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RICARDO Prague s.r.o.

RICARDO Prague s.r.o. History of Ricardo. 1915. 1920s. 1930s. 1934. 1936. 1941. 1910. 1931. 1950s. 1970s. 1983. 2006. 2000s. 2008. 1960s. 1986. 1996. 2010. 2011. Passenger Car. High Performance Vehicles & Motorsport. Commercial Vehicles. Agricultural & Industrial Vehicles.

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RICARDO Prague s.r.o.

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  1. RICARDO Prague s.r.o.

  2. History of Ricardo 1915 1920s 1930s 1934 1936 1941 1910 1931 1950s 1970s 1983 2006 2000s 2008 1960s 1986 1996 2010 2011

  3. Passenger Car High PerformanceVehicles & Motorsport Commercial Vehicles Agricultural & Industrial Vehicles Motorcycles &Personal Transportation Rail Clean Energy & Power Generation Defence Government Marine TACOM UK MoD Ricardo is a leading automotive consulting firm delivering strategy, technology and production programmes to the global industry

  4. Cambridge We are located at the heart of the world’s automotive industry Prague Detroit Shoreham-by-Sea • Ricardo GmbH • Schwäbisch Gmünd, Aachen, Wolfsburg • Ricardo UK • Leamington, Shoreham, Cambridge • Ricardo Inc • Detroit, Chicago • More Ricardo offices at: Japan, Korea, India, Czech Republic etc. • Supported by mobile project teams supporting customers on-site around the world Schwäbisch Gmünd Leamington Chicago

  5. Jaguar X-Type diesel – the first diesel Jaguar • Key Objectives • First Jaguar production Diesel • Aggressive Refinement targets • Aggressive delivery timing • Ricardo Responsibilities • Concept car and target setting • Joint Programme Management • Powertrain systems engineering • Refinement development • Calibration & driveability • Vehicle Development & validation • Build of development vehicles (later phases in the production plant) • Job #1 plus 90 days support • Results • Delivered in 18 months (2004.25MY), KO to Job#1 in 14 months • High levels of refinement delivered (press coverage) • Very successful entry into critical market

  6. Key Issues Turnkey project Leading edge Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) technology Aggressive timing from concept to prototype hardware Mechanical driveline and software integration capability Ricardo Responsibilities Concept design and development of transmission and driveline system Manufacture of prototype and pre-production units Full transmission and driveline control software system, including active rear axle Design and engineering of advanced Transmission Control Unit (TCU) Results Delivered On target performance and delivery Leading edge design solution for mechanical and software elements Design and development of a high torque transmission and active 4WD driveline system for Bugatti Veyron

  7. Ricardo Prague s.r.o. Capability • Over 150 highly qualified engineering staff • Represented by all of Ricardo’s technical divisions: • Engine Design • Transmission & Driveline • Vehicle Engineering • Control & Electronics • Design Analysis • Software Development History • Since 2000 in Czech Republic • Consistent year by year expansion

  8. Ricardo Software Shoreham, GB Ricardo UK Ltd Shoreham Technical Centre 21 people Prague, Czech Republic Ricardo Prague, s r.o. 18 people Chicago, USA Ricardo Inc.Chicago Technical Center 12 people

  9. Product Portfolio of Ricardo Software An array of software products to meet engineer’s simulation needs

  10. VECTIS (CFD) in Diesel engine combustion system design and development • Combustion System Development • Compare air motion, fuel spray interactions and combustion effects with different FIE types and combustion system designs Computed flow in injection orifices (velocity magnitude distribution) Computed fuel spray penetration and mixture formation in an engine cylinder

  11. VECTIS in coolant flow analysis • Cooling System Development to achieve: • Even flow distribution between cylinders • Flow velocities within recommended guidelines • Strategic cooling and heat transfer in critical areas • Elimination of areas of stagnant flow • Minimum pressure drop • Fast warm-up CFD used to understand poor flow distribution in a cylinder head

  12. WAVE (performance simulation) in engine design and development • 1D gas dynamics simulation software • Enables: • Performance simulations • Inlet and exhaust port design • Optimisation of valve timings and sizes • Cam profiles • Turbocharger matching

  13. VALDYN in development of gear drive and valve train systems • Assessment of Valvetrain Dynamics and Stresses • Cam and Spring Design • Simulation of Valve Rotation • Cam Wear • Development of Reliable Valve/FIE Cam Systems • Designing Gear Drives for Durability and Vibration Control • Tooth Stress Prediction • Gear Alignment • Gear Vibration and Noise Dynamic Model of Pushrod System Chain drive simulation with flexible guides Gear Stiffness/Stress Model as part of Valdyn Dynamic Simulation

  14. PISDYN FOR PISTON DYNAMICS • PISDYN is an advanced simulation package for the design and analysis of piston assemblies • It simulates the lubrication of the piston-liner interface and the wrist pin bearing • PISDYN’s output is based on its calculation of the forces, torques and secondary motions of the piston, wrist pin and connecting rod as a function of crank angle over a complete engine cycle

  15. FEARCE (FEA) thermal analysis of engine cylinder head CFD results mapped onto FE model automatically using FEARCE • Coolant boundary conditions derived from CFD analysis • Gas side boundary conditions generated using WAVE (1D analysis) • FEA models assembled and boundary conditions applied automatically using FEARCE software • Solution can be carried out using 3rd party FEA solver or by using VECTIS conjugate analysis or FEARCE thermal analysis Gas side boundary conditions generated using WAVE and applied with FEARCE

  16. FEARCE (FEA) cylinder block stress analysis • FEARCE closely couples with ENGDYN dynamic crank analysis to output block loading that can be used directly for block FE stress • Dynamic solution performed in ENGDYN • Automatic generation of FE loading using FEARCE • FEARCE clips sets and applies correct distribution to loaded areas such as bores and bearing surfaces

  17. Vacancies • C++ Software Developer for Graphical User Interface • The successful applicant will become a member of the development team and be responsible for: • Design and implementation of various functionality in the application GUI and its supporting libraries and plug-ins. • Programming on Unix/Linux or Windows systems.

  18. We offer • Permanent and part time positions, trainee programs, summer jobs • An interesting role with an internationalcompany,recognized for its industry expertise • A company culture supporting teamwork and creativity • An opportunity to work with the latest technologies • A chance to work abroad both at Ricardo locations and at client´s sites • Excellent training and development potential • Possibility to use English on daily basis • Motivating employee benefit package

  19. Are you interested? • More details on: www.ricardo.com • Should you be interested in any our vacancy please send your CV in English to: Recruiting_CZ@ricardo.com Thank you for your attention. Any questions?

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