight structures to withstand loads from collisions and explosions is a key issue in the Centre. Examples of applications are safety innovations in the automotive and offshore industry, improved highway safety as well as protective structures for international peacekeeping operations. The defined research areas are linked with research programmes with focus on Fracture and Crack Propagation, Connectors and Joints, Polymers, Multi-scale Modelling of Metallic Materials and Optimal Energy Absorption and Protection.

Industrial partnersThe industrial partners in the Centre are Hydro Aluminium, Audi AG, Renault, Statoil, SSAB Swedish Steel, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency.

Core competenceThe research profile of the Centre is characterized by a combination of a fundamental approach to mathematical modelling of aluminium (sheets, extrusions and castings), steels and polymers, material testing at various loading conditions and implementation of material models suited for large scale structural analyses. This profile serves as a basis for research activities on the fundamentals of structural behaviour of components and structures, taking account of the interaction between material behaviour, structural geometry and manufacturing process. Our research methodology is based on a strong coupling between tests on material and components/structures in the laboratory, material modelling and numerical simulation of structural response. Extensive experimental facilities for dynamic testing of materials, components and structural subsystems are available in our laboratory.

Size of organizationSIMLab consists at present of six full time professors (Magnus Langseth (Centre Director), Odd Sture Hopperstad, Arild H. Clausen, Per Kr Larsen, Arne Aalberg and Aase Reyes) and five adjunct professors (Tore Børvik, Arve Grønsund Hanssen, Tore Tryland, Odd Geir Lademo and Ole Runar Myhr). At present fifteen PhD candidates and two post docs are linked to the Centre. In addition, five SINTEF scientists belong to the group.


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Contact person: Mr. Anders Johnson

Phone number: +46 10 516 59 72


Location head office: Borås, Sweden



Website: www.sp.se

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden


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SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden is Sweden’s largest technical research institute. The mission is to contribute to growth and competitiveness of industry as well as to safety, conservation of resources and a good environment in society. SP does this through applied research and a wide range of services in technical evaluation and metrology.

SP is Sweden’s largest single-site resource for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. Automotive technology for cars, trucks, buses and contractors’ machinery is developed in order to achieve safe and sustainable transport. In addition to technical evaluation and research services, SP also offers certification of quality systems and calibration of measuring equipment. Technologies of the future are active safety systems, lightweight design, electric vehicles, communication and alternative fuels.

SP has been appointed to perform tests and inspections on behalf of public authorities and is known as technical service. SP assists the industry in its capacity of Notified Body for several European directives. Testing is carried out at SP according to a number of vehicle directives.


SP participates continuously in about 30 EU projects, in cooperation with partners from our extensive international network. Among recent European and national vehicle research involvement are:KARYON, architectures for safety-critical control of vehicles (FP7), SARTRE Safe Road Trains for the Environment (FP7), SMARTbatt batteries for electric vehicles, safety (FP7), FUSE functional safety and evolvable architectures for autonomy (Swedish FFI research), RelComH Reliable Communication for Heavy vehicles (Swedish FFI research), HEAVENS HEAling Vulnerabilities to ENhance Software Security and Safety (Swedish FFI research), ELVA architectures for electric vehicles, EMC (FP7), ActiveTest dissemination of performance testing methods for ICT-based safety functions in vehicles (FP7), Fire suppression systems in engine compartments of buses and coaches, Member of SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, Member of the Association of Heavy Vehicles (“Tunga fordon”), Växjö, Sweden.


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Contact person: Mr. Alberto Peña

Phone number: +34 607 227 482


Location head office: Derio, Spain



Website: www.tecnalia.com

Tecnalia


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One of the most important traits of the Tecnalia Automotive unit is its deep-rooted specialisation, allowing us to tailor our collaborations with companies on the basis of our wide-ranging knowledge of their needs, the available technologies, their applications and the conditions needed to ensure that they are implanted efficiently. Tecnalia’s value proposal for the Automotive Sector is focused on the following technological lines:

