Drive System Design (DSD) will present two technical papers addressing the challenges faced in the optimisation of EV powertrains at the 17th CTI Symposium in Berlin from 3rd-6th December. Both exhibit a systems engineering approach developed by DSD to optimise the complete powertrain and its cost. The first demonstrates the benefits of using the approach to identify opportunities for lowering the initial investment cost associated with batt...

  Transmission and driveline specialist, Drive System Design (DSD) has developed a control system library for drivetrain control that addresses many of the challenges typically faced by OEMs and suppliers when developing new drivetrain architectures. 

A new facility has been developed in Michigan to help the aerospace industry with specialist testing requirements. Developed and operated by Drive System Design, the North American subsidiary of UK-based driveline engineering consultancy Drive System Design, the facility will offer a unique approach to the design, test and development of various sub-systems in the aerospace industry.

At the 4th annual CTI Symposium in Shanghai, 16th - 18th September, Drive System Design (DSD) will show how optimising the lubrication of transmission and driveline assemblies can improve vehicle CO2 emissions by several g/km. The company will present a technical paper describing measures suitable for retro-fitting to existing transmissions and those steps more appropriate for new transmission designs, while underlining the importance of consider...

Automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), believes the 2017 mid-term review of future CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) targets is already stimulating demand in the US for greater efficiency in transmissions and drivelines. The company’s US office reports growing interest from both OEMs and Tier1 suppliers, as incremental improvements in engine efficiency become harder to achieve and manufacturers look more widely f...

Drive System Design has joined the new, government-backed initiative The Proving Factory that gives access to shared quality processes, equipment and facilities capable of providing manufacturing capacity of up to 20,000 units per annum. The move provides DSD customers with a robust route to low volume manufacture to complement the state-of-the-art transmission designs produced by the company.