Automated test system provides faster driveline development

摘要

A new, automated mobile oil expulsion detection system that significantly reduces development time and cost, called VENTS, has been developed by engineering consultancy Drive System Design (DSD). The system monitors oil expulsion through the breather system of a driveline unit, such as an axle or transmission case during testing. Traditionally this would require continuous engineer observation and can take up to eight weeks, with VENTS it now only takes three weeks and requires little involvement from engineers.