Structure, chassis and suspension• Hot stamping processes for lightweight

metallic materials• Composites: automation of manufacturing

processes, process optimization and characterization of composite materials

• Casting• New joining methods• Functional part evaluation, specially related

to safety

Powertrain / Drivetrain• Lightweight components, energy

and material efficient processes• Advanced e-drives control

Electronics• Development of advanced control functions

for chassis and powertrain• Dynamic modelling and simulation

of complete vehicles• Sensoring and communications

for vehicle automation• Advanced control of autonomous vehicles


Tecnalia is involved or has been involved in the following EU projects:BEHICLE, EUNICE, SYRNEMO, E-LIGHT, CITYMOBIL2, EVOLUTION, FAST-IN-CHARGE, SARTRE, YBRIDIO, COSMO, SMARTCEM, POWER DRIVER, KNOW4CAR, ECOMOVE, AMITRAN, MOBINET, TAILOR TOOL, POLYBRIGHT, GPHS, STT, ELONHOTSTAMP


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Contact person: Mr. Christian Facchi

Phone number: +49 841 93 48 7410


Location head office: Ingolstadt, Germany


Website: www.thi.de

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI)


The Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) is a medium sized university of applied sciences and is currently training about 5.000 students in 39 technical and business science programs. Core competencies at the THI hover around the fields of Automotive, Aerospace, Renewable Energies and Business Management. In 2012, the automotive research, combining vehicle technology, power train, car communication, automotive-production technology and vehicle safety achieved app. 2,7 million euros of third party funding.

Vehicle mechatronics and car safetyTHI is contributing to the long-term objective of zero road casualties through innovative developments in the field of road safety systems. By means of the bionic principle the senses that enable people to identify and avoid hazards in their environment are to be simulated, using new sensor technologies. For vehicles, research includes sensing accidents (e. g. acceleration and rotation-rate sensors, PTS pressure measuring system), hearing accidents (e. g. crash impact sound sensing), seeing accidents (e. g. radar, camera) and communicating the accidents via Car2X communication.

Engine and power trainThe research focuses on the assembly of drives, shafts and axle drive as well as on engine analysis. The own laboratory equipment consists of dynamic engine test rigs with exhaust gas analysis, a chassis dynamometer, a component test rig for the analysis of oil pumps and generators and a test rig for the investigation of engine start systems.

Power electronics and electromobility The research activities are focused on the development, simulation and optimization of innovative DC-DC and DC-AC converter topologies and multi-converter systems for automotive applications. Furthermore, research focuses on energy storage systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. The laboratory for electric mobility contains various testing facilities for cell- and battery systems tests.

Vehicle safety centre CARISSMATHI has gained a nationwide grant for building a new vehicle safety centre “CARISSMA”. With CARISSMA, based on a 28 million budget, THI will significantly contribute to the development of effective responses to medium- and long-term challenges in this research area. After completion in 2015, CARISSMA will represent a research centre with national and international importance.


THI is involved or has been involved in the following EU projects:• LOw COst roBOT co-workers (LOCOBOT) • Rail Freight and Logistics Curriculum

Development (RiFLE)• Integrative Test-Methodology for RFID

Applications (ITERA)• Applied network on Automotive Research

and Education (AWARE)• Automotive Production Engineering Unified

Perspective based on Data Mining Methods and Virtual Factory Model (AutoUniMo)

• Network of Excellence in Renewable Energy Technologies for Development (NEED)

• Regeneratives Energienetzwerk Region Ingolstadt (RegIN+)

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Organisation type: R&D organisation

Contact person: Mr. Paul van den Avoort

Phone number: +31 888 665460


Location head office: Delft, The Netherlands



Website: www.tno.nl

TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research)


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TNO is the largest research organisation in the Netherlands and is active in many fields of science and technology. TNO is fully independent and delivers its research and consultancy services to a multitude of customers from industry, government and national and international non-governmental organisations.

TNO is committed to a reliable, clean, safe and smart mobility system and helps its clients with the development and application of sustainable and economically viable, new advanced technologies in the area of power trains, vehicle intelligence and active and passive safety. TNO fields of expertise are: combustion engines and hybrid power trains, exhaust emissions, CO2 emission, noise emission from power trains, tyre-road noise, outdoor sound propagation, material technology, human factors, traffic modelling and management, mobility and logistics.

Furthermore, TNO is accredited to perform vehicle and vehicle component approvals and has excellent crash testing and power train testing facilities. TNO offers also a unique hardware in the loop test facility to efficiently develop and test intelligent vehicles.


