Seamless integration of mechanical, electrical and software systems into vehicle development programmes.
Vehicle Engineering and Integration
Vehicle Engineering and Integration
Integration and Engineering
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How we can help you
Trusted by leading OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and industry authorities throughout the world, we provide the specialist technical insight required to bring automotive systems and technologies together into safe, efficient, high-performance platforms.
Acting as both strategic advisors and technical execution partners, we will apply a holistic, system-level approach to your project - combining mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software engineering - to ensure each component functions flawlessly within the vehicle, helping you move your product to market quickly and efficiently without compromising on safety or quality.
The Ricardo difference
- Access to our advanced simulation, virtual calibration and digital twin methodologies,
- Support from engineering centres across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
- Multi-disciplinary teams experienced in every stage of the product development lifecycle.
- Gain confidence that systems and products not only meet technical requirements, but are harmonised for durability, compliance and user experience.
As vehicle architecture and systems become more complex, businesses require solutions that offer seamless integration. Our experts work with clients to understand their unique attribute requirements, evaluate architectures, and optimise trade-offs, using analysis to minimise development timescales.
Find out more: Attribute development
Our functional safety services focus on ensuring your product or component complies with ISO-26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety standards.
Find out more: Automotive functional safety
Our engineers have developed leading-edge simulation and analysis methods to create bespoke solutions that reduce product development time and cost, from rapid cloud-based architecture screening through to virtual calibration and validation approaches.
Find out more: Simulation, design and analysis
We have been a leader in NVH development and harshness for over 50 years, delivering class-leading solutions that meet the exacting requirements of our customers and product legislation.
Find out more: Noise, vibration, harshness
A vehicle adaption service that utilises our full-service engineering capability to deliver commercially viable vehicles tailored to meet the specific requirements of our clients.
Find out more: Vehicle adaptation
We provide our clients with key insights on competitive product features, technologies, and costs to assist in target setting throughout the product lifecycle, from portfolio planning to field service.
Find out more: Automotive benchmarking services
We offer a comprehensive prototyping service which provides functional demonstrators, from full vehicle builds to components and sub-assemblies across the full propulsion system.
Find out more: Prototyping and technology demonstrators
From the development of operating systems and firmware to the application specific software and more, we can build packages to specification from the ground up, for your particular use case.
Find out more: Embedded automotive software
Our specialist experts guide clients through the challenges of seamlessly integrating components and systems.
Find our more: Systems integration
