BSc/HBO internship Establish relation real failed parts & OBD Failed parts

Job description

Afdeling

DAF Trucks N.V. in Eindhoven is part of the PACCAR Inc, which is one of the biggest global players in the heavy duty truck industry. The known truck brands of PACCAR are Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF. DAF engine development is the center of competence for heavy duty engine development. In our state-of-art engine development center we develop engine families that will meet future regulations.

The group Engine Integration & Validation is within product development responsible for the engine performance, functional and reliability validation and engine, after treatment integration and OnBoard Diagnostics (OBD) compliance.

Functieomschrijving

Problem definition:

OBD requirements specify requirements for detection of failed parts that effect tailpipe emissions. Examples are a broken DPF, a non functioning EGR valve or a sensor reading an improper value. During development these failure modes are simulated using various methods. E.g. drilling holes in a DPF, welding EGR valve in fixed position. For legal as well for internal improvements we want to investigate the correlation between the simulated failed parts and real failures as they occur in real life conditions. Focus will be the aftertreatment system, fuel injection system, exhaust gas sensors and EGR system.

Assignment:

- Retreive information about the real failure mode occuring in the field from Testing and Service Departments

- Retreive actual failed parts from Testing / Service Departments

- Investigate functional behaviour, emission impact and diagnostic coverage of these parts
- Investigate alternative failed part creation methods

Desired profile

Functieprofiel

For this assignment we're looking for a Bachelor/HBO Automotive or Mechanical Engineering.

You also have knowledge of/and interests in the following subjects:

* Diesel engines & * Aftertreatment system
* OBD
* Statistics
* Matlab / Simulink (basic)

We're looking for a personality who can communicate with various parties and people throughout the organization, challenges existing methods, works structural and has a broad interest in mechanics, electronics and thermodynamics.