TNO is an active partner in many European projects and contributes to standardisation and regulations in automotive technology.

Drive-C2X, AsPeCSS, eVADER, GOAL, Enhanced WISETRIP, STRAIGHTSOL, iCargo , ECODRIVER, AMITRAN, SATIE, COMCIS, CIVITAS WIKI, UDRIVE, PROS, CONVENIENT, MOBiNET, COBRA (ERANET Road), RAIDER (ERANET Road), INTRAS (ERANET Road).


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Contact person: Mr. Nick Hounsell

Phone number: +44 2380 599 065


Location head office: Southampton, United Kingdom


Website: www.trg.soton.ac.uk

Transportation Research Group - University of Southampton


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The Transportation Research Group (TRG) is one of four divisions of the School of Civil Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. Research is focused on the design and deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the aviation, rail and road sectors, with a particular emphasis on Human-Machine Interactions and socio-technical aspects of driver behaviour. TRG actively collaborates with other Schools in the University including Engineering Sciences, Electronics and Computer Science, Geography, the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, Management, Maths and Social Sciences.

TRG facilities include the Instrumented Vehicle, advanced immersive driving simulators and a transport data laboratory. A particular area of expertise is that of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and how they may shape, and be shaped by, socio-economic and socio-technical factors. TRG hosts the UK-China ITS Centre. Although all modes of transport are covered a particular focus is on road operations.TRG also holds several grants from the European 2013 Commission, from Government and Industry.


TRG is involved or has been involved in the following EU projects:GUARD (EC 6th framework) and POINTER (EC 7th Framework) projects that are evaluating measures to promote sustainable transport, including the deployment of ITS, as part of the Civitas initiative, COOPERS (EC 6th framework) and CITYMOBIL (EC 6th framework) projects that are examining future technologies such as cooperative vehicle/highway systems and personal rapid transit, PROMIT (EC 6th frame - work) and SMARTFREIGHT (EC 7th framework) projects that are examining deployment of ITS in freight transport, ALICIA (EC 7th framework) that is examining future glass cockpit design in aircraft, NEARCTIS (EC 7th framework) which is a network of excellence examining the use of information technologies in advanced traffic management, NICHES+ (EC 7th framework) for the promotion of sustainable transport solutions.

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Contact person: Mr. Morgan Heikal

Phone number: +44 1273 642326


Location head office: Brighton, United Kingdom


Website: www.brighton.ac.uk

University of BrightonEARPA Partners Guide 2015

High-resolution microscopic images of Diesel sprays. Locations are shown on an 18 mm side-lit spray, and correspond to 10 and 18 mm from the nozzle orifice.


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The University of Brighton has a long and rich history of automotive research delivered principally by the Centre for Automotive Engineering (CAE) and the Vetronics Research Centre (VRC). With over 30 research staff and PhD Students the Centres have the capability and capacity to attract, lead and support significant world leading R&D projects with collaborating partners including leading engineering companies and research institutes across Europe, and internationally. The Centres are supported by and draw upon leading research capability and capacity in computer science, mathematics, product design, engineering and manufacturing at the University of Brighton.

The Centre for Automotive Engineering (CAE)Led by Professor Morgan Heikal, the CAE has an international reputation for producing innovative, future-facing research. Our mission is to improve automotive engineering performance and impacts by investigating more efficient engines and developing cleaner fuels. We investigate and optimise complex engine combustion processes and develop laser-based measurement techniques, fundamental modelling and computational simulation. Our focus is on applied research and development for the solution of industrial and commercial challenges.

The CAE has built a 20-year partnership with Ricardo UK Ltd, resulting in the establishment of the world-leading Sir Harry Ricardo Laboratories (SHRL) and a rich, ongoing collaboration. We conduct pioneering work on novel low carbon internal combustion systems and have a direct environmental

impact through creating greater fuel efficiency and developing ways in which to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions.

The Vetronics Research Centre (VRC)Led by Professor Elias Stipidis the Vetronics Research Centre (VRC) is the only Academic Centre of Excellence in the UK conducting research and training in the subject area of Vetronics (Vehicle Electronics). Since 2004, the VRC has acquired funding primarily to conduct innovative research in the field of Vetronics for Land Systems on behalf of the UK (MOD). The VRC has also conducted research in the field of Avionics and Commercial Automotive, and has helped defence industry companies to develop demonstrators and testbeds for future military vehicle designs.


