Construction machinery

Heavy Equipment - Off Highway

The electrical and digital transformation of construction and heavy machinery goes unnoticed by the environment until the first excavator moves mountains almost silently. You make this change possible - with your knowledge, your vision and your actions. Novicos supports you with the professional know-how from simulation and measurement. Together we answer the following questions:

How do electrification and alternative drive concepts affect the operating time, energy efficiency or operating noise of modern construction machinery?
How to minimize operational vibrations in novel vehicle concepts, especially when lightweight solutions are used?
How do you comply with applicable regulations for the design of comfortable driver's cabs?
How should quiet construction machines be designed for use on construction sites in urban areas?

Plausible simulation and precise measurements

Services

We accompany you as a development partner and solve the challenges together with you during the entire development process.

System design (packaging) and system detailing
Accompaniment in the conception phase from A-sample
Support of the tuning process by means of measurement and simulation
Measurement of human-body vibrations according to ISO specifications
Improvement of acoustics and vibrations under consideration of vibroacoustic interactions between powertrain and vehicle structure
Troubleshooting, error correction

Methods

In order to capture all relevant influencing factors, we work with a field-tested, multi-physics approach.

Multibody simulation MKS
Flow simulation CFD
Low and medium frequency range: BEM, FEM
High frequency range: ray tracing, EFEM
Combined approach for narrowband analyses of sound fields in the entire audible range
Supplementary measurements provide a detailed insight into the generation of sound fields in the machine cabin or around the machine
Transfer Path Analyses (TPA)

Focus on forecast reliability

The combination of simulation and measurement provides you with reliable results with regard to the avoidance of operating vibrations and the reduction of machine noise. Novicos has been a provider in the simulation and measurement market since 2003. For example, we work on projects such as:

Design of damping systems
Adaptations of hydraulic or cooling systems to improve acoustic properties
Determination of sound power levels on machines and vehicles
Reduction of noise emissions at e.g.
- Hydraulic power units
- Air conditioners
- Cooling systems
- Attachments such as drills, vibratory plates, mixing plants
Acoustic optimization of electric drives
Vibroacoustic monitoring of high-pressure gas tanks
Measurement and reduction of operating vibrations in vehicle cabs and at machine workplaces

What is your challenge?

Our engineers will be happy to advise you on possible procedures in your specific application.

Tobias Clauß

System solutions for construction machinery

Through the partnership with Siemens PLM Software, Novicos provides you with complete system solutions consisting of industry-proven hardware and seamlessly integrated software.

Simcenter Amesim for 1D simulation
Simcenter 3D for 3D CAE simulations
SCADAS RS field measurement technology with focus on service life and operating vibration
Simcenter Testlab for seamless integration into data acquisition hardware
VR display of the auralized results with AUVIS