Bringing together a diverse set of skills in order to address the challenges of modern electrified powertrain systems development.
With expertise in bespoke software development, analysis tools and hardware testing, DSD offers manufacturers invaluable guidance and support in developing new and existing hybrid and electric vehicle powertrain architectures, including component specification and supplier identification.
Our vehicle model and drive cycle simulation tool developed in-house provides a flexible platform to modify powertrain components and create efficient, integrated and optimised powertrain solutions that match your high-level vehicle requirements and brand identity.
Experienced in the design, simulation, and development of power-dense and high-efficiency machines for both vehicle traction and actuation of powertrain control elements such as park brakes, pump motors, clutches and gears.
Our core engineering competencies combine electromagnetic and thermal simulation, mechanical design and control software knowledge to support the development of highly integrated mechatronic systems and electric drives.
With an established team of software engineers experienced in all levels of software development, we can develop full control system solutions, from the design and implementation of complex motor control algorithms to the specification and programming of custom low-level hardware drivers and control interfaces required for highly accurate motor control.
Additional capabilities include designing power electronics for actuators and motor drives for use in both lab-based and challenging vehicle environments.
DSD’s in-house innovative and comprehensive analysis tool can quickly review tens to hundreds of thousands of powertrain combinations against cost, mass, range and efficiency, across multiple vehicle drive cycles, types and segments. The analysis can objectively pinpoint a highly targeted subset of powertrain configurations that best align with customer requirements.
The user interface enables deeper dive capability to plot out various attribute combinations, refine and focus on data inputs giving a detailed insight into attribute trade-offs (e.g. power losses vs costs) and further analyse the most suitable powertrain makeup.
A core focus of ePOP, which aligns with DSD’s expertise, is to go beyond how each motor, inverter, and transmission behave and instead focus on how they work together at an integrated system level.
DSD’s extensive testing facilities and experienced technicians provide an adaptable and fast-moving environment for building and testing electrified powertrain solutions.
An open and collaborative environment allows DSD to support short time scale product development programmes.
Our ongoing commitment to our core driveline testing activities has seen recent investment in battery emulators, high power DC supplies and electrical test equipment, including an engine torque pulse simulator (ETPS), to support the development testing of high voltage battery electric vehicles (BEV) & hybrid systems.