E3C3 - Energy Efficiency and Environment: a Cross-Channel ClusterCEREEV - Combustion Engine for Range-Extended Electric VehicleGREEN engine - Research the development of clean and efficient heavy duty diesel enginesCHAMP - Low carbon hybrid advanced motive powerC5 - Cross-channel centre for low carbon combustionLes Sprays - Development of a new physical and mathematical model of spray formation and dynamics


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Contact person: Mr. Marco Pierini

Phone number: +39 055 2758748


Location head office: Firenze, Italy



Website: www.unifi.it

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Road SafetyWhile UNIFI is one of the main experts worldwide in the field of Powered Two-Wheelers safety, currently it is involved in several other project dealing with pedestrian and cyclist safety. In this sector the research is focused both on the vehicle and on the personal protective equipment, with a cross cutting approach from primary to secondary safety.

Life Cycle Sustainability AssessmentSince 2002, UNIFI has dealt with research activities focused on the environmental friendly design and assessment of products and technologies. The main research activities in the automotive field concern: the LCSA (=LCA+LCC+Social_LCA); Modelling & Simulation to optimize the environmental profile of products and processes; End-of-Life Vehicles scenarios analysis and estimation of vehicles recyclability and recoverability according to EU regulations.

Reciprocating Engines and Advanced Systems for EnergyWorks on the thermo-fluid dynamic development of small engines by means of numerical and experimental approaches. Several facilities are available (static and dynamic test benches, flow bench, acoustic test bench, etc.) for engine characterization, advanced measurements and noise analysis. Consolidated collaborations are instituted with several engine OEM.

Vehicle Design and DynamicsWorks on the development of vehicle systems and vehicle components, with a special focus on hybrid and handling improving devices. From the vehicle concept to the whole system integration, V2D can provide complete

CAD models, FE validation of parts and assemblies, kinematic and dynamic analyses of the full vehicle (with both numerical and experimental approach) and executive projects of mechatronics system, developed through virtual modelling and physical testing on several purpose built test benches.

Electric Mobility Works on the development of electric and hybrid electric vehicle powertrains. Starting from vehicle dynamics and mechatronics competencies, the field of study include modelling and simulation of key components (battery, power converters, motors) and their integration in full vehicle models. Recent researches have been focused on the proposal of energy management strategies and their optimization through the use of real-world driving cycles; processing such data include acquisition, statistical analysis and synthesis.

NVHUNIFI expertise is used to provide reliable solutions for NVH problems of OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers. The activities of the NVH group are tailored to industrial demands and comprise the chassis, trimmed body, acoustics components and emission. Many numerical model of car structures have been developed to improve the vibro-acoustic behaviour of components, and to define modelling strategies. The NVH team possess both numerical and experimental skills.

Participation in EU projects (FP7, H2020)2BESAFE, ABRAM, ASTERICS, ENLIGHT, ESUM, GOAL, GRESIMO, IMPROVE, MID-MOD, MOTORIST, PV-MOREDE, RASIF, RESOLVE, SAFERIDER, SMART RRS, SAFERIDER, UNPLUGGED, VECOM, RESOLVE, SAFE2WHEELER.


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Contact person: Mr. Damijan Miljavec Mr. Tomaž Katrašnik

Phone number: +386 14768281 | +386 1 4771305


Location head office: Ljubljana, Slovenia


Website: www.uni-lj.si

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The University of Ljubljana ranks among the biggest universities with more than 56.000 undergraduate and post-graduate students and approximately 6.000 employees. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, being EARPA members, are research driven faculties. Research work at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, which employs approximately 300 researchers, is divided in 9 major fields: electrical energy, mechatronics, electronics, microelectronics, bio-cybernetics and biomedicine, measuring systems, automation and cybernetics, robotics and telecommunications. Research work at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, which employs more than 300 researchers, is divided in 7 major fields: power and process engineering, design, engine mechanics and maintenance, production engineering, mechatronics, micromechanical systems, and automation.

Research activities associated with the EARPA’s Task Forces cover:• Advanced Combustion Engines & Fuels:

Combustion, Alternative Fuels, Air Management and Supercharging, Thermal Management, Prototyping and Testing including PEMS.

