AVL Automation & Control

solutions
AVL TESTMATE II – Digital Controller
AVL TESTMATE II is a complete digital test bed control and monitoring
system with excellent torque and speed control for hydraulic, eddy
current and AC dynamometers with an intuitive user interface.

AVL BOBCAT – Engine Test Automation & Control

AVL BOBCAT is an affordable and integrated automation system solution
dedicated to specific engine testing needs from AVL’s COMPACT product
line for both existing and new test cell layouts.

AVL PUMA – Powertrain Test Automation & Simulation

AVL PUMA represents an integration platform and provides a powerful
environment for all automation components for a broad range of test
applications from emission certification to sophisticated vehicle
simulation.

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Ready. Set. Go.

AVL BOBCAT automation & control

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topics

 AVL BOBCAT – automation & control

 System Layout & Components
 Technical specs
 General look and feel
 Result Data Management & Processing

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covering needs
Engine Performance Testing

Engine Durability

Engine Overhauling

Component development

Emission Certification for nonroad IC engines

Fuel validation testing

Educational Purposes
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AVL BOBCAT

AVL BOBCAT is a test bed automation system

dedicated and optimized for defined
applications in engine testing, developed at AVL
North America.

Your benefits at a glance:

 Intuitive modular structure for creating test cell, engine and
test run definition and procedure configuration
 User-friendly experience driven by aesthetic display pages
and graphical drag-and-drop test set-up
 Quick operation that allows test runs to be defined and
reused easier and initiated faster

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system layout

IEEE1394

automation & control

COMPACT I/O Cube

IEEE1394

FFEM-DIO FFEM-CON Adv.

2

dyno / engine interface

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workstation

Included with the AVL BOBCAT automation & control

software is a dedicated workstation. The hardware is
extensively tested to ensure a failure free operation in a
real time environment. As off the shelf PC solutions
are limited in support and spare part availability, AVL
can provide an extended warranty, to secure the full
operation of the test cell.

Your benefits at a glance:

 Tested and proven workstation solution
 Extended warranty and spare parts availability
 Choice between desktop or rack design

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operating panel
The AVL BOBCAT Operating Panel provides manual
control of the test cell when not running an automatic
test routine. It provides easy access to the most
frequently performed tasks such as changing the
control mode or turning on/off digital bits.
The panel contains a touch screen display, two knobs
for adjusting the set point values, and eight physical
pushbutton switches that can be programmed for
digital control of the system. The panel can either be
connected to the BOBCAT workstation or can be
brought into the cell and connected to the Cell Box.

Your benefits at a glance:

 Precise control of engine & dyno set points via two rotary
encoders
 Color touch screen for visual feedback & operation
 Programmable buttons for test sequences
 Connection via Ethernet outside or inside the test cell

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cell box
The AVL BOBCAT Cell Box is a wall mounted enclosure that
is the center of AVL COMPACT automation & control system
used for controlling the engine and dyno and connection to
other test cell devices. It serves to accommodate system
components. It is connected to the BOBCAT workstation and
measuring devices in the testcell. An E-stop circuit (located
inside the CellBox) is used to safely protect the hardware.

The Cell Box contains the following main

components:
 24VDC PWS for all the I/O in the system and circuit protection for
24 VDC lines

 Power switch and AC power distribution and circuit protection

 PILZ E-Stop system and E-Stop string

 Connector for the Operator Panel

 F-FEM-CON ADVANCED and F-FEM DIO

 Compliance to directives: Compliance with the 2004/108/EC

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cell box
 4 independent counter channels for data acquisition
 18 digital inputs
 26 digital outputs
 4 analog inputs
 1 analog input for strain gauge
 4 analog outputs
 2 frequency outputs
 1 watchdog function for test bed monitoring
 Connection of 2 F-FEM-DIO modules with 16 digital inputs and
 16 digital outputs each

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I/O cube

The COMPACT I/O Cube is designed as a versatile I/O

module for the test cell to allow data acquisition and control
of a wide variety of I/O devices. The Cube provides various
input and output channels. The channel assignment is
software-configurable by the user.

