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CURRENT & FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING SIMULATION
Fig. 4.2.3: Up-Front Simulation and related paradigm shift
The new simulation-driven approach represents a significant cultural
change—a paradigm shift. Today, leading organizations perform
simulations at the concept stage to explore alternatives, detect flaws, and
optimize product performance before a detailed design or a single physical
prototype is created. This process allows key decisions on functionality,
geometry, and materials to be made at an early stage of development by
utilizing computer-generated models for testing.
Regarding concept development, AUTOSIM’s aim is to encourage the use
of CAE methods (Up-Front CAE) for the basic layout work needed to obtain
management support of decisions made during the early phases of a
project. Currently, a lack of suitable methods and tools cause bottlenecks in
concept development.
In series-vehicle development, complex function-validation models and
standard CAE methods help to answer detailed questions. Automatic model
generation could break up current bottlenecks in series development and
increase the speed of development.
At any given development stage, designers need simulation models
appropriate to specific design phases with the highest possible forecast
quality and shortest response time.
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