Bosch: Pushing ESP into new car standard

On June 9th, Bosch's 60th International Automotive Media Exchange was held at its Boxksberg Proving Ground. At the conference, Dr. Bernd Bohr, Chairman of Bosch Group's automotive technology business, introduced 330 reporters from 35 countries on the site: Sales of Bosch Automotive Technology have exceeded 30 billion euros for the first time this year, achieving a growth of about 10%; the number of employees will be at present The 167,000 people increased to 177,000, with the growth mainly concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region; Bosch’s R&D investment in the automotive technology sector will reach 3.2 billion euros in 2011; Bosch will invest heavily in various fields not only in the mid-term, but also in the core business. And future car solutions, but also will continue to improve the existing technology.

Further reducing ABS prices At the meeting, Bosch formally stated that it will reduce the cost of existing systems, especially ABS prices, and build factories in India and Brazil to achieve local production; in addition, it will further promote ESP as a standard for new cars. process. The background for the implementation of this strategy is as follows: The United Nations began implementing the “10-year Road Safety Initiative” in May of this year. It aims to substantially reduce the number of casualties in traffic accidents and save 5 million lives by 2020. The action plan includes that motorcyclists must wear it. Helmets, open up separate sidewalks, cars equipped with ESP and ABS, etc.

In addition to reducing the cost of existing systems, Bosch stated that the research department is also developing radar-based and video-based features such as predictive emergency braking systems, lateral-vision-assisted systems, lane departure warning systems, and night vision systems. Many features have appeared on production models. Bosch predicts that by 2015, 15% of new cars in Europe will be equipped with predictive emergency braking systems and adaptive cruise control systems.

30% lower fuel consumption Bosch is equally ambitious in reducing fuel consumption. Last year, in response to climate change, the European Union set strict emissions targets: the average carbon dioxide emissions of new cars in 2020 will be less than 95 grams per kilometer, 35% on a 2009 basis, and 70 per kilometer by 2025. Grams. At this meeting, Bosch experts believe that this requirement is harsh, but for internal combustion engine vehicles, it is still feasible, and the internal combustion engine has potential for further excavation. “Bosch can provide gasoline and diesel for the automotive industry to achieve this goal. technology".

How to achieve? Bosch's R&D direction mainly focuses on two aspects: First, the engine miniaturization reduces friction loss by reducing the number of displacements and the number of cylinders, and reduces the required valve core quality and reduces the heat loss of the engine; on this basis, the turbocharger is increased. Pressure technology, increase the amount of air intake, so that combustion is more fully. Dr. Bohr said that Bosch's new turbocharging system will be put into operation by the end of the year and will produce 1 million units by 2015. Second, before the end of the year, mass production of the 2,200-bar diesel common-rail injection system was achieved, and research on the 2,500-bar common-rail system was initiated. In addition, Bosch engineers are also working hard to develop a system for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, which can reduce at least 5 % of fuel consumption.