• Hybrid and Electric Systems & Components: Basic Research on E-machines, Prototyping and Development of Integrated Solutions, Development of Control strategies, Thermal Management of E-components, Testing and Diagnostics.

• Modelling & Simulation: Development of predictive system level and detailed simulation models for ICEs, EMs, batteries, fuel cells, VTMS and thus of the complete conventional, hybrid and electric powertrains.


The University of Ljubljana is very active in international research and education programs. It cooperated in 117 FP6 projects (in several of them as coordinator), it also cooperated and still cooperates in 110 FP7 projects and in many other research, development and educational projects financed by European Union (TEMPUS, ERASMUS, Leonardo da Vinci, DAPHNE, SafeInternet, eLearning, eTEN, Lifelong Learning Program and many more). In the field of transport, the University of Ljubljana is involved in the following projects:Straightsol Strategies and measures for smarter urban freight solutions, CIVITAS ELAN Mobilising citizens for vital cities in the EU, 2020 INTERFACE Nanoscale tailoring of tribological interfaces for clean and energy efficient diesel and gasoline power trains, FluMaBack Fluid management component improvement for back up fuel cell systems.


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Contact person: Mr. Rémy Willinger

Phone number: +33 3 68 85 29 23


Location head office: Strasbourg, France


Website: www.unistra.fr

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The Biomechanics Team at the University of Strasbourg is one of the four teams composing the Strasbourg Fluid and Solid Mechanics Institute (IMFS). This Institute is simultaneously affiliated to the University of Strasbourg and to the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Our team is constituted by a pluri-disciplinary management group of eight persons including specialists in fluid and solid mechanics (5), ENT (1), legal medicine (1) and nuclear medicine (1). Currently about twelve students are working at this group at different levels including obviously PhD students. Main activity of this 20 persons research group is head-neck and abdominal impact biomechanics including fundamental and applied research.

Head-neck impact biomechanics, leaded us to original results in collaboration with a number of European teams. At the University of Strasbourg we acquired all experimental and computing facilities needed for dynamic analysis of mechanical structures i.e. modal analysis and impact test facilities (head impact and rear impact), rheology tests equipment as well as explicit and implicit FE codes.


The University of Strasbourg is involved or has been involved in the following EU projects:FP 5-CHILD (200-2003) Modelling of the three years old child neck in an automotive environment, FP6 - APROSYS (2004-2009), SP5 improved model based head injury criteria, SP3 Pedestrian head impact simulation and proposal of a new test method, SP4 Motor-cycle head trauma simulation and proposal of a new test method, FP6-APSN NOE (2004-2008) Active partner within the network, FP6-ITN-Marie Curie MYMOSA (2007-2010) Motorcyclist head protection, FP7-CASPER (2009-20012) WP leader on child modelling and injury criteria, FP7-ADSEAT (2009-2013) FE modelling of female neck under whiplash.

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Contact person: Mr. Nick Mallinson

Phone number: +44 24 7657 2696


Location head office: Coventry, United Kingdom


Turnover before tax: £459,6 Million

Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk

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The University of Warwick is located on the south-west edge of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. Founded in 1965, the University has a total of 23,000 students of which 10,000 are postgraduates studying for masters or doctoral degrees. The University has 28 academic departments and is ranked 6th in the UK and 58th in the world.

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) was founded in 1980 and is an academic department at the University specifically focussed on providing multidisciplinary educational courses as well as research and development to manufacturing and service organisations. WMG conducts research and development at all Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), but in particular its research staff focus on applied research and technology transfer to assist companies take novel ideas across the “valley of death” and on to commercial success. WMG’s research teams include both academics and ex-industry engineers, providing a unique blend of academic creativity with industrial pragmatism. All projects are led by professional project managers to ensure timely delivery to industrial partners.

WMG has more than 30 years’ experience of working with the automotive industry and today has close working relationships with Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors. WMG hosts one of the UK Government funded High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, with a specific focus on low carbon mobility. WMG’s HVM Catapult centre includes three centres of excellence:

1) lightweight technologies for vehicles; 2) battery characterisation and electric /

hybrid drives testing; 3) battery materials pilot line.

The practical research into lightweight structures, batteries / drives performance and new battery chemistries is underpinned by research into improved models and simulation approaches to verify and validate systems behaviour. All projects have at least one industrial partner and the emphasis is on innovation and industrial impact.

