Since our inception, CAVT Ltd
has been totally focused on building a strategic, quality service.
CAVT draws on a broad range of knowledge and experience in the automotive industry, predominantly related to vehicle body technology, occupant and pedestrian safety in one way or another:
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press shop, body-in-white assembly, trim & final, DFMA
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polymers, composites & adhesive and metrology
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crash packaging, structural energy absorption design
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pedestrian & occupant anthropomorphic test devices
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real-world and laboratory injury assessment
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on-the-scene accident investigation
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worldwide safety regulations and standard
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engineering education & training Year 5 to Post-grad
CAVT background also includes automotive ergonomics, driver behaviour and distraction assessment, chassis technology – particularly brake and suspension systems, vibration isolation including rail and marine applications, and electric vehicle regulations.
CAVT is based on its Director of Research & Consultancy, Alan Thomas, and an informal network of experts. Alan has authored and co-authored publications, university lectures, and international conference presentations, and organised international safety conferences, seminars and workshops.
Environment.
CAVT policy is to promote holistic safety of all road users, to improve sustainable manufacturing efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact of road transport.
Some of these aims conflict, but reaching a balance is where the most interesting challenges often exist. CAVT with its multi-disciplinary background is there to support clients and society in resolving such issues.
These principles are applied internally – such as selecting travel modes and vehicles offering low consumption of resources, low manufacturing impact and long life, and low emissions and high safety performance ratings on a balanced basis, and in operational.
CAVT does not believe any single form of energy for propulsion is satisfactory for all circumstances: depending on application (urban or rural, short or long distance, solo or multi-occupancy, laden or unladen), and that shifting pollution from one location to another by drawing power from a grid of mostly fossil-fuelled generators, or using polluting processes in other countries to produce batteries are not defensible overall.
CAVT therefore engages in developments of vehicles with petrol (gasoline), diesel, hydrogen, battery and fuel-cell electric, and hybrid combinations.
