Altair Hyperworks - A Platform for Innovation™

This webinar will discuss this broad topic and how new technologies can enable engineers create better cars and trucks. This is the first of a five part webinar series that will describe how Altair and HyperWorks can help companies address increasing vehicle complexity, regulatory and safety obligations and satisfy consumer requirements.

• Review the CAD 2 Crash in 24 Hours Article in the C2R Magazine
• Review an independent article on this topic in the HyperWorks Insider

Automotive closures are a focus for innovation and vehicle weight reduction. This webinar will discuss how CAE can assist engineers to find solutions for many closure design issues.

From the creation of reduced effort closures and latches to the development of mechatronic systems for glass guidance, Multi-body dynamics technology offers an efficient solution. Combined with CAE automation it can deliver a repeatable process that does not require users to learn complicated tools.

With about a quarter of the BIW weight residing in the doors the application of optimization technology can provide significant returns. Whether reducing the mass of metallic components or driving the design of an integrated plastic carrier, topology and topography techniques are a proven way to reduce raw materials and vehicle fuel consumption.

This webinar will demonstrate strategies to reduce costs, improve efficiency and reduce risks through the application of CAE.

Key references from this webinar session:

• Door slam simulation for durability analysis with
  Multibody Dynamics
• Development of Virtual Closure Slam Test
• MotionView Information and Brochure
• MotionSolve Information and Brochure
• HyperMesh Information and Brochure
• RADIOSS Information and Brochure
• HyperView Information and Brochure
• OptiStruct Information and Brochure
• HyperStudy Information and Brochure

The design of a vehicle suspension, although often propelled by CAE, is both initiated and concluded subjectively on a proving ground. Translating the requirements of the market into targets that can drive simulation activity is just one step in the process.

Simulation technology aims to improve overall product quality, reduce the time to market and assist engineering innovation. This requires not just integration with other CAE tools but also with non MBD engineers and test methodologies.

This webinar will present a holistic approach to the design and analysis of vehicle suspensions drawing on the latest CAE methods, industry experience and physical testing.

Key references from this webinar session:

• Simulating the Suspension Response of a High Performance Sports Car
• Chassis Synthesis / Development
• MotionView Information and Brochure
• MotionSolve Information and Brochure

From overall vehicle refinement to individual component development, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) can differentiate a vehicle in the market and shape a customer’s perception of the brand. Improving NVH characteristics throughout the product development process with the latest methods and tools creates a competitive advantage.

This webinar will describe the creation of a fully integrated tool to automate the ‘mechanical’ NVH tasks, reduce modeling, solution and problem diagnosis times. By taking advantage of CAE technology it is possible to improve the NVH characteristics through root cause diagnostics, design optimization and stochastic modeling.

The goal of this webinar is to free engineer’s time from non-value added tasks and allow to them to focus on optimizing product design and performance for a vehicle’s “invisible feature”.

• Interesting article on Transfer Path Analysis by the key speaker of this webinar

Improving vehicle crash performance is a major challenge in the automobile industry today. Merely achieving regulatory compliance is no-longer competitive. This webinar will discuss how new advances in CAE can accelerate this process.

Although companies are already using simulation to perform virtual validation of crash models there is greater opportunity for improving development efficiency through a simulation driven design approach.
Constructing and simulating a full vehicle crash model can be a time consuming, tedious process with many opportunities for error. This webinar will discuss methods to dramatically speed the process of generating a crash model while maintaining and even improving result accuracy.

This webinar will demonstrate strategies to reduce costs, improve efficiency and reduce risks through the application of CAE.

• Review the Altair's philosophy on Full Vehicle Design & Validation
• Learn about Altair's rich history and knowledge in virtual model development
• Review an independent article on this topic in the HyperWorks Insider
  
  
• Learn about the simulation products referenced in the webinar
• HyperMesh Information and Brochure
• HyperView Information and Brochure
• RADIOSS Information and Brochure
• HyperCrash Information and Brochure