This proposal seeks to apply the successful results of basic research carried out under the Foresight Vehicle Programme 2/4SIGHT project. Using industry standard simulation tools, this study identified a petrol (gasoline) engine concept capable of delivering levels of CO2 and fuel consumption more typical of those of a modern diesel engine. In addition to CO2 benefits, the engine offers class leading levels of performance, and at a reduced cost relative to the diesel engine. This project will deliver a testbed demonstration of a highly downsized multi-cylinder engine, switching between 2-stroke and 4-stroke combustion modes in order to deliver class leading low speed torque and driveability characteristics more typical of an engine of twice that displacement. By doing so, the vehicle will deliver a 30% reduction in CO2 and fuel consumption (compared with the 3.0-4.0 litre engine) whilst complying with planned future European emissions legislation. This engine would be targetted in six-cylinder, 2.0 litre form at premium vehicles and SUVs with a three-cylinder 1.0 litre variant possible for family cars.

The VERTIGO project developed a virtual engineering tool-set capability for developing future low-emission combustion-engined vehicles and their control and diagnostic systems. The project built on existing state-of-the-art, system simulation, computational fluid dynamics, chemical kinetics modelling, combustion diagnostics, model-based control; and produced a validated, integrated tool-set and process tool applicable from concept level through the development cycle to control system virtual calibration. The tool-set was built in the framework of an integration tool with potential for applicability to any CAE software, while detail tools delivered more robust prediction of transient engine performance, fuel economy and emissions. Going forward, the project partners are applying the tool-set to achieve reductions in product development time/cost, while embracing the needs of future model-based controllers and diagnostic systems which are vital to environment-friendly vehicles.

This project will develop fundamental science, applied engineering knowledge and safety-critical engineering processes, and contribute strongly to creation of a technical standard for, the design, analysis, manufacture and test of composite flywheel energy storage systems for transport applications. By doing so, in an unprecedented collaboration of the UK's three major industrial flywheel-hybrid players, the project accelerates the technology readiness of these systems and removes a potential hurdle to market acceptance.

The project will develop computational procedures enabling transient (time domain) simulations of coupled flow and thermal fields with significantly reduced CPU time usage than currently required. The project will build on the existing state-of-the-art in system simulation, computational fluid dynamics, thermal modelling and model-based control to produce a validated and integrated tool-set applicable from concept level through the development cycle for improving the thermal management of engine compartments during critical operating conditions. The project will deliver a validated simulation tool for fast transient investigations of flow/thermal processes having with a long timescale, allowing to further the understanding on flow management within confined environments and enabling to substantially reduce the development timing and costs of vehicle programmes.

_This project will develop an electric motor concept embodying novel rotor, stator and distributed power electronics cooling technologies to yield a 15 to 20% improvement in performance over public domain automotive approaches. This will allow the achievement of the 2030 Automotive Council UK motor and power electronics specific power targets by 2021\. As a result, the concept will deliver 10-20% motor downsizing and weight reduction, improved vehicle packaging as well as total vehicle cost reduction. It will support the Government's drive to increase the rate of electrification across a range of transport sectors and is applicable to BEV, HEV, PHEV and Fuel Cell drivelines._ _Ricardo will develop the concept using our advanced thermal and electromagnetic digital design and analysis tools, which will be updated to cover the novel solutions focused on in this project. These will also be used to assess the concept in a relevant automotive environment over legislative drive cycles and Ricardo's real-world driving cycles. These updated tools support Ricardo's goal of halving the development time of motors and drives._ _The final output from the project will be a well-developed 3D CAD concept design with manufacturing considerations which, supported by the analysis output, will be used to communicate the vison to our UK and global customer base. This advancement will allow us to accelerate our customers' developments to market in the competitive space of electrification. The robust concept design will also form the basis of subsequent programmes to move the technology towards production intent._