Abstract: The invention relates to methods for optimizing vehicles and engines that are used for driving such vehicles, comprising the following steps: measurements are taken during real operation of the vehicle (10) on the road or on a roller-type test stand or the engine (21) on an engine test stand (19); a simulation model representing the vehicle (10) or the engine (19) is parameterized so as to be able to arithmetically determine a prediction about the measured values obtained by means of said measurements; the vehicle (10) is simulated by using the simulation model (11), at least one drivability index (DR) being additionally calculated which results from several measured values based on an empirically determined function and indicates the drivability of a vehicle (10) in a specific driving mode; the settings of the vehicle (10) are optimized during said simulation, at least one drivability index (DR) being input into the target function or the fringe conditions of the optimization process.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for optimizing vehicles and engines that are used for driving such vehicles, comprising the following steps: measurements are taken during real operation of the vehicle (10) on the road or on a roller-type test stand or the engine (21) on an engine test stand (19); a simulation model representing the vehicle (10) or the engine (19) is parameterized so as to be able to arithmetically determine a prediction about the measured values obtained by means of said measurements; the vehicle (10) is simulated by using the simulation model (11), at least one drivability index (DR) being additionally calculated which results from several measured values based on an empirically determined function and indicates the drivability of a vehicle (10) in a specific driving mode; the settings of the vehicle (10) are optimized during said simulation, at least one drivability index (DR) being input into the target function or the fringe conditions of the optimization process.

Abstract: A method for analyzing the driving behavior of motor vehicle wherein a car's driveability is measured easily on a test stand by conducting tests with an actual vehicle to obtain measurement variables describing driving behavior; then defining at least one rating (Dr) indicating the car's driveability as a function of one or more measurement variables; then preparing a simulation model to represent dependencies between the individual measurement variables and, in particular, to compute the rating (Dr) from a set of predefined measurement variables which can be obtained both from the actual vehicle and on a test stand; and then calibrating a dynamic test stand with the use of the simulation model.

Abstract: An apparatus and process for electronically measuring rotational characteristics of a rotating part that rotates with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The rotating part has reference marks and measuring scale marks thereon. The apparatus includes a first pick up for detecting the passage of reference marks and a second pick up for detecting the passage of measuring scale marks. A counter connected to the second pick up counts the detected measuring scale marks. A timer controls the stage of the counter. A load sensor detects the load on the engine. A computer is connected to the first pick up, the counter, the timer, and the load sensor. The computer calculates the instantaneous rotational speed of the rotating part by differentiating the counts obtained during instantaneous counter stages. The computer includes decision logic with a predetermined threshold value.