Volkswagen on-board network development system

From designing the system schematic plan to developing the wiring harness to installing the wiring harnesses in the virtual vehicle to documenting the complete in a wiring harness drawing.

The solution focuses on product development based on consistent data by linking the electrical with the mechanical domain in vehicle construction. This solution also allows integrating different development partners at any location into the development process.

Electrical Harness Engineering Tool Set

The VOBES (Volkswagen on-board network development system) tools are used in the following processes of on-board network development:

• Provisioning of part libraries containing all elements of the electro-logical and the mechanical domain
• Fitting and installing of the wiring harnesses in the virtual vehicle (ELV)
• Combination of the electro-logical and mechanical data in the wiring harness drawing (ELZ)

Integration of standard products

The PLM solution VOBES uses software tools based on standard products:

• Siemens, Capital Harness Designer LD
• Dassault Systemes, CATIA V5

The above mentioned standard products have been adapted and expanded to the specific requirements of the development processes performed at the Volkswagen AG.

This section contains a list of the current software versions.

The necessary part libraries and project structures are within the responsibility of the Volkswagen AG. This data is exclusively provided to the development partners via the KVS system.

The VOBES tools and the relevant components are only available to our registered customers. Please contact Service and Support, if you require access to the download. The available downloads are accessed via the respective tool page.

Terms of use and EULA for the respective tool context.