Case Study: TU Darmstadt achieves optimized two-drive transmission design with Hexagon Romax

Romax helps leading research university design a brand new optimised two-drive transmission

The Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), a leading German research university, required an optimized development process for a novel two-drive transmission to extend the range of electric vehicles. Their challenge was to formulate an appropriate optimization strategy and create trusted efficiency maps for this complex new hybrid powertrain concept.

Using Hexagon's RomaxDESIGNER and CAD Fusion software for modeling, simulation, and analysis, the team efficiently designed and optimized the transmission. The solution from Hexagon enabled fast, multi-objective optimization and provided validated efficiency calculations, resulting in a successful high-efficiency transmission design with fewer parts and no friction elements. This new design is now proceeding to the prototype stage.

TU Darmstadt

Ruben König

Research Associate