WMG’s HVM Catapult centre is working to provide low carbon mobility technology to a variety of land based transport modes including automotive, motor-sport, yellow goods, buses, trucks and very light rail. Our Energy Innovation Centre, housing our battery, drives and cell chemistry activities is an open facility which is accessible to other Universities, Research Organisations and Industry. Our Lightweight Technologies Centre includes detailed material modelling and validation, design methods, manufacture (forming, joining and assembly) and product performance. The research encompasses metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, nano-composites and multi-functional materials.


• RLW Navigator: Remote Laser Welding System Navigator for Eco & Resilient Automotive Factories

• Innovative End-to-end Management of Dynamic Manufacturing Networks - IMAGINE

• Enhanced Lightweight Design (ENLIGHT) • Arrowhead: Production and Energy System

Automation Intelligent-Built environment and urban infrastructure for sustainable and friendly cities.


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Organisation type: Research & test center

Contact person: Mr. Aldo Ofenheimer

Phone number: +43 316 873 9020





Website: www.v2c2.at

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The VIRTUAL VEHICLE is an international institution in the field of application-oriented vehicle development. More than any other European research institute it unites a variety of sub-disciplines from the field of vehicle simulation technologies. The development of new technologies, methods and tools for individual CAE disciplines and CAE integration takes center stage. A multidisciplinary approach to product development and coupled simulation are central research topics. In addition, VIRTUAL VEHICLE features a variety of test stands and highly sophisticated new measurement methods in both its own test center and in cooperation with the Technical University Graz. This also enables the validation of simulation processes and “hybrid verification”, which involves the connection of simulation and testing for system design.

VIRTUAL VEHICLE functions as a bridge between university research and advanced industrial development. The bundled competencies found at VIRTUAL VEHICLE, together with the coverage of individual CAE topics and CAE integration, form a research platform that is unique in the world of CAE.

The required fields of knowledge are covered by five research areas:• Information & Process Management• Thermo & Fluid Dynamics• NVH & Friction• Mechanics & Materials• E/E & Software


VIRTUAL VEHICLE is involved in the following EU projects:European framework program: e.g. IMPROVE, SafeEV, MATISSE,ARTEMIS: e.g. CRYSTAL, DEWI, iCOMPOSEResearch Fund Coal & Steel: e.g. ENFASSMarie Curie: e.g. GRESIMO, eLiQuiD, BATWOMAN

Memberships:ARTEMIS, EGVIA, NAFEMS, AUTOSAR, FVV, NoAE, ProSTEP-iViP, VDI, TEchNetAlliance, A3PS, ACstyria, ERIDER.

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Other useful links

European Bodies• European Commission – general address http://ec.europa.eu/• European Commission – DG Research and Innovation (RTD) http://ec.europa.eu/research/ • European Commission – DG Mobility and Transport (MOVE)

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/transport/• European Commission – DG Climate Action (CLIMA) http://ec.europa.eu/clima/• European Commission – DG Energy (ENER) http://ec.europa.eu/energy/• European Commission – Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/• European Commission – DG Environment (ENV) http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/

Stakeholders• ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association www.acea.be• AET - Association for European Transport www.aetransport.org• ASECAP - European Association of the tolled Motorways companies www.asecap.com• CLEPA - European Association of Automotive Suppliers www.clepa.eu• CONCAWE - Oil companies’ European organisation www.concawe.eu• EARTO - European Association representing Research and Technology www.earto.eu• ECTRI - European Conference of Transport Research Institutes www.ectri.org• ERTICO European public/private partnership for the implementation of

Intelligent Transport Systems and Services www.ertico.com• ERTRAC - European Road Transport Research Advisory Council www.ertrac.org• EUCAR - European Council for Automotive R&D www.eucar.be• iMobility Forum www.imobilitysupport.eu• ETSC - European Transport Safety Council www.etsc.eu• FEHRL - Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories www.fehrl.org• FERSI - Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes www.fersi.org• FIA - Foundation for the Automobile and Society www.fia.com• FISITA - International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies www.fisita.com• IRF - European Union Road Federation www.irfnet.eu• POLIS - European Cities and Regions Networking for Innovative Transport Solutions

www.polis-online.org

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