Following channels are provided:

 16 universal measurement channels for the measurement of
voltages, currents, resistances and measuring bridges
 24 temperature measurement channels for measurement of thermo
couples
 (types K, J, R, S, T, B, E and N)
 8 temperature measurement channels for measurement of RTDs (Pt100,
Pt1000)
 8 analog outputs for voltages or currents (for demand value setting)
 16 digital outputs (8 relay, 8 transistor outputs for digital or PWM)
 16 digital inputs

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TC cube
The COMPACT T/C Cube is designed as a versatile IO
module for the test cell to allow data acquisition and control
of a wide variety of IO devices. The Compact Thermo Cube
provides 16 universal measurement channels and 64
temperature measurement channels. The channel
assignment is software-configurable by the user.

Following channels are provided:

 16 universal measurement channels can measure voltages, currents,
resistances and measuring bridges.
 64 temperature measurement channels are split into
 56 channels for measurement of thermo couples
(types K, J, R, S, T, B, E and N)
 8 channels for measurement of RTDs (Pt100, Pt1000)
 The signals are first conditioned with a low pass filter and then converted to
physical units and transferred to the automation system as physical units via
an IEEE1394 interface.
 The acquisition rate is selectable for each channel (1Hz, 10Hz, 100Hz)
depending on the sensor type (1Hz, 10Hz for temperature channels).

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cube comparison

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throttle actuator

The AVL Throttle Actuator Compact is a Linear Rotary Screw

(LRS) type throttle actuator used for controlling the
mechanical throttle on an engine. It is equipped with
automatic range calibration for easy setup. Force , speed,
displacement, and acceleration limiting and definable e-stop
position ensure the maximum security and ease of use.

Throttle Actuator
COMPACT
Max. Force 890N

Linear Stroke 76mm

Time for full stroke 0.1s

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technical specs
Feature Description
Operating system Windows XP or Windows 7
Realtime operating system INtime
Runtime states Empty, testcell Loaded, engine loaded and test loaded
Application modes Setup, runtime and data browsing
Modes of operation Manual and automatic
Channels Analog IO, digital IO, temperature, formula, filters, PID, limits, custom and dependent
Channel frequencies 1, 10, and 100 Hz (1kHz for F-FEM CON channels)
Calibration type 16-point linear fit and (cRIO only) 6th order polynomial
Calibration history History maintained, trace maintained
Testcell limit (monitored either in testcell load or engine loaded states), engine limit and group (monitored
Limit monitoring types
in when engine has started)

Limit monitoring reactions Low and high warnings and alarms; SoftStop, HardStop, Message, Idle and Exception on alarms.

Limit Monitoring frequencies Same frequency as the channel being monitored

Cut-off frequency, Integrator, Value changed/not changed, moving average, invalid value and
Filters types
minimum/maximum/range
Maximum number of channels 4750
Maximum number of PID channels 10

Maximum number of formula channels: Maximum flow rate (summation of all formula channel frequencies) 5000.

Maximum number of filter channels 32 of each filter types (6 filter types)

Maximum number of custom channels: Limited by performance, not licensed

Maximum number of testcell limit Channels 128

Maximum number of engine limit channels 128

Supported number of displays 2

Maximum number of active recorders 3 concurrently activated recorders and 1 blackbox recorder.
Maximum number of recorder config 32
Recording frequencies 1, 10, 100 Hz (1kHz for F-FEM CON channels)
Maximum number of CAN ports 8 (4 for each CAN card)
Repository table Provide data array and its runtime dynamic switching
Test result data Export data as CVS and ATF, and import it to Santorin database
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supported devices
Name Description
Fuel balance meter. It is used to determine fuel consumption based on a
AVL 733S
pre-selectable measurement time or measurement weight.
Fuel mass consumption meter allows you to measure the fuel consumption
AVL 735
of a combustion engine.
Fuel conditioning system is used to maintain the fuel temperature at a
specific setpoint, and within narrow tolerance limits. It is used together with
AVL 753C the AVL fuel
mass flow meter (AVL 735S) and AVL fuel balance (AVL 733S), and can
also be retrofitted to existing fuel consumption measuring devices.
Smoke meter. It is used to measure the soot content of the exhaust gas
AVL 415
from diesel engines.
Smoke meter. It is used to measure the soot content of the exhaust gas
AVL 415S
from diesel engines.
Opacimeter. It is used to measure the opacity of exhaust gas both in static
AVL 439
and dynamic engine state.
Blowby meter serves to continuously measure and monitor the blow by
gas.The blow by gas flows through leaks of pistons, piston rings, valve
AVL 442
guides, and in case of turbochargers through bearings and bearing seals,
into the crankcase and escapes through the casing ventilation.
Micro soot sensor measures the low soot concentrations in the diluted
AVL 483
exhaust gas of particle emitting combustion engines.
CFO propane injection kit. It is used to check CVS dilution systems in
PEUS CFO
emission gas testing for conformity.
HMT 333 Vaisala Weather Station
PTU 300 Vaisala Weather Station

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supported devices
Name Descrition
A CVS (Constant Volume Sampler) dilutes the exhaust sampled from a vehicle
under test on a chassis dyno or from an engine on an engine test bed. The
CVS
diluted exhaust is fed into the exhaust analyzers, where the actual exhaust
analysis takes place.
Simplex_LB Simplex load bank (customer specific, not officially supported)

FMU3G Taylor fuel measurement (customer specific, not officially supported)

Agilent Agilent power supplier
It is used to control and communicate with AMA i60 Combi, Horiba MEXA,
EBH
SESAM FTIR, CEBII bech, etc. See Puma document for more information.
It is used to interface with AVL GEM 110, Horiba Mexa 7000, and AVL i60
Emissions Benches
emissions benches
Interfce to combustion analysis systems from MTS (A&D). It is also used to
CAS/ACAP
interface ACAP from MTS as well as CAS from FEV. Specific versions do apply.
The SPC is a compact partial flow dilution system that extracts engine exhaust,
dilutes it with conditioned dilution air (to simulate reactions in the atmosphere),
SPC
and samples the diluted exhaust over particulate filters. The filters are weighed to
determine the amount of particulate matter in the exhaust.
CAN ASAP2 CAN driver
ASAP3 ASAP3 driver
CUTY - Communication Utility, which is enabling communication to Cummins
CUTY ECUs using ASAP3. A Cummins MC System.
IndiCom IndiCom is a user interface and control software for AVL Indicating systems.

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programs

 Setup
Set up the Testcell, Engine, and Test
Files
 Run Mode
Run the Tests on the Engine in the
Testcell using the files created in Setup
 Data Browser
View the gathered data and export as csv
or ATF file

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setup – physical channels

Setup the physical I/O channels in the system

 Analog Inputs
 Analog Outputs
 Digital Inputs
 Digital Outputs
 Counter Inputs
 PWM Outputs
 Thermocouples
Set the specifications of the channel
 Units
 Decimal places
 Update frequency (1, 10, 100Hz, 1kHz
for FFEM-CON)
 Hardware information
 Calibration

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setup – formula

 Uses scripting language

for writing simple or
complex formulas
 To be replaced with a
simple formula editor
(conceptually to be like
formula editor in Excel)
 Can update formulas at
1, 10, or 100 Hz

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setup – devices

 GUI for device driver

allows setup of the device
and the measurement
channels for the device
 Channels from devices
can be used throughout
BOBCAT
 Device driver GUI’s will
be added as customers
request them and then
will be available as
standard devices

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calibration

 Calibrate analog input

channels
 Up to 16 point calibration
possible
 Done during runtime so
sampling actual points
possible
 Can vary the sample time
for accurate snapshot of
point
 Calibration is applied
immediately to the
channel

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sequence/test run editor

 Create test sequences

quickly and easily
 Can be simple or
complex
 Uses simple “drag and
drop” technology
 Create loops, parallel
paths, sub routines,
grids, measurements,
etc.

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recorder

 Can view the

Application Recorder
in Run Mode
 Can add Application
Recorder channels to
the plot
 Can zoom, pan, print,
and save the plot

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screen builder

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run mode

 View status and

control in Run Mode
 Change operating
modes and setpoints
 Toggle digital output
bits
 View input and output
signals on chart object
 Integrated with
optional Operator
Panel

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data browser

 Can pick and

choose the
channels to be
selected and
exported
 Can export as
few or as many
channels as
desired

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data browser

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AVL automation & control – BOBCAT & PUMA

platform

Engineering Office Remote Users...

 BOBCAT can coexist in

the testfield with PUMA
Santorin TFMS Open
Central Data Storage TestFactory
Management Suite
 Data logged at BOBCAT
can be stored at Santorin
central host by using a
Data Collector interface

Data Data
Collector Collector

AVL PUMA AVL PUMA

AVL bobcat AVL bobcat
Open Open
AVL Concerto AVL Concerto AVL Concerto AVL Concerto

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data browser

Data Browser that can be used to view the result data files (custom recorder, blackbox recorder and measurement files)

The browser provides a better analytical view of the data displaying it in different formats, such as tables and plots

The browser can be used to export the data files to CSV (Comma Separated Values) or ATF (ASAM Transport Format)
formats, or to a Santorin database. The data files can also be packaged into zip files for distribution

The Data Brower browser logs details of all errors during operations, such as loading of data files to an error log which can
be viewed in the browser itself. The browser can also be used to view calibration history and message log

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user interface

Tools & Functions Ribbon

File Browser Data Display Area

(Data sorted by Testcell, (tables, plots, template, calibration, message log)
then by Engine)

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table

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plot

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data export

Using the Data Browser, it is possible to

export result files and calibration history to
CSV and ATF files. It is also possible to
export result data to a Santorin host using
the Data Browser.

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new functions
…Data Comparison Mode
overlay up to 25 data files with a single click
export the average data
…Manage configurations for automatic reporting
define up to 5 tables and 5 plots and generate a report based on a user definable template
window
…Data Binning
create a new data file based on a reference channel This is helpful when the result file
contains multiple runs of the same ramp, and the user would like to get an average value of
all the runs based on specific rpm values
…Data Splitting
split a data file into multiple files based on a reference channel. This is helpful when the result
file contains multiple runs of the same ramp, and the user would like to overlay all the ramps
…Formula Calculator
create up to 20 calculated channels per configuration with the easy to use formula calculator
…Data Browser Test Block
Perform data binning, Open the latest data set and Automatically print the template using the
default printer directly out of the testrun

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PRODUCT POSITIONING - SANTORIN
COMPACTTM
Results Data & Security
Backup & Restore
Evaluation Administration

AVL

Results
SANTORIN
COMPACTTM

AVL PUMA AVL BOBCAT 3rd Party System

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APPLICATIONS – RESULTS EVALUATION
Data & Security
Backup & Restore Results Administration
Evaluation

 Comparable result data from different sources enables the comparison of results
across the entire test facility with test bed from different suppliers.
 Common data evaluation based on common normnames / units is ensured by
automatic data conversion during the import for PUMA Open , EDACS and
3rd party test beds
 SANTORIN COMPACTTM in combination with CONCERTO provides a seamless
workflow from result data storage to result data visualization.

AVL PUMA AVL BOBCAT 3rd Party System

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Backup & Results Data & Security
Evaluation Administration
Restore

 The automatic and time trigged data backup includes all result data stored in the
SANTORIN COMPACTTM data base.
 In case of an unexpected damage of the hardware or in case of data loose the
guided restore helps you to re-establish your SANTORIN COMPACTTM and the
stored result data.

AVL PUMA AVL BOBCAT 3rd Party System

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APPLICATIONS – DATA & SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Backup & Restore
Results Data & Security
Evaluation
Administration

 Central management of project access rights and user accounts throughout the
test facility ensures secure and consistent project operation.
 Easy integration into enterprise’s IT environment is ensured by using proven
standards like Oracle database, MS Windows Server software and TCP/IP.

AVL PUMA AVL BOBCAT 3rd Party System

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CONCERTO

AVL Concerto is a generic data analysis &

post-processing tool. It is a standalone
product which is independent of BOBCAT.

Concerto includes an extensive collection of

file format filters, providing you with access
to data from both AVL and non-AVL test
systems and instruments.

To correctly access bobcat data, a minimum

version of 4.3 is required.
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post-processing platform
Generic Data
Automation System
Acquisition Systems
(e.g. AVL PUMA)
(e.g. Yokogawa Recorder) File
ASAM ODS
storage
Database
system

AVL CONCERTO
Indicating System
central data
(e.g. AVL IndiSet)
correlation, comparison
File
storage
and evaluation
system

Vehicle
ECU Application System
Simulation System
(e.g. Etas INCA)
(e.g. AVL InMotion)
File
File storage
storage system
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