BACKGROUND
A global leader in agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing partnered with Robosoft to boost the efficiency and reliability of its tractor driveline systems. The engagement focused on minimizing fuel consumption, enhancing transmission performance, and validating system behavior through high-fidelity simulation.
THE CHALLENGES
Addressing the
critical gaps
High reliance on physical prototypes drove up costs and slowed development cycles, making it difficult to iterate quickly on design alternatives.
There was no unified view into how driveline mechanics, hydraulics, and control dynamics interacted, making it hard to diagnose performance issues holistically.
Fuel consumption was difficult to measure and optimize across diverse operating conditions without a scalable testing environment.
THE CHALLENGES
Addressing the
critical gaps
High reliance on physical prototypes drove up costs and slowed development cycles, making it difficult to iterate quickly on design alternatives.
There was no unified view into how driveline mechanics, hydraulics, and control dynamics interacted, making it hard to diagnose performance issues holistically.
Fuel consumption was difficult to measure and optimize across diverse operating conditions without a scalable testing environment.
THE ROBOSOFT SOLUTION
We built a detailed simulation of a 95 kW Partial PST driveline in MATLAB R2021b using Simulink and Simscape, creating a virtual testbed that replaced early-stage physical prototyping.
Simscape components modelled gear sets, clutch dynamics, hydraulic circuits, and power-split mechanisms within a single integrated simulation environment.
We developed custom algorithms layered on top of the simulation to extract actionable insights on vehicle speed, output, and fuel efficiency from every run.
The MATLAB/Simulink environment enabled rapid iteration and side-by-side comparison of design alternatives, significantly accelerating engineering decision-making.
THE ROBOSOFT SOLUTION
We built a detailed simulation of a 95 kW Partial PST driveline in MATLAB R2021b using Simulink and Simscape, creating a virtual testbed that replaced early-stage physical prototyping.
Simscape components modelled gear sets, clutch dynamics, hydraulic circuits, and power-split mechanisms within a single integrated simulation environment.
We developed custom algorithms layered on top of the simulation to extract actionable insights on vehicle speed, output, and fuel efficiency from every run.
The MATLAB/Simulink environment enabled rapid iteration and side-by-side comparison of design alternatives, significantly accelerating engineering decision-making.
Clear outcomes
that drive growth
Moving early validation from physical prototypes to simulation significantly reduced development time and cost across the design process.
Rapid iteration and side-by-side comparison of design alternatives enabled faster, confident engineering decisions backed by simulation data.
Simulation-driven performance insights enabled targeted optimization of fuel consumption, contributing directly to the client's sustainability goals.
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