Aston Martin Lagonda, a renowned British luxury sports car manufacturer founded in 1913, sought assistance to enhance the test and verification process for their next range of vehicles. Known for iconic models like the DB series, Aston Martin combines elegant design with cutting-edge engineering, emphasising innovation and craftsmanship in their high-performance vehicles.
Software platform to aid the Design Verification of vehicle designs.
Development of bespoke test libraries and validation modules as new models are introduced.
Engineering service teams to support the use of the software across the business.
Collection of data direct from test vehicles.
Integration with PLM to pull and push part and assembly data between systems.
With many new products on the roadmap for development, the challenge was to make this cheaper, faster, better.
As part of any new development, a full suite of tests have to be performed across the entire vehicle, many times to ensure compliance with design specifications and regulations.
Typically operating a fleet of test vehicles for each new model, the costs for supporting a test programme can run into significant levels of investment for an extended period of time.
The process started with a team of engineers with DVP experience working with Aston Martin to define the generic test and verification processes.
These were then translated into a suite of applications which interacted with each other and the main product development systems through defined interfaces.
Combining the software with on-site support engineers, we were able to roll-out the software and dramatically reduce product development cycles.
The software is now an integrated part of the development process for new models and vehicle platforms.
With the first round of software deployed together with some integration modules, we were able to move into modelling the process.
Having translated the entire suite of test cases for new vehicles into the system, new models can now be templated at the start of the development phase.
It's a fascinating project to work on and a pleasure to see the products